3.1 Phillip Lim. And let's salute the stray curl bouncing on the right side of her head.
Alexander Wang. Open toe lace up flatforms to perfectly compliment stray bleach left in the hair and pharmaceutical runway wear. It's a look after my own heart.
Chanel. Holey pants! Get it?
Acne (Fall.) And these ones are moving truck-inspired.
If the above photos say anything, it is that this is a trend we cannot escape. Why? Because Chanel said so, and you know what happened when clogs danced that runway. The inception of this blog, for one thing. In light of this inevitability, find here selected some of my favorite offerings. A hi-lo of sorts.
Get the look fo'real with 3.1 Phillip Lim's in the flesh flatform. $625.
Or...get the idea fo'real with Jil Sander Navy's similar version for $345.
Block over to slipper town with the Elizabeth and James flatform, $198
Or taste the rainbow with Jeffrey Campbell's sweet offerings at Pixie Market. $114
And now for the giveaway:
1. If you aren't doing so already, follow Be&D's sweet ass on twitter.
2. Head over to the website, choose your favorite shoes from their shop, comment in this post with the very shoe you choose and tell me why you like it (follow the 3 C's to win my heart: crude, colorful, crazy.)
3. I will select a winner, winner, chicken dinner by Friday at 11AM and announce that shit on twitter which once again means, you should likely follow me too. I'll show you a good time, promise.
Nice Pics!!!
ReplyDeletexx
www.ilovenystyle.blogspot.com
I love the Dru!!! Zippers :)
ReplyDeleteI looove the Harvey boot. I am a relatively young senior manager in my company, and I like to wear spiky shoes to drive fear into my employees. Those fit the bill perfectly, while maintaining some semblance of decorum.
ReplyDeleteI followed both of you on Twitter.
Fisher Stamper, for obvious reasons.
ReplyDelete1. Sassy
2. Sorta Snake-like
3. Suede
The Addison is exactly my hole-y leather cup of tea. These sweet thangs are like a gateway drug to my summer wardrobe--they will allow me to unleash the beast of all things bright, tucked in, high waisted, and neon. in the spring, ill pull out all my man repelling stops and wear them with socks.
ReplyDeleteMR, youre my thinspiration--read more here! http://collegecaloriecounter.blogspot.com/
I love all the pics!
ReplyDeleteSilvinha - www.falandoempink.com
be&d is killing it on the shoe front- huge fan because they are just a little quirky, but totally interesting and yet still chic. My current favorite is the Ollie as I'd pair it with bad-ass bright colors for spring since its tones are a bit more muted: http://www.beandd.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BeandD&Product_Code=321155700&Category_Code=SHALL donovan.meghan@gmai.com
ReplyDeleteFrankie Printed makes my heart melt until it looks exactly like Jocelyn Wildenstein's face <3
ReplyDeleteOooh, girl. I would choose the Abbott Stamped heel. Thanks so much for the chance to win! xo.
ReplyDeletenicole.boddington@gmail.com
Abbott Stamped for sure!
ReplyDeleteI was already following Be&D, didn't even realize it. How convenient! (for me, duh)
OH MY GOODNESS, WHAT? Those shoes are off the chain. But seriously, the ballet flats I am in love with have little chains on them. They're, like, nude badass flats. Who knew those could ever exist? I need them in my life! The Christie flats need to be in my closet ASAP. I'm following Be&D on twitter, you as well! Duh, how could I not?
ReplyDeletex
I am in love with the Cheshire shoes... specifically size 39, or whichever US size 9 ends up being...
ReplyDeleteSEQUINS AND STUDS! These are the most badass yet glam shoes I've seen in a long time, plus, since they don't have a high heel, I could actually wear them while running up and down metro stairs as I do everyday! Merging fashion and comfort indeed, these shoes are the bee's knees. I'd kill for 'em.
Cheers! I love your blog! I'm linkin' to ya on my sidebar ;)
--Megan//The Martian Tide
LOVE the BEECHER PRINTED leopard shoes!!!
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http://www.beandd.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BeandD&Product_Code=321155700&Category_Code=SHALL
ReplyDeleteLove the colors of this shoe... two colors that shouldn't go well together actually go well together. (and you know what that means... man repelling alert: colors that don't match).
krddor@gmail.com
Dahlia sandal.
ReplyDeletefirst its called DAHLIA! thats a fab quasee man repelling name.
now , thanks to you lea i dream of wearing everything-thing that has an opening /////---> with socks!!!!! so i would wear this with socks and underwear too. of course. i like the color blocking .. i fugured that if nothing is blocked in my own life i would problably block the shit out of my shoes !
man repeller i lloooooveee you (and so do all my friends back in venezuela) @espimpa
uuuuh i want the malin printed. because nothing says "do not date me" like obnoxious leopard print on muh feetz.
ReplyDeletelove you. mean it.
Its all about the Fisher Stamped wedges for me. I can never resist a snake skin! Plus this neutral will go with all kinds of summer brights. Imagining them with a maxi-skirt, bright-pink leather Kooba jacket, and some other craziness that I've yet to determine...
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ReplyDeleteAfter a ridiculously long inner debate between the "Fisher Stamped" and "Ollie" , I have decided the Ollie is definitely perfect for pairing with colored tights for a great color-blocked moment. Or event with colored socks and crop pants. Yes, I can see it now.
ReplyDeleteAll of the shoes at be&d are quirky and fun (and mostly comfortable looking).
Lauren
Now that Spring is trying to peek through clearly the Malin Printed leopard print sandals are amazing. First I love a good heel but in the spring and summer trekking can work up a sweat. These sandals have a funky print that work with everything especially my black maxi skirt and other girly things. Also, I'm obsessed with leopard print aka the best print ever created. Be&D found a perfect one that shows off the print but also makes a statement. Why wear clothes if your not making a statement? Followe me please @raeofsunshine29 it would make my year!
ReplyDeleteThe Cheshire boots! People keep telling me I wear too many shiny things, these would really show them how wrong they are!
ReplyDeleteI definitely want the Beecher pumps. I'm 5'9'' and men are repelled by a girl who is taller than them. . . and all their friends. . . put together.
ReplyDeleteAbbott Stamped! Yes.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I follow both you and Be&D on Twitter.
the dahlia heels are HOT!! http://www.beandd.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BeandD&Product_Code=DAHL&Category_Code=SHALL
ReplyDeleteKeepItFvncy,
M.E.
fvncy@yahoo.com
Must admit, I'm not sure how I feel about these shoes. Some days i love them some days i hate them. haha
ReplyDeletewww.fashionablecollections.blogspot.com
My favorite are the beecher printed. Why? Because I want to grow up and be a man repeller one day, and I have nary a leopard print shoe in my closet. Obviously, I need some leopard in my life, and the heels on this pair are kind of crazy, too!
ReplyDeleteLove The Ollie!
ReplyDelete1.Stomp on your stuff if you stomp on my heart with that high heel
2. Color-blocking and color mixing
3. Peep-toe can be worn all year round in my books (except for snow, then I give in).
Following both on twitter!
I am into the Fisher Stamped, I feel like I could stomp some cockroaches waiting for the subway in them. I am pretty sure dudes would not find a girl stomping cockroaches sexy, unless he has some twisted fantasy alla the UPENN sex workers.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite is their cornwall boot. Why? Black, buckle-y, and badass. Plus its flat cause I am too tall without help.
ReplyDeleteThe Frankie Printed are to die for!
ReplyDelete1. A man once told me that only prostitutes wear leopard print, what better way to repel men then to dress like a disease-ridden woman of the night.
2. They lace up with ribbons like little girl's shoes. Also, a sure man repeller.
3. they have an open weave design. Imagine wearing these in the sun, getting an open weave tan on your feet...HAWT.
Overall, perfect man repelling shoes, that would look incredible on my feet. ;)
Frankie Printed platform. WHY?
ReplyDelete1. I live in Bangkok and will definitely fall over in them trying to navigate these grizzly streets.
2. I want a pair of shoes to practice my lace-tying on.
3. ANIMAL PRINT TO REPEL MEN: A Theory, tested. (Future blog title).
4. I will write "manrepeller.com gave me these" with an arrow down my leg if I win.
Lela London - Fashion Blog
Yes!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite shoe is the Savile.
Cruel
Come-hither
Catty
Frankie Printed all the way. They remind me a bit of the Gilded Patio furniture you sported a few days ago, only better cause they're LEOPARD.
ReplyDeleteWhile I have many a leopard shoe in my closet, I have NO leopard wedges! Can you even imagine hownsad that is?
Frankie Printed (leopard) First off, LEOPARD PRINT!!!!! My grandma wouldn't wear them but perhaps a classy stripper or catholic school dropout would. & of course because they are man repellant @AniMarie11
ReplyDeleteSaville for sure: just got a post-university job as a teacher, think wearing these bad bays will repel the men in my new city but also scare my students enough to make them overlook the fact that I am a mere four years older than them and no wiser (except when it comes to blending sequins, leopard print, and pussy bows in one outfit. I know more about that craft than they do for sure).
ReplyDeleteI also used 'for sure' twice which shows how sincere I am!!! cooool!!!
THE LEOPARD JOE FLATS!!!!!
ReplyDeletefoxy frisky freaky!!!!!
DUH what more could you ask for?
yooniemoe@gmail.com
i like the phillip lim ones the best. second pair isn't cute. can't tell if i truly like this look though.
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The Harvey.
ReplyDeleteCrikey, Crackin', Corkers!
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ReplyDeleteMalin printed.
ReplyDeleteBecause my husband hates all things leopard. So i do what i can to wear it everyday. and to be really obnoxious i pair it with as much floral as possible.
cheers to sacrificing his dignity for my style.
I like the Berkeley printed flats! Loving the leopard, chain, ruby stone combo! Adorbs!
ReplyDeleteemail: ruthmarie86@gmail.com
twitter: ruthmarie86
The Malin Printed is my favourite for obvious reasons....um LEOPARD PRINT!?! And also because it has cutouts because me feet need to breathe, obviously, and the open toe is perfect to show off my matching leopard print pedicure (http://www.manrepeller.com/2011/02/leopard-print-nails-so-on-it.html). Not to mention the completely unnecessary laces
ReplyDeletexo
http://couturecultureblog.blogspot.com
I'm all about Savile. They're leather, they're studded, and they've got my name ALL OVER THEM.
ReplyDeleteI can't say much more than that. I'm getting too emotional - like that drunk, distant uncle who tries to make a speech at everyone's wedding. What can I say? These shoes are a big deal.
http://lipstickandleather.blogspot.com/
The Rocketeer!!
ReplyDelete"zipper cage-like detailing on the heel" need I say more?!!
g.liryc24@gmail.com
The Rocketeer because the opening looks like a vagina. I mean, what more could I want in a show. The caged back gives it that crazy S&M look. I work for a conversative office and I'd love to flaunt these bad girls around.
ReplyDeletesarahcmoran76@gmail.com
twitter: scmoran
I follow both your asses on Twitter :)
What else but a nice man-repelling leopard print like Malin Printed to wear with my favorite soxxxxxxx?
ReplyDeleteThat was supposed to say SHOW. Not fucking show.
ReplyDeletemy favs are the Frankies, but seeing as I'm already 5'9'', I would never be able to wear them to anyplace that I live near (people never dress up anymore):. So, I will have to choose the Cheshire booties. This is because I don't have any booties yet, and I love looking like I'm wearing sequined cats on my feet.
ReplyDelete-Emily
catnmouse1.blogspot.com
Follow, follow, follow is what I'm doing. As for prancing in Wales at 8.5 has got my heart throbbing ♥
ReplyDeleteI gotta have the Malin Printed, ManRepeller! Crude, colorful, and crazy!! Not to mention, leopard, low-to-the-ground (for my poor injured left foot that can't wear heels), and oh so lavish
ReplyDeletethanks for the give away spectacular!
@jnny_heck [like what the heck] ;)
(I'm already a follower of both Be & D and your snarky little ass)
ReplyDeleteI need those Rocketeer booties in my life pronto. They look decidedly evil, like those zippers could munch the small ankles of children who come too close to me. Also, we need more vagina shaped things in our lives, check out the front of them!
I never thought I needed camo-print open-toed studded shoes, until now. The Garrison is a must-have for me. My life will be fulfilled if these beauts can join my feeble shoe collection. The perfect combination between army-chic, rebelilisous, and trend setter (not the furry irish variety)
ReplyDeleteCheers
Whit
I love the frankie printed for many reasons:
ReplyDelete1) love anything with a black bow
2) love the animal print for when I am romping through the city channeling my primal instincts to fend off men (with your amazing help of course!)
3) the open weave helps men see straight to my neon orange nail polish, blinding them while telling them to steer clear of me like little traffic cones
4) just in case you didnt see me because of my toenails, you will be able to see me above the crowds with the amazing platforms
5) their are just so cute and i cant afford them unfortunately (art school is eating up my budget)
But anyway, love you, love your blog, cant wait to see what else you do, your posts brighten my day
It had to be a wedge. Nothing repells men like a 6 feet tall woman on wegdes.
ReplyDeleteFisher Stamper!
Daniela
zabaleta @ gmail.com
@DZabaleta (Stalking you both on Twitter)
The Frankie Printed would be by choice. As a sad and sorry short girl I need all the height I can get, and comfort always comes in the form of a wedge. Plus, there are holes, which gives an observer a little peak of your feet. Is there anything sexier? I say no.
ReplyDeleteRocketeer. They caught my eye first. I think they would do well to complete my explanation of why I am still single at my cousin's wedding this summer.
ReplyDeleteJOE in camouflage...yeah that's right
ReplyDeletewhy? because a few days ago when i came from the gym, all sweaty and dirty (from sitting on the treadmill, eating sweets, watching the others work their ass off), with sugar stuck in my moustaches, my boldest leopardprint leggings on (accompanied by a sassy camel toe) under a huge white faux fur coat (borrowed from my yeti-sister) i still caught the glances of all the men passing by on the street. and i'm pretty sure they all were thinking the same... how to tear those clothes right off me. so i need those studs on the joes to help me repel successfully, elseways i'm defenseless.
The Berkeley Printed!!!! Why? Well first off, I think all girls should have a pair of reliable flats in her shoe closet...never know when one has to dash out of the room without notice. But when one has to do so, one will face the conundrum of which shoes to put on. This is when having cute flats comes in handy.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, there's leopard prints. Enough Said.
Thirdly, there's leopard print.
@rosemaryly (:
I enjoy the "Printed Malin" mainly because nothing says "going home alone" quite like a lace-up/leopard combo, but also to showcase the delectable mustard-hue pedicure i got this weekend as an ode to my favorite condiment
ReplyDeletethe DAHLIA in PERSIMMON
ReplyDeletebecause what better way to continue my ever awesome man-repelling than in strappy shoes named after a fruit that looks like a tomato? so while i gender-bend in my androgynous glory, my shoes can also fruit/veggie-bend (?) kk that wasn't funny, but it made sense in my head.
Frankie, without a doubt.
ReplyDeleteEven in fantasy I have a tragic predilection to practicality. It's everything all at once! It's a wedge AND a platform AND a sexy-foot cage. I can wear it with every single color of my preposterously large tights collection and its leather meshy cage properties will obscure the fact that I don't ever get pedicures.
Really, they're everything.
Put the Abbott Stamped Shoes on my feet right neoowwww.
ReplyDeleteCutouts, Cone Heels, & Caged Foot. Need 'em as soon as these April showers turn into May flowers so pick me so I can get my chicken dinner.
With love, Viktoria
Bohochicago.blogspot.com
@bohochicago
The Christie is the shoe equivalent of the flats mullet: Business in the front, crazy S&M bondage party in the back.
ReplyDeleteI'll salivate over the shoes until you announce my winning
I'm drawn to the Frankie. I think its because if the weather ever got warm enough to wear them here in Maine, my perpetually boot-covered feet would feel oh so free even though technically they would be in a cage. IRONY WIN.
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ReplyDeleteObviously the Frankie, printed OR cognac. What could possibly repel more than a heel larger than a man's...heart? And nothing inspires a man to run free more than the image of a foot in a woven cage and the metaphor it inspires.
ReplyDeleteWait, I was using my Michael Kors flatforms all summer 2 years ago (similar structure to Chanel's) back when it just looked like a clunky sandal! Love this comfy trend ...
ReplyDeleteI adore Malin Printed. I've just been shopping and i saw something similar to it but they didn't have my size... i was really disappointed.
ReplyDeleteI love these shoes cause they're crazy and wild... i love the print ( if i'll win them i'll have a reason to buy a pair of green jeans :D )
My favorite is definitely the Dahlia. Why you might ask? Well simply put its bipolar, just like me! Or wait, I mean my fashion. Its my personality personified. I mean I do the same thing, I think I want to wear a basic, normal outfit, then halfway through I decide I'd much rather look like I'm really good at bondage, or a sailor.
ReplyDeleteI mean, you could wear them with harem pants, 5 bowties, and 3 different prints, and I'm pretty sure these shoes would STILL be noticed. I feel bad for any man in my life if I win these shoes...
Once upon a time, before learned the meaning of sensible footwear, I'd have jumped on the Frankie bandwagon but, since I broke my kneecap in three distinct pieces, I have learned to rock my flat flair. The Malin Printed are the perfect combination of crazy savvy chic.
ReplyDeleteRocketeer! love that woven sh*t in the back. Totally versatile too.
ReplyDeleteI'm most into human repelling, being the only moderately stylish person in an office where t-shirts and ill-fitting jeans run rampant.
ReplyDeleteSo, I obviously enjoy causing dissent in the ranks, wearing totally inappropriate get-up's in my super casual office.
My choice are the Dahlia's which I think would go most perfectly with a pair of olive, cargo harem pants that I've yet to unleash on my unsuspecting colleagues. Half-pink shoes, of course, will ensure that no one forgets that I am girlie girl, and am not, in fact, trying to disguise a penis in those drop-crotch pants.
ennip2012@visstudent.com
ReplyDeletei am loving the fisher stamped wedges, insanely beautiful.
They would go perfect with my spring/summer wardrobe, which is mostly light, nude-ish stuff, which i desperately need after a horrible dark winter. I do adore the orange tights and the pradas, though, amazing!!
love youu <3
I am going with Christie in Nude.
ReplyDeleteBecause they are a color that is only appropriate on a 5 yr old.
But then they have a stirrup, which have a way of immediately making men uncomfortable.
The combination ensures I will keep my pre-baby figure for many years to com!!
Ollie Ollie oxen free!
ReplyDeleteIs it a boot, is it a heel or is it a platform?
These beauties would go perfectly with my neon pink tights, and to make it a true man repelling outfit I would throw on my beige feather vest. That's right a vest made of feathers. I promise I look like big bird on heroin.
elizabethrrogers@gmail.com
@smidgerog
This may get lost in all the contest entries, but, in case you haven't seen this, a link to a story in the Globe and Mail (one of Canada's national papers), talking of flatforms, featuring The Man Repeller.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/fashion-and-beauty/hannah-sung/step-right-up-for-ugly-shoes/article1966135/
Frankie Printed all the way.
ReplyDeleteMainly because it's a wedge, which is fantastic for lengthening my midget legs. It's leopard print - time for some tasha clashing. & it has STUDS! :O
Shoe love <3
x
http://www.beandd.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BeandD&Product_Code=321155501&Category_Code=WDGS
ReplyDeleteFrankie Wedges all the way.
A) Leopard, brings out the wild side of me
B) Super tall, trippin'
C) It has holes!!! Let the boys see the meat.
Chloe
independantgurl28@hotmail.com
The Fisher Stamped looks like a much-needed straightjacket for my man-sized feet. Is there anything more emasculating and man-repelling than shoving a foot in a man's face that is of equal size to his but wrapped in multitudinous taupe textures and atop a potentially-ankle twisting wedge heel, then demanding that he delicately take this lovely shoe off and give me a damn foot massage? My current boyfriend insists that chacos are chic and the only pair of shoes a girl needs. You say you want me to don strappy sandals? Well sir these may not have the practicality of chacos, and if you do not like it, then obviously you are not the one for me.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you will notice that I am a new follower to yourself and BandD.
<3
I'm completely obsessed with ballet flats and I also REALLY need new shoes, forealz I'm broke :(.
ReplyDeleteSo yeah the Christie's or the Berkeley Printed (leopard print, duh) :) those shit are sexy!
faomosgirl.blogspot.com
I like the addison loafers, because all us manrepeller bitches LOVE fuctional apparel, and this latticed leather would be oh so functional in protecting my footsies from the elements. Oh and I love a good flat, because it doesn't elongate my legs to make me look sexy or something crazy ridiculous like that.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Crowell
@sassosaurusrex
samanthamcrowell#gmail.com
sasshion.blogspot.com
I want the Malin Printed shoes!
ReplyDeleteLoving the cut-outs! And oh, how I love animal prints!
I have been looking for this kind of shoes all this while!
Wild, comfy and eye-catching!
Thanks for the giveaway! ;)
Followed Be&D and you on twitter. ^^
extraordinary-me@live.com
Damn! You have a lot to read! My pick is the Addison. As fun as the Frankie's are, my quickly growing fella in my belly we call "meatbag" has made me a bit front heavy, and in turn easy to topple on wedges :) How hot is that?
ReplyDeleteAnd besides, what man doesn't hate a gold mesh oxford!
Miss Kate
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ReplyDeleteIn order to reach critical mass man repelling, I think I'd have to go with the Malin Printed shoes.
ReplyDeleteReasons?
1) They're flat, so they won't promote men to notice my shapely calves or cause me to push out my butt or chest as I walk. (Plus they're comfy for me, duh).
2) They're animal printed! It is a known scientific fact that men don't understand animal print. As a strict Man Repeller disciple, I recognize that wearing animal print does not translate to being an animal in the bedroom, which is what we know men are looking for. Hey man, my feet are wild, but that doesn't mean I am. Beat it.
3)The cutouts on the sides are peekaboo in all the wrong places - great for man repelling. Toe cleavage? Sexy. A peek at my arch? Not as much.
4) The final cherry on top is the great oxford-style lace up. Not only they are reminiscent of men's shoes, but they give you your own lady bow-ners on your FEET.
What could be better than all that in ONE pair of shoes?
How come I couldn't find one pair of flatforms on that website? Hmmm?
ReplyDeleteBUT I love the Abbott Stamped boots baby!!!!
And just so that you know I love you, I give you the following list of catch phrases: lady bowner, harem pants, animal print, color(cock) blocking (my fave post), L2F (also can be used in plural), OMFG can we talk Alexander Wang!... I can go on all day!
Rocketeer! Great little mesh at the heel, it's there either to cause huge interest as I walk away or motivate me to use my pumice stone with more enthusiasm! And the HEEL...all that's missing is some orange in there and I'm in crazy love..PLUS, nothing can repel a man more than going from my already gigantic 5'11" to a scary, bump your head on the ceiling - 6'3" with these. Also, they could double as weapons. Fun.
ReplyDeleteI want to make out with the Malin Printed flats more than I want to make out with James Franco.
ReplyDeleteMeow.
J
www.Jessicahagy.blogspot.com
Obviously the Dahlia! The colours perfectly match my girly bits. A match made in vaginal-heaven!
ReplyDeleteWhoa, man. Obsessed with the Dahlia. First of all, I could say that name all day and scare all the men I come across away. Second, just imagine them with some killer drop-crotch pants. Third, my apartment flooded 3 weeks ago and I lost about 5 pairs of shoes :) No joke, will send you photos.
ReplyDeleteSimple. Im single (Serious case of man-repeller-itis) what will keep me warm on a cold english night..enter the Frankie Printed..it's HOLEY, WOODY..and FUCK yes its wrapped in leopard print..all a girl needs ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou are the second blog I've read this morning to say "winner, winner, chicken dinner"! Love.
ReplyDeleteI would love the Savile, maybe in Navy/Black, but I think the description should really read:
S&M harness meets your little brother's Sunday-go-to-meeting shoes.
I would obviously wear these with PB&J socks
http://www.sockdreams.com/products/socks/anklets/sock-it-to-me-pbj-crews
Malin printed flats win hands down no competition. It's CRUDE (duh, its all animalistic baby), COLORFUL (i see leopard prints as colors. dont you? leopard print colored shoes for the win) and definitely CRAZY (i go crazy just looking at how every strap overlap each other not to mention different thickness and different-sized leopard spots; they make me go wiiiiiillllllddddddd). Gotta say my favorite part is the laces. Part sandals part oxfords - best invention everrrrrrr!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog it's awesome even more awesome than the Be&D shoes.
Wenda
http://polkaparade.tumblr.com
dying a little inside for the rocketeers. wear 'em in spring with socks, summer with maxi dresses, winter with ridiculously thick tights? YES. oh, and cone heel. hollllllah.
ReplyDeletei follow all of the above! crossin' my little fingers for this one...
www.fashionfille.com
@elysiamann
FRANKIE.
ReplyDeletehumababa. Amazing, perfect for summer. Also, a man repeller because I'm quite tall- without heels. I'll be like jack and the beanstalk size with them babies on.
rainbowpavingstones@hotmail.co.uk
x Camilla
intothefoldfashion.blogspot.com
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ReplyDeletelet's try this again (without some whickity whack text deleting itself)..
ReplyDeleteLet's drop, let's drop, let's drop a beat.
I've got to have these on my feet!
They're sexy, fierce, so funky fresh...
Those kick-ass shoes must oh so def-
initely be in my closet!
I'll buy 10 pairs (Woah, easy does it!)
Hey Man Repeller, gift to me,
a MALIN PRINTED from Be&D.
Skin a cat to repel a man!
Why you say? 'Cause I fuckin' can!
Don't laugh at my size, a 41.
Yo, I spat some rhymes and now I'm done!
OUT, VANILLA BISCUIT HOODRAT!!!! what???
Patty
patworfka143@aol.com
Twtr: PattyHatesTwtr
love the first image! and the rest ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Frankie Printed. http://www.beandd.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BeandD&Product_Code=321155501&Category_Code=SHALL
ReplyDeleteI already have a boyfriend, but he gets embarrassed when I wear any type of seriously man-repelling items around him and his friends. Of course, it's kind of an every day occurrence for me. He's also 5'10'' and (as he says) "very Jewish" and not used to dating tall shiksas, sooo making me tower over the man I love automatically makes me a penis-deflecting woman. I repel him when I wear high shoes. No, really. He'd rather stand on the other side of the room. Also I said "PENIS." PENIS!!! Does that count as crude?
They're also COLORFUL shoes. There's the second "C!" Look how good I am at this!
And as for crazy? Not sure. Maybe wearing them with argyle knee socks socks under my black ankle-length skirt for Passover, since harem pants (or any pants) would be looked down upon in his Modern Orthodox home. And of course, gotta throw in a neon shirt in there somewhere. I'm from Jersey, leopard and neon are in my blood. IT'S THE BEST!
SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEEASE PICK ME SO I CAN LOOM OVER MY NICE JEWISH BOYFRIEND AT HIS PARENTS' SEDER!
Love your blog!
Frankie Printed (leopard, duh)
ReplyDeleteMainly, my little brother is standing with me, and he literally laughed when he saw them and said that "those are witch shoes". Yeah, a witch who killed a cute adorable pony using MAGIC to make a pair of sweet boner-wilting kicks. Also I am in grad school and the only thing better than being a science nerd is being one who other science nerds gawk at because her shoes are tall and feral.
vdipalma@gmail.com
today is the kind of day where someone needs a backwards ninja kick to the face. i think the 'joe' would be oh-so-perfect for this occasion.
ReplyDeletei think you understand.
In love with the Dahlia shoe in persimmon. Not exactly man repelling? I beg to differ, the pop of sugary sweet pink and bondage style ropes straping your feet down? Winner in my book. Color blocking fun.
ReplyDelete-Sarah
sarah.a.bise@gmail.com
p.s. your blog is BANANAS. I adore you :)
My favorite? The Ollie. The shoe is kind of demure, so it would be incredibly fun to rock out on top and wear these with the outfit. I'm the lead singer of a band, an area where man repelling is all over the place, and these shoes would really make me sing.
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(followed both on twitter)
1st of all I would die if this happened. I am also following both via twitter.
ReplyDelete2nd of all I would pick the Rocketeer cone heals.
can't go wrong with the cone [head?] & the metal netting in the back?! It's like ass-less chaps but in shoe form. Um. YES PLEASE.
<3 emmabasilone@gmail.com
http://behindtheleopardglasses.blogspot.com/
in order to color/cock block most effectively once spring hits Chicago....The DAHlia, DAHling.
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway!
@gabspeterson
Ooooh. I am all about the Berkeley Printed. The leopard print makes it almost, just almost, a man getter. But then the toe is bejeweled, chained and accessorized (be still my beating heart) to an extent that no straight man could ever comprehend or appreciate. Thank you Be&D for ensuring no P&V for me.
ReplyDeleteps. @rahuber, rahuber@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI lovvvvve the fisher stamped wedges. I can already see myself pairing them with bright socks to turn any penis flaccid with every step I take!
ReplyDeleteeduthely@gmail.com
I'm loving the Rocketeer bootie! These are so fabulous I might just wear these out naked with a fabulous necklace of course. Umm..second thought, probably not but they are still fabulous..love the detail on the heel. They would be great for some unexpected daytime fun.
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I like the Jules open toe shoe with stacked wooden heel and side cutouts.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for a good cutout, I like to flash a little side foot. Come on...I need these shoes so I can catch a cab..flash a little foot baby! Totally seksi.
the abbott stamped.
ReplyDelete1. they're hot
2. i'd be hot in them
3. signed, sealed, delivered... i'm yours.
the rocketeer was my fav. alas, i have been given elephant feet (size 41) and these black vaginal beauties do not go above a 40. and so....my second favourite- pink malin. how couldn't i? the shimmer, the shine, it takes me back to the crinkly party dresses i wore when i was eight- scrunchy? check. socks with lace? check. still wear this kind of stuff come summer w/ these shoes? double check.
ReplyDeleteThe Rocketeer are my coolest, I will rock everybody away in my rocket outfit.
ReplyDeleteLove, Kimberley Denise.
As a fresh, newly single woman I can no longer hide behind the "I have a boyfriend..." excuse. It's time I find a replacement barrier to men, something to step up to the job, take on a challenge (is it really a challenge?!), throw them off my tracks. I think the Frankie printed wedge is just the pair to do so! I need them to a) ward off men and in the odd occasion that they come too close to b) protect my lady parts.
ReplyDeleteWhat better than a roaring print, asexual side cutouts and a chunky heel to take me to 6 feet. Nothing dainty and cute about that. Men, take notice...and walk (preferably run) the other way.
Jacqueline Robinson
@jlsrobinson
The "Harvey" shoe is essential for Spring (& Summer & Autumn & Winter) ManRepelling. Why, may you ask? Well, if you must, then you clearly haven't been around long enough to pick up on the plethora of anti-peen metaphors this shoe embodies. Regardless:
ReplyDelete1. Shoelaces in the front. Like a guard. Perhaps a resemblance to something else that's difficult to get to, due in part to the copious amounts of layers & baubles guarding it?
2. The hint of sexy that's apparent in these shoes (the cage-like siding, if you were too baffled by the amount of ties & tongues & baby platforms to look for it) is easily canceled out all the aforementioned distractions. So, your feet can bask in the clean spring air without fear of garnering too much attention for, as my dear grandmother would say, "the wrong reasons". That is, if you're still too weary of the amount of skin showing, you can always...
3. ...Wear them with tights! Or socks, or anything your little heart desires. That way, you can ManRepel with ease throughout all the seasons! Which is never a bad thing.
http://twitter.com/#!/renoncule
My favourites are the Harvey boots, because they're a lovely colour (I love grey), they have straps AND laces, and they have a cute little baby platform. Also, they'd go with everything I own and make me look even taller than all my tiny friends.
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I'm a fan of the Rocketeer...for obivious man repelling reasons such as their man-mind boggling construction.
ReplyDeleteHoping for a win!
I love the Addison: open weave perfect for displaying crazy socks, buttons on the back that don't do anything, and they come in shiny nude gold!
ReplyDeleteThe Frankie Printed is diiiivine!
ReplyDeleteI'd slide those babies on over floral printed tights and be ready to make dicks droop all day long - patterns and platforms warm my heart while being a definite sch-wing and a miss.
Caged leopard shoes to let out feline ferocity that kills the rise in a guy's levis!
@sharkhearted
I'm torn between the Harvey high heel boots and the Cheshire ankle boots. I love both of 'em...so:
ReplyDeleteI like the Harvey high heels (2nd choice) because I'm pretty tall and wearing Harvey (I like the sound of that) will make me even taller...gigantically tall! Which means that men (including my dad muahahhaha) will have to tilt their heads back (Love the sound of that too--crude perhaps--i don't know you tell me) to look me in the eye!
I'm pretty sure that repels men! My eyebrows are pretty scary right now (I've been told they look like bush man eye brows--crazy perhaps?) and together with my killer and gigantic Harvey heels I'm 100% sure I will be man repelling at it's best!
I also love the Cheshire ankle boots (1st choice) cause it's masculine but cute at the same time. I'm from a tiny island in the Caribbean called ARUBA and wearing the Chesire boots will not only repel the men...it will also repel girls whose ONLY goal in life are to attract men! The studs are an extra bonus and I might wear 'em as i run around my yard in my undies--which I'm sure will have my neighbors and fellow Christians whispering of my rebellious ways! Awesome eh...I know!!!
Following you and Be&D on twitter. You rock by the way!
Oh, how could we choose? I spy at least seven shoesies to keep the wolves at bay.
ReplyDeleteFor my personal optimum repellent: Frankie Cognac
So I can be an aloof androgynous alcoholic
aloft in that arrogantly agile anti-aphrodisiac of a shoe.
Cheers! -TheTipsyToddy
I like the Cheshire, because they are elegant and crazy at rhe same time. Their classical shape creates a contrast with sequins.
ReplyDeleteI followed both you and B&D!
I am beyond obsessed with the Savile! As an art historian, I am always looking for that fresh "appropriation." Just as the Postimpressionists improved upon the genius of Claude Monet (I mean, the audacity of someone painting...normal people...outside!), B&D takes the oxford shape to a brand new -- and bad ass -- level. It's what I want in life.
ReplyDeleteOh Addison. If you were frozen in Carbonite and taken by bounty hunters, I'd gladly disguise myself, infiltrate a fortress of intergalactic gangsters, threaten them with a thermal detonator, and defrost you myself. Your chocolate laces, smartly woven sides and magnificent gold accents simply make my lonely heart dance with joy. If you lived in my closet, while you were in my closet, I would track down your tracks and collect the floor cells you left behind. I would carry them in this little bowtie pouch I keep tied around my neck.
ReplyDeleteBaby, come on. Let's be in a two person chain-gang.
its the ollie. one part nude pump, one part shark skin make for one certainly ferocious sartorial beast. i'd wear em with nerd glasses and summer whites or neon touches or both.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever seen a pair of shoes (or in that case - only one shoe) more beautiful than the Fisher Stamped? If yes, please, don't choose me...
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Frankie Printed! Leopard print, cutouts, AND a foot bow tie? I can feel my ovaries shriveling in anticipation.
ReplyDeleteThis one's easy... the Frankie Printed!
ReplyDeleteLeopard Print? Duh. Caged leather? Yes.
Wearing these beasts would take me to an insane height of 6 feet and 2 inches tall. I don't think there's ANYTHING as cock-deflecting as a giant androgyne with cages on her feet (and probably some shoulder pads for more effect). They're crude, colorful, crazy, and lead us to the 4th and most essential "C"... anti-Coitus
Happy repelling!
- V
(valerie_k@live.com)
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ReplyDeleteFrankie Printed for sure! How perfect would they be with periwinkle socks an a maxi dress! Lady boners all around!!
ReplyDeleteThe Saville! Cause they're spikey, suave and buckled, and so am I, if you know what I mean ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's gotta be the "Christie" Chic, yet edgy, and overall fucking awesome. I would be the envy of every immature, non-fashionable teenager in my grade! Enough said....You've been there, done that, haven't you? C'mon...every kid wants to be a man-repelling genius, AND at such a young age! Thanks for this opportunity to win a rocking pair of shoes! =]
ReplyDeleteHot Dang! Living in liberal as all get out Seattle, I'm going to take the Garrison because you don't see a whole lot of fatigue prints in this town (making 'em crazy). We don't like war, yet we support our troops; yet nothing says "keep your hands off me soldier" than the shiny studs on the back of that ankle... With just enough liftoff, too.
ReplyDelete"DAHLIA"'s the name, color-blocking's the game. These heels should be topped with a simple, scalloped white shift like that of Valentino's FW 2010 collection (see Giovanna... http://lh5.ggpht.com/_gDRKmv7iNsE/TKzIGCx4yxI/AAAAAAAAIMs/K3LrmCTJY5s/pic443%5B3%5D.jpg). Otherwise they'd look quite sharp paired with a minimal nude or white romper, a Stella McCartney FW 2011-inspired pantsuit, nude or white leather shorts, or neon green, gold... or all of those colors! Anything crisp and tailored would do well. The skanky, er, sexy? outfit for these shoes would be skinny jeans and a camisole.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention how well the nude/rose color of the shoe would clash with my ginger hair. my GINGER hair. GINGER. that's right. I'm the biggest man repeller of them all. (Aside from Anna Dello Russo, or you, the genius behind the repelling revolution.)
I'm enamored with the Frankie, just because it looks like the secret love child of a tennis court net.
ReplyDeleteoh ma gawd. Wow. Hello Frankie Printed Leopard Wedges. where ya been all this time? You would've looked stellar with my full denim, Canadian tuxedo.
ReplyDeleteWhile i've been walking around in my ammunition-inspired, spikey flats that resemble a magazine that would by no means allow me through any sort of security, I could have been spewing out way more magical repeller dust/per second. These make-a-man-run-o'way-from-me darlings look like a caged leopard in a zoo that's sittin' atop a wooden platform begging me to take her home. Let me take her home!
These bad boys are crude, printed, and make no sense in the male mind (does that satisfy crazy? it may actually be perfectly logical).
Big Fan and love the blog xx CC
i need some baddass blake booties like it's nobody bidness.
ReplyDeleteI ♥ this Frankie Printed ones:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.beandd.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BeandD&Product_Code=321155501&Category_Code=SHALL
I am a fashion student and I'm trying to participate of a brazilian fashion reality show... I really want to be chosen by them, because it will be perfect for my career. To be chosen, Im certainly have to look gorgeous on the interview next month! This shoes will help me so much!
Thanks for the opportunity!
Xxx.
The Frankie Printed wedge provides me with the opportunity to wear caged animals on my feet- move aside, Lady Gaga! And now, a haiku.
ReplyDeleteI've chosen my shoes
Worn with my leopard print tights:
Not a man in sight.
Fits the 5,7,5 bill perfectly and it even rhymes too!
xoxo,
Gossip Girl
Following both!
ReplyDeleteNow, for the shoes. How to choose?! Definitely the Dahlia coral and nude babies..
Cruel? They might possible cut the circulation off of my feet, but that's something I'm definitely willing to sacrifice.
Colorful? The coral back is perfection...(color blocking, duh!)
And as for crazy..I think I might be the crazy one if I can actually get my grubby little paws on these glorious heels. (I shall jump up and down like little mexican jumping bean while wearing them, and I'm willing to provide photos...If I win that is!)
Love your blog, sweet giveaway!
Malin printed, obviously. I always love the way I disgust my Anthropologist grad school fellas when I wear animal prints. And this one's gonna double the effect once I decide to either reveal my green-polished toenails or pair'em up with purple socks. Who's the armchair anthropologist now, bitches?
ReplyDeleteJoe in Camouflage, duh.
ReplyDeleteAll I need are these shoes and a badass black tutu to fulfill my lifelong yearning to become an Undercover Ballerina of Death.
Besides, they match my chastity belt.
kwit17@hotmail.com
I choose the Dahlia shoes, not for myself but for my mother! She is very picky when it comes to shoes and never wants to splurge over 100 $ on shoes. I want to treat her to these young, fun, and flirty shoes!
ReplyDeleteI know she would kill them (in a good way) and work them to their best extent.
i love those e&j flatforms. gorgeous
ReplyDeletexoxo,
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Le Kiss Kiss- Click Here!!
My favorite is the Joe Flat in leopard. Like the tuxedo t-shirt, they say "I'm formal, but I'm here to party." They are like the mullet of designer shoes!
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my pick would be for sure the fisher stamped because they are:
ReplyDelete1.The equivalent of a good CHASTITY belt: With the perfect pair of animal print socks.
2.COLORLESS: man would probably freak out to see elongated legs and stop talking to me just taking about the possibility that i´m taller than them...
3.CASTRATING: with the right harem pants i would kind of remaind them i could become their mom (harem pants are for men like mom jeans) and their friends joke because i look more like MC Hammer and less like Shakira...
hope to win!!!
im, so Ca Ca..., Crazy for the Fisher Stamped wedges...ha. i said CaCa..,yum?
ReplyDelete..their definitely to die for, after you of course.
i can totally wear these pups with a, Colorful blocked outfit.
...or can maybe go, Crude and be nude all around!
lupe22m(at)yahoo(dot)com
lupe..from Cali..=)
well lets see, I should totes win because I didn't have a twitter and I made one just to follow you and of course Be&D (then I did add just a few necessary people such as lady gaga and tyler the creator(fuck tyler)).
ReplyDeleteAnyways I'm in love with the Savile! It reminds me of a fancier and sheeker(not sure if that's a word) starburst bootie of jeffrey campbell that I unfortunately never attainted. Perfect for my summer nights of repelling men. There not colorful, crazy, or crude but they are CRUNK. THANKS MUCH LOVE
Frankie printed.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a good reason. They are too high, covered in too much animal print and totally impractical for anything I need to do for either job... now that I have gotten that out of the way... PLEASE?! These can cure Monday blahs.
Dear Man Repeller,
ReplyDeleteI am an undergrad college student and this is the time when man repellants are needed at their strongest! (Who needs a boy when you can have some supa fierce leather and suede wedges?!) While I may be one of your younger followers, as my mentor in all things xy repellant (and xx propellant) I think that you could understand me when I say this is my chance to put my best (and most man repellant) foot forward, especially in a pair of FISHER STAMPED (platform i might add) wedges! When it comes to Man Repelling, I say start 'em young!!!
Thank you!
Lilly S
so when you're 5'11" and so painfully sarcastic you're college nickname was "ice princess" man repelling is a given. But, just to drive the point home while trolling through the high fashion streets of good old Pittsburgh, PA, I I absolutely can't go without the Beecher Printed. A chunky wooden heel, animal print and some heavy metal are repelling enough in and of themselves, but the 3.38" heel (I had to look that conversion up, really working overtime for this...) will put me reasonably over 6'2". Instant man repelling territory, otherwise known as a match made in heaven.
ReplyDeleteso many goodies to choose from how can I choose a favourite!! Well the Cheshire shoes are awesome, sequins and studs COME ON, man repelling at its finest!
ReplyDeleteThe Cornwall is necessary because they look like uncircumcised, armored penises. Which is something that I want on my feet at all times. The shoes will be re-named "Black Cock Booties" when they pass into my possession, a fact which will be broadcast loudly to all who approach me. I dream of the smooth, supple penis skin wrapping my feet in their softness, and the praises of penis skin for shoe leather shall be sung by Man-Repellers everywhere.
ReplyDeleteIt's gotta be Frankie Printed.
ReplyDeleteBecause since us man repellers aren't getting the opportunities to be animals in the bedroom, lets be animals on the sidewalk. I solemnly swear to wear these with head to toe leopard print for bonus man repelling / jungle camouflaging.
Has to be the Rocketeer, I mean, check out that zipper detail.
ReplyDeleteI never knew my heels needed to be caged like that. But they do. Bonus points for the breeze.
The Savile.
ReplyDeleteIf my total unfashion sense doesn't do the man repelling, my shoe can. This shoe is like a secret double agent - sexy stud-ly (heh heh) meets confusing weaponry.
Your blog cracks me up er'y day. Following you on tweeter as well. Oh uh, Twitter.
Lindsey
(@LindseyFEMME)
my fav shoes would be the Malin Printed. 3 reasons: 1-it's freaking leapord print. whats not to love?! 2- think of all the colourful socks to wear with them! (which i love to do since i live in iowa and wearing socks with sandals is outrageous.:p and 3rd- i'm not sure how much more man repelling you can get if you combine them with socks. i know my bf wont come near me if i wore those out in public. (@nargo12)
ReplyDeleteI follow you both on Twitter already. @jessy757
ReplyDeleteI like the Blake boots. Black is almost the only colour (shade) I wear. I don't own any shoes that show off my dry & cracked heels. Thought the back opening is interesting.
FRANKIE PRINTED!
ReplyDeleteWhy?
Well "Frankie"ly they are perfect. Leopard print (you can never go wrong with leopard), unnecessary shoe laces, square cut outs (who DOESN'T want that tan line?!), and it's a platform AND wedge in ONE shoe (if I break my ankle maybe I will meet a hot, single doctor at the hospital).
So why should I win? I am an aspiring man repeller and this shoe would truly push me into the next level of repelling and ensure my celibacy. AND they will go perfectly with the faux fur/feather vest I just bought.
Size 7 NYC
LEOPARD PRINTED MALIN
ReplyDeleteleopard print sandals for the summmerrr show some skin and some more skin! seriously these sandals are fierce, im gonna stay repelling in these flat gaudy printed laced and strappy sandals and mix it with as many other prints as I can take. now tell me if any man can understand that!?
loveeeeeee your blog
The Rocketeer. It has serious foot cleavage and foot ass hanging out. What more could a girl want??
ReplyDeleteP.S. what are the shoes below the Jeffrey Campbells?
Eat_Shop_Gossip on twitter
The Malin Printed seems animalistically- challenging,ankle-frienly, femme-fatalle-ish, with a girly touch of toe-nail-polish-drama, positively strong-with-laces and awkwardly men-repelling. Get it? Me neither.
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hey hey hey fella repella,
ReplyDeleteso really lovin on the harvey in grey rock and im thinking they are at the tippy top of my list and here be why:
1. I plan on wearing them with my chopped&screwed and slightly decrepit alexander wang sweater vest and calling myself "Slash" the entire night.
2. on that note, dare i say....DERELICTE. i do dare. i did it.
3. harvey is the name of my dog and he is beginning to gray. MATCH.
....the last one may or may not be a white lie.....because i don't actually have a dog. but if i DID. what a name, am i right??
as you can see these shoes are makin me say crazed things and driving me to lies. so please do your civic duties for the day and keep me out of surius legal trouble before i steal them.
call me, beep me, if ya wanna reach me.
and by that i mean email me @kkramer1123@gmail.com
Such a great giveaway! Love the hidden platform, the back zipper & nude-y colors. The sides make them look like they have wings and that's just kind of amazing.
ReplyDelete-@ashleelovelee
Love the Blake!
ReplyDeletePro #1: I can let free my not-so-inner Leeloo + Aeon Flux lovechild.
Pro #2: There are no signs of vagina motifs anywhere on this shoe.
Pro #3: Although a spiky heel may at first seem man-getting, the confusing buckles and general bitchiness of this shoe are definitely man-repelling.
Pro #4: Most importantly of all, the website says that this ridiculous heel is "EXTREMELY comfortable". I choose to believe them...
oops forgot my twitter name. the comment above by "id" is me, @yecmind.
ReplyDeleteummm I'm gonna have to say the Ollie in grey rock/tan because I peed myself when I saw them... that pretty much means they rock in my world. But jokes aside I dig their texture.
ReplyDeleteHey,
ReplyDeleteI just realized you said CRUDE not cruel...boy don't I look stupid...I say cruel is good too
I'm not participating in the giveaway but I just have to point out some of the Repellerest (is that a word? it is now!) shoes such as:
ReplyDeleteThe Cheshire, because what could be better than oxford-inspired, studded, zipped and sequined ankle boots, reveling in all that jazz? Nothing, that's what.
...Except maybe the Frankie Printed, which I ladyboned loud and proud on when it first caught my eye. The shape, caging and laces all scream Jungle Hooves Escaping From the Zoo (Bronx Cobra, anyone?), and come on! It's wearing the colors of the Man Repeller flag: crazy, clunky and leopard. I'd rather go home with this shoe than any male.
Hola repeller gurl
ReplyDeleteI loveed the maling printed :)
1- cero "huchi mama" thing on them
2-Love the leopard print on them, repeller dream:P
3-the cut out makes it unique in everything, not your simple oxfords ;)
and DEF eating out the repeller thing on twit and so for the B&D too
My faves are the Ollie shoes. I love the mix of suede and smooth leather, the colors, and the heel height. I'm especially excited about the armadillo-esque segments on the sides--they match the wildlife here in the Southwest!
ReplyDelete@AubriLT
Ode to Addison
ReplyDeleteMan repelling
It would be otherwise save for the cut out squares
( out of the relatively normal kaki shoe)
that belong on the likes of Antoni Tapies canvas
austere yet casual,
like an oxford girl with wicked style
can see through the harmonious overlapping of the lines
that form the front
revealing the toes
and the heel snug in the back yearns to touch the soft camel laces
(pulled through golden hoops)
talking to its color cousin the seams and whole scheme
Oh,Addison I’d like to rest my foot on you
(I would add you both on twitter but I dont have an account :( )
p.s I love your blog!
Holy Moly! While I love so very many of these... I'm going to say that if I had to pick one... it would be... the LEOPARD PRINT BEECHERS! Because they're classy with a dollop of trashy - just like this man repeller here :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, while they're not exactly Cinder Blocky, I see them as more of a geo-cinder masterpiece. Right?
<3
@creabain (twittery)
crissy.reabain@gmail.com
the cornwall is my fav, would go with everything
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
lovewantvintage(at)gmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteThe cinder (man parts) blockage, mixture of textures, and strap happiness, of the Fisher Stamped shoes conjure mental images of various sock pairings that will be sure to put a real WEDGE between unwanted advances from members of the opposite gender and myself, thus becoming this man repellows newest body guards. This is really a matter of my personal safety here.
ReplyDeleteI LOOOOOVEEE FISHER STAMPED WEDGES..they are gorgeous and soooo ready for summer... its a mixture of paterns and textures... able to confuse any straight man
ReplyDeleteAddison! (please.)
ReplyDeleteOpen toed shoes in the workplace are a promotion repeller. So, when I man repel in the hallways, wearing my wardrobe high waisted, color blocked, patterns mixed, I'm going to want my Sakura pedicure flaunted in the only way possible. "Yes. Those are tiny green crystals if you were wondering."
Dahlia pump, because...
ReplyDelete1) nude 2) natural 3) nutty
1) pink 2) playful 3) painful (to the opposite sex)
@rebjansmi
Thanks!
I am diggin' the Malin Print so hard. Let me divulge:
ReplyDelete1.) Leopard print.
1a.) Can anyone say printed sock and cropped Harlem's? i think we all can and should.
1b.) Can anyone say convenient photo shoot with convenient persian rug as well?
2.) Sheer weirdness. Now Hear me out, This shoe has got so much going on. The men's inspired oxford lace up, the cut outs, the sandal-esque style, the lack of heel. Can we call it a flat? an we call it an Oxford? Can we call it a sandal? Can we call it a gladiator? no, no, no, no, no. I think the unquantifiable nature of the shoe should be counted towards it's man repelling points. If he can;t put it into a category he's certainty going to be deterred.
3.) Can we just discuss for a moment, the wonderful absurdity of owning a pair of shoes that costs 300 dollars? I have owned the same pair of Converse for 8 years. I'm 16. Did I just blow your mind? (Can we call them vintage? No?) These shoes would earn a special place both in my closet and in my heart. Maybe a pedestal with a oh-so casual spotlight, and some clap on angel chorus music. It has to be clap on. Nothing too over the top though. I would want to deter the fellas. ;)
After spending a good portion of my evening checking out be&d, I'd go with the Fisher Stamped.
ReplyDeleteI'm also following you both on twitter.
I love the Harvey in grey rock.
ReplyDeleteThe color is gorgeous, and I love the shape of the heel. The "starburst" design of the straps are beautiful too. It will go with just about anything.
(Dahlia was such a close second!)
-Claire
Twitter: mamaducklangg
I think it's got to be the Rico for me. One, I see great opportunities for TOE CLEAVAGE crossed by tan lines that will leave my pale pedal-pushers looking like a trussed chicken. Two, while not colorful THEMSELVES, the strings and soft grey suede still look amazingly like a washed-up anemic jellyfish and with that in mind, viewers will appreciate my wearing them with an ocean blue skirt. And three, well, I really love that a sandal has hiking boot trivets.
ReplyDeleteI love the Ollie in grey rock/tan!
ReplyDelete+ With these bad boys on, I'll be just over 6ft tall. Men steer clear of a woman who literally looks down on them.
++ The peep-toe will accentuate my favorite colored-tights-with-patterned-ankle-socks look, or my naked-foot-sans-pedicure (in the summer). Peep-toe shoes are only inappropriate when the snow on the ground is higher than the shoe platform. All of the above will make the menfolk think twice before approaching me.
+++ Also, do my eyes deceive me, or do these shoes sport nude leather trompe l'oeil PLEATS?! Yes. Always yes.
(@abigailStev, already following both of you on twitter)
Am I the only person here who dreads ordering shoes online? I loooove shoes but my skinny little feet fall out of most ballet flats. :[ I like the Cornwall because it would fit me with the least risk.
ReplyDeleteBut hypothetically speaking.. I love me the Berkeley Printed flats. Leopard flats with pirate jewelery toes? Yes please. Plus, I have some costume jewelery that would go perfectly with those toes.
Following at staceykuo
The Fisher Stamped.
ReplyDeleteGoing from nun to hooker in 2.5 seconds. :)
First of all, thanks for the awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAnd I would have to go with Frankie for the following reasons:
1) Sandal or shoe? These will confuse the hell out of the safety inspector when he comes around, since the lab doesn't allow open toe shoes.
2) They look like cages (or cheese grater). And metaphorically, what are our feet but our abused stepping stones, or the pretty pets we dress up and trot around to show off our sense of style & wealth (but still have a funny smell up close)?
3) Nothing says man repelling like 'My feet sweat so much that I need gigantic airholes to keep them cool and dry all the time.'
@carweenm
the rockateer bootie, the caged zipper detailing on the back is a little hint to some mysterious S&M but really is too dangerous for any man to actually try to get my shoes or anything else off of me. stuck in my little shoe fashion cage, no boyz allowed.
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Can we just talk about the Frankie? Leopard print? Laces?! A WOODEN PLATFORM! That's just everything I want and need. Hello zebra print maxi dress. Hello black skinny pants with a denim shirt! Hello short shorts and a tan, you sexy bitch you! Where have you been all my life! FRANKIE PRINTED! SIZE 9.5! Yes I have big feet. That's just more fabulous to appreciate!
ReplyDeleteDear MR,
ReplyDeleteNormally I don't kiss and tell - no matter how good good good the chicken dinner but "Holey Flatforms, Batman!" the Frankie Leopards are good enough to eat! Kaiser Karl's are finger lick in' good. Mr. Lim's chow my mein. But, spot me some leopard any day, any time and I'll salivate!
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Phyllisa
Addisons,
ReplyDeleteThere would be no surer way of letting the men in this world know that I rock multi-coloured socks. Gets the men everytime, 0% of the time.
First off love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI would pick the rockateer booties .. why..
1) sophisticated in the front and totally badass in the back with its own jail like cage feature.
2) on trend with the vaginal inspired fashion. a great outfit planned with this shoe- a lace bandeau, harem pants and these lovely vaginal inspired bootie. I may be man-reppelling on the top, but finally be man-getting with flaunting these shoes that are inspired by my lady bits. Just a little teaser for what men can be expecting...
srost2492@aim.com
@heyy2010
Should I win, I would like a pair of the Milan Printed in Leopard. I'll need a size 41 since I'm a guy ;)
ReplyDeleteI think they're probably Crude Colorful and Crazy enough to make you as excited about me wearing them all summer, with pride!
Shoe: Ollie (grey rock/tan)
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1) why these are fantastical?!?! it'll just make my standards higher than they already are in men because i would have to find a guy thats taller than me when i put them on!!!! already being a man-repeller, i'll be a pro man repeller with them on... HELLZ YEAH! my life is complete! (also, did i tell you i'm asian...so trying to find a tall asian guy WITHOUT them on is a mission in itself)
2) i'm picturing unbelievably bright ass chartreuse frilled socks with these babies!! COLOR BLOCKING TO THE MAXXXXX YO! but that's obvious..
**these wouldve have been amazing with your suede post you had! FULL OUT SUEDE! from top to bottom (may be find some suede bra&underwear? that'll be legit)
e-mail: Jenni4L2x@gmail.com
Do you want to know what I did today? I spent two hours on the Be&D website. staring. at shoes I could probably have if I could get a job (i've been poor for so long that I actually prefer Scott toilet paper (SINGLE PLY)).
ReplyDeleteIn the end I narrowed it down to... Fisher Stamped. If you knew me personally, you would know that I prefer band-aids on my nipples to bras, novelty Astro Boy tees to languid and lustrous nakedity (not that i'm a prude), and wearing the same outfit three days out of the week with only the slightest variation in sock color.
But the Fisher Stamped is no normal pair of wedges. It fucks with plural tenses beyond reasoning and made me consider becoming a better woman, in grammar and in general. If I had these shoes, I could blossom into womanhood with the diction and mannerisms of Oscar Wilde! If only.
Until that day, I will stare lovingly at the pseudo-snakeskin suede in subtle beiges (the color of resignation), the simple but complex patterns of overlapping straps and horizontally-grained wooden heel...
uh-oh. am I gonna cry?! I think i'm gonna cry!
so if I win this, you bet i'll shit my pants with happiness. (then hastily wipe it away with my poor man's TP.)
... sorry about that mental image.
@psychosulk, psychosulk@gmail.com, this blog is amazing, no REALLY, etcetera.
Dearest Manrepeller,
ReplyDeleteWhile I do *like* Be&D’s Ollies, I am posting because it is more of a matter of I need Be&D’s Ollies. You see, I am graduating in May (from law school (yes, it has been a long fucking haul and I need pretty shoes to make it all better… which I cannot afford due to debilitating student loans)) and, as everyone knows, the only things that matter on graduation day are shoes – the cap and gown take care of the rest. I am in complete crisis because I have absolutely no shoes to wear, none. And, I am completely in love with the Ollies: the heal says come hither, where as the full coverage sued and leather say, yeah right, just stay where you are big guy. I need to stomp across the stage a brand new pair of Ollies, I need to part the sea of sensible black pumps and man-getting pink prom shoes with every stomp. Please, oh please, take mercy on my soul-less soul (see what I did there – it was just like you would have done!) and choose me to win the give away. I promise to send you a pic of me skipping across the stage in my brand new Ollies if you do (or any other pose you so desire, I am willing to hoer myself out for shoes here)! PROMISE!
Thanks!
And, no matter how the give away goes: mad love to you – you are the best! I read you everyday and love you everyday!
Beecher Printed please...
ReplyDeleteThey will make my feet happy and the mangos sad!
i am new to manrepelling, but i do love it! i've got to say, my little heart skipped a beat when i looked at the be&d page and saw the first pair: the saviles. they're sort of grandma oxfords, but totally punk and tough- a mixture of everything i love! i know they aren't cinder blocks, but i know i would kill myself in the only heeled shoes on the page. the closest i get to heels is maybe half an inch on a single pair of my boots.
ReplyDeletethe saviles are also not very colorful. they're black, but that's how i roll (as much as i appreciate color, i'm a goth-punk lady at heart when it comes to my wardrobe!) i'd say they're definitely crude and crazy though, so that counts for something, right? sadly, they're way out of my price range- they cost more than what money i have to my name right now- so i figured i could give this a shot.
giveaway aside, i love your blog! been reading for a few weeks now and have just been too shy to post. keep up the good work (who am i kidding? of course you will!) - bri (or @la_discoteca on twitter)
Good to know Lady Gaga wasn’t the only one inspired to cover herself in the pelt of childhood memories. These badass shoes made me think someone flayed Cinderella’s mice, nailed them down on cork, and added their little yellow bows at the backs for souvenirs. Only there wasn’t enough material for a whole shoe. The fat one must have gotten away. It says, I don’t need nasty little mice making me a frilly doormat dress for MY size 35 feet. That’s why I would kick ass wearing Jules. Also $375 for a pair of shoes = man repeller in and of itself.
ReplyDeleteOh wait, I see they did find the fat one. Didn’t notice the Carlisle earlier.
*oops, my sole-less soul, how embarrassing!
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