Cheesy Feet

July 3, 2014 9:12 AM

Fondue slippers, that is all.
posted by arcticseal (21 comments total)

Dammit, missed a link. The artist's page.
posted by arcticseal at 9:14 AM on July 3, 2014

...but you can't run away from your own feet.
posted by furtive at 9:22 AM on July 3, 2014

Aiiiggh. I don't know if I've ever read a more disturbing pull quote than "Fondue Slipper could be the new Crocs-meets-FiveFingers hybrid."

[cue psycho violins]
posted by umbú at 9:24 AM on July 3, 2014 [2 favorites]

I don't have a particular aversion to feet in general, but dear god, can this please never actually be a thing.

Also, I doubt a thin layer of PVC or whatever will withstand the occasional tack or broken glass. As an art project, it basically celebrates recent nonsensical trends in footwear. As a product, it's doomed to failure.
posted by WCWedin at 9:26 AM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

These are so awesome, and I want to buy one of these kits.
posted by koeselitz at 9:27 AM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

Uh, PVC doesn't breath and with no airflow your feet will STINK.

I think a good use of this would be for small cordwainers or online shoe retailers who want to ensure the shoe they are selling would fit you. You could just send your fondue slipper to them and they can give you the correct size.
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 9:31 AM on July 3, 2014 [2 favorites]

Fortunately you don’t have to dip your feet in melted Gruyere

Or unfortunately, depending on your perspective.
posted by Jahaza at 9:35 AM on July 3, 2014 [6 favorites]

A foot waxing with embedded souvenirs you can admire every morning as you get ready for work.
posted by ardgedee at 9:44 AM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

Is the thermosetting material Shapelok/Friendly Plastic? Because that stuff is really handy, but that doesn't mean it's footy.
posted by zippy at 9:56 AM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

So this is basically Plasti-Dip for your feet, huh?
posted by backseatpilot at 10:35 AM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

Uh, PVC doesn't breath and with no airflow your feet will STINK.

Like fondue!
posted by yoink at 10:44 AM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

Something about this really makes me anxious... maybe that your toes would be essentially locked in place when you put them on? I like my toes to be able to have some horizontal movement inside my shoes.
posted by Fig at 10:46 AM on July 3, 2014

Fortunately you don’t have to dip your feet in melted Gruyere

:(
Lost me here. I LOVE fondue.
posted by goshling at 10:56 AM on July 3, 2014 [2 favorites]

If your feet smell better AFTER you dip them in melted Gruyere, that's a bad sign.
posted by Daddy-O at 11:19 AM on July 3, 2014

Reminds me of my favorite line in all of Harold McGee's On Food And Cooking, which is sayin' something-- a person was quoted as saying that a particular cheese smelled like God's feet.
posted by Sublimity at 11:35 AM on July 3, 2014

I'm thinking more Chocolate Fondue for a less obvious looking pair of brown slippers...
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:12 PM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

I was honestly expecting melted velveeta, which returns to its original, springy form when cool.
posted by vytae at 12:52 PM on July 3, 2014

MetaFilter: you don’t have to dip your feet in melted Gruyere.
posted by Splunge at 1:40 PM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

"Let's wash Fondue Slipper clean after use." Yes, let's.
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED at 6:19 PM on July 3, 2014 [1 favorite]

MisantropicPainforest: Uh, PVC doesn't breath and with no airflow your feet will STINK.

So, what's the average wind velocity inside your tennis shoes? Pumps? Boots?
posted by IAmBroom at 12:26 PM on July 6, 2014

WCWedin: Also, I doubt a thin layer of PVC or whatever will withstand the occasional tack or broken glass. As an art project, it basically celebrates recent nonsensical trends in footwear. As a product, it's doomed to failure.

Good thing that regular house slippers are impervious to all the tacks and broken glass people keep around the house and nearby sidewalks, or nobody would ever be able to sell a crazy product like that.
posted by IAmBroom at 12:30 PM on July 6, 2014 [1 favorite]