Hey, If Karl Can Do It For H&M: Tara Subkoff Does Easy Spirit

What with Karl Lagerfeld designing a collection for H&M, Imitation of Christ's Tara Subkoff will be putting her name on a collection for Easy Spirit, the shoe company known for its practical, comfortable designs. Yes, you read that right (and I looked twice when I was reading about this in WWD.) Inspired by an article Subkoff read in W about a woman's bone-slicing operation for better stiletto-wearing (which was admittedly gross and disturbing) and wanting to empower women who want to both look stylish and, um, walk right, the designer got in contact with Easy Spirit and offered some ideas up. The result is a small collection of flats, gladiator sandals and heels, inspired by India and Greece, that will retail for around $160 at better specialty stores. Says Subkoff in WWD: “We are in the future. It’s almost 2005. We really are designing for women who want very much to be comfortable, but they care about fashion and want to look good, too. They don’t want to compromise their integrity or their sense of style.” Personally, I think it's cool that a designer, known for her political ideals, is willing to use these to initiate design projects. Now if we could only get Christian Louboutin for Payless...

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