Shoes

DIY R2-D2 Heels

by Susana Polo | 11:24 am, January 31st, 2013

Need I say more? Tutorial by Mikeasaurus at Instructables.

Previously in Shoes

Knit Converse Sneakers for Final Fantasy, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Firefly!

by Susana Polo | 10:13 am, November 28th, 2012

The appropriately named Pretty Sneaky stitches lovely knit covers to Converse sneakers. And the best thing about Converse sneakers for my purposes is that they’re unisex. All nerdy Converse come in women’s sizes by definition!

Obligatory joke: There’s an ood in the shoe.

DIY Dinosaur-Heeled Shoes

by Susana Polo | 10:16 am, November 5th, 2012

About a month ago we posted this picture of a pair of pumps where the heel was a tyrannosaurus Rex, and did so with sadness. Because that blurry picture was all there was. There was no other evidence that the shoes actually existed or were available anywhere. Last week, however, Mike W. emailed us a link to his Instructables guide to making your own. While the components are cheap enough, it’s definitely still varsity level DIY (welding is involved). Still, check down in the comments for some ideas on ways to make it easier, and the rest of the post for all the pictures!

Beautiful, Electric, Custom Steampunk Heels

by Susana Polo | 2:22 pm, October 23rd, 2012

Look, I’m just as much against the glue-gears-on-it-and-call-it-steampunk aesthetic as everyone else. And so, no, I’m not really sure what function the mess of gears that adorn the custom shoes of possibly now defunct Etsy shop HotAirBallonRide could have… but I do know that the shoes have LED lights you can flick on with a switch. Unfortunately, they’re probably not being offered anymore, as all the links to HotAirBallonRide’s Etsy shop that we could find 404ed. Pic of the lights below!

Things We Saw Today: New Pictures From the Set of Iron Man 3

by Susana Polo | 4:57 pm, October 2nd, 2012

Mustard Iron Man and 4th of July themed Warmachine standing around. Or maybe just their suits. It’s hard to tell. (Daily Mail)

Things We Saw Today: Shoes With Teeth

by Jamie Frevele | 5:30 pm, June 17th, 2012

You know, for Father’s Day. (via The Gloss)

These Doctor Who Shoes Don’t Actually Exist (But We Wish They Did)

by Susana Polo | 3:30 pm, May 4th, 2012

These Doctor Who shoes remain one of the few elements of reality that were not restored when the Doctor fixed the Time Field by flying the TARDIS and the Pandorica (which contained a few tiny molecules of the old, not-broken universe) into the explosion of the TARDIS.

Look, Moffat, I like your work, but I still don’t understand anything of what happened in your seasons of Who. So here’s an alternate story: before Donna Noble could restore reality to its proper balance by defeating the Daleks as the Doctor Donna, the evil pepper pots were able to destroy these shoes for being way, way more awesome than they were, the end.D

Is it Time for Some Expertly Modded Harry Potter Sneakers? Yes, Yes, I Think So

by Susana Polo | 1:12 pm, April 24th, 2012

A lucky 9GAG user received these lovely sneakers for their 30th birthday, lovingly modded by their girlfriend. Shoes with f

How to Sell Your Old Shoes for $57,000: Be Marie-Antoinette

by Susana Polo | 2:04 pm, March 29th, 2012

This past holiday season I was traipsing around the Egyptian wing of the Metropolitan Art Museum and wondering, idly, when, exactly, a person’s life or death becomes so spectacular that thousands of years later we regard their physical remains not as a former human being but as a work of art. And, uh, what might be the easiest and cheapest way to do it today.

But history is giving us hints about this all the time, since a pair of Marie-Antoinette’s shoes have sold at auction for more than fifty thousand dollars.

Updated Converse/DC Collaboration Includes Some Brand New Wonder Woman Kicks

by Susana Polo | 9:44 am, March 23rd, 2012

The fan community being what it is is, there’s no shortage of non-licensed apparel you can get by seeking out the crafty denizens of Etsy and placing custom orders. But sometimes, you just want to order a shoe. DC and Converse have been partnering to make this happen for a little while now, and their latest offering features, for the first time, an entire pair of shoes devoted to Wonder Woman.