Alexander McQueen Metal Wedge Sandals, $4445 via Nordstrom

Continuing my screed from yesterday about brands and retailers taking chances, I can’t believe that the Alexander McQueen Metal Wedge Sandals actually made it to the public. They’ve been slightly altered from the runway version (most notably, someone nixed the spike that was coming out of the back of the wedge) and they cost an arm and a leg, but they’re here! They’re really here! Someone channel Daphne Guinness (both her penchant for heelless shoes and her bank account) and buy a pair!

These are the kind of shoes that you either love or hate, so I’m not going to waste time trying to review them. They’re a piece of clothing architecture, a reminder of all the ways that we can adorn the human body if only we open our minds. Trying to evaluate them on a functional level is beside the point. It always has been with McQueen, and I’m glad that Sarah Burton has continued that tradition. Buy through Nordstrom for $4445.

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