Chanel's Gun heel from Cruise 2009

karllagerfeld_gunshoe.jpg Apparently inspired by an image of a gun, Karl Lagerfeld has used it as inspiration for Chanel's Cruise 2009 collection. One would assume he would use the image of a gun in his designs, but instead the designer gave the image to Chanel's shoe designer Laurence Decade, who made it into a heel instead. And it's not just a runway only shoe, Fashionologie are reporting that the shoe will be stocked in Chanel boutiques worldwide.

What do you think, very creative or very silly?

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Chanel's Gun heel from Cruise 2009 - Comments

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Posted by: Estella

"What do you think, very creative or very silly?"

Why can't it be a little of both?

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Posted by: Dizzy

Damn, you would never get through an airport wearing those.

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Posted by: Crystal

I don't understand why the gun isn't turned around as to mimic a more normal shoe silhouette. I mean it's a gun, it doesn't need extra strange juxtapositioning with the shoe to stand out.

I do however, really like this gun heel, mostly because it was made for a cruise wear line. Which just makes me think about sexy sexy people with lots of money and slicked back hair wearing gun heels on boat. Very 007.

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Posted by: Cate

I think it's pretty silly. Yes, very 007, but not something for the real world. I can imagine people wearing those to get into some trouble. Like the second person said- you would never get through an airport wearing those. I can imagine they might attract some unwanted attention. Are some gaudy shoes really worth it? I mean, seriously? A miniature gun model for a heel? The rest of the shoe's already bordering on stripper-esque. Why make it worse by adding a gun? Seems odd, not to mention unattractive, to me.

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Posted by: SelinaC

They're the kind of shoe that if I had that sort of money to spend frivolously, I'd buy and display on a shelf! I like them but wouldn't wear them.

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Posted by: Dizzy

I know I said you'd never get through an airport wearing those (I had to take off my flip-flops last time I went through Heathrow), but I'm actually with Crystal on this issue. I love the idea of seeing somebody wearing an elegant, probably quite conservative, cruise collection outfit and then suddenly noticing their wearing a pair of (literally) *killer heels* as they dash about in their Chanel culottes.

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Posted by: Dizzy

I know I said you'd never get through an airport wearing those (I had to take off my flip-flops last time I went through Heathrow), but I'm actually with Crystal on this issue. I love the idea of seeing somebody wearing an elegant, probably quite conservative, cruise collection outfit and then suddenly noticing their wearing a pair of (literally) *killer heels* as they dash about in their Chanel culottes.

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Posted by: Jael

I'm sorry, I can't look away from the heavily made up fake Karl.

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Posted by: MzStilletto

LOL! Oh, Karl. :) You never fail to amuse! If it weren't for you, I honestly wouldn't have any levity in my day sometimes!! ;)

Of course, the Fug Girls always help to bring out the best in you... ;)
(http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2008/05/met-ball-fug--8.html)

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Posted by: KillaDiva

I REALLY WANT THESE SHOES!
WHERE CAN I BUY THEM??

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Posted by: mbt

so it's all about the engineering.

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Posted by: how much weight

Brian:
I don't think that the design is that creative. It seems like they could have put more thought into it.

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