A$4,367
I assume you get two for this price but this is the fashion industry we're talking about so who can be certain. It looks a lot like something a five year old might make in craft. Lots of cutting and gluing of random objects.
And that's exactly how it was conceived. A UK newspaper reports:
"Its birth was at about three in the morning, with Marc [Jacobs]
cutting up bits of snake, leather, leopard and ribbon, and the design
team making masks to put on the front. Nearly every pair in the show
was unique, which I think people also like."
That
there are umpteen variations on the Spicy (prices range from £700 to
£2,040) ensures the customer feels that she is buying something really
special: a one-off (almost) that not every other rich bitch will
possess.
"I think it's popular because it's such a great shoe – it's really fun
and jolly, and is a proper work of art," says Katie Grand, editor of
Love magazine and stylist for Louis Vuitton. The unique
element is a big selling point, particularly in an era of mass-produced
fashion. That high street stores churn out identikit accessories is a
no-brainer, but with the economy as it is, designer brands cannot
afford to be quite so unimaginative.
downturn will, arguably, be those that go the extra mile, supplying
items with that indefatigable "X" factor.
Madonna wore it in the current Louis Vuitton campaign and now the fashion sheep have followed her faster than you can say baaaa.
Posh
Heidi
UK socialite Alexa Chung
Chloe Sevigny
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they look like a baboons face with a split fringe
We need to talk, Jaz