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85 Hellacious Heels

From Alexander McQueen Lobster Claws to Sky-High Stilettos

— February 11, 2010 — Fashion
With the news of Alexander McQueen's death, fashionistas everywhere can't help but recall the hellacious heels and out-of-this-world outfits this talented young designer brought to the industry. I've clustered together an assortment of high heels, dangerous boots and avant-garde stilettos to celebrate Alexander McQueen's memory.

Which of these hellacious heels is your favorite? Mine are the shimmery Alexander McQueen lobster claw shoes from last season.

Implications - The majority of products within society today have been reproduced or made into generic models. Products that push boundaries and offer consumers new alternatives will appeal to those looking for unknown experiences. Unconventional products will be much more likely to attract consumers than those that appear similar to everything else avaialble on the market.
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Inspiring Footography
Inspiring Footography
Louboutin Embraces the Artistry of Creating Signature Shoes
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84
Patterned Shoe Soles
Patterned Shoe Soles
Emilio Pucci Booties
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83
Redesigning Famous Shoes
Redesigning Famous Shoes
The Wizard of Oz Ruby Slipper Collection
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82
Straptacular Bold Booties
Straptacular Bold Booties
The Foot-Encircling Jimmy Choo Spring/Summer 2010 Shoe Collection
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81
Fringed Furry Footwear
Fringed Furry Footwear
Style Bubble Payhalf Pumps Update Classic Black Heels
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80
Sky-High Sequined Stilettos
Sky-High Sequined Stilettos
The Porous Sergio Rossi Spring/Summer 2010 Shoes
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79
Architecture Heels
Architecture Heels
The Alexander Wang Natasha Pumps are Decked Out in Design
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78
Ruffly High Heels
Ruffly High Heels
Christian Louboutin's Spring '09 RTW Shoes Are Like Wearable Sculptures
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77
Spikey Stilettos
Spikey Stilettos
Dolce & Gabbana's Tribute To The 80's
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76
Tip Shoes
Tip Shoes
Footwear for Strippers
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75
Stiletto and Booze Kits
Stiletto and Booze Kits
'Le Rituel' Box Set is Every Girl's Dream
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74
Recycled Medical Supply Fashion
Recycled Medical Supply Fashion
'Medic Esthetic' Shoes
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73
Mirrored High Heels
Mirrored High Heels
Hakoon's Stylish Mirror Mosaic Strappy Sandals Reflect Fashionista Desires
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72
Multi-Hued Heels
Multi-Hued Heels
Amaya Arzuaga's Spring 2010 Collection is Full of Color and Sass
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71
Virtual Shoe Museum
Virtual Shoe Museum
Lisa Snook's Beautiful, Bizarre Footwear
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70
Human Hair Footwear
Human Hair Footwear
Brush Your Feet with Camilla Skovgaard Shoes
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69
Wired Heels
Wired Heels
Shoes for Masochists by Polly Verity
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68
Sculpted Heels
Sculpted Heels
Julia Finsk Takes Footwear to New Heights With Her Project 1 Shoe
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67
Walking Backwards
Walking Backwards
The World's First Back-To-Front Shoe
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66
Massive Shoes
Massive Shoes
Petros Chrisostomou Giant Collection
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65
Chromatic Structural Shoes
Chromatic Structural Shoes
Run Away With These Sculpted Heavy Machine Heels
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64
Gun Shoes
Gun Shoes
Chanel Vice Heels
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63
Illuminated Sequined Goatskin Shoes
Illuminated Sequined Goatskin Shoes
Chanel Light Bulb Heels
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62
Car Shoes
Car Shoes
Opel Agila Heels
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61
Creative Italian Footwear
Creative Italian Footwear
Sergio Rossi's Sweet Shoes
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60
Custom Couture Footwear
Custom Couture Footwear
Celebrity Cobbler Terry de Havilland's Bespoke Shoes
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59
Bartending Stilettos
Bartending Stilettos
Sky-High Heels That Open Beer
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58
Toe-Dividing Stilettos
Toe-Dividing Stilettos
Alexander McQueen's Separated Toe-lettos for Freaky Feet
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57
Psychedelic Wedges
Psychedelic Wedges
Karim Rashid's Shoe is a Twist on the Traditional Heel
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56
Prismatic Paper Shoes
Prismatic Paper Shoes
Odd Footwear From Mathieu Missiaen and Julien Morin of Le Creative Sweatshop
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55
Boxy Origami Shoes
Boxy Origami Shoes
Andreia Chaves' Shoe Concepts are Bold Artistic Statements
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54
Pom-Pom Footwear
Pom-Pom Footwear
Fur Shoes Fit for Cruella De Vil
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53
Furniture-Inspired Footwear
Furniture-Inspired Footwear
Eamz Heels Inspired by The Eames Lounge Chair
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52
Tasseled Toes
Tasseled Toes
Marc Jacobs' Furry Louis Vuitton Spring 2010 Shoes
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51
Zombie Pumps
Zombie Pumps
Iron Fist 'Zombie Stomper' Heels Are Frankenstein Fabulous
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50
Shoes That Look Like Origami
Shoes That Look Like Origami
By Designer Marloes ten Bhomer
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49
Glowing Heels
Glowing Heels
LED Alina Shoes
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48
Bootstrap Heels
Bootstrap Heels
Litter Takes the “Yee-Haw” Out of Western Footwear With Edge
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47
Cactus Shoes
Cactus Shoes
Carmel Walsh Creates Knitted Nature High Heels
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46
Poodle Shoes
Poodle Shoes
John Galliano's Hair-Free Pom Pom Stilettos Won't Require Any Trimming
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45
Virtual Shoe Museum II
Virtual Shoe Museum II
Whacked Concept Shoes
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44
Design Your Own Collection
Design Your Own Collection
Customized Steve Madden Shoes & Bags
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43
Holey Wedged Heels
Holey Wedged Heels
Guo Pei's Sky-High Heels are Geometric Masterpieces
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42
Real Life Cinderella Shoes
Real Life Cinderella Shoes
Glass Designs by Asa Jungnelius
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41
Mohawk Heels
Mohawk Heels
Prada Puts the Punk Back in Pumps
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40
The Heels of New York
The Heels of New York
Fashion Week's Promenade of Stilettos
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39
Dual Heel Shoes
Dual Heel Shoes
Alexander McQueen's Geisha-Style Footwear
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38
Stiletto Police Shoes
Stiletto Police Shoes
Dress the Part of a Fashion Cop With Sky High Footwear by Tim Cooper
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37
Crystal-Encrusted Heels
Crystal-Encrusted Heels
The Prada Spring 2010 Ads are Ravishingly Sparkly
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36
Otherworldly Shoes
Otherworldly Shoes
The Anastasia Radevich A/W 09-10 Line Dubbed 'Biofuture'
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35
Luxury Footwear Sneak Peak
Luxury Footwear Sneak Peak
First Look at Omelle Shoes
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34
Heel-Less Pumps
Heel-Less Pumps
The Natacha Marro Shoes are a Fashionable Sight to Behold
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33
Anime-Inspired Shoes
Anime-Inspired Shoes
Manga Footwear
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32
Figurines as Sandal Heels
Figurines as Sandal Heels
Christian Dior's Goddess Shoes
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31
Naughty Dancer Shoes
Naughty Dancer Shoes
7" Wedges Have a Sexy Carving of a Woman and a Pole
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30
Gun Footwear
Gun Footwear
Madonna Gets Slammed for Wearing Gun Heel Shoes
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29
Killer Heels IV
Killer Heels IV
Torture Pumps
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28
Hyper Graffiti Heels
Hyper Graffiti Heels
INSA Heels Releases More Brightly Decorated Foot Candy
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27
Feathered Footwear
Feathered Footwear
Nicholas Kirkwood Debuts His Spring 2010 Shoes at Roksanda Ilincic
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26
Frightening Furry Footwear
Frightening Furry Footwear
Bizarre Animalistic Hoof Shoes To Horse Around In
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25
Kaleidoscopic Heels
Kaleidoscopic Heels
Nicholas Kirkwood Spring 2010 Shoes Hit You With Killer Colors
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24
Wearable Artistic Footwear
Wearable Artistic Footwear
Kei Kagami's Heel-less Shoes Are As Comfortable As Platforms
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23
High Anti-Heels
High Anti-Heels
Eccentric Shoes Spruce Up Basic Black Minimalism in Marie Claire Italy
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22
Writhing Wraparound Shoes
Writhing Wraparound Shoes
The 'Mojito' Shoe by Julian Hakes Has No Foot Plate
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21
Jagged Crag Platforms
Jagged Crag Platforms
These London S/S 2010 Shoes Are Out of This World
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20
High-Tech Hooker Shoes
High-Tech Hooker Shoes
Sky-High Heels Fit For Ladies of the Night
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19
Alien Shoe Editorials
Alien Shoe Editorials
Alexander McQueen Shoes in 'Attach the Prophets' in Vogue Nippon
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18
Rusty Footwear
Rusty Footwear
Chain Shoes Win Shoemania 2009 Competition
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17
Painful High Fashion
Painful High Fashion
Gisele Bundchen Suffers For Numero Tokyo in Painfully High Heels
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16
Torturous Toe Shoes
Torturous Toe Shoes
Even Ballerinas Would Steer Clear Of These Feet-Deforming Shoes
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15
Killer Heels Part II
Killer Heels Part II
Ballet Toe Boots
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14
Atrociously High Heels
Atrociously High Heels
Footwear Threatens to Break Necks
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13
Chiseled Heels
Chiseled Heels
Nicholas Kirkwood's A/W Shoes are Artwork for Your Footsies
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12
Invisible Heels
Invisible Heels
Victoria Beckham En Pointe for Perfume Launch
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11
Angry Footwear
Angry Footwear
Cruel Designer Shoes
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10
Platform Shoes as Flower Vases
Platform Shoes as Flower Vases
Scherer Gonzales Spring 2009
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9
Extreme Ballerina Heels 2
Extreme Ballerina Heels 2
Christian Louboutin Fetish Shoes
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8
Convertible Stiletto-Shoes
Convertible Stiletto-Shoes
Sheila's Heels For Women Who Drive
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7
Couture Footwear Frenzies
Couture Footwear Frenzies
Daphne Guinness Rocks Alexander McQueen Armadillo Shoes in Public First
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6
Freaky Shoes For Daring Soles
Freaky Shoes For Daring Soles
Tarantula Stilettos to Mole Slippers
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5
Horseshoes for Humans
Horseshoes for Humans
Ponyplay Iron-Clad Shoes
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4
Modern Wizard of Oz Shoes
Modern Wizard of Oz Shoes
‘The Kansas Project' in Hong Kong
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3
Sky-High Space Shoes
Sky-High Space Shoes
Kronier Creations Footwear is for Futurists & Fashionistas Alike
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2
Sea Creature Shoes
Sea Creature Shoes
The Remarkable Alexander McQueen Spring 2010 Footwear Collection
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1
Killer High Heels
Killer High Heels
10 Dangerous Shoes for Spring 2009
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