Monday, May 31, 2010

Another Shoe Reboot (ha!)

I love my black Doc Martens maryjanes--got them at a thriftshop a few years back, wore them constantly. They're sturdy but they got scuffed pretty badly. Probably could have just polished them, but....
I went a little past shoe polish. They've been painted and collaged and sharpied. I never had blue shoes before. Now I do, and they feature Christabel Pankhurst, suffragette--so, bonus.

(While looking up that link, I found out that the very English Dame Pankhurst is buried in Santa Monica, within half an hour of my house. Should take the shoes to visit her gravesite? Macabre, photo-op... or macabre photo-op?)
Posted by Penny L. Richards at 8:53 AM
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6 comments:

  1. BarbaraMay 31, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Oh, wow! And a great photo, too!

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  2. fluffnnonsenseMay 31, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    you are totally cool!! You must visit and wear the stripey tights too!! COOL COOL COOL

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  3. UnknownJune 3, 2010 at 9:51 PM

    these are awesomeeeee!

    http://diyainherstilettos.blogspot.com/

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  4. Sue McGettiganJune 4, 2010 at 1:00 AM

    I'm loving those shoes Penny - let's take them on a field trip to visit Dame P!

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  5. Affi'eniaJune 6, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    How on earth did you do that? They are the most amazing shoes and Dr M's are pretty fab to begin with.

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  6. Penny L. RichardsJune 7, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Just gesso and paint and collage and sharpies and krylon... ;) I just ordered some leather paints so I can do another pair without quite so much cracking once they're worn. (But for old DMs, a distressed look actually kinda works anyway.)

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