Skyscrapin' Heels

Mihai Albu, the Romanian "shoe architect," have taken shoes to new heights. He has created stilettos that will give your gams a 12-inch boost. But Albu's shoes of epic proportions come at astronomical prices. In a country where the average salary is £450 a month, these shoes cost £1,300. Albu uses French leather and embellishes the shoes with jewels, feathers, mirrors, and apparently tiki masks! One thing is for sure, the shoes make quite the statement. At 5'8, these shoes would make me a lofty 6'8"...take THAT Michael Jordan. [DailyMail]

Alexander McQueen

I was just reading The Gloss and saw this speculation that Alexander McQueen was HIV-positive. The gossip blog, Crazy Days and Crazy Nights, written by a Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, posted this blind item:

Which designer who recently died was HIV+ and was distraught over the fact he had infected at least four other people?

This is too sad and I really hope it's not true.

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Interesting Man, Interesting things

Karl Lagerfeld's apartment is full of books, magazines, and trinkets like this colorful cuckoo clock. It's not exactly what I envisioned Uncle Karl's flat to look like, but it's stylish and sophisticated nonetheless.