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THE CITY SLIPPER
thecityslipper.blogspot.com
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If your shoes could talk, what would they say about you and what you do? An architect by day and an urban detective of sorts by night, the city slipper uncovers the many hidden talents of creative people, their shoes, and the even more creative things they get up to in their spare time.
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Slippet # 10: Pick Up Sticks

3pm, Bricoleur workshop, Melbourne. Nothing says Christmas in Melbourne like sunny afternoons, Converse sneakers, power tools and the tune to "Partridge in a pear tree" stuck on repeat in you...

06 dec 11

Boots, Camera, Action!

As photographic action heroes go, this desert boot-wearer has his proverbial cape well and truly blowing in the wind. But being armed with just a camera wont cut it. Youll need a gun loaded with zeal...

22 nov 11

Slippet # 9: Cut, Inflate, Fold.

7pm, EYES Architecture End of Year Exhibition, Melbourne University. Molecular legs strike an unlikely pose. I marvel at this multitude of faceted cardboard prisms, formed by individually laser-cut p...

12 nov 11

Slippet # 8: Dem bones, dem bones...

The 11th Hour, Halloween Night, Melbourne Good halloween costumes are a commitment. Whether youre bearing it all save a roadmap of skeletal markings, or have voluntarily smattered yourself in perpetu...

02 nov 11

Slippet # 7: Fruit o Lantern

Midnight, Halloween Eve Eve, Melbourne In the countdown to Halloween, revellers have already commenced their macabre festivities. With a thonged ninja to fight off those ghouls, we can turn our eye t...

30 oct 11 6 people like this

If it aint got that swing

Suspended on the corner of Bleecker St and Broadway, I bid goodnight to this New Yorker. It marks the end of several days of whimsical walking tours and tantalising tales of the city with a creative ...

26 oct 11 6 people like this

Slippet # 6: Say Cheese!

Lunchtime, Volpetti Deli, Rome If formaggio means cheese in Italian, then its no wonder that this humble store has been said to induce Formaggiomania! Donning his trademark lab coat, owner and reside...

15 oct 11 1 person likes this

Slippet # 5: O Sole Mio

6pm, Behind the Pantheon, RomeFrail old feet on well-worn cobblestones, dexterous fingers crawling across taut steel strings.Albeit his one song repertoire, and often apathetic passers by, some sit a...

06 sep 11

Slippet # 4: Saddle up!

5pm, Elizabeth Street, NoLita, NYCAntiques and oddities and horses for courses at the Elizabeth Street Gallery. Hop atop an 1850s American harness horse or try your luck at the early 20th century Con...

02 sep 11

Slippet # 3: Fried, sealed, delivered

8pm, Korzo Haus, East village, NYCIn his flour dusted shoes, Chef Alex carefully concocts these stunning burgery creations...from the inside out. Homemade Beef patty and accoutrements wrapped in fres...

01 sep 11

Slippet # 2: On higher ground

4pm, The High Line, NYCStride, stroll, paddle. An elevated parkway slicing through the city. A fabric of concrete paths and lush landscaping for the active feet, an easy to slip into waterway for tho...

27 aug 11

Slippet # 1: Sitting on the dock of the bay

11am, Ferry Terminal, San Francisco.Sharp leather shoes and old jazz standards on the dock of Frisco bay.The City Slipper has spread its wings and flown abroad for a little while. Stay tuned for peri...

20 aug 11

Tic-tac-toes

This weeks Slipper follows on foot, one who has quite literally slipped the City. One day I picked up and took off on a two week holiday and six months later the journey still continues, I hear ...

18 aug 11

Blush and Gore

Dont be fooled, these tiny Size 5 feet can sure pack a punch! An overflowing jumble of high heels and boots emerge from her wardrobe; endless shades of rouge and of course the timeless black.&nb...

10 aug 11

Shape-shifter

There is something magical about spiral staircases. Unlike their straighter cousins, they dont reveal their destination so easily. They give you time to think, to recharge, to unwind...plus they make...

03 aug 11

iPhone therefore iAm

It is a crisp yet sunny winters afternoon in Melbourne, as I walk briskly to meet this weeks creative. I am (admittedly) a few minutes late. As I leap across the familiar bluestone kerb, I spy our sh...

27 jul 11

To Have and To Heel.

In days of old, a virtuous woman wore heels, all day, every day, day after day. However, in these contemporary times of slippers, ballet flats and thongs it is quite a rare sight to behold a lady be-...

20 jul 11

Pick a shoe, any shoe...

Strolling alongside this shoe-wearer, I detect an odd sort of sound... where my slippers make the familiar flip flop, these shoes make an unfamiliar flop flip. Im missing a heel, so Im sort of lop-si...

13 jul 11 1 person likes this

Craft sans frontiers

Some shoes walk, other shoes talk...and coming fully equipped with mouths, eyes and ears, I bet these slippers have one helluva story to tell! In a polychromatic scurry, these shoes are worn by one w...

03 jul 11 1 person likes this

Slip one, stick two.

How do I boot thee? Let me count the ways...buttoned, buckled, looped, laced and not to mention slipped. A newly appointed fine arts student, but an eternal maker at heart, Sophie Takách has recently...

26 jun 11 1 person likes this

Hello, Dolly!

Poised pretty and packing a punch, these boots certainly have a dark streak, or rather a blonde streak...although this hairy landscape is not a result of our creatives latest haircut I assure you. Wi...

19 jun 11 7 people like this

Ready, Aim, Click!

A wise man once said that, "if you walk towards the sunlight, then your shadows will always be behind you". A poignant spin on the glass-half-full mentality Im sure, but if taken on face val...

13 jun 11 7 people like this

That Thong

In a small small town, with some big big waves, is a small small garden, with some big big trees, and tween those big big trees spans a colourful hammock and perched on that colourful hammock is a th...

05 jun 11 7 people like this

Bowl it Again Sammy...

....a Blue Monday exclusive! P King has just uploaded his Radio de Janeiro mix to SoundCloud, so for a taste of what you can expect from his weekly show, you can now stream the entire album right her...

30 may 11 6 people like this

Lock, Stock and Bowl

One bowling shoe, one shoelace, tackling a multitude of lace-holes - a modern slant on a traditional slipper, worn-well and well-worn, sitting back to relax. The surrounds may be a slight give-away, ...

29 may 11 6 people like this

Many shoes make light work

They say that copying is the sincerest form of flattery, in which case these classic ballet flats must be all flattered out! Quintessential Parisian style, ambiguously formal yet casual, just enough ...

22 may 11 6 people like this

Yes Sir, Bricoleur.

An unpolished shoe will simply not do! ...except when these tan leather dress-shoes are coupled with a sawdust coated floor and a landscape of timber off cuts, in which case I applaud this shoe-weare...

16 may 11 5 people like this

Chuck-it to me

Chucks, Cons, All Stars, Bob, whatever their nickname, Converses Chuck Taylor All Stars are an undeniable stayer in popular culture (think the Campbells Soup can of footwear.)This see-through version...

08 may 11 3 people like this

Miss Scary Boots

If Nancy Sinatra had have crooned "These boots were made for stomping," I believe she would have been referring to these ones. Big, bad, black and scary, (and buckled, we cant forget the buck...

01 may 11 2 people like this

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