VISITING THE LONDON UNDERGROUND SHOE FACTORY IN LOS ANGELES. WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE ON GOTH PUNK ALTERNATIVE BOOTS!
EDIT: Lots of La Carmina’s shoes are for sale on her online store. See here, and email gothiccarmina at gmail dotcom letting her know what you’d like – no need to use the app to buy.
La Carmina hearts London Underground Shoes — as you’ll remember in these posts — so it was a thrill to be invited to Dynasty Footwear’s headquarters in Los Angeles. The crew treated me like a princess: I got a grand tour and left with several goodies, including these gorgeous boots!
I love visiting creative workspaces; it’s always inspiring to see how a product I admire — in this case, London Underground’s Goth/alternative footwear — comes into fruition. My eyes shot out of my head when I stepped through the door: the HQ could pass for Imelda Marcos’ closet. Rooms upon rooms of shoes, from spanking new samples to vintage styles (such as these platforms).
Designer Paul holds a gorgeous boot (wouldn’t it look great in a gyaru outfit?). Many shoe samples never make it into production for various reasons; what a pity that nobody will ever see or wear these creations!
How beautiful is the corset lacing on these leather ankle boots? I’ve tried on many Goth/alternative shoes over the years, and few pull off the class and construction seen here.
Dynasty Footwear produces a variety of shoe brands: everything from sports sneakers to cute children’s sandals. But my favorite remains London Underground. Just look at the patterned satin heel and silver accents.
1950s style hat with giant bow: from Timeless, one of my favorite boutiques on Melrose. (They carry many Japanese and Korean labels.)
Leather raven wristband: a gift from London Underground Shoes. Westside, baby!
Purple t-shirt: from Akumu Ink. More photos of these Goth/steampunk tees coming up soon.
Don’t wait for Santa to drop sexy leather Goth boots down the chimney… Dynasty is having a giant holiday shoe sale this weekend! Shoes are $5-20; boots $20-40… darklings, these prices are insane for the quality you’re getting. If you’re in Los Angeles, mark the sale on your calendar and let me how it goes! Everyone else, you can purchase London Underground shoes online here.
Dynasty Footwear Shoe Sale
WHEN: Thursday, Dec 10 (10am-4pm) and Friday, Dec 11 (10am-5pm)
WHERE: 800 N. Sepulveda Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245
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Waaah, nice shoes :D
Waaah, nice shoes :D
Wahhhhh I can’t wait to wear them out!
I'm in love with the first boot and the corset lacing one! Gaah! Give me! xD
you are so gorgeous
waaaaaaaaaaah, everything so nice one!!
i especially like the corset-laces and that brown boot the guy was holding.
and that leather wrisband is perfect for every single 'The Crow' fanatics. i want it!!!
הוווווווווווו ^___^ איזה מותק <3 גמל
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A raven is the symbol of London Underground shoes… love it!
Wahhhhh I can't wait to wear them out!
I wish I could give you… but these aren't in production ;__;
I’m in love with the first boot and the corset lacing one! Gaah! Give me! xD
I wish I could give you… but these aren’t in production ;__;
O_O such gorgeous shoes…I NEED THEM!!! *restored back to Loli-ness* “Ahem…I meant, I would like those”
you are so gorgeous
waaaaaaaaaaah, everything so nice one!!
i especially like the corset-laces and that brown boot the guy was holding.
and that leather wrisband is perfect for every single ‘The Crow’ fanatics. i want it!!!
A raven is the symbol of London Underground shoes… love it!
הוווווווווווו ^___^ איזה מותק <3 גמל
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*haha* I can't get to LA but even still I doubt that santa will be dropping by to give me some sexy boots for X-mas!…
I really like the corset-laced ankle boots & those heels!
glad you mentioned your hat also cuz as soon as I entered this page I was instantly intrigued by it! ^-^
*haha* I can't get to LA but even still I doubt that santa will be dropping by to give me some sexy boots for X-mas!…
I really like the corset-laced ankle boots & those heels!
glad you mentioned your hat also cuz as soon as I entered this page I was instantly intrigued by it! ^-^
<3 <3
I love that hat so much ahah! It's such a striking design. Glad I picked it up.
O_O such gorgeous shoes…I NEED THEM!!! *restored back to Loli-ness* “Ahem…I meant, I would like those”
*haha* I can’t get to LA but even still I doubt that santa will be dropping by to give me some sexy boots for X-mas!…
I really like the corset-laced ankle boots & those heels!
glad you mentioned your hat also cuz as soon as I entered this page I was instantly intrigued by it! ^-^
*haha* I can’t get to LA but even still I doubt that santa will be dropping by to give me some sexy boots for X-mas!…
I really like the corset-laced ankle boots & those heels!
glad you mentioned your hat also cuz as soon as I entered this page I was instantly intrigued by it! ^-^
I love that hat so much ahah! It’s such a striking design. Glad I picked it up.
<3 <3
your hat/bow is cuttteeee :)
your hat/bow is cuteeee :)
your hat/bow is cuttteeee :)
your hat/bow is cuteeee :)
i went there to see what it was like. it's such a depressing selection for guys. i didn't get anything out of it i'm sorry to say.
an _entire_ warehouse of shoes (nothing else, no leather bracelets or jewelry) and only 3/4th of one side of a tabled aisle was dedicated to guy's shoes. they were mostly brown and mostly stuff i wouldn't wear. the only thing, however, were two sample pairs of ankle-length black boots in a small size 9. i've asked the people there if there were any more selection but what i saw was it. london underground shoes are ladies only. plus, no black, buckled combat boots like on the website. i asked them if they had a physical store and the lady said she doesn't think they do.
this reminds me of typical department stores in malls. women have like two levels of choices in clothes and stuff. guys have a small corner in the back where i even see women shopping in them. it's so hard finding stuff that when it's available it costs an arm and a leg to get. sorry for my rant, but that was my experience. :-/
i went there to see what it was like. it’s such a depressing selection for guys. i didn’t get anything out of it i’m sorry to say.
an _entire_ warehouse of shoes (nothing else, no leather bracelets or jewelry) and only 3/4th of one side of a tabled aisle was dedicated to guy’s shoes. they were mostly brown and mostly stuff i wouldn’t wear. the only thing, however, were two sample pairs of ankle-length black boots in a small size 9. i’ve asked the people there if there were any more selection but what i saw was it. london underground shoes are ladies only. plus, no black, buckled combat boots like on the website. i asked them if they had a physical store and the lady said she doesn’t think they do.
this reminds me of typical department stores in malls. women have like two levels of choices in clothes and stuff. guys have a small corner in the back where i even see women shopping in them. it’s so hard finding stuff that when it’s available it costs an arm and a leg to get. sorry for my rant, but that was my experience. :-/
I am also a shoe addict! Any kind of shoe as long it's pretty and it fits my wide-ass, size 6 feet. You're so lucky to have a backstage pass to see all those lovely shoes and boots.
-Denise
I am also a shoe addict! Any kind of shoe as long it’s pretty and it fits my wide-ass, size 6 feet. You’re so lucky to have a backstage pass to see all those lovely shoes and boots.
-Denise
My dear Carmina so sexy always . . . .!!!
I am also a shoe addict! Any kind of shoe as long it's pretty and it fits my wide-ass, size 6 feet. You're so lucky to have a backstage pass to see all those lovely shoes and boots.
-Denise
My dear Carmina so sexy always . . . .!!!
My dear Carmina so sexy always . . . .!!!