Ruffles are a fashion feature of which I’ve been wary. I don’t care for ruffly pirate shirts, or ruffly little bo peep dresses, or Ruffles Chips for that matter. It’s all a little too “16th Century School Marm” for me. The idea of ruffling up a shoe seemed even more unappealing to me. I thought it may look like some kind of shoe that could only go with a pair of breeches. However, when I checked out what Irregular Choice does with ruffles, I realized that ruffly shoes could also be paired with an animal print jumpsuit on some cracked out drag queen:

I understand that Irregular Choice make shoes that are, indeed, irregular and unique choices. However, I didn’t know that that entailed allowing Cousin It to design your shoes. The above model is the Irregular Choice Toulouse and I want to know who the genius was that added fur and tassels to the already hideous ruffly cross-over straps. The materials of this shoe look as though they were stolen from a stripper’s closet. I mean, really - tassels and fur? What, do these shoes think they’re on an episode of Dynasty? Sorry, Irregular Choice, but I’m not going to wear a pair of shoes that have dreadlocks.

To wear something like ruffles, one needs to tone down other features that may clash or overwhelm the look of the shoe. Charmone have done an excellent job of using ruffles tastefully on these puppies:

This is the Charmone Cinnamon, a very classy yet sexy shoe that has changed my view on ruffles. The lavish ruffles look so elegant on the simple d’orsay peep toe. The Cinnamon has a soft, velvet upper, giving this shoe a regal feel - like some beautiful, ruffly velvet gown that a queen might wear. The Cinnamon comes in black, but I love this smooth bordeaux colour. It’s a gorgeous shade for velvet.

Do you guys think that Charmone got it right with the ruffles, or should ruffles be saved for trips back to the 16th century?

Posted: Dec 29th, 2007 at 2:36 pm