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i got me a fantastic pair of shoes today from Gucci called the Pioneer Tattoo Sirene lace-ups:




its a play on the traditional oxford shoe printed with old fashioned sailor themed tattoo images.




reminds me of those infamous tattooed pigs by one of my favourite artists Wim Delvoye.






from the Gucci Cruise Collection 2009:




here they are worn with my fave purple bishop's knee high socks i bought in Rome:




i also saw the matching mermaid buckle belt at the boutique. unfortunately the only piece they had wasn't in my size. but im likely to be coming back for those later.




being completely devoid of tattoos and piercings, this is probably the closest i'd go to sporting some. i love 'em!