Amid legions of copycats disguised as shoe designers, every once in a while someone shows up unafraid to wear his influences up on his sleeves.
Enter Martiniano Lopez Crozet from Argentina and his glove shoe.
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2011 | Martiniano Lopez Crozet
Bootie
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This photo here below inspired my glove shoe in 2011. It’s a sock shoe from the middle ages and since the shoes I make are made of kid leather I decided to call them “glove shoes” instead of “sock shoes".
Martiniano Lopez Crozet
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| XII Century | Philip Of France shoe Source: Histoire Du La Chaussure by Paul Lacroix (Adolphe Delahays Libraire-Editeur, Paris 1862) |
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2011 | Martiniano Lopez Crozet
Glove
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2011 | Martiniano Lopez Crozet
Gold and black kid leather
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Footnote
The multitalented Martiniano was also half of performance art duo Los Super Elegantes with Milena Muzquiz.
I was told my shoes (on the cover) are vintage cricket shoes when I bought them at the Camden Market in London. Not sure what the fabric is, it seems thinner than canvas but sturdy still. Milena's shoes are Gucci.
Martiniano Lopez Crozet
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Los Super Elegantes
Nothing Really Matters CD EP (Eureka/PIAS - 2007)
Cover by Young Chung
Source: Discogs
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Martiniano online
http://martinianolopezcrozet.tumblr.com/
http://instagram.com/martinianoshoes
http://www.lossuperelegantes.com/