Alien/Giger heels

These never-released Alexander McQueen heels were inspired by HR Giger and the Alien franchise. They look a impractical, uncomfortable, and properly biomorphic.

Alien-Inspired High-Heels [Pic] (via Geekologie)

• [Lobster]

  “Impractical, uncomfortable, and properly biomorphic.”

  Not a bad definition of Giger’s work in general.

  • [octolover]

    you know, i can see the parallel.  perhaps mcqueen’s intention *was* to evoke similar emotions as what giger’s work can.  strangeness, beauty, eroticism, discomfort; your milage may vary?

• [nesnora]

  Best prom shoes ever.

  • [Warren Grant]

     I just want to see someone in the *rest* of the outfit that matches the shoes, particularly the HAT :P

• [miasm]

  The pain of our feet reminds us of the uncontrollable horror deep within our psyches.

• [ZombieNormal]

  In the club, no one can hear you scream.

• [bcsizemo]

  If these don’t melt your feet off I won’t be impressed.

• [machinelf]

  Cruel Shoes if I’ve ever seen them.

• [flickerKuu]

  Just when you thought women’s shoes couldn’t be any more ugly/impractical/stupid.

• [octolover]

  my main comfort concern would be the materials of the upper of the shoe — looks like a hard plastic molded shell.  i’m gonna guess that there’s some kind of soft slipper insert inside, and if there isn’t, you could make one.

  i otherwise don’t see how they’d be any more impractical or uncomfortable than any other platform heels out there.  the soles aren’t gonna flex no matter what they’re made of, so the plastic wouldn’t be an issue.  and when you take the platform out of the equation, the heel’s not that extreme – they’re only the equivalent of, maybe, say 3 1/2 inches?

  in other words: WANT, please.  :/  (if only.)

  • [Antinous / Moderator]

    Here are the shoes that Victoria Beckham wore to the royal wedding.  There were quite a few women wearing comparable platform heels.  The McQueen Gigers look more comfortable than these.

    • [octolover]

      i’m with you.  at least the gigers have straps, and perhaps just a *slightly* shorter and sturdier heel.

      apparently lady gaga wore a white pair of the gigers in her video for “bad romance.”  both she and victoria beckham, however, seem to be blessed with the superhuman ability to wear any shoe with ease no matter what.  hello, *heel-less* boots!

    • [penguinchris]

      Does anyone (besides those with a fetish) actually find high heels attractive?

      I get that the added height is desired – and can improve appearance – but looking at the feet in the shoes makes me cringe, not swoon.

      edit: the Alien shoes are awesome though

      • [Antinous / Moderator]

        I think that towering heels are mostly popular with very short women and it has nothing to do with them trying to look sexy.

        • [octolover]

          as a tall person, i’ll state that for me, at least, it’s not really about the added height — it’s more of a leg elongation thing.  the shoes themselves are just decorative tools used to achieve an optical illusion.

          not that there aren’t people out there who find the shoes themselves, or women in the shoes, attractive in and of themselves.  which is in and of itself a whole feminist can of worms for me.  i don’t like the potential symbolism of women being hobbled or punished or having pain inflicted upon them in the name of beauty, yet i’ll still wear heels from time to time.  but it’s for me, really, because fortunately my husband couldn’t give a shit less.  :)

• [Gary61]

  “Nuke ‘em from orbit – it’s the only way to be sure.”

• [Es See]

  First off, these were released so I dont know where you get your info? They came in a barrage of colors so its not like you found a bar of gold.

  “Impractical, uncomfortable, and properly biomorphic.”???

  With womens heels it is first and foremost about the look, your comfort level is never an issue considered. And honestly you can bag on them all you want and everyone can make their jokes but most fashion following girls would shank their moms for a pair! In fact I bet girls want these “Impractical and uncomfortable” shoes versus any comfortable POS you got!

  • [octolover]

    we’re not *all* crazy that way!  certainly not for everyday wear — but perhaps for going out someplace where you want to look spiffy and won’t be doing much walking around?  say, industrial night at a club or something (since i’m not much of a dancer; otherwise, no way!).  i see shoes like that as art pieces.  sort of like certain items of clothing you don’t exactly wear to the office or to grandma’s house, but enjoy on certain rare occasions.

    women who can really *live* in shoes like these astound me.  generally i’m not comfortable wearing anything i can’t sprint in, if need be.  if left to my own devices and a warm climate, i’d be in flip-flops 99% of the time.  :)

    • [Donald Petersen]

      generally i’m not comfortable wearing anything i can’t sprint in, if need be.  if left to my own devices and a warm climate, i’d be in flip-flops 99% of the time.

      You can sprint in flip-flops?

      • [Nathan Hornby]

        It’s a skill that comes with practice.

      • [octolover]

        i think that i could do a reasonably good job at it — and, if not, they’ll just slip off and i’ll run barefoot!

  • [bumpngrindcore]

    Really, they were released? Because I was chasing a pair of these, and the only ones on sale from that collection were those ugly ones that Lady Gaga wore in the Bad Romance video.
    Clearly I must investigate further…

  • [Nathan Hornby]

    “In fact I bet girls want these “Impractical and uncomfortable” shoes versus any comfortable POS you got!”

    If by ‘girls’ you mean ‘strippers’.  Then yes, probably.

• [Bonobo]

  They mostly come at night. Mostly…

• [John Smith]

  so 2009

• [rocketpjs]

  Would they qualify as steel toed?

  I confess I just don’t get uncomfortable/impractical footwear.

• [bumpngrindcore]

  These shoes are at the top of my list of wants, along with the fang-heels from Iris Van Herpen’s last collection. 

• [Jonathan Dowland]

  Honestly? I don’t think he’s done a very good job. It looks pretty third-rate derivative, rather than an homage.