Think your shoes are uncomfortable?! (weird pics & scary feet!) - Page 2

nanzmck · 05-23-2008, 01:21 PM

the shoes that stand on tiptoe are actually fetish shoes, and are not walked in. The first that i've personally ever seen them was in Cirque du Soleil's "Zumanity" in Vegas, which was awesome! I totally recommend it.

the foot binding is weird, but there has always been a thing about women having small feet, in fairy tales and stuff. Did you ever read the original (or close to it) Cinderella? In the earlier versions of the story, her step sisters cut their heels off to fit the shoe, because the shoes were so small, only the most 'delicate' girl could fit them.
there has long been some weird connotation that the size of a woman's feet is relative to her purity, or something weird like that.

googling cinderella makes for some interesting reading!

thx for the post~

***clwkerric*** · 05-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Wow, that is terrible!!

BlueEyes88 · 05-24-2008, 06:50 AM

OMG!! Ew.....and ouch.

Em
xx

McRubel · 05-24-2008, 09:08 AM

I'd like to see someone try and walk in those red shoes (5th pic down from the top). Crazy!

inertia · 05-24-2008, 11:34 AM

Nobody is wearing ANY of these shoes on the streets in Japan. I live here so I'm sure. Those are fetish shoes. And like other writers have said, footbinding was a Chinese custom.

The shoe styles currently popular in Japan are basically the same as overseas. Ballet flats, Crocs, sensible pumps, kitten heels, 3 or 4 inch stiletto heels, etc. Small platforms (like the Olsens wear, not monster ones) are starting to make a comeback in Shibuya, although that's not catching on so well as the last time they were in fashion was only 6 or 7 years ago.

***magneticheart*** · 05-24-2008, 11:56 AM

Owwwwwwwwwwww! My jaw is almost on the floor lol They look so painful! Oh my gosh lol

***magosienne*** · 05-25-2008, 04:07 PM

i've never seen pics of foot binding before, OUCH !! no wonder the woman needs a walking stick.

***Duchess Ravenwaves*** · 05-25-2008, 11:14 PM

I think those shoes are really cool, but definitely not worth all the pain.

***SimplyElegant*** · 05-25-2008, 11:52 PM

Ouch. I guess you can say it's not normal but it was part of their culture back then whether it was right or wrong. Same thing can be said about Western cultures. It's definitely not something I'd want to go through.