The Red Stiletto

Things you find surfing the web. This Red Stiletto car was created by David Crow using a 1972 Honda CB 350 motor and running gear. The car took him four years to complete, and features an alloy tube frame with fiberglass shell and hand rubbed paint. The Red Stiletto was shown at the ArtCar Fest in San Jose, California, and reported by many web sites and blogs: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and maybe more.

India Connection

Some time ago, I was in touch with a manufacture company from New Delhi, and we were planning to produce an embroidered boot more or less like this. Then I thought that it was too complicated to send the pieces to India for the embroidery and then have them back for further workings, so we made nothing. I also remember that the Indian mate doubted that "the market would accept this idea". Just have a look at these velvet boots from Sergio Rossi Fall-Winter 2005 collection, modeled by beautiful Adriana Lima, don't you think they look gorgeous? Just in case you are planning to buy them, consider that they are sold for $3,000 in the US, don't know how much in Italy.

Fashion vs Fetish

The first picture, where the model (probably the beautiful Daria Werbowy) is sporting laced booties with evident fetish inspiration, was taken from Roberto Cavalli FW 2005 catwalk. The second picture...

My Last Pick

These Gucci pony skin slip-ons are my last purchase from YOOX as present for my wife. They have a little platform, long satin ribbon ankle laces, and lizard print leather covered 5" heels. What is not clear from the picture is that they have a black fur application on the ribbon, that gives them a quite funny attitude. To say the truth my wife is a little perplexed, even if in my opinion with black matt pantyhose they look great.

Why This Site, Why This Blog

From now on, also STYLETTOS Italy has its own blog. I began to attend the blogosphere, and I realised that interesting and innovative things are emerging between all the blah-blah. What is impressing in the first place is the size of the phenomenon, nearly 27 million blogs online and about 2 billion links (Technorati data), 700,000 posts and 70,000 new blogs every day, and who knows how much more underground stuff.

This site could not remain outside from such a lively and continuously evolving reality. By now the blog is only a substantial reply of the old "Why this site" page, supplying information and clarifications about the development and the history of STYLETTOS Italy, but it is obvious that this section will have to take its independent route, still to be invented.

I'm eagerly waiting for comments and suggestions, otherwise what a blog is it?