Philly Fringe

Rejoice, culture lovers: the Philly Fringe Festival is here! Two weeks, tons of shows, something for everyone. Yay! In the spirit of the festival, here are some avant garde shoe/show pairs you might enjoy.

WHaLE OPTICS is a modern Moby Dick adventure (with microphones instead of harpoons). This mythic tale follows a composer chasing whale songs on a seemingly accidental quest from New York to the wilds of Colombia's Pacific coast to the white icescapes of Antarctica.

  The Beckery by Jessica Simpson is a blue suede peep toe pump on a two-inch cutout platform with a 5.25-inch cutout heel. (Seriously, check out the other angles online. The side view is FIERCE.) Also available in cranberry or purple; pick up a pair at Macy’s for $98.

Look up! Philadelphia School of Circus Arts presents a dazzling flight back to 1900s Paris with The Green Fairy Cabaret. Fly with the Green Fairy as she presents aerial and acrobatic feats, plus comedy, juggling, and spectacular physical skills. Daytime performances are family-friendly. Nighttime shows have special rewards. Equal measures vintage and trippy—just like absinthe! The Perfectly Lovely by Poetic License has a velvet upper, a 4.5-inch heel and .75-inch platform covered in multicolor glitter, and elastic heel strap with a bow. Pick up a pair at DSW for $70.

When their plane crashes on a deserted island, a group of schoolboys learn where evil truly lives. Curio Theatre Company presents this unique outdoor experience of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies in Clark Park. Come see the darkness within mankind and yell, “Kill the Pig!”

  The Kevan Feather Trim Gladiator Sandal by Jimmy Choo are a work of art. An elaborate leather and mesh upper, a cascade of colorful feathers, a 4.25 inch heel... you’d be queen of the island in these, baby. Yours for $2,495 from Nordstrom.

WHaLE OPTICS, September 1-11, Prince Music Theatre. The Green Fairy Cabaret, September 8-10, Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. Lord of the Flies, September 2 and 7-9, Clark Park. 


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