It was such a relief for me last night after see all those horrible dog show shoes to see this pic of Sarah Jessica Parker on Faded Youth. Don’t they look awesome? I love how they’re the total right height of heel, and the buttons up the back are such a nice, subtle flair. I especially adore how she rolled up her skinny jeans to show these puppies off. They’re casual yet sophisticated and they look comfy to boot. Oh I was all over these. So then I was horrified when I read Dlisted this morning and saw them from the front:

Ew! What’s up with the cloven heel look? It looks so creepy!! You can bet Michael K was so excited to see some hoofs the celeb he famously nicknamed My Little Pony Parker. I think I’m just overreacting out of disappointment. I thought these were the perfect shoes, but after seeing them from the front, my feelings are very, very hurt.

It didn’t take long to get the full skinny on these boots. Martin Margiela is the native Belgium designer who was this close to making these the most awesome boots ever until he had to get all weird and screw them up. Or so I thought.

The more I read about this guy, the more I like him. He’s decided to not go the fame-whore Marc Jacobs route, but instead remain elusive: he’s never had his picture taken, only contacts the media via fax and remains backstage at his fashion shows instead of doing that “come out and wave and kiss the star model on the hand” thing that they all do. He’s worked for Jean Paul Gaultier, designed at Hermes, and has made a $1395 t-shirt. He doesn’t put tags on his garments, opting instead to simply number them to show what line it’s from.

And he made these, which are clearly the hottest shoes ever:

And now I think I’m into SJP’s shoes. My conventional perceptions are being challenged and I’m liking it. How avant-guarde of me.

Stop by Maison Martin Margiela (9970 Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills) and take a peek at the real thing!

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