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These aint no kitten heels

Written by Tania Braukämper.

Update: when I first penned the post below, I wasn’t sure who the creative brain was behind this quirky pair of feline footwear. Thanks to comments left by knowledgable fashionisers, I can now tell you they’re Charlotte Olympia’s ‘Smoking Cat’ wedges.

Cute, or just plain gimmicky?

Spotted on the streets of Paris these shoes may not be kitten heels (au contraire, they seem to have a rather high platform) but they certainly are kittens for your feet. Another mystery shoe, I’m not sure who designed them (if you do know, we’d love you to comment below) but the black velvet and embroidered cat faces sure make them stand out. As for my lead-in question, I think that comes down to styling: a pair of fishnet stockings and cuffed black pants gives them an air of classic Parisian glamour.

cat shoes

What do you think of the shoes? We’ve love to hear your comments, which again you can leave below.

The photo was snapped by Easy Fashion in Paris.

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Kitty cat flats from Charlotte OlympiaKitty cat flats from Charlotte Olympia (7 Aug 2011)

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Some people's wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit within one aesthetic - Tania Braukamper isn't such a person. With a wardrobe that spans three different rooms, her approach to fashion is a mixture of current-season key pieces mixed with vintage finds she's sourced on innumerous shopping trips around the world's more cultured capitals. Despite a disparate approach to shopping, Tania is adamant that the key to mixing vintage with new season is to stick to key looks and colours that work for oneself. And it's a theory that she works into her writing for Fashionising.com, where she serves as the publication's Editor.