Cinderella's Guide to Glass Shoes

[asakiyume]

The ninja girl sometimes makes tiny books, and recently she made one on glass footwear. She was inspired by experimenting with making waraji--Japanese straw sandals--which got her thinking about the viability of glass as a material for making shoes. (Here is a photo of some waraji.) She knew that shoes are sometimes made of inflexible materials--think wooden clogs--so she researched types of those and created CINDERELLA'S GUIDE TO GLASS SHOES



The shoes are rated three stars for possible--you might be able to wear such a shoe--two stars for risky, and one star for "clear and present danger"







(The peduka is like a flip-flop, but without the straps! Just the knob for your toes to grip)



And last but not least, just for fun, and completely unwearable, the glass sneaker:

Comments

[asakiyume]

I can imagine that a sensible design occurs to people independently--but I also imagine it could spread in the East Asian region.

I had a pair once. I wore them until they were completely gone. I think it could be really fun to learn to make them.

[sartorias]

They look airy and fairly comfy, as long as the ends get tucked in so they don't scratch.

[asakiyume]

You could wrap the straps in soft cloth--I think the pair I had did that.