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"If you ever flirted with the punk look (as I did for exactly two days in high school, when the object of my affection became a major Marilyn Manson fan) or are a full-on goth girl, you might want to turn away, as when you see these fierce new Nina Ricci boots, you&amp;#x27;re going to be highly annoyed that no one thought to create these hard-core shoes before. Words can not describe the foot-high platform, gravity-defying sculpture-like shoes that hit the Nina Ricci runway. With lethal half spikes as heels, tight bindings down the front and a blinding patent finish, these bad boys make the chain-wrapped mushroom boots that can be spotted stomping down St. Marks and other punk haunts look as sweet as penny loafers. Here they are in action... Commuter shoes these are not: The heels were so tricky to walk in the models only paraded down the runway once. (And miraculously, there were zero stumbles!) Ever seen anything so intense (in the fashion world anyway)? It&amp;#x27;s worth noting that my dalliance with the punk world ended before it even started, in part because my crush informed me that he was going to boycott prom (And miss an opportunity to get all dudded up? To quote the almighty Cher Horowitz, As if! I knew then that we were not meant to be.) However, I think if these dramatic styles had been around then, we both might have reconsidered our RSVPs: I love the Dracula-like lapel on this jacket. With the shoes, the outfit somehow reminded me a little bit of this Umberto Boccioni sculpture. (What can I say? I was an art major: gotta put all that expensive schooling to good use!) And isn&amp;#x27;t this dramatic cut-away crimson gown the perfect goth-girl prom look? What do you think? Intense, right? Know anyone who rocks edgy shoes like these? Think you&amp;#x27;d give it a try? It&amp;#x27;s OK to say hells no. If this isn&amp;#x27;t your thing, try something sweeter, like these Blair Waldorf-worthy pieces. P.S.: Having trouble posting a comment? Try logging out of glamour.com and then logging back in again. Then post your comment. Last 2 photos: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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