STOP.BREATH.REBOOT.

It’s time to shake off the stink and get back to business.

Last week, good friend to the Palace of Despotism, blogosphere’s resident “salty sea dog” and world’s best backstage fashion photographer, Sonny Vandevelde, gave the Despotic Queen a sharp heads up about the Golden Heel Award. Scrambling over to Diane Pernet’s A Shaded View on Fashion for a looksee, I was floored.

From what I was able to ascertain, The Golden Heel Award is sponsored by Dutch footwear company Sacha Footwear and is open to ArtEZ Fashion Masters students currently studying at The Fashion Institute Arnhem (FIA).

The quality of ‘talent’ pouring out of the ArtEZ  (two year) course is unprecedented, with ArtEZ currently rivaling the much-lauded Cordwainers as THE breeding ground for the next generation of footwear superstars. ArtEZ alumni and friends to the Despot include Rosanne Bergsma, Jelske Peterson and the Divine Dutchman Maurice Van De Stouwe.

A Shaded View are reporting the winner is determined by popular vote, however, when I tracked down GHA’s webpage, I found no on-line ballot box. No drama, since I find things like democracy tiresome.

Also, according to ASVF, the shoes can be viewed at the Amsterdam Bagmuseum from November 18th till January 3rd. The designers entered are the following

Pauline van Dongen with ‘Vertigo’

Fanciscus van der Meer with ‘Anna’s Apprearance’

Oda Pausma ‘untitled shoe’

Jiska van Rossum with ‘S/HE’

Rebecca Ward with ‘Psychodiagnostik’

Janneke Verhoeven with ‘Encycloïd Enlightment’

Josine Visser with ‘Syndrom’

Nick Rosenboom with ‘Late Night Jane

I realize the number of designers doesn’t match the number of panty wetting shoes, so while you’re changing your solid unmentionables, Imelda’s going to do a bit of snooping. BRB

Comments

[K-Line]

The ones second from the bottom are outrageous. I don't even understand how they work. But they remind me of the sexy character in a science fiction show.

[Alicia - Sea Of Ghosts]

HOLY SHIT. These are AMAZING. I wonder if I'm distantly related to one of those designers, we have an eerily similar (and uncommon) surname(!)

[Sally]

Too much gorgeousness in one post ... it's gorgeousness overload!