Look Sharp, Sconnie - Midwestern Fashion Nerd, Chronic Over-thinker

Who Wore It Better??: CALL GIRL Edition

So,
Last night I Googled "prostitutes".
hooker (n friend), marni
Then I frantically clicked the back button like fifteen times simultaneously much like a poor 12 year old boy would in the event that his mother casually strolled in on him doing the same.

Immediately, I amended my search term to "Hooker Shoes", 
which proved to be a slightly (ableit not much) better alternative for rendering the results that I sought.
hooker, shotmint
The point of my inappropriate foray into the dregs of the internet was to examine the stereotypical assumption about the footwear of our street's finest walkers.

Why, when I bought my first pair of very very high heels, did more than one companion relay to me their unwelcome opinion that my footwear resembled that of a call girl?
Why do we assume that there's something that separates our Jeffrey Campbell platform booties and Alexander Wang spikey toe pumps from the feet-cladders of the "fallen women".
hooker, wang
I don't know.
Maybe, at some point in time, there was.
Maybe, 1920s everyday women's shoes in no way resembled 1920s hooker's shoes.
Maybe ironic footwear wasn't the proverbial law of the proverbial land the way that it is now.

Today, however,
any sort of line is essentially nonexistent.

And it seems like the "hookers" of lore have had a good thing going.
ALAÏA thinks so, anyway.

But don't take my word for it.
exotic dancer, alaia
hooker, wang
hooker, steve madden
Most inappropriate mention of Reading Rainbow ever?
Quite possibly. 
Quite possibly. 

Cheers.
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 4, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    Really unconventional point of view and I love it!

    Thanks for stop on my blog and for yuor words ;)

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  2. far and wild jewelryJune 4, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    love the caption underneath the second photo: hooker, wang. my 2 cents here is that women in the sex industry get paid to look hot for a living so they're gonna have some super sexy footwear at their disposal. the difference is that you or i would probably pair the wangs with a slouchy sweater and boyfriend jeans whereas the hooker might go for like a crotchless body stocking. (my sincerest apologies to hookers if those are passé and crotches are back in). like anything in life, moderation is key.

    abigail
    www.farandwildjewelry.com

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  3. Swati AilawadiJune 4, 2013 at 11:21 AM

    You know reading your views and posts.... I think I would actually pay to get inside your head... seriously ! That's how unique your thoughts seem to be. Reading this one I am like "where did it even come from" You have a beautiful mind !!

    Swati @ The Creative Bent

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  4. UnknownJune 4, 2013 at 2:49 PM

    Just had to shield my computer from my dad--ALWAYS A GOOD SIGN!! This is hilarious stuff. -Harling

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  5. Pooja MittalJune 5, 2013 at 5:59 AM

    Great blog..

    Would you like to follow each other on bloglovin and GFC...
    beingbeautifulandpretty.com

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