The women and shoes have this kind of explicit love affair bordering on the domains of obsession and compulsion. Such is the bonding that women happen to throw endearments and name their favourite heels. And somehow testimonial is the documentary, ‘God Save My Shoes’ by film maker Julie Benasra, which was theatrically unveiled recently in America.
A film about the passion and obsession of women for shoes was first premiered in Paris during Spring Summer 2012 and involved the big names of fashion – including Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, Pierre Hardy, Dita Von Teese, Vivienne Westwood and Fergie. The film comes as a quest to decipher from different perspectives – psychological, social, historical and erotic – the fiery emotions that shoes exert on most women.
The all-consuming love affair of women with their shoes is well endorsed in the film by designers like Christian Louboutin stating, “Women have a carnal relationship with their shoes. The shoe is not an object. It’s their prerogative.” Whereas another interviewee ended up saying, “An arched foot is a foot having orgasm.”
