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Paula Ferber Shoes by Ami Kealoha

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Looking deceptively innocent among the other fashions at Surface To Air's new São Paulo boutique, the Brazilian designer Paula Ferber's flats appear to be a girlish shoe with just the right amount of au courant glam metallics. Looking more closely, they are in fact De Sade-worthy scenes of orgies, hand-cuffs and other sex toys. For more images of the subversive shoes, go here.

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This entry posted on 27 February 2007 at 6:03 PM
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