Normally for my weekly shoe I would have some smoking hot little something. This week I'm going to change it up a bit.
One of you delicious little chickens sent me a link to the Spoon Sisters website and I have spent far too much time browsing. Specifically, you pointed out these...
Figure 1: Absolutely adorable, except for the Converse ones. I think I would treat those like I treat the rainbows in my Lucky Charms. I'd pick them out and throw them away
But, in all of my browsing I also found these little adorable things...
Figure 2: How cute are these?
I think I am in love with these little baby shoes. They come in
black, leopard, patent, pink, and zebra.
Be still my poor shoe-loving heart.....
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Dr. Isis-
Normally, I try to go along with the Shoe of the Week. I try to consider the Shoe As Object of Beauty, and simply view it as an interesting sculpture or some other special category of Fine Art. In this way, I can ignore the thought of my foot in torment in any such object. However these... *blink blink blink*
WTFOMGBBQ?!!!111eELEVENTY!AGH!
I think that broke my brain. WHY? just... WHY?!!!!
My likely impaired scientific productivity this afternoon is on your head, you hear me!!!
Trying to love you anyway,
your affectionate minion,
-Becca
P.S. You can save the rainbow Lucky Charms for me.
Posted by: becca | June 19, 2009 3:06 PM
What becca said. Srsly.
Posted by: ambivalent academic | June 19, 2009 3:55 PM
Hot little something indeed! As the box said, heelarious!!!
Posted by: Patchi | June 19, 2009 3:55 PM
Those baby shoes are horrid.
Posted by: sandy | June 19, 2009 4:01 PM
Sorry, Dr. Isis, but I just can't go for sexing up babies. Not even in jest.
Posted by: stickypaws | June 19, 2009 4:50 PM
The existence of those baby shoes is kind of sad.
Posted by: LostMarbles | June 19, 2009 5:12 PM
Baby heels are just a little too sad for me too. In the same category as putting makeup or diamond jewlery on a baby :(
I'll be back for more hot science and adult shoes.
With adoration,
-Sarah
Posted by: Sarah | June 19, 2009 5:44 PM
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Hmmm. If I treat them as parody . . .they might make sense.
But as a serious product (other than for the wee one's first Halloween costume accessory...) uhmmmm, . . .no. Just not that heelarious to me.
...tom...
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Posted by: ...tom... | June 19, 2009 7:54 PM
...complete with that jon benet ramsay child-pageant ickfactor..
Posted by: BikeMonkey | June 19, 2009 8:07 PM
Absolutely no way. The last thing I want is to shorten my child's achilles tendon and wreck her natural posture starting the minute she can walk. Those are abhorrent. If an adult woman wants to inflict those shoes on herself then that's her choice, but it's just not right to do it to a baby.
Posted by: ScienceWoman | June 19, 2009 9:06 PM
Unlike all of the humor deprived commenters, I find those baby shoes HILARIOUS (heelarious?).
Posted by: domesticdebbie does science | June 19, 2009 9:27 PM
That picture of the baby in the little heels is hilarious.
Posted by: Isis the Scientist | June 19, 2009 9:28 PM
There are three girls in my family, and while two of us never cared for shoes so much (barefoot, please), the youngest has been in love with heels since she could express love for anything at all. . .
So, while the whole beauty pageant baby thing creeps me out, I can picture her perfectly in a pair of those!
Posted by: Josie | June 19, 2009 10:19 PM
I too am not too happy about those shoes or about sexing up babies. Because I had a daughter I got quite a few emails when these came out. Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster no one actually gifted me a pair.
Posted by: Kate | June 19, 2009 10:44 PM
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@ ScienceWoman, #10
From the description at the product page at the site:
...tom...
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Posted by: ...tom... | June 20, 2009 12:44 PM
Those are beyond hysterical (erm..the shoes, not the comments). As the link states, "Since they are not intended to use for walking, their soft heels will actually collapse (as in bend) if little ones put any weight on them."
Posted by: unbalanced reaction | June 20, 2009 12:44 PM
Tom! Beat me to it! (love ya)
Posted by: unbalanced reaction | June 20, 2009 12:47 PM
I have to admit, the baby heels don't do it for me. Not because I think that they are real heels that will physically harm the baby, but because I hate seeing primary school children walk around in heels all day. Yes it's funny to put heels on a baby, but it sort of normalizes what's no longer funny on a 5 - 8 year old who is growing. And that's the bit that gets me, considering what the things do to women who have stopped growing, I really worry about they can do to a 6 year old who is wearing them day after day.
Posted by: robin | June 20, 2009 3:32 PM
Figure 2: How cute are these? They suck. Are you losing you touch for style. Lay off the weed.
Posted by: Danimal | June 20, 2009 4:54 PM
Should read: Are you losing your touch. My bad.
Posted by: Danimal | June 20, 2009 4:56 PM
I normally love the shoe-of-the-week. I love looking hot while I do my science.
However... I can't deal with these shoes.
There is something wrong with sexing up a six month old.
-Amber
Posted by: Amber | June 20, 2009 5:26 PM
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Is it just me or are Isis' readers/commenters becoming less compliant and accepting..?? Willing, no...demanding to speak up and be heard..??
Kinda feels like what I imagine the streets of Tehran must be like lately...
...:minism:...
...tom...
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Posted by: ...tom... | June 20, 2009 6:44 PM
You need a "submit your shoes" widget for yer blog. Until then, this:
ffffound.com/image/a4bcde8fa6f83e083fc8d0fe32d3286acd9499ec
Posted by: Matt Platte | June 21, 2009 12:27 PM
Sigh. I suppose if we have sexy hott Victoria's Secret underwear for 10 and 12 year olds we might as well have high heels for infants. Maybe next we can have our grade school gym class instructors teach young girls how to work the pole, and tell them they should feel empowered when they are doing it.
Posted by: Zuska | June 24, 2009 12:03 AM