Two Fashion Forces Fuse: Iris van Herpen x United Nude

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrOKhZZOdwtXh2cvYuKEjrSlT4nQcAYgU4AgzIEwqlkZyN3FPy2EGdtEWUhKtCAzxtrtnCRCaIgmW2v1-y-gtrgWH97AkHba8d0SiVBywBBP9UFxJw2fTXKZ4-ynovJBwG9p7xEvA1-Y/s1600/UN-X-IVH-Hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498665489322893922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrOKhZZOdwtXh2cvYuKEjrSlT4nQcAYgU4AgzIEwqlkZyN3FPy2EGdtEWUhKtCAzxtrtnCRCaIgmW2v1-y-gtrgWH97AkHba8d0SiVBywBBP9UFxJw2fTXKZ4-ynovJBwG9p7xEvA1-Y/s400/UN-X-IVH-Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 464px;" /></a><br /><br />I was both surprised and excited when I received the following press release, given that I'd blogged about both these fashion designers/companies separately and had no idea they'd ever collaborate. Luckily for me (and you) coutourier <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-fashionista-favorite-designer-iris.html">Iris van Herpen</a> and architectural shoe company <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html">United Nude </a>joined forces to release a collaborative pair of wild high-heeled shoes that does justice to both their talents and styles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghbhvycV1M6gfEtoeMu-PC0JHV-MUbCGybDc63URg5HAfaaKd6dkX_ZzuVZUNduSNcXhkH-nUU0ubc2_p1iiaqpYFnqhDBbcFT0BeHfo4U9VJFe_d1MvD_lENKNkeUn872iBUUfmtm0k/s1600/Black-profile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498665725594096098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghbhvycV1M6gfEtoeMu-PC0JHV-MUbCGybDc63URg5HAfaaKd6dkX_ZzuVZUNduSNcXhkH-nUU0ubc2_p1iiaqpYFnqhDBbcFT0BeHfo4U9VJFe_d1MvD_lENKNkeUn872iBUUfmtm0k/s400/Black-profile.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 486px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJJDyCAoF9ucyTxLb-FUpa04MVl5GouNupjAijkixBekxYfKHjldwwHPOV6VRRakZ_KySbXo087qC3kfAOKk4heQ5UMQANdOh1yOpp5PxWvxkCw0qoRahmwxg4180OR293TaXvo-uNpA/s1600/Iris-Van-herpen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498658493085777266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJJDyCAoF9ucyTxLb-FUpa04MVl5GouNupjAijkixBekxYfKHjldwwHPOV6VRRakZ_KySbXo087qC3kfAOKk4heQ5UMQANdOh1yOpp5PxWvxkCw0qoRahmwxg4180OR293TaXvo-uNpA/s400/Iris-Van-herpen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The press release:</span></span><br />United Nude, an iconic brand at the intersection between design and fashion is open-minded towards creative talent. After two successful collaborations with Dutch fashion designer Antoine Peters, United Nude and Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen joined forces to create shoes for van Herpen’s Autumn Winter 2010 collection.<br /><br />The shoes were presented in her catwalk show during London fashion week and the collaboration shall soon be available as a limited edition item, only available at the world’s most exclusive retailers and at the United Nude flagship and concept stores in Amsterdam, New York, Shanghai and Vienna at a retail price of $1,295 USD (EURO 1,000)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NyNTEG9WMYE263kUzsvikqaVGO_50VmurywdMYObeWwV5nsNbwl64ZKMJJmLYHs57-HsRTnYgk-h5qvA7dH3NaEs2KcgdUWuKwXHTDV6aAP9a8LPIiwC6FCa6GYH6OV8hD8VW319DMk/s1600/PressRelease_IrisvanHerpen_X_UnitedNude_Page_1_Image_0006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498657007691877490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NyNTEG9WMYE263kUzsvikqaVGO_50VmurywdMYObeWwV5nsNbwl64ZKMJJmLYHs57-HsRTnYgk-h5qvA7dH3NaEs2KcgdUWuKwXHTDV6aAP9a8LPIiwC6FCa6GYH6OV8hD8VW319DMk/s400/PressRelease_IrisvanHerpen_X_UnitedNude_Page_1_Image_0006.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 326px; height: 303px;" /></a><br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Iris van Herpen X United Nude</span> product is a glamorous ankle bootie with smooth round lines and golden leather detailing on the front and back of the shoe, with three-dimensional characteristics. Transparency, reflections and movements create the effect of visual estrangement.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoQNyU794PE8X8xL_lFmKIXDI07SelJ1THdRRr5sSOr-RhukSaGm77hi0i_DWRW9AH978KmIUFjOdQ3jul3ba7MVBre8uL1YrfGJcTZH6Ylv54GF8db7os4gGfWpoArBo6BSfJMfs5jY/s1600/ivory-gold-front.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497840348645284498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoQNyU794PE8X8xL_lFmKIXDI07SelJ1THdRRr5sSOr-RhukSaGm77hi0i_DWRW9AH978KmIUFjOdQ3jul3ba7MVBre8uL1YrfGJcTZH6Ylv54GF8db7os4gGfWpoArBo6BSfJMfs5jY/s400/ivory-gold-front.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 501px;" /></a><br /><br />The construction of the shoe is so complicated and precise that each pair is 100% hand-made with the highest grade Italian kid leather available.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9t8jP9Nv6gQHGRzFo8a_0LWVNQM-AzfURwfRgsVLi8pgvjbfxOkxefTQdKxZBaa5z4Ww3RCMI9h7ATt3rxO8cmyt3Oh3U1Rg7Z6Oe4HvKRPtVV4amtFcvYvJZI09WY-dr7WXeRRwVFc/s1600/Iris_Black_Angles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498665829915375154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9t8jP9Nv6gQHGRzFo8a_0LWVNQM-AzfURwfRgsVLi8pgvjbfxOkxefTQdKxZBaa5z4Ww3RCMI9h7ATt3rxO8cmyt3Oh3U1Rg7Z6Oe4HvKRPtVV4amtFcvYvJZI09WY-dr7WXeRRwVFc/s400/Iris_Black_Angles.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><br />Therefore, the production of this unique product has been kept to the very low number of 240 limited edition pairs worldwide of which 168 are in black with gold and 72 in ivory with gold.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6dOIduXCqOEC7VeYLpy8SUdgTJAF2PVQv7mBIpZwXB8zpqemiE7Z9_ipA2lMhDFEXDV0JY2hmoxkitSn-6LdcP8oMfUv35DC5H0c1AhEq7BXCqzMQr3AZyglH1K6mQjCv5sdwfrDJf0/s1600/black-gold-rear.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497840422668675474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6dOIduXCqOEC7VeYLpy8SUdgTJAF2PVQv7mBIpZwXB8zpqemiE7Z9_ipA2lMhDFEXDV0JY2hmoxkitSn-6LdcP8oMfUv35DC5H0c1AhEq7BXCqzMQr3AZyglH1K6mQjCv5sdwfrDJf0/s400/black-gold-rear.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZ4nJvmA9x8Je2P01E6DTkTqEy85X7JV4yhyphenhyphenXurfbBIngmz2VbUEOqatpTqT2jyFzbUS98yl7VXTcnuR38q_Yslic5-v6WzaT9nXjEqhcO9CByxjD_EF0KWnb99yeRuKI-HIoebbaRcM/s1600/ivory-profile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497840267457577442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZ4nJvmA9x8Je2P01E6DTkTqEy85X7JV4yhyphenhyphenXurfbBIngmz2VbUEOqatpTqT2jyFzbUS98yl7VXTcnuR38q_Yslic5-v6WzaT9nXjEqhcO9CByxjD_EF0KWnb99yeRuKI-HIoebbaRcM/s400/ivory-profile.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 535px;" /></a><br /><br />United Nude’s Creative Director Rem D Koolhaas reflected on the collaboration by saying:<span style="font-style: italic;"> “I was introduced to Iris after I had admired her work. I offered to make shoes for her, as I know that for fashion designers shoes always come as an afterthought and most fashion designers don’t have the resources to get it all done on time. I think the result of our work together is that of a pure and successful collaboration as her identity and our expertise and craftsmanship are joined in this marvelous product”.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.irisvanherpen.com/">Iris van Herpen</a><br /><a href="http://www.unitednude.com/">United Nude</a>

Two Fashion Forces Fuse: Iris van Herpen x United Nude

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United Nude Releases New Spring Summer Collection Of Amazing Shoes

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxLH75JsXdYZf6STh9O6c2kTJCdkwOYEu9cPEby3vZhFl2xgfLDo4hulVXh_fAA3jXBbg9d739CW6KvzQQOMXl5-64H0XJh2CHXWg2LuLNVAn7i1uH6BpvHEquo6lbR9gWxLhB87FEfI/s1600-h/graffiti+lores.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446440058295940610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxLH75JsXdYZf6STh9O6c2kTJCdkwOYEu9cPEby3vZhFl2xgfLDo4hulVXh_fAA3jXBbg9d739CW6KvzQQOMXl5-64H0XJh2CHXWg2LuLNVAn7i1uH6BpvHEquo6lbR9gWxLhB87FEfI/s400/graffiti+lores.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br />If you've been reading this blog for awhile, you may recall <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html">my first post about United Nude's unusual inspired shoes</a>). Deriving influences from architecture, art and industrialism, United Nude has continued their distinct vision and direction for their 2010 Spring Summer collection.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanjTrfr0DmVTwCfJeFXyl7rCaF9HwYzxXoZDZ2XD69P0QWOCVy6uUUxb68HQDMCIAvsBw0q66ZG53X8E8wUD3nGiBMG8kxN8TnLM0ApW-aA6roACWXdHudlJamDItPgfI4opHDs1bbLU/s1600-h/IMG_54768-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446433795188249058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanjTrfr0DmVTwCfJeFXyl7rCaF9HwYzxXoZDZ2XD69P0QWOCVy6uUUxb68HQDMCIAvsBw0q66ZG53X8E8wUD3nGiBMG8kxN8TnLM0ApW-aA6roACWXdHudlJamDItPgfI4opHDs1bbLU/s400/IMG_54768-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><br />Since my last in depth post, they've come a long way with their shoes... refined styles, added more and different color combinations. They even changed the name of their 'Porn' shoe to the Loop.<br /><br />In addition to introducing new colors of their previous styles, they've added some fabulous new styles; The Cup, The Frame, The Label Shoe (their second collaboration with Dutch fashion designer Antoine Peters), The Graffiti Shoe (an embroidered pump) and The Lo Res shoe (an origami-esque angular shoe).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lo Res Pump:</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVsaHbjgBQ_eZWXL-LxdZCRCWjifNuZEGCpIYk6TA2e8FwEZUBp-WtYtA_CMNCoyn1MpMXPLHhnGAzP68Z-wkpRSKcUIPSmeDqb_S8GkG8jfiUgFem69BlhycWQF_r2Fj4_DXB7YK300/s1600-h/low-res-on-model.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446423790519752242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVsaHbjgBQ_eZWXL-LxdZCRCWjifNuZEGCpIYk6TA2e8FwEZUBp-WtYtA_CMNCoyn1MpMXPLHhnGAzP68Z-wkpRSKcUIPSmeDqb_S8GkG8jfiUgFem69BlhycWQF_r2Fj4_DXB7YK300/s400/low-res-on-model.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 482px;" /></a><br /><br />Angular planes make up the exterior of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lo Res </span>pump, part of a new semi-automatic design method by United Nude. An object is digitally scanned into a 3D computer model and regenerated into various resolutions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-mzzzuULuCUdrjeuj4RT0IhlZ4gh06gi78C5x3QnbosEx1BW_m8qeHUuAek6bYHxRcvhY1Oz7pMrMcMWrjWIq3c-da_0RF_Y3kTyzZm-KxAaBp2gXruFo1CorhBnZaeW63CB2-pCMCI/s1600-h/lo-res-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446405119951076514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-mzzzuULuCUdrjeuj4RT0IhlZ4gh06gi78C5x3QnbosEx1BW_m8qeHUuAek6bYHxRcvhY1Oz7pMrMcMWrjWIq3c-da_0RF_Y3kTyzZm-KxAaBp2gXruFo1CorhBnZaeW63CB2-pCMCI/s400/lo-res-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Label Shoe</span></span><br />A second collaboration with Dutch fashion designer Antoine Peters:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbLP4vXY5nsp5UbXWq4-10nA7bNswVdAkzPbveRqvHeiIvSThSSEyuBOT6LVYFohREOXOkEDYJLKPkKyknRrxp5DU38Ax63H9hEIIN5sFBmWditXao4jPlPyZSiG-CxDFHdR5hjEtd20/s1600-h/labelonmodel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446420729817302770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbLP4vXY5nsp5UbXWq4-10nA7bNswVdAkzPbveRqvHeiIvSThSSEyuBOT6LVYFohREOXOkEDYJLKPkKyknRrxp5DU38Ax63H9hEIIN5sFBmWditXao4jPlPyZSiG-CxDFHdR5hjEtd20/s400/labelonmodel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 488px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Label Shoe</span> is a play on the industry’s excessive use of labels forming the style’s distinctive silhouette.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVohSc2L7T9ziRwVb2OCNLOj3Z37o8Qauvjcc5BrOxAhfX7jHzTtA0kJlAsMZ3Jgibtk1OgQuxj2ypT67yvwK4UgUuNd1QrDrLw4M0IWSlGdUlSGRFdf6EZIZtQSNRRHw31QWKTWm5ag/s1600-h/label-shoe-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446405238914544482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVohSc2L7T9ziRwVb2OCNLOj3Z37o8Qauvjcc5BrOxAhfX7jHzTtA0kJlAsMZ3Jgibtk1OgQuxj2ypT67yvwK4UgUuNd1QrDrLw4M0IWSlGdUlSGRFdf6EZIZtQSNRRHw31QWKTWm5ag/s400/label-shoe-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 534px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Ultra Loop</span></span><br />UNITED NUDE’s highly successful Spring Summer style LOOP is a concept where a single foot-bed penetrates a sexy loop creating a remarkable and stylish shoe.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwByg5sjNiMK_Mf9VBpQ1zEsrU5MEbL2aRbAIQhFiFhw57B9SA5MI3VwLPe82wZ9-JAg1-Em0pLdIQ5KARjTwuyyz6W1tT3Z_YikzQpksM3XDYYbS3lEokKoQKboVBPgDuW65hP9nJhZA/s1600-h/IMG_54891-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446428573057533218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwByg5sjNiMK_Mf9VBpQ1zEsrU5MEbL2aRbAIQhFiFhw57B9SA5MI3VwLPe82wZ9-JAg1-Em0pLdIQ5KARjTwuyyz6W1tT3Z_YikzQpksM3XDYYbS3lEokKoQKboVBPgDuW65hP9nJhZA/s400/IMG_54891-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 471px;" /></a><br /><br />With the use of ultra strong carbon fiber, the shoe is allowed to reach new heights in the form of <span style="font-weight: bold;">the ULTRA LOOP</span>; creating an even more feminine silhouette and a towering 130 millimeter heel height.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsumUGEyQZJydKFmZYGPS2V4blZG0hPnj3fPYov1MhTsE-6YASxiU0uiDGfh4umlDFZ2gg5PDhYMvMAjflBRNiK_DCbncOrcB5PwOKLo0RjWwMiEkctST-4fzA_o_afzN0uBmaxXdvcw/s1600-h/ultra-loop-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446417269830369666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsumUGEyQZJydKFmZYGPS2V4blZG0hPnj3fPYov1MhTsE-6YASxiU0uiDGfh4umlDFZ2gg5PDhYMvMAjflBRNiK_DCbncOrcB5PwOKLo0RjWwMiEkctST-4fzA_o_afzN0uBmaxXdvcw/s400/ultra-loop-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Cup</span></span><br />The CUP is designed to literally “cup” the heel of the wearer with a sculptured heel also serving as the back-piece, giving the style not only the desired comfort but also elegance and classic appeal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2t4XSUQGasvCn8Qfc_411kKBtI7ZpHa7OUgInYJ7EdLmr9VW_8lnE7Yg_N4LyW8RzsKGlTblC6LepylQ4KB1fUXeUW9dUNZPBP7JKNf8KPWmzZhojyOltX2XVNbR_3PcYWV04zSR8yo/s1600-h/modelwearingcup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446433367502339810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2t4XSUQGasvCn8Qfc_411kKBtI7ZpHa7OUgInYJ7EdLmr9VW_8lnE7Yg_N4LyW8RzsKGlTblC6LepylQ4KB1fUXeUW9dUNZPBP7JKNf8KPWmzZhojyOltX2XVNbR_3PcYWV04zSR8yo/s400/modelwearingcup.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><br />The CUP is available in a range of styles from pump to sandal with attention- grabbing color combinations. The heel height on the high CUP styles is 4.5":<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHctHg1F1Bvw8ZI_Ih4edwyqZP7DqoDokcgd706rqTyXxQnMqTachhA5wy-p06gUJkeLrkbvd2o9Mhh1IrfmhrPiwCyhyphenhyphenT_7dbRbM9hj6FarHbvKKsJ_4lvJh98nw9yTVENZgs9wxlYS8/s1600-h/cup-high-heels-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446415139895185618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHctHg1F1Bvw8ZI_Ih4edwyqZP7DqoDokcgd706rqTyXxQnMqTachhA5wy-p06gUJkeLrkbvd2o9Mhh1IrfmhrPiwCyhyphenhyphenT_7dbRbM9hj6FarHbvKKsJ_4lvJh98nw9yTVENZgs9wxlYS8/s400/cup-high-heels-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br />And the heel height for the mid CUP styles is 2.7":<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_aRg4g6FfIEFL9PRKCR0bTvMw_jHQUx0KVBbFaS9q73Lm6fSabbie_1KtOvADoZ1tVP3eDnSNU1Fr6z1jCN9uV1-MblPV_ahv0M1DoYgo20t0YoAg6ZgJc_d5qsqvfcc_ckQShJsy_M/s1600-h/cup-mid-heel-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446415071930539938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_aRg4g6FfIEFL9PRKCR0bTvMw_jHQUx0KVBbFaS9q73Lm6fSabbie_1KtOvADoZ1tVP3eDnSNU1Fr6z1jCN9uV1-MblPV_ahv0M1DoYgo20t0YoAg6ZgJc_d5qsqvfcc_ckQShJsy_M/s400/cup-mid-heel-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Frame Shoe</span></span><br />The FRAME is a remarkable achievement and is also a tribute to the foundation on which the UNITED NUDE brand was established.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5isbk4ppkqP9pBe6-N7Clmna_7DK0273ZNjQjBeuTdEVVYISi6ZgxQrIU99qb1QmqiBcZVfpunRSVk1DEWYYPcs9D9D_Cap0Iks6BHoyHI5bERYrL6ijwSm633qngzciwPyO0W0Yeizk/s1600-h/IMG_54959-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446428092104540546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5isbk4ppkqP9pBe6-N7Clmna_7DK0273ZNjQjBeuTdEVVYISi6ZgxQrIU99qb1QmqiBcZVfpunRSVk1DEWYYPcs9D9D_Cap0Iks6BHoyHI5bERYrL6ijwSm633qngzciwPyO0W0Yeizk/s400/IMG_54959-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 506px;" /></a><br /><br />The FRAME unhinges the common perception of what a high-heeled shoe should be with the construction of the heel being far more centered on the foot-bed while encasing the foot with straps, forming a wearable work of art:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVhRF1NTkLt1VwD118p08qeuh4Mtqxm6eAh8LCKhV3dP7FdampWBlMkzLb61sCPYrs_smp186q83Ptc0IzNVTWOBDBelJZPCGr3oKsU594ZyCJEjGL1V_KfmB70_oqBlQGCq5DXeTRyU/s1600-h/frame-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446418106346389234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVhRF1NTkLt1VwD118p08qeuh4Mtqxm6eAh8LCKhV3dP7FdampWBlMkzLb61sCPYrs_smp186q83Ptc0IzNVTWOBDBelJZPCGr3oKsU594ZyCJEjGL1V_KfmB70_oqBlQGCq5DXeTRyU/s400/frame-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Graffiti Pump</span></span><br />The GRAFFITI uses the brand’s name in a 3D embroidered pattern decorating the shoe as its canvas:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoMAGN_BuKa4Hy6uuIrzBTBq4cepywAtA_0kIA_oXv0u6h9u36qgjVJbj33bIPK5NoAXXsHstAdGrDBD05OoIuDFiJvQCS9lAPVvJ__Nn9Ip7tgUdNHvIj0vEzmyJmFDVdQEAh9B77ss/s1600-h/graffitti-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446405314051767650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoMAGN_BuKa4Hy6uuIrzBTBq4cepywAtA_0kIA_oXv0u6h9u36qgjVJbj33bIPK5NoAXXsHstAdGrDBD05OoIuDFiJvQCS9lAPVvJ__Nn9Ip7tgUdNHvIj0vEzmyJmFDVdQEAh9B77ss/s400/graffitti-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 526px;" /></a><br /><br />UNITED NUDE’S exceptional design has now led to the expansion of the brand with the opening of the first flagship store in Amsterdam’s city centre. A second flagship store is set to open in the international fashion capital of New York City in early 2010 followed soon thereafter by a third flagship store in Shanghai.<br /><br /><br />Other styles from UNITED NUDE:<br /><br />Mobius (below left) and Block (below right):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVJzOUnlIIKADXeRzBskvQOanK060pKZq4jXddhyeTZAT6HjnXzaX8BAbJlRCPVbp79DgK5y6cFqNl3gcsEejDtl0OgdAKjyrHxf23wX-VlLrmbQ5-V5AeVLh5dZhOzc0EGJW9X2F04Y/s1600-h/IMG_54728-2New.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446421947869080274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVJzOUnlIIKADXeRzBskvQOanK060pKZq4jXddhyeTZAT6HjnXzaX8BAbJlRCPVbp79DgK5y6cFqNl3gcsEejDtl0OgdAKjyrHxf23wX-VlLrmbQ5-V5AeVLh5dZhOzc0EGJW9X2F04Y/s400/IMG_54728-2New.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 239px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCJ7blLxTuIrUrWn2fdSwDb5wd7WmeTFv5BFQdo6v_wQmU4AqEsQ5k39aNwM6hFzF_FQBrA3ChN9nwlPy10yvmiOGrD-QvK_xCrP7VugMLgXdc-RhrrlbCyp-RgkzkKjWcYWztSNYgnQ/s1600-h/blockpumps.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446427849688290866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCJ7blLxTuIrUrWn2fdSwDb5wd7WmeTFv5BFQdo6v_wQmU4AqEsQ5k39aNwM6hFzF_FQBrA3ChN9nwlPy10yvmiOGrD-QvK_xCrP7VugMLgXdc-RhrrlbCyp-RgkzkKjWcYWztSNYgnQ/s400/blockpumps.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 240px;" /></a><br />Stealth:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgFpdX7Y_yAJgKc-wMVX1G6mlj_GqKZ5r5pJoFAKjOECtgAcV5ie6aqnO5xCW21aFO7AnPinREjULGFm1w-8i1zJCs5VsEoJleq6kxDydjGUoi_hXOLxeVe7TQ_gG279ceAbLBWN3Dho/s1600-h/IMG_54933_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446429325987753282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgFpdX7Y_yAJgKc-wMVX1G6mlj_GqKZ5r5pJoFAKjOECtgAcV5ie6aqnO5xCW21aFO7AnPinREjULGFm1w-8i1zJCs5VsEoJleq6kxDydjGUoi_hXOLxeVe7TQ_gG279ceAbLBWN3Dho/s400/IMG_54933_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 505px;" /></a><br />Coral (below left) and Mono Jane (below right):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgGtYqHP2aIVuHtmP7r97pvfol2VRy1Hb_KffxMcYt2lAuz9hEpzRQ3jikHtUWztFgDcd-JsapoMyoqQKuYbHxIs2f64c0RpLpHdnYNXMLJLaSKHP-fRLrXZjrC_pbZQZZuO1kwvGTO4/s1600-h/coral.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446431351836155794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgGtYqHP2aIVuHtmP7r97pvfol2VRy1Hb_KffxMcYt2lAuz9hEpzRQ3jikHtUWztFgDcd-JsapoMyoqQKuYbHxIs2f64c0RpLpHdnYNXMLJLaSKHP-fRLrXZjrC_pbZQZZuO1kwvGTO4/s400/coral.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 261px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fsGRP9wUu2yWspt6I28Tp2LAiyZ6kYPrlIp25sXXiil2NPgaDvpY0q5PEle3LbYDj0jD8AAk7JXt-2LKliThT5iPL25-0kHVIHikjsQZbTjpqfHEUwRPHTsnr9SldLTYHXf6ZLbaf-o/s1600-h/pale-pink-mono.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446431241273501266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fsGRP9wUu2yWspt6I28Tp2LAiyZ6kYPrlIp25sXXiil2NPgaDvpY0q5PEle3LbYDj0jD8AAk7JXt-2LKliThT5iPL25-0kHVIHikjsQZbTjpqfHEUwRPHTsnr9SldLTYHXf6ZLbaf-o/s400/pale-pink-mono.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 261px;" /></a><br />Fold:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRyIGYpeKfSuK0nobH36TIh7JMGHfvNS3TAwCK6yrjw7Fm008yDUXJN4pTiV0_SDRwfiqv1r0I9dPDkNYrdDZcszCCXl4tf4PfATI_Y08utWw19xeS48lQ8cFwNCjNOGT0VehaHe3ndg/s1600-h/fold.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446432187833822306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRyIGYpeKfSuK0nobH36TIh7JMGHfvNS3TAwCK6yrjw7Fm008yDUXJN4pTiV0_SDRwfiqv1r0I9dPDkNYrdDZcszCCXl4tf4PfATI_Y08utWw19xeS48lQ8cFwNCjNOGT0VehaHe3ndg/s400/fold.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 561px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSkd6Uw-TOxTv2H8nHri-V53AM3tTirff2pupR-akgMafE-9VBYc5QVre_LTooFNwLu8OMaX1WZcbAXdVGwTLmJ0FM71odbUqSckGgKkREQeNzV06dfKzjwtwlfitoO3DBx-bnbGtOD4/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446443324553682914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSkd6Uw-TOxTv2H8nHri-V53AM3tTirff2pupR-akgMafE-9VBYc5QVre_LTooFNwLu8OMaX1WZcbAXdVGwTLmJ0FM71odbUqSckGgKkREQeNzV06dfKzjwtwlfitoO3DBx-bnbGtOD4/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 220px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w4mA8C1Z-E4uiWI-kcykR8YVYqT4JvItg8aHB7le_TX_3o6XA6WG0O5gQOU0M7rW3blai_O7uZNNfSkwE7xG_QQW5BY6xk4t6t3NBMMZL4lfD8-2Fy6Bssfvk5eHUeRSNcpRTjorFi0/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446443049005383330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w4mA8C1Z-E4uiWI-kcykR8YVYqT4JvItg8aHB7le_TX_3o6XA6WG0O5gQOU0M7rW3blai_O7uZNNfSkwE7xG_QQW5BY6xk4t6t3NBMMZL4lfD8-2Fy6Bssfvk5eHUeRSNcpRTjorFi0/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 286px; height: 249px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHmYRBo4W8-PMTnQqtaMrT2Ovymec6lnI_lkOrLsr2_i5Ljd64gHY-q_17gQVTo1Xy9eSetPQ5AXftEtboUGTBgQBeW4I0dGBA1rYXaOMcsIRtF9ruEV-dPAZZOJjFmFG9Sqs2pKIeC8/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446442383027759186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHmYRBo4W8-PMTnQqtaMrT2Ovymec6lnI_lkOrLsr2_i5Ljd64gHY-q_17gQVTo1Xy9eSetPQ5AXftEtboUGTBgQBeW4I0dGBA1rYXaOMcsIRtF9ruEV-dPAZZOJjFmFG9Sqs2pKIeC8/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 276px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzG8pXoOs-7JlNg-DhgOGoNT5WfGVlC6edjm3UtI_gvID3MRRgp-VJUJ97UvZzD6ErvZygD-oglvRivoTBAgr3J0yBnF0ArON2CLGdoIzi37oy3k-BzhPU8i-FqkXu6xruiEGmGDNQfIA/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446441946243418754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzG8pXoOs-7JlNg-DhgOGoNT5WfGVlC6edjm3UtI_gvID3MRRgp-VJUJ97UvZzD6ErvZygD-oglvRivoTBAgr3J0yBnF0ArON2CLGdoIzi37oy3k-BzhPU8i-FqkXu6xruiEGmGDNQfIA/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 276px;" /></a><br />The UNITED NUDE Spring / Summer 2010 collection is available March 1, 2010 at UNITED NUDE’s retail stores in Amsterdam, Vienna, Tianjin, Guangzhou and London as well as at some of the world’s finest shoes stores and online at <a href="http://www.unitednude.com/">www.unitednude.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447457923575550210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1-GoBUWEEcaR55V6sY416ym-cd0EHUGJWiK14zneQRXPNX_so1rr-CFhvKFvHhyphenhyphenEwYD5e7beQ_rHPSMlN4uaVwjMOObigWFJcgHMfEIdywLxdZxcxVNHoj6r2Ewpfgtlke3YNEMOwPk/s400/UNblueprint.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html">Learn more about these shoes, who started the company and their original collection here.</a><br><br>

United Nude Releases New Spring Summer Collection Of Amazing Shoes

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Architect Zaha Hadid Kicks Up Her Heels, Or Lack Thereof- Again.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvMixeiUDRTlvFWsHhGp2nPVMn0MjzY6xlOPW-0jlISouH13p4PlaozCd6edKok0DI_lgm4HJTzdQz-UZFqfiiRLjH1kLrekOyQh42Di7zBeRHciJ5wCD47JJ7wOfAXorsJdoGs0oGN5q/s1600-h/hadidlacoste.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350225635978549186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvMixeiUDRTlvFWsHhGp2nPVMn0MjzY6xlOPW-0jlISouH13p4PlaozCd6edKok0DI_lgm4HJTzdQz-UZFqfiiRLjH1kLrekOyQh42Di7zBeRHciJ5wCD47JJ7wOfAXorsJdoGs0oGN5q/s400/hadidlacoste.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Architect <a href="http://www.zaha-hadid.com/">Zaha Hadid</a> has collaborated with Lacoste for a new line of shoes for men and women. Not her first foray into shoes, she collaborated with <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/08/melissa-shoes-that-redefine-affordable.html">Melissa of Brazil to bring us her version of molded plastic shoes in September of 2008.</a><br /><br />Her shoes for French iconic brand <a href="http://www.lacoste.com/">Lacoste</a> are leather, unisex and have Hadid's recognizable twisting structure. The women's are available in purple or black and the men's in black or navy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdIovJxkGF9uwnRlKyI0z6EunGl-Me_6idzDZSOOIjRy7Ej1yLKU1zLKLR2ts9Ir4vzQj5YcUpoiiGdbAx93QqO53m0MpSyhuMrynUlOm7YdZGyQk0lWr7Ru0unxWb8iiDjIdL2ewRbgX/s1600-h/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350221562471032770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdIovJxkGF9uwnRlKyI0z6EunGl-Me_6idzDZSOOIjRy7Ej1yLKU1zLKLR2ts9Ir4vzQj5YcUpoiiGdbAx93QqO53m0MpSyhuMrynUlOm7YdZGyQk0lWr7Ru0unxWb8iiDjIdL2ewRbgX/s400/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 495px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq0WMG3BKfhVmoqbx5l8bUO0zledsCp_as-uQSBy87UAKyoU6XyPrTNLSpiSPDG8yvFzUSfuMmJlg_XI18xOlx_DJZ08G9xEZiSLQMv-z554lFDz4cc8qSujpGJ74Ykz-MIfF-TVNi5Di/s1600-h/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350221499816793314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq0WMG3BKfhVmoqbx5l8bUO0zledsCp_as-uQSBy87UAKyoU6XyPrTNLSpiSPDG8yvFzUSfuMmJlg_XI18xOlx_DJZ08G9xEZiSLQMv-z554lFDz4cc8qSujpGJ74Ykz-MIfF-TVNi5Di/s400/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 475px;" /></a><br /><br />In addition, a special limited edition (850 pairs) of boots for women, shown below, will be available at select boutiques like <a href="http://www.colette.fr/">Colette in France,</a> beginning July 20th.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyBzyzUl7w3OnbjQaDu3D4QC-8s2Nx591MsibDvxZJiJAcJDxtbpa4RkEozgqhIrshfgeugZ49qHYv0Qgqk57Vs2MVlY6ClnSguFAJqlw2jmImgCEa90wdktiF1HyuOjwDrYnNwv3zVIf/s1600-h/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350218632839040498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyBzyzUl7w3OnbjQaDu3D4QC-8s2Nx591MsibDvxZJiJAcJDxtbpa4RkEozgqhIrshfgeugZ49qHYv0Qgqk57Vs2MVlY6ClnSguFAJqlw2jmImgCEa90wdktiF1HyuOjwDrYnNwv3zVIf/s400/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TNwMaWwrkI1xCQV1y19Fq7Ksg4-NCqrgwdsS1kVAA3reT3yhcr8pwB0b4jc9I5_wTUUzSDQ48t__Z-5SndiqJAfVoy363tuB5a5_HTrX8vbcqIwOLcvZbrGWt9io5zF6Y9yX6zpkqj9A/s1600-h/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-4+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350218514713223394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TNwMaWwrkI1xCQV1y19Fq7Ksg4-NCqrgwdsS1kVAA3reT3yhcr8pwB0b4jc9I5_wTUUzSDQ48t__Z-5SndiqJAfVoy363tuB5a5_HTrX8vbcqIwOLcvZbrGWt9io5zF6Y9yX6zpkqj9A/s400/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-4+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 387px;" /></a><br /><br />press release:<br />Lacoste presents a collection of shoes by architect Zaha Hadid. Born from a digital interpretation of the iconic logo of the brand, the shoes are crafted from Italian calf leather and printed in relief realized by heated metal plates. “Wrapped around the foot, these shoes adapt in an ergonomic way to the shapes of the body" explains Zaha Hadid.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipy2WJmM650rdzj-8CwU_WTWIBRg6PyQvHGrGymvFhpo4MExiYKJsB5Wmof-b2o_Y_7R_2X55zztvRGQc1RFbdMDj6_10doRkD8NQOjCmxC6dS3H5Q_BE3F9-uJ3ixZaZt_vpxIXa8uk7t/s1600-h/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350219167085898834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipy2WJmM650rdzj-8CwU_WTWIBRg6PyQvHGrGymvFhpo4MExiYKJsB5Wmof-b2o_Y_7R_2X55zztvRGQc1RFbdMDj6_10doRkD8NQOjCmxC6dS3H5Q_BE3F9-uJ3ixZaZt_vpxIXa8uk7t/s400/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br />ZAHA HADID FOR LACOSTE<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCbV-Cqaz3J9EUjbNnuimK8IArZkxq30Fw2ro_b9KqbKQ6ZerS2gAK5U0VE7QD3oy9Zzes1xA0ztMHL5f4JdC5Fcm4eN_cVlIv8z70x1vzD4Q0V3lBBaTJX9F6K4Vcrg_ln3RTM0cqzhI/s1600-h/zh03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350221723649140642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCbV-Cqaz3J9EUjbNnuimK8IArZkxq30Fw2ro_b9KqbKQ6ZerS2gAK5U0VE7QD3oy9Zzes1xA0ztMHL5f4JdC5Fcm4eN_cVlIv8z70x1vzD4Q0V3lBBaTJX9F6K4Vcrg_ln3RTM0cqzhI/s400/zh03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 512px;" /></a><br /><br />The Zaha Hadid for Lacoste footwear collaboration began with a digitized interpretation of the iconic crocodile logo. Hadid’s research team then used this as a basis to explore a series of surfaces with repeated patterns. ‘The design expression behind the collaboration with Lacoste footwear allows the evolution of dynamic fluid grids,’ explains Hadid. ‘When wrapped around the shape of a foot, these expand and contract to negotiate and adapt to the body ergonomically. In doing so a landscape emerges, undulating and radiating as it merges seamlessly with the body.’<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcXmTmA02O0YVQoYXYp7k9piGyCT49nU-OiDKwZ8L6OWIYzy_OchqqDXDz3HztjuS5zn8OqBn2pdhgwjLnKNw0fUXm24jt1fLleSZx84IYd7nfSjA1PWnv0C7XECiGMC5Gz4OV0MchBhA/s1600-h/20081017_shoes1_560x313.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350219734400338162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcXmTmA02O0YVQoYXYp7k9piGyCT49nU-OiDKwZ8L6OWIYzy_OchqqDXDz3HztjuS5zn8OqBn2pdhgwjLnKNw0fUXm24jt1fLleSZx84IYd7nfSjA1PWnv0C7XECiGMC5Gz4OV0MchBhA/s400/20081017_shoes1_560x313.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 297px;" /></a><br /><br />To achieve this tactile landscape effect, Zaha’s team designed a series of metal plates depicting the desired wave pattern. These plates were subsequently utilised to apply a combination of heat embossing and debossing techniques to the calf leather, thus rendering the topography in relief. The effect is visible on the uppers, curving around the top of the toe, and on the exterior fascia of each shoe. A similar pattern is replicated on the sole of the shoe, crafted of moulded rubber, which is designed to reflect points at which the foot naturally exerts pressure. The heel itself is the minimum depth possible in footwear construction, emphasizing the slender and streamlined profile of the design.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_ijN13EMelEZAgiViONex0diAwleUVOSNwelEVgH7JtvES_swHwXQuWH5HODztVBFAbEjj5nMOL2_KjtXJprMXJRIWayRgvsjYHdOcyj4TQL7Lh0_Up6QneabxL0EIqUmFhrPnchWaqG/s1600-h/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350218890600930130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_ijN13EMelEZAgiViONex0diAwleUVOSNwelEVgH7JtvES_swHwXQuWH5HODztVBFAbEjj5nMOL2_KjtXJprMXJRIWayRgvsjYHdOcyj4TQL7Lh0_Up6QneabxL0EIqUmFhrPnchWaqG/s400/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKPNj_fu9PZsllL7X5qjhBy7P1B-qELvCMTphACtQ2dpoKpPD8kW6CaFQ_lzMucJ4eFbCUVXanGDLGLGrzuAskMPn-a-Qy0fK1Bmwovj972l1RHEBakaw0kAWpGtUNkGkrzuZH8g4oEri/s1600-h/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350218992616273202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKPNj_fu9PZsllL7X5qjhBy7P1B-qELvCMTphACtQ2dpoKpPD8kW6CaFQ_lzMucJ4eFbCUVXanGDLGLGrzuAskMPn-a-Qy0fK1Bmwovj972l1RHEBakaw0kAWpGtUNkGkrzuZH8g4oEri/s400/zaha-hadid-lacoste-footwear-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br />The shoes also feature the unique Zaha Hadid for Lacoste logo, visibly wrapped around the side of the heel and on the in-sock. The sleek and sophisticated black box which packages the product also bears an embossed version of the same logo. The shoes are unisex in design; the women’s are available in black and purple, whilst the men’s come in black and navy. A limited-edition boot version of the Zaha Hadid for LACOSTE shoe will be available exclusively at such high-end boutiques as Colette in Paris, Dover Street Market in London and 10 Corso Como in Milan in July 2009 as a preview. The main shoe line will be appearing in stores worldwide from September 2009. This exclusive collaboration will be highlighted in store by a suite of bespoke material designed to compliment and enhance the themes and colours of the project.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">the above images are courtesy of Lacoste.</span><br /><br />This is not the first time Zaha Hadid has designed shoes, in her signature style, she created a collection for the Brazil brand of plastic shoes, Melissa:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGckJ33598W13LumhoKC2vTs5FPpHEUMn0jhAwn9udyr7-EWTmh-yzQWAAxdy0erfqTnQkiJoepc1c_ilefY9HaQg-0bCbmaPgOz9V-7Jsk-iR2_STjnQu-oDdIXg3Rw6a_UmvLenMElO/s1600-h/zha_melissa-shoes_b_sq.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350222586436665714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGckJ33598W13LumhoKC2vTs5FPpHEUMn0jhAwn9udyr7-EWTmh-yzQWAAxdy0erfqTnQkiJoepc1c_ilefY9HaQg-0bCbmaPgOz9V-7Jsk-iR2_STjnQu-oDdIXg3Rw6a_UmvLenMElO/s400/zha_melissa-shoes_b_sq.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeiciMOohFme2y9NLaRMH2rDgSL-omQnoXxI5U0FMBOvlj04Yjezp5K6WJlrn70w0NRfh1Owjc6RN1WT_fNF2XSVa-c1r6J6otyYxowsu1g9vjCvxJ95x5_HpB_aqTKVSdYPT79Jknw4w/s1600-h/zha_melissa-shoes_s_sq.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350222523471375970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeiciMOohFme2y9NLaRMH2rDgSL-omQnoXxI5U0FMBOvlj04Yjezp5K6WJlrn70w0NRfh1Owjc6RN1WT_fNF2XSVa-c1r6J6otyYxowsu1g9vjCvxJ95x5_HpB_aqTKVSdYPT79Jknw4w/s400/zha_melissa-shoes_s_sq.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 526px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above images courtesy of <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/">dezeen.</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/08/melissa-shoes-that-redefine-affordable.html">Read all about Melissa shoes here.</a><br /><br />Not the only Architect to get into the shoe game, United Nude is an unusual brand of shoes by architect Rem D. Koolhaas and partner, Galahad JD Clark. <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html">learn about them here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350224014319045202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iuUcRDN4N1KJWD1hV4njUXTrDAkuYwE4ueH-f_1XhyLXJg1nb3TGRXCeqsPOSgffOBuhyphenhyphencDS3db6XMJMJ2xZGnivQPNxMY4UUAN659TxkdPGbyy8Abbs1cF5g0ZC4G4EKqTXQt7IDD0R/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 481px;" /></a><br />above: the Ultra Mobius, another shoe designed by an architect.<br><br>

Architect Zaha Hadid Kicks Up Her Heels, Or Lack Thereof- Again.

Architect Zaha Hadid has collaborated with Lacoste for a new line of shoes for men and women. Not her first foray into shoes, she collabora...

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