Every Clog Has Its Day

Following Up

Last week I shared these photos with you from the No. 6 blog. This New York based clog maker was treating us to a glimpse of their forthcoming high heeled buckle clog boot, a clog boot that will soon be released in the colors you see here: string, penguin, rust, ash, mocha, and honey.

 

Reader Melissa Krebs saw these teaser photos and exclaimed, 

Want those No.6 boots in every color; I have been lusting after their aviator clog boots since last winter, visiting the images every so often just to fuel my desire---any company that labels a color "string" has gotta be represented in my closet and on my feet!

P.S. Just to show what a No.6 geek I am, I happen to know that "penguin" is their color name for pale green!

To which I had to ask rhetorically,

Can someone 'splain that to me?

And then it occurred to me, I know exactly who can offer an explanation: Karin Bereson who along with business partner Morgan Yakus launched the No. 6 brand a few years back. I wrote to tell her,

We love the name "string" for that dusky grey boot, but the question has come up:  how did the name "penquin" come to apply to that pale sage color?  

To which she replied, 

The name originally came with the color swatch and we loved it and decided not to change it. It was funny to us that it was neither black nor white and yet called penguin.

I have to agree. It's not a color I would normally think to associate with an aquatic bird of the family Spheniscidae. And though my quick Google image search turned up a multitude of avian creatures with black and white plumage, this fellow here was the lone penguin of the batch that exhibited any other shade. And even so, I'm thinking it's more a trick of the light.

 

Photo from The Murky Fringe

 

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I also received a sweet little story from a longtime ECHID reader. KD was thrilled to report,

 

After months of looking for employment, I finally got a bite. As a reward to myself I decided to take advantage of the funkis discount for Every Clog Has Its Day readers. I was so excited to be ordering a pair of unique shoes to add to my wood-soled shoe collection. I ordered the Zanitas in a size 39. After waiting two weeks, they finally arrived. I picked up the package from the post office and opened the box a little surprised. Inside were a pair of Zanitas with a natural sole, not a black sole as pictured. I contacted funkis to ask if I ordered the right pair and they said the soles should be black. I sent a picture and they apologized saying we could make an exchange. It turns out I got a pair that didn't have the soles dyed black. They checked their inventory and the pair I received was the only pair without black soles. After they looked into the shipping, they were so nice and sent me another pair with black soles gratis. I could keep the original natural-soled pair and got another pair with the black soles. So now I have two pairs! They don't look anything alike with different sole colors. The natural soles go great with lighter colored casual clothes and the black soles go great with darker colors.

 

funkis is awesome!

 

Well, you know I have to agree.

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[On my feet as I blog:  my own awesome funkis clogs.]

 

 

 

What's New? (as of June 29, 2011)

What's new?

I thought you'd never ask.

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1. Sandy clog from FLY London

An open toed version of their Suse clog (featured on ECHID back in May). I'd own both just for the fun of it.

Available through Endless.com

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2. Madison mule from Kork-Ease

Maybe the sole isn't wood, but it sure is a shoe with a lot of clog-like goodness.

Available through Nordstrom in sizes up to 11.

 

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3. Ser Enity clog from Diba

The sexy high heeled clog is not dead. This pair is showing many signs of life.

Available through Endless.com.

 

 

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4. Utmost clog from Jimmy Choo

Studs, studs, and more studs. That's what makes clogs so fun to wear.

Available through Nordstrom.

 

 

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5.  Urge peep toe clog bootie from Jimmy Choo

Available through Nordstrom.

 

 

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4. Idina slingback clog bootie from 7 For All Mankind

Now this is different! Chukka boot meets slingback meets Chloe Sevigny! Step right up

Available through Neiman-Marcus.

 

 

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[On my feet as I blog:  a day in camo pants often demands a shoe to match. And who am I to let myself down? Unfortunately I don't have a shot of the pants I wore, but I do have the clogs!]

 

 

Jean-Paul Lespagnard

Unfortunately, there's not enough room at the top of this post for a subtitle. But if there were, it would read: OMG! WOULD YOU JUST LOOK AT THESE AWESOME SHOES???

Seriously, in the pantheon of the cobbler's art, this is one of the few designs that in and of itself justifies the existence of feet. Forget all that nonsense about bipedal motion. When you can strap a couple of these puppies onto your dogs and just stand there looking fierce? What more could you want out of life?

But who is Belgium based designer who made these magical items a reality? A quick Google search put me in possession of the necessary facts. The following is from Jean-Paul's company profile on tribaspace.com:

Jean-Paul Lespagnard is a fashion designer, costume designer for theatre and dance, visual artist and stylist for magazines. He combines a great sense of fashion with a fascination for high and low art and for popular culture in all its shapes and forms.

Jean-Paul studied visual arts and fashion design in Liège (Belgium) and Luxembourg. He was a collaborator of Anna Sui (New York) for two collections and was an assistant to Annemie Verbeke (Brussels). He has created the costumes for several theatre and dance productions and is a regular collaborator of choreographer Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods (Brussels/Berlin).

You can also poke around on the Jean-Paul Lespagnard website for more fun facts and eye candy.

But enough talk. Let's gawk!

(The first image comes from fashionited.com. The other images are screen captures from the Jean-Paul Lespagnard Fall/Winter 2011/2012 Collection video on his website and on Vimeo and also embedded below.)

 

Jean Paul Lespagnard Fall Winter 2011/12 from AntoineAsseraf+RenéHabermacher on Vimeo.

 

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[On my feet as I blog:  my MIA Mary Janes. Good shoes for a day like today when I feel I'm in non-stop motion.]

 

SALES!!!

What could be sweeter than a favorite pair of shoes at a reduced price?

I'll tell you what. Two favorite pairs of shoes at a reduced price! Maybe three!!!

 

Urban Outfitters

I mentioned this Shakuhachi platform sandal a couple weeks ago when they were marked 50% off. The price has dropped even further. Now just $89.00!

Available through Urban Outfitters.

 

 

DNA Footwear

Ever fancied a rugged mid calf clog boot? The Nixie from Matisse is now $69.99 in a variety of sizes. That's a price that would sway me if they had my size. Sales are final so order warily.

Available through DNA Footwear.

 

Gravel & Gold

Then a friend of ECHID wrote to recommend the sale on Sven's clog boots at Gravel & Gold, a San Francisco boutique. Regularly priced at well over $300.00, these babies have been reduced 50%. And they're available in sizes from 36 to 41. Woo-hoo!

Don't miss the interesting design details on these styles. Paraphrasing from the production description:

These handmade clog boots are made especially for Gravel & Gold by Sven in Chisago City, Minnesota. They’re 11″ tall with a 2.25″ platform heel. The all-leather uppers are suede, with a patent leather heel cap and a metallic gold strip going up the back providing a pull tab. 

Available in olive, toffee, and graphite. Sweet!

 

 

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[On my feet as I blog:  a fabulous day deserves a fabulous pair of clogs. Hello, funkis sandals!]