Comme il Faut

Alien Shoes

Are your Comme il Fauts too delicate for the cut and thrust of the milonga? Well, courtesy of Mara Mascaro here are a tough pair, commissioned in outer space. Alien shoes, just what you have been looking for!

What to wear for the milonga?

Joe Leonardo in his costume guide for appearing in silent tango films, suggests the right outfit for you to stand out on celluloid! Here are his flappers! How tango shoes have changed.

Guys: danger on the dance floor

My inbox tells me that there a number of guys who follow the blog. So here is something special for you. Footwear or artwork? Scary either way!

Giuseppi Zanotti

$5,810 from Guiseppi Zanotti, designed by Kanye West. Thanks again to the shoe girl for this. Well, at least a pair would provide the necessary protection for dancing with some tangueros. For me, I think I will take the risk rather than the price!

If you want to avoid dance injuries, keeping your feet in shape is essential. Here, a great exercise for better feet - originally intended for ballet, but very relevant for both tangueros and tangueras.

One of a pair

Have you heard of a slow floor? Well, here is a fast shoe - perfect to escape from the unwanted attention of the over familiar tanguero!