H.R. Giger Inspired Shoes And Evolution Themed Runway Show

These are from Alexander McQueen’s 2010 Spring/Summer runway show, “Plato’s Atlantis.”

If you ever looked at your feet and thought, “These need a little more Giger,” here you go.

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Those interested can find more high-res photos of the show at Show Studio.
Note that a few images are NSFW due to partial nudity.

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Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zkvVgvaKJgA.

For those interested, the full runway show for the Spring 2010 collection is available to watch.

Slightly NSFW due to some fleeting nudity in the opening backdrop video as well as on the runway.

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Blog Trend de la Creme compiled a few impressive comparison photos, detailing some of the looks and their insect counterparts.

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Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I.

Lady Gaga can also be seen wearing both styles of McQueen shoes from this line, in the ‘Bad Romance’ video. Standard Gaga Semi-NSFW rules apply.

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What do you think? Evolution or Devolution?

Although these looks are clearly high fashion (and some may disagree with their aesthetics), that doesn’t keep them from being a fascinating artistic foray into both Science Fiction and the natural world by Alexander McQueen.