For those that have seen Tim Burton’s version of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” maybe this is familiar:
Mike Teavee: “Why is everything here completely pointless?”
Charlie Bucket: “Candy doesn’t have to have a point. That’s why it’s candy.”
This came to mind while flipping through the Chicago Tribune Magazine a couple Sundays ago. A spread dedicated to two decadent, whimsical designer shoes (perhaps in tribute to the “Sex and the City” movie?) delighted me.
Heel Thyself
One of the shoes, a rhinestone-studded Miu Miu heel, was particularly captivating. The tiny blurb stated said “these beauties aren’t made for long treks. They’re works of art, designed to deliver you in high (even precarious) style from your front door to a waiting car. A short journey, certainly. But a glorious one!”
I loved that the shoes were called “works of art.” What’s more, the author acknowledged the fact that these shoes weren’t meant to be practical. Kind of like candy.
I don’t think that it would be right to consider anything that’s merely pretty to be art. I mean, art should have some sort of point to it, something that it wishes to express or get across to its viewers.
But sometimes, it is nice to look at something that is just breathtaking and beautiful – even if it isn’t practical (especially at $790 a pair).
Oooh, shiny things…
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nikki (nikki) says:
(Posted June 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 pm)
Shiny is always good, but the heal looks a bit too much like those old-school doorstops they screw into the wall for my taste.