Pictured below is the footwear worn by the stylish companion of Miriam from the Netherlands, one of the contestants in the World's Fastest Knitting Competition that I blogged about on Sunday. It is difficult to tell because of the angle of the shot, but that shoe was about 18" long, all of the excess length in that extreme pointed toe.
We don't often see shoes like this in Minneapolis. In fact, we seldom see much beyond parkas and scarves and snowboots. It's good to know that fashion is alive and well elsewhere.