Oct 14, 2025
Visual Diary 8 – Leveraging or Alleviating Parameters Post 1 – Armadillo Boots: When Beauty Becomes Unbearable
The Armadillo Boot was designed by Alexander McQueen in 2010, and it’s almost impossible to walk in. That’s the point. It challenged the tangible parameters of comfort, stability, and practicality to create an emotional reaction of awe, confusion, or even fear. McQueen leveraged pain as part of the story, turning discomfort into art. It’s an example of barriers and how they can be intentional boundaries that invite conversation about power, femininity, and transformation.