By, Jennifer Lipman
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By, Jennifer Lipman
Move over Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin. An Israeli shoe designer is putting the fun and fabulous back into footwear at Selfridges this month with his collection of themed stilettoes resembling everything from a shark baring its teeth to a half-peeled banana and a cup of coffee spilling on to the floor.
Kobi Levi, who trained at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, said he was delighted to see 25 of his designs exhibited for the first time outside Israel at the London pop-up boutique.
His shoes, which include a pair shaped like mallard ducks and a jaunty cheerleader with a pompom on the toe and a pleated skirt as the heel, do not come cheap. He makes just 20 of each design, with prices ranging from £650 to more than £2,050.
The shoes are nothing if not noticeable, from a cockerel sporting a red plume and a yellow beak as the heel, to Blonde Ambition, which features a peroxide pony tail flying from the heel, and Chewing Gum, which at first glance looks like the unfortunate wearer has stepped into a sugary pink gunk.
