Saturday, March 27, 2010

"Kinky Boots"





Debbie's "Secrets" book challenged me to work in a space that was tall and skinny. Have you seen the movie "Kinky Boots?" Fabulous movie and true story about a young man who inherits the family shoe factory when his father dies unexpectedly. He soon learns that the business is losing money and unless he can figure out a way to boost sales, the company will go out of business. One night, he encounters a transvestite who works at a drag queen club. He tells the shoe guy that the performers have a hard time finding women's shoes big enough for the drag queens. He persuades him to manufacture a line of "kinky boots" and even offers to help design them. Embarrassed by this new line of shoes, the shoe guy keeps the kinky boots a secret until sales begin to skyrocket, saving the family business.

Here is my "Kinky Boots" page. The spread features the old-fashioned men's shoes that factory had been making for years. I created 6 "secret" pockets (three on each side) to hide the boots within the pages. What do you think of my kinky boot designs?

2 comments:

  1. Hi! I am one of the sketchbookproject group members and I am so glad you started your blog and invited us to it! I just love this one and all of your entries you have done so far! You do such imaginative and beautiful work and I look forward to seeing more. LOVE the kinky boots page!!

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  2. Love the kinky boots and no I have never seen this movie. I'll put it on my netflix list!!

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