For some time now, I’ve been staring at this:
Though Erin Wasson once said that she admired the homeless for their personal style, I regularly agree with her wardrobe choices, and therefore commit many of her pieces to memory in hopes of finding something similarly inspiring from my own closet. Likewise, Noot Seear, a model-cum-actress starring in the upcoming (opening release today maybe? Yes?) New Moon, a chess junkie and chunky jewelry addict, is also an inspirational muse. On Modelinia.com, she personally takes you through her closet – her leather jackets, her vests, her buckets of bags and piles of shoes – and amongst that divine mess is a pair of black and white low ‘creepers.’
Creepers are an interesting lot. According to Wikipedia, “they found their beginnings in the years following the WWII: Soldiers based in the deserts in North Africa wore suede boots with hardwearing crepe soles because of the climate and environment. Having left the army, many of these ex-soldiers found their way to the disreputable nightspots of London (Kings Cross and Soho) wearing the same crepe soled shoes. Those became known as Brothel Creepers.” Afterward, they got picked up by emerging subcultures – ska, punk, new waver, greasers, goths and the Japanese Visual Kei (known for their visual dramatics). Though I’d hardly throw myself into the closet with the skuzzy kids hanging out at The Knitting Factory – the all-black ensembles, glue-formed Mohawks and numerous piercings – I’m not above a little grunge. Like Alexa Chung says ‘I’m allergic to hairbrushes.’ I like a little bitter with my sweet.
So, after several rewinds of Noot’s closet spectaculaire, I wanted my own ‘creepers.’ Which brings me to shoe shopping, which brings me to this: though my budget for shoes is miniscule (I have bilz), the inspiration of an outfit or piece is never truly forgotten; the minute I lay my green eyes on something inspiring, I’m done for, which is why Karmaloop.com never treated me so good. Thank you Jeffrey Campbell. The black and white is gone but the shape of both Noot’s and Erin’s kicks is prominent, and with studs to boot, I’m sold. The ‘wrinkle studded creeper’:
NO SAINTS IN L.A. 