This is when I have the thoughts that

1- I must be really old. Get off my lawn

2- I must be out of NYC a longgggg time.

What I can’t understand is that a lot of time and money has been spent to imagine, source materials, create a prototype, pitch the idea, produce, market and sell a product that is inherently and objectively unflattering, unattractive, impractical and expensive. Not to mention brand-shaming. I understand pushing the envelope and taking risks, but in this case a LOT of people had to be either incompetent or corporate saboteurs for something like this ad for these shoes to appear in print.

just more ugly furry slippers

These are Gucci:

These things are bought by people with disposable income as objects, not to be worn.

I know someone who buys an Hermes scarf about annually and they are admired and put back into their box.

I have a friend who works at Chanel and sells things to clients who never actually wear them or use them. *He * actually occasionally buys an accessory from a collection and never takes it out of the box. And he can't use them because they are usually women's pieces.

When I see stuff like this, it reminds me of the balloon shoes...

I have to wonder if the shoes in the OP come with a de-lousing kit!

I have a neighbor that "used-to-be" Miss USA. I stopped by her house as she was leaving on a camping trip, in the RV. You should have seen the expensive jewelry she had on, tons of it...and the make-up, cat eyes & fake lashes. It must be in their DNA.

You should have seen the expensive jewelry she had on, tons of it...and the make-up, cat eyes & fake lashes. It must be in their DNA.

Probably more of a habit, and they probably feel naked leaving the house without it on. While I don't agree with what she feels makes her feel undressed or unfinished, I realized that I - as a contact lens wearer for the last 48 years - feel undressed when I'm wearing glasses. Like I'm not finished and ready to meet the world.

As long as she doesn't use her "normal" as an expectation for my behaviour, I say chaque un son gout -to each his own.

Somehow I don't think any of those shoes could actually be worn here in the often rainy pacific northwest. It would be like having wet dogs on feet. 😊

I too have a friend who sells Chanel and other high end designers and he has quite a following from three states. He works in Oregon where there is no sales tax and women call him to ask what's in that's new, if he has things of interest to him where they should make the drive. He does occasionally find a piece he can use himself but he dresses beautifully and with a sense of adventure - just not often. On a sales clerks salary, even with commission, there are not a lot of places he frequents where he needs Chanel to play pickle ball or have a beer with friends at the local tavern.

Those are just ridiculous.

Just because some "designer" says they're fashionable, doesn't make it so.

Can you just imagine someone trying to get on the subway in NYC with those on?

WAIT!!!!!! Someone's afgani dog is stuck on the platform!

OMG She's WEARING her dog as SHOES!!!!

Many women are surprisingly worried about how they 'present'. It feeds on itself.

Lucille, I don’t think they are meant to be practical, which obviously they aren’t. To me, this advertisement is part of our visual culture. Interesting to look at, and a lot of fun to comment on. It’s a form of art. I’m sure some folks will buy them, of course.

I found the picture interesting.

I, too, doubt they are looking for people to actually buy and wear those. It's a beautiful ad, (sans the ridiculous shoes) people are talking about it and they are getting their brand out there.

This is the campaign video,

I view it as fashion art and an expression of creatives in that field. Just like many paintings and sculptures, I would never buy it. But I appreciate what it offers to our cultural landscape.

Oh, the handbags. I want to see more of the handbags shown in the campaign video. I'm so over little tiny bags and those had space - by the time DH has handed me a couple of his own things he wants along for the day my bag won't even close properly.

Those shoes clearly aren't making her happy. But IMO all the models in high-fashion ads--male and female--look profoundly depressed.

The position she had to pose in so the shoes aren't touching each other looks so uncomfortable! Her knees so far apart it's not at all attractive.

@pudgeder, I doubt that the kind of people who could afford to wear those shoes would be taking the subway anywhere.

Those shoes need a proper setting

Spray a little Lemon Pledge on them and she could dust the floor while walking through the house.

And here I was thinking they are marabou slippers.

There was a wedding announcement in this past week’s NYT, where the bride and groom were brought together by their love of a brand of high end shoes that I had never heard of, Fluevog. They were married by the founder at one of his stores! Very avantgarde, pricey shoes.

" Fluevog "

Oh, wow! That name takes me back to the 1980s; I think Fluevog stores were the first place that I ever saw Doc Martens, and crazy coloured boots.

Well...I do have these, but I'm very careful "where" I wear them. Of course, never if it's raining. I've had them about 3-4 years now.

https://www.gucci.com/us/en/pr/women/shoes-for-women/-mules-for-women/2015-re-edition-womens-princetown-p-397749DKHH01063

Not of fan of any above...especially at my age.

I posted those shoes here 12 days ago in "October What to Wear!" The purpose of those shoes is not to create a best-seller, but to create buzz. And that they do.

I doubt that the kind of people who could afford to wear those shoes would be taking the subway anywhere

Anyone who has lived in Manhattan knows this is patently (tee hee) false. If you were downtown trying to get uptown at rush hour, it could easily take an hour, or more, to go 5-6 miles. No matter what your conveyance and how lovely and cushy, that is frustrating and unpleasant and, most importantly to a true NY'er type, a huge waste of time. By contrast, scoot down to the subway (btw the coolest places in NYC in summer --- too cold actually) and you can get there in 10-15 min. Some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the nation regularly take subways for this reason.

seagrass_gw Cape Cod.

Yeah, well I have my furnace turned on and have my doors open. I'm wearing wool hand knitted socks I bought in Ireland. No fake eyelashas or mascara. I don't think I have mascara anymore...I never got my eyebrows of eyelashes back after chemo for breast cancer. I do have more hair than my husbnd.,,.,,

This Youtuber has a lot of funny fashion videos.

Yes one of the things that makes the NYC subway system so generally save is that people across the socioeconomic spectrum take the subway at any time of day. You see public figures on the subway in Manhattan.

Just went to Madison Square Garden in NYC - we were told to stay away from the illegal immigrants that were staying in a building a block and half away. Not all are safe. Plus, NYC is just dirty compared to most anywhere else. I think the people who live there are just use to it.

I've never been outside of NYC-which I bet is very pretty and clean.

I would think the comment about the people who would wear those shoes meant more rhat they would be a red carpet type shoe. I was thinking about that and I can’t even imagine wearing them into a bathroom stall. Nor would I want to take them off and go shoeless in a public bathroom - even in the fanciest venue!

They look ridiculous! They give you “monster” feet!! 😂🤣🤪👹

debra

My father and I getting ready to leave the lobby of 5-star hotel in Philadelphia.

Doorman: "I wouldn't really recommend walking around out there, since it's dark."

Me: " I live here."

My father: "I went to school here and this area was much more dangerous at night 40 years ago."

Doorman: " Well then you know, it's really very safe, we just give people a warning for liability purposes. Some people are clueless, like the label on hot coffee that it's actually, you know, hot. Enjoy your walk."

suero, hilarious!

Lars, I am so glad I decided to look at that youtube you posted.

I really enjoyed it and actually watched the full thing, and even plan to seek out more from her.

I doubt I will purchase anything because that' s not my way, but at the end she states that it supports a charity building a tiny house community for the homeless in Philly.

Nice

editing to add, I watched the Ferragamo campaign youtube as well, and while it's visually very interesting............it left me feeling better about myself. :)

As much as I loved to be more fashionable, and THINNER, those visuals made me recognize that they did nothing for me and I feel pretty content if the choice is me now or any of those! (well, there might b one that looked attractive but basically- wholeheartedly no thank you).

There are people who visit New York City and stay only in the tourist areas. I don't understand traveling all the way here to visit large chain stores/restaurants and see a show that is the remake of a movie, but that's what it is. This is not really visiting NYC. Everyone around you is a tourist and yes it's dirtier than everywhere else in New York, same as MSG area. I only walk thru Times Square/MSG to get to a show or a train and hate every second of it - it's so crowded with tourists your can barely walk. I think I can safely say most NYers feel this way, everyone hates it. Venture out into the real New York and you will see what the city is really like.

Well, I don't think anyone involved in NYC tourism is going to specifically say to a tourist to "avoid illegal aliens who are staying a block and a half away".

This may have been said by an employee at a Specific Political Rally for which the participants need a particular sort of support for their Confirmation Bias.

So technically you aren't actually a Liar, someone probably did say it.

If you could've seen the trash left behind outside the arena after the event........ it was left in awful shape. But was quickly cleaned up be Sanitation Dept. thank goodness.

pal, you know nothing-it was no one at the RALLY. LOL

We asked the hotel concierge where to stay away from-and he told us. Simple and truthful as that. I know that is hard for you to hear.

I know Something: It's still feeding your Comfirmation Bias

"Where Do We Need to Stay Away From [In this Horrible Dangerous Place]? "

What's he going to say? "Oh ...noplace, go anywhere you want" You were asking for it.

It's all part of a xenophobic agenda. Who else but people like you (if not actually you, this time) would bring up "sanctuary cities" and "filth" in a thread about a shoe.

" We asked the hotel concierge where to stay away from-and he told us "

So, you told them you were already a nervous-nellie......What if you'd asked "where should we go if we have an hour to walk around", or asked "where can I go to get a feel for the city". You set yourself up as a scared tourist, so you were told something to fulfill your expectations.

Yes, Manhattan is pretty dirty - garbage collection has long been a practical and political problem in NY. (Maybe the other boroughs too, but my visits have all been to Manhattan).

And who probably would have been thrilled if something untoward had happened, just so it proved their point, and would be able to go back and tell everyone back home.

Oh boy. So dramatic, as usual.

Goodness! The power of a little ol’ shoe ad. 😄

“It's not merely about pushing a product but about weaving a narrative that resonates emotionally, whether it invokes joy, empathy, or even a touch of negative emotion.“

" Oh boy. So dramatic, as usual. "

Blaming the messenger for a message you don't like.

Well you know, drama is a bad thing. Good thing all the arts will be cut.

Pal, you’re wrestling with a pig.

Oh it's cool. The Serena Joys and Aunt Lydias are allowed their platform. For right now, anyway.

boy, what venom on all sides.

sorry I looked.

bowing out of this one