My post on the gladiator sandal gave me the urge to watch GLADIATOR the movie, which I'm doing right now. Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has just been murdered his own son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)... enter Maximus (Russell Crowe) to pay his last respects. Watching lead me to wonder how and where the gladiator sandal trend got its (ahem) foothold. With a little bit of digging, I found out that we have avant-garde designer Balenciaga and this photo of actress Jennifer Connelly sporting a high-concept pair of knee high gladiators to thank - a look that only Jennifer Connelly and Balenciaga could pull off.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your shoes
My post on the gladiator sandal gave me the urge to watch GLADIATOR the movie, which I'm doing right now. Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has just been murdered his own son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)... enter Maximus (Russell Crowe) to pay his last respects. Watching lead me to wonder how and where the gladiator sandal trend got its (ahem) foothold. With a little bit of digging, I found out that we have avant-garde designer Balenciaga and this photo of actress Jennifer Connelly sporting a high-concept pair of knee high gladiators to thank - a look that only Jennifer Connelly and Balenciaga could pull off.
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