I can always count on Edmundo Castillo to make me do a double take. Sometimes, on second glance, I see where the details are off. It wouldn’t take a lingering look to detect what’s wrong with this picture, as this is no subtle sneaker. The detective work comes in deciphering whether these kicks are adorned in feather or fur. No matter – neither are good and neither make sense.
I have to hand it to the guy for creatively, however misplaced it is. A feather works on a high heel as a flamboyant embellishment, where the flair is apropos. When it’s peeping out of your sneaker, you’re just going to look like you’ve been doing some duck hunting and weren’t watching where you were stepping. The sneaker itself isn’t flamboyant enough to warrant such a flourish, anyway. Off-kilter, the style is too mannish, and the asymmetrical top and wrap-around laces do nothing to enhance it. But no publicity is bad publicity, right? It does encourage me to keep a lookout for what Castillo has up his kooky sleeve next. And that is an achievement in itself. At Saks Fifth Avenue for $595.
