bogrady
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The Latest Fin Fashion
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Dakkon
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Wow... those look fun to walk around in. I wonder if the designer has actually tried them out?
JackSpearo
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I guess they´ll make anything these days...
turtle_guy
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I guess they are for sudden global warming related floods.:mooner:
I swear I've seen this picture in 4 threads recently.....
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bogrady
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You may have seen it elsewhere, but this is the only one that was correctly placed in the Fins, Masks, and Snorkels forum.
David Wilson
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I gather from other places on the Web where these items have been discussed that they were designed for an art project.
However whimsical High Tide Heels are, the foot pockets minus the high heels and the blades might still make excellent beach shoes, offering much more foot support and coverage than current aquatic slippers such as flip-flops.
This Spanish company's product illustrates the possibilities:
http://www.perellon.com/lindep_e.html
but sadly they don't respond to emails from members of the public and nobody seems to be retailing the product.
Caravelle fins in the 1960s consisted of a rubber "golosh", or free-standing beach shoe, with sockets at the sides where a plastic blade could be attached:
More details about their development, and eventual commercial demise, on page 76 of the following document:
http://www.xray-mag.com/pdfs/xray07/X-Ray7_part4.pdf
However whimsical High Tide Heels are, the foot pockets minus the high heels and the blades might still make excellent beach shoes, offering much more foot support and coverage than current aquatic slippers such as flip-flops.
This Spanish company's product illustrates the possibilities:
http://www.perellon.com/lindep_e.html
but sadly they don't respond to emails from members of the public and nobody seems to be retailing the product.
Caravelle fins in the 1960s consisted of a rubber "golosh", or free-standing beach shoe, with sockets at the sides where a plastic blade could be attached:
More details about their development, and eventual commercial demise, on page 76 of the following document:
http://www.xray-mag.com/pdfs/xray07/X-Ray7_part4.pdf
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