Central Saint Martins graduate Paulina Lenoir has designed a pair of comically long shoes that force wearers to reconsider their daily routes and pace.

For her graduation project, she considered how architecture dictates the pace of urban living, masking inhabitants’ “individual rhythm”.

The pointed lace-up shoes are twice the length of a foot and have a weighty silicone insert, causing the wearer to take exaggerated steps and introducing “uncertainty, surprise and discovery” into daily routine. “The excessively long shoes are a way of consciously imposing a slower pace on oneself,” said Lenoir. “Their weight and length make it difficult to keep up with the pace of the city.”

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