New York Magazine - USA (2020-03-02)

82 THECUT|MARCH2–15, 2020

INSTANT

RAMEN

LASTPAGE: DIY Red Bottoms

WII REMOTES

BANANA

TOY

SHOPPING

CARTS

TRAFFIC

CONES

CUPS

PHOTOGRAPHS: ANESSAFINESSA_/TIKTOK (LEAF OVEN MITTS); LORETTASTEED/TIKTOK (RED OVEN MITTS); JOEDRINKSCOFFEE/TIKTOK (WII REMOTES); ANNHAYEK/TIKTOK (SHOPPING CARTS); KIEFERDICKEY/TIKTOK (BANANA); PEYTON_HACKER/TIKTOK (CUPS); KYLEMOSCHEN/TIKTOK (CONES); SAVANNTAHBANANTAH/TIKTOK (RAMEN)

OVEN MITTS

BeforeIggyAzaleabecamesynonymouswitha certainkind of

culturalappropriation,hersong“Work”waseverywherein 2013.

Thelyrics“Walka mileintheseLouboutins/ Butthey don’t wear

theseshitswhereI’mfrom” referenceherrisefroma 16-year-old

with“Nomoney, nofamily” toa personwhorapsprofessionally

aboutluxuryshoes.Nowa youngergenerationhasborrowed the

songforitsownusesonthesocial-mediaplatformTikTok.

Thereyou’ll findusersmaking“Louboutins”outofmundane

householdobjects:ovenmitts,Legos,watermelons,trash-can

lids,entiretrashcans,string-cheesesticksstuckonforkstaped to

feet—thepossibilitiesrangefromthesurrealtothedangerous.

Walk a Mile in

These Louboutins

An accidental Dadaist dream of footwear.

By Sarah Spellings