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90 Ways to Fall Head Over Heels

Crazy Shoes, from Gun Shoes to Staple Heels

— September 9, 2009 — Fashion
For some women, that perfect pair of heels is love at first sight. Some experience irregular and chaotic heartbeats and sweaty palms when they see covetable shoes, and some are even willing to pay any price for them. Many women love them and lots of men love to see women in them.

Implications - All of these hot heels are guaranteed to get you noticed as your strut your stuff down the sidewalk. These shoes are made for walkin', and that's just what they'll do, check out this cluster to see which appeal to you.

So, here you have a list of 99 innovative shoe ideas, from torturous toe shoes to crystal-studded heels.
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Celebs Design Pumps For Charity
Celebs Design Pumps For Charity
Ovarian Cancer Benefit
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Retro Heels
Retro Heels
Kenneth Cole Boxed In Pumps
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Beaded Booties
Beaded Booties
Intricate Detailing On Shoes at the Virtual Shoe Museum
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85
Architectural Stilettos
Architectural Stilettos
Conde Nast Traveler Campaign Emphasizes Your Destination
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Fish Scale Footwear
Fish Scale Footwear
Finsk Creates Eco-Friendly, Bi-Product Metallic Platforms
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Biodegradable Footwear
Biodegradable Footwear
Eco-Friendly Pumps By Sergio Rossi Made of Recycled Leather
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82
Self-Deprecating Shoes
Self-Deprecating Shoes
Starstyling Teams With Dr. Scholls For Threaded Footwear Line
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Sensitive Shoes
Sensitive Shoes
Reflexology Technology Eases The Pain of High Heals
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Statement Shoes
Statement Shoes
Walking Hot in Spring 2008
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Speaker Stilettos
Speaker Stilettos
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Wedge Buckle Boots
Wedge Buckle Boots
Chloe Sevigny Teams With Opening Ceremony for Footwear
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Budget Designer Stilettos
Budget Designer Stilettos
H&M Announces Collaboration With Footwear Star Jimmy Choo
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Electric Flamingo Pumps
Electric Flamingo Pumps
Sarah Jessica Park's Dazzling Peep-Toes
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Aphrodite Platform Pumps
Aphrodite Platform Pumps
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Legwarmers With High Heels
Legwarmers With High Heels
'Oda a Coco' in Vogue Mexico Showcases Coco Rocha's Moves
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Kaleidoscopic Footwear
Kaleidoscopic Footwear
Miu Miu Perla Sequin Platform Pumps
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Ruffly High Heels
Ruffly High Heels
Christian Louboutin's Spring '09 RTW Shoes Are Like Wearable Sculptures
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Blue Suede Shoes
Blue Suede Shoes
Fall's Hottest Footwear, Courtesy of Elvis Presley
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Sky Scraping Heels
Sky Scraping Heels
Footwear Fashions are Topping Upwards of 6 Inches
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Spikey Stilettos
Spikey Stilettos
Dolce & Gabbana's Tribute To The 80's
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Patchwork Footwear
Patchwork Footwear
Chic Boots Made for Walking by Town Shoes, Steve Madden and Uggs
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Virtual Shoe Museum
Virtual Shoe Museum
Lisa Snook's Beautiful, Bizarre Footwear
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Wired Heels
Wired Heels
Shoes for Masochists by Polly Verity
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Sculpted Heels
Sculpted Heels
Julia Finsk Takes Footwear to New Heights With Her Project 1 Shoe
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Architectural Mega Heels
Architectural Mega Heels
Mark Giuseppe Zanotti Designs
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Haute Galactic Footwear
Haute Galactic Footwear
Raphael Young's Futuristic Fashions for A/W 2009
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Extreme Footwear
Extreme Footwear
Freaky Finds From the Virtual Shoe Museum (UPDATE)
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Folded Footwear
Folded Footwear
Marloes ten Bhomer's Origami-Inspired Heels (UPDATE)
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Caged Footwear
Caged Footwear
These Yves Saint Laurent Hot Catwalk Boots Are Captivating
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Car Innertube Shoes
Car Innertube Shoes
Rachel Ford's Sustainable Fashion Collection Rocks
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Thorn-Front Stilettos
Thorn-Front Stilettos
Tia Spike Heels From Pour la Victoire Makes a Fierce Footwear Statement
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Supercar Stilettos
Supercar Stilettos
Lamborghini Pumps Are Perfect For Ladies With A Need for Speed
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Thigh High Boots Suits
Thigh High Boots Suits
Costume National Takes a Trashy Look And Makes It Office-OK
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High-Heeled Boxer Boots
High-Heeled Boxer Boots
Prada Cruise 2010 Blends Sportswear & Beachwear
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Bartending Stilettos
Bartending Stilettos
Sky-High Heels That Open Beer
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Thigh-High Leather Footwear
Thigh-High Leather Footwear
Badass Boots Go From the Bedroom to the Street for Fall 2009
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Skyscraper Sightseeing Shoes
Skyscraper Sightseeing Shoes
Beyonce's Eyecatching, Yet Impratical, Footwear
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Crystal-Studded Heels
Crystal-Studded Heels
The Azzaro Enchantment Ankle Boot
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Spiral-Heeled Pumps
Spiral-Heeled Pumps
Jeffrey Campbell's Michelle Heel is a Peep-Toe Masterpiece
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49
Galoshes for High Heels
Galoshes for High Heels
The Swims City Slippers
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48
Toe-Dividing Stilettos
Toe-Dividing Stilettos
Alexander McQueen's Separated Toe-lettos for Freaky Feet
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47
High Fashion Heels With Cartoons
High Fashion Heels With Cartoons
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Botanical Shoes
Botanical Shoes
Shoe Fleur, A Footwear Fantasy
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Psychedelic Wedges
Psychedelic Wedges
Karim Rashid's Shoe is a Twist on the Traditional Heel
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Faux Probationary Shoes
Faux Probationary Shoes
Rodarte Pumps, Ankle Bracelets Not Issued by LAPD
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Personalized Printed Pumps
Personalized Printed Pumps
DreamHeels.com Lets You Design Your Shoe & Earn Money
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Furniture-Inspired Footwear
Furniture-Inspired Footwear
Eamz Heels Inspired by The Eames Lounge Chair
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Zombie Pumps
Zombie Pumps
Iron Fist 'Zombie Stomper' Heels Are Frankenstein Fabulous
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Shoes That Look Like Origami
Shoes That Look Like Origami
By Designer Marloes ten Bhomer
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Bootstrap Heels
Bootstrap Heels
Litter Takes the “Yee-Haw” Out of Western Footwear With Edge
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Retro Footwear
Retro Footwear
Pin-Up Pumps and Cha Cha Heels Reign Supreme for Spring
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Poodle Shoes
Poodle Shoes
John Galliano's Hair-Free Pom Pom Stilettos Won't Require Any Trimming
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Virtual Shoe Museum II
Virtual Shoe Museum II
Whacked Concept Shoes
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Furniture for Feet
Furniture for Feet
High Chair Shoes
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Fringed Heels
Fringed Heels
Christian Louboutin's Suede Fringe Pumps for Couture Cowgirls
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Winged Stilettos
Winged Stilettos
Nickolas Kirkwood Shoes for Autumn/Winter 2008
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The Heels of New York
The Heels of New York
Fashion Week's Promenade of Stilettos
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Daring Denim Designs
Daring Denim Designs
Healed Jean Boots are For Eccentric Soles Only
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Running Heels
Running Heels
B by Aperire Releases Sporty Shoe Line
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Sculptural Steel Shoes
Sculptural Steel Shoes
Chau Har Lee Creates Architectural Laser Cut Footwear
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Papercraft Pumps
Papercraft Pumps
Gorgeous Fashion Accessories From Ndeur & 'Make a Paper World'
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Extreme Lace-up Heels
Extreme Lace-up Heels
The Lush and Lofty 2007 Shoe Collection by Bruno Frisoni
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Bedroom-Ready Boots
Bedroom-Ready Boots
Lascivious Footwear That Begs to Be Seen
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Sweet Summer Shoes
Sweet Summer Shoes
Fun Feminine Footwear for Warm-Weather Wandering
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Giant Staple Heels
Giant Staple Heels
Omelle Shoes Look Like Funky Office Supplies
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Gun Footwear
Gun Footwear
Madonna Gets Slammed for Wearing Gun Heel Shoes
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Killer Heels IV
Killer Heels IV
Torture Pumps
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Lace Stilettos
Lace Stilettos
Applique Footwear from Vincent Rey
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Thigh-High PVC Boots
Thigh-High PVC Boots
Lady GaGa Blends Corsetry & Cream for Night Out in London
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Shoe Jewelry
Shoe Jewelry
San Francisco's Litter Label Glams Up Pumps
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High Heeled Feet
High Heeled Feet
Julie Rrap's Stiletto Foot Means You'll Never Need Shoes Again
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Self-Defense Stilettos
Self-Defense Stilettos
Well-Heeled Protection
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Aquatic High Heels
Aquatic High Heels
Ruud Baan Has His Models Pose In Stilettos Underwater
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Stilettos Inspired by Snowboard Boots
Stilettos Inspired by Snowboard Boots
Balenciaga's Bizarre Sportiletto Sandals
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Wearable Artistic Footwear
Wearable Artistic Footwear
Kei Kagami's Heel-less Shoes Are As Comfortable As Platforms
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High-Tech Hooker Shoes
High-Tech Hooker Shoes
Sky-High Heels Fit For Ladies of the Night
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Rusty Footwear
Rusty Footwear
Chain Shoes Win Shoemania 2009 Competition
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Self-Hurting Shoe Ads
Self-Hurting Shoe Ads
Jimmy Choo Showcase The Killer High Heels of S/S 09
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Painful High Fashion
Painful High Fashion
Gisele Bundchen Suffers For Numero Tokyo in Painfully High Heels
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Torturous Toe Shoes
Torturous Toe Shoes
Even Ballerinas Would Steer Clear Of These Feet-Deforming Shoes
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Atrociously High Heels
Atrociously High Heels
Footwear Threatens to Break Necks
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High-Heeled Shoes with GPS for Prostitutes
High-Heeled Shoes with GPS for Prostitutes
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Chiseled Heels
Chiseled Heels
Nicholas Kirkwood's A/W Shoes are Artwork for Your Footsies
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Freaky Shoes For Daring Soles
Freaky Shoes For Daring Soles
Tarantula Stilettos to Mole Slippers
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16" Stilettos
16" Stilettos
Sky-High Shoes Are World's Tallest
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Tennis Shoes Stilettos
Tennis Shoes Stilettos
The Converse High Heel Sneakers
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Killer High Heels
Killer High Heels
10 Dangerous Shoes for Spring 2009
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Male Stilettos
Male Stilettos
Men in High Heels
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