Saucony Tangle

You know a collage is a good one when you can view it multiple times and you still can't wrap your mind around it.  To me, I think achieved that with this composition.

Caption:  Move over!  My shoes are the newest.

Carmen, you know which shoes are yours...

"You Actually Like These Shoes??"

That's what the gal of these Saucony Grid Escape TR's said to me when I asked if I could take pictures of her shoes.  She proceeded to say:  "They're just black!  Well if you want, I guess you could take some pictures of my shoes."

Oh ho ho!!  How wrong you are.  They're not just black.  Let me say this first.  I've seen shoes that use more vibrant colours and yet, I can tell there's just something blah about them.  If you look closely at these shoes, you will notice that these shoes are more than just "black".

 Note:  The yellow Saucony logo was overexposed from the lens.

If the lighting is poor or if you look at them farther away, these shoes will appear black.  However, a well-designed shoe will incorporate colour separation and colours that jive.  There doesn't appear to be a lot of colours on the body of the shoe to use for colour separation so different types of materials are used to break the monotony of one continuous shell.

The leather and the honeycombed netting is black but the fabric underneath is of navy blue.  The navy blue serves as an afterglow effect that emanates from the light blue trim coming from the laces and the outsole.

On top of using different materials, they used an assortment of patterns and layering to make these shoes look more than some knock-off brand.  The fins on the heel, the zig zag stitching, and the honeycomb webbing are all factors that make these otherwise boring dark shoes, worthy of a Wongous Works blog posting.  One person might see them as just another black pair of shoes.  I see an opportunity for my mind to wander and to yet again, dazzle my readers once more.

By the way, she also told me that she bought these shoes from Sears and that they were having their Sears Day sale on all footwear.  Having some spare time on my hand, I decided to check it out for myself.  Surely enough, I can see why she was raving about her shoes.  Not only did she find the pair of the shoes that fit her like no other but pay only C$60 for something that is normally worth $150.00 is a bargain.  The $100 label is an old-stock price.  The selection is very small for a shoe department so she was very fortunate to find what she was looking for.