“Without a shadow of a doubt, the handbag is less important, and the shoe and the long stretch of leg have arrived in New York like a tornado force. The women are all in these spidery strapped shoes, usually black, very high heels. All over the city you’ll seem them changing their shoes into comfy flats and putting the high heels away.” - Bill Cunningham
New York Fashion Week has ended weeks ago, but I can’t help not to post these interesting snapshots during the fashion week. Long before Scott Schuman made The Sartorialist famous for its candid shots, Bill Cunningham has been capturing fabulous candid shots and street snaps for the New York Times. At the recent New York Fashion Week, Cunningham amazingly captured one of the most common thing that most women did after seeing the shows at the Tent: changing their shoes into comfy flats and putting away their painful sky high heels *which is quite a daily routine among New York women especially during the morning and evening rush hour.
After seeing all these shoes, I’m really considering to practice or at least make an extra effort to wear painful heels again. They definitely look great, and make you seem to have a pair of long endless legs. But, would I choose pain over comfort? Hmm…maybe not.
FD blog post: Going Flat after The Show: “Without a shadow of a doubt, the han.. http://tinyurl.com/44c37r
Rizal F.
Photographer
Jakarta citizens are getting more stylish nowadays and I will try my best to document the different styles with all of you here.
I'm just getting started, both in photography and in the fashion industry, so please be nice with me :)
Equipment: Canon 500D
ah, nostalgia to the good old days where i would have my high heels stashed nicely under my office table while i run around the city in flats, flip flops or plainly a nice pair of sneakers.
something that people don’t do here in asia, well.. in spore! their feet are really made out of steel and they can literally walk around all day in those high heels, just like those women in sex & the city!! *little did they know that those women change those heels to a comfy flats, behind the scenes! ha!*
Bener bgt Shin, temen nykp gw juga begitu, pake heels melulu ga ada matinya pas lagi jln keliling Spore.
Anyway sepatu2nya keren2!! Tapi klo ngeliat heels-nya, kayaknya ga bakal bisa gw pake lama2 hahaha..
mmmm now i KNOW why lots of designers sold nice shoebag LOL
i use my balenciaga shoe bag for my necessities instead ha ha ha
gezz..those women reminds me of my auntie who just visited Jakarta few days ago…
critanya gw ama dia lage shopping di Grand Indo dari pagi jem 10…n waktu magrib gitu kakinya uda mulai sakit,wearing her Gucci high heels…jadi atas saran gw..gw suruh dia lepas sepatunya and wear my hotel’s sandal(gw selalu bawa sandal dari hotel mulia..which is very comfort…and tipis banget!jadi gampang masuk di tote bag gw..coz smtimes gw pake converse jg sering lecet
,u know…canvas)
So,what about Victoria Beckham who said that she never wears flat shoes??
buset deh lucu2 amat spatunya.
btw, bener shin di singapore gw heran bgt awalnya. Tadinya gw ngga biasa pake high heels jalan2 jauh, tp lama2 biasa juga. Sangking kebalnya kaki gw, udah ngga berasa lg kl pake high heels jalan2 keliling2 singapore, tp cukup working days aja, weekend waktunya flip flop and flat
the heels is killing, but Beauty Is Pain hehe
gw jg sll kalo pake heels yg nga comfy, terpaksa bawa sendal jepit buat siap2 melantai dikala sakit..apalagi pulang kantor banyak musti jalan
tetep tapi diusahakan tetep tampil walopun sepatu sakit ..
Inila Singapore untung jalanan bersih spatu jadi nga cepet rusak :p
wah kirain mereka pake heels terus all day and all night. tapi ada beberapa org loh yg ga bisa pake flats saking kebiasannya pake heels, sampe klo ga pake sepatu aj jalannya jinjit. di singapur sih jalan bagus tapi klo sepatu keseringan dipake jd cepet rusak secara jalannya jauh ajaaa gitu dan kerjaannya jalan mulu.
iyah di sini rata2 bawa 2 pasang sepatu: flat/sneakers dan heels/pumps… kadang jg ditinggal di kantor jd bs ganti langsung ga usa bawa2x..
tp byk jg kok yg make heels kemana2 dan jago jalan keliling2 salah satunya ex bos gw dulu sampe di pantai pun teutep make heels.., gw suka miris liatnya ko bisa, kasian sepatu dan kaki nya.. apalg di ny, jalan jg ga mulus semua
tp sptnya cewe2 spore jago2 ya make heels dr komen2 di atas, baru tau gue.. hebat2x.. cewe2 jkt juga menurut gw jago2 make hak.. dulu pas ms di jkt, eke mayan jago make hak jalan jg ga jauh paling dr mobil ke mall ;d haha tp skrg ampun deh ga bisa lg kcuali naik mobil
iyah emang lucu. mo dibeliin blahnik juga gak bakalan kepake kalo yg dikasih itu aku secara pasti langsung kraam & jari2 kakiku njepat semua
(mending dijual!)
Setuju sama DYS, aku taro 3 pairs under my office table: satu heels, satu pantofel, dan flip flop.
i cannot stand wearing (really) high heels like above more than 4 hours for walking at the malls..karena stuktur kaki-ku termasuk Bunion feet…i prefer wedges to lift my height.
It’s true, heels are uncomfortable after awhile, but I still enjoy the attention and looks I get when wearing a pair of strappy high heeled sandals with a short skirt. ; )