Chanel gun heel

Seen above, the gun heel from the Chanel Cruise 2009 collection. Chanel Gun Heel (Thanks, Michael-Anne Rauback!)

• [ornith]

  @7: Ba dum ching!

  @4: Yeah, these made me think of James Bond movies too. These totally belong on an evil Bond girl. 007: Dressed To Kill.

• [Anonymous]

  Do they even allow high heels on planes? I thought the whole security thing was to stop people from emulating movies and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a movie where someone uses a high heeled shoe as a weapon.

• [Sekino]

  To be complete, they’ve got to go ‘POW’ with every step.

  I don’t dislike the idea, but they seem a bit flimsy to me, surprisingly cheap-looking (mostly the silver ones). I’d really like them if they were sleek patent leather and no strap, like court shoes.

• [amxfan]

  As of right now there is a huge wait for these shoes. When they do come out the price is going to be $2,200. There are other manufactures as well that has the same idea of heels out there that you can buy now for under $100.

• [Pipenta]

  Looks like a good way to break your ankle.

• [ill lich]

  “These heels are killing me!”

• [Tim Abrahams]

  Can’t think where they got the idea from
  http://www.cinealoido.com/cao/img/lejanos02.jpg

• [wolfiesma]

  I saw Madonna sporting these in some godforsaken fashion magazine a while back. I thought they were so “Guy Ritchie” and then, well, you know.
  Anyway, the whole gun shoe thing reminds me so much of this glorious image we all recall.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Terror

• [actuallyidobite]

  I am soooooo tired of the weapons craze in design. I can’t wait ’til it fades out. It’s not clever anymore. Even if it were, it’s not well executed here.

• [error404]

  The triumverate of UGLY TASTELESS and GAUCHE.

• [mwschmeer]

  Beretta heels are sooooo last year.

• [Teller]

  Actually, a sleek gun barrel heel would be more artful.

• [bwcbwc]

  Of COURSE she wouldn’t be allowed on a plane with those. But I’d love to see the expression on the TSA guy’s face when she takes off her shoes for the explosives sniffers. :)

  OTOH, some idiot in the concourse might call security on her and she’d get arrested for carrying a “hoax gun” without even getting anywhere near the check point. At least in Boston.

• [Anonymous]

  What’s the TSA going to think of that?!

• [brokebutstilldrinking]

  She’d never be allowed on the airplane with those shoes.

• [postliteracy_dot_org]

  They look particularly painful to wear, one-upping the “Platforms of Terror” that came from Prada for Spring 09. Look at where the heel connects to the sole – it’s right in the instep, not the heel of the foot.

  Heel = low sensitivity, lots of shock absorption. Instep = high sensitivity, little shock absorption. Poke yours for comparison. Yowch.

• [VICTOR JIMENEZ]

  TSA is the new black.

• [mistervega]

  hw lng bfr pln sprts ths?

• [monstrinho_do_biscoito]

  fashion meets Planet Terror gun leg

• [guy_jin]

  Ah, fashion. The ancient art of convincing people that shit is gold.

• [animwriter]

  A little text, proper lighting, plain white background…

  James Bond movie poster.

• [oldmanjut]

  I wonder if he got this idea from Bayonetta?
  “Do you want to touch me?”
  Blamo!

• [Takuan]

  nope, that’s politics. Fashion is getting them to wear the shit.

• [Takuan]

  seriously now darlings, phu-leeez! Open toes with a small slide-frame low caliber? That is sooo last season Milan, what were they thinking!?

• [Sekino]

  @ TAKUAN

  nope, that’s politics. Fashion is getting them to wear the shit.

  ZING! Good one!

• [Cool Products]

  It really boggles my mind to think about the people who would actually buy these shoes. I mean, c’mon, they’re Chanel, so they are obviously pretty expensive. Who would pay money (lots of) to own some novelty heels?