Out of the frying pan into the fire?

SFBoots

The reform couturier Paul Poiret (1879 -1944) surely did not think of bondage heels, when he wrote this, but his thoughts fit the picture above perfectly.

‘It was in the name of Liberty that I proclaimed the fall of the corset and the adoption of the brassiere, which since then, has won the day. Yes, I freed the bust, but I shackled the legs.’

If you are interested, he actually referred to the so-called hobble skirt, which was en vogue around 1910. And if you are interested in the heels, they are by Salvatore Ferragamo and yours for Euro 850,-

thegap

TheGap

Out now: new issue of ‘thegap’ magazine

‘thegap’ was founded in 1997 and is one of the largest monthly cultural magazines in Austria. It is concerned mainly with the latest independent music, film, art, games, literature, network policy, design and creative issues. The latest issue ‘Austria Unchained’  focuses on film in Austria and can be read online here.

brut

Yesterday’s release party at ‘brut Kuenstlerhaus’