Julia Kaldy created this set of shoes called Unibody, as part of her Master’s thesis project, that emphasize how the silhouette of the legs changes while wearing shoes of different heights. They colors have been made the same as light flesh so that they seem to merge with the rest of the body.
Photos by Eva Szomba.
Ellie Swinhoe on 08.12.2011 at 11:14 AM
Truly sculptural and spectacular. Love that the skin colour works with the leg! Can we see some pics with them being worn?
Courtney Stanton on 08.12.2011 at 14:06 PM
“They colors have been made the same as flesh so that they seem to merge with the rest of the body.”
So I guess only white people are supposed to wear these, then? “Flesh” is not the same as “beige”.
sarah on 08.12.2011 at 19:32 PM
I agree with Courtney…the illusion of the shoes seeming to meld with the wearer’s body would only work if the wearer was caucasian. Nice design though.
Julia Kaldy on 08.15.2011 at 04:47 AM
I agree with your comment and I as the designer of this collection I would have preferred it read “light flesh” color instead of just “flesh” color.
You can check other pictures on: http://www.facebook.com/juliakaldy.design
Jaime (post author) on 08.15.2011 at 08:16 AM
Hi Julie, That is a great suggestion. I am going to make that edit. Thank you.
Chris on 07.07.2012 at 05:06 AM
Perhaps someone could say it like it is. Designing shoes to meld with one flesh colour is racist. Racist. Racist. Racist pure and simple. She should have been kicked out of fashion college.