Tuesday 10 May 2011

Prada's SS11 Creepers: Three's a Crowd

Prada's 'Creeper' shoes. Or was that 'Creepy'?

Prompted by a sighting of Prada's infamous brogue- trainers along Carnaby Street in London last night, I feel it about time to give my 2pence worth on these £510 shoes.

First brought to our attention at the catwalk in Milan last September, the 'Creeper' shoe became something of an overnight sensation. Turn to the many blogs and articles on these brogues - cum - espadrilles - cum - trainers, and you'll notice an overarching sentiment of they're ugly but I have to have them; so much so that the shoes - available for both men and women- completely sold out across London in March.

At the risk of removing myself for evermore from the inner circle of the 'fashionable,' I have to say that these Creeper shoes are just plain Creepy. A fusion of two shoe design concepts may provide a ying/yang balance but a mixture of three? Prada, didn't you ever learn that three's a crowd?

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