This is really cute. Apparently, Marc Jacob’s backwards heels concept is a 50 year old idea! This was the note that brought blogger Manolo’s attention to the uncanny resemblance:
Dear Manolo,
This evening, while reading James Lilek’s delightful ramblings on The Bleat, I was charmed to see that he had included a photo of the cover of the January 1955 issue of the pulpy magazine Galaxy Science Fiction. At first glance I took it to be nothing more than a typical almost-racy illustration of way-out stylings, but then the shoes caught my eye: Mr. Jacobs’ Backward Heel. Oh, yes, the left shoe looks a little odd, bu I believe that’s because it’s being polished by that strange device. The right shoe, firmly planted, most clearly shows a backward heel.Is there ever anything new under the sun? Does it really matter? I don’t think so, but thought you would enjoy this nonetheless.
Best regards,
Joan
Source: Manolo’s Shoe Blog
