Thu 24 Sep 2009
Let’s get Nude!
Category: Reviews
United Nude: a rainbow of Mono Janes
If you read my previous posts, you know that I’m a huge fan of United Nude shoes. Just one look at the picture above and you’ll see why: this company makes shoes that are the very vision of Candyfuture, utilizing unusual materials such as EVA (foam-like vegan substance) and employing innovative designs!
Last week I decided it was time for a new pair so I headed down to their store on Elizabeth Street in Manhattan.
Window display. Amazing.
Several pairs caught my eye. Eamz Pump is a shoe with a weird futuristic heel that miraculously feels and wears like a regular heel.
These fit comfortably and are very walkable but I was unsure of the color – perhaps a bit too traditionally futuristic? When debating a purchase, I always look for a twist, and then I saw these in gold…
Ahh, love at first sight!
After my trip to Russia and seeing all that beautiful gold-leaf architecture, I’ve been madly in love with the yellow devil. Gold accents are popping up everywhere in my life, from clothing, to my apartment, to my makeup!
And so my fate was decided. I especially loved how the gold looked against my turquoise We Love Colors opaque tights!
Omg, these come as booties too?! I think I’m in heaven.
My future wife: Lo Res mary jane! Isn’t it amaaaazing???
My shoe collection is a harem: all wives are adored & loved equally, but I’m always on the look-out for more, haha. This time I have my eye on this crystal-y, plastic-y work of art. I’m still saving up for them but they shall be mine!!
Update: United Nude just emailed me and offered a 20% discount to all readers of Doe Deere Blogazine! Input “doedeere” at checkout at www.unitednude.com to get 20% off on your purchase. Or, if you come into the store on 268 Elizabeth Street in NYC, just mention my name and you’ll will get a similar discount on retail prices! (15% on anything that’s already been reduced.) Yay!
The sales girl was super-friendly & helpful. Sorry, I forgot your name - comment if you see this?
By the way, this amazing headband was custom-made by my lovely Southern friend & designer, Megan Maude.
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September 24th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I loved them all, but the mary janes was my favourite! <3
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September 24th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
O my word. The Lo Res shoe is amazing. Want. So. Much.
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September 24th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Wow, those crinkly crystal shoes are wild! I gotta see if they have a website and can ship to Canada…
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September 24th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
They are SO cute…did you get the booties as well?? :D
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September 24th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
i think im in love… cosmo mirror(!) heels
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September 24th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Wow I really dig those booties!
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
ooh the plastic crystal ones are awesome and adorable! :D
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Yes! Those crystal ones are amazing! They need to come in every color!
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Wow, those first ones are gorgeous! I really love all your shoes, and it makes me very excited to see your gorgeous finds.
Doe, I’ve got a problem with shoes here: I’ve got really large feet, I think it might be a size 12 in the US, and shoes are really hard to find, expensive and ugly (and hardly ever vegan). Do you have any tips for surviving with very few shoes or what can be done to customise shoes? I’m just a student and shoes are so expensive I can’t afford more than two or three pairs a year because I’ve also got other things to buy. Do you have any shoe style tips?
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Wow, that Lo Res shoe is incredible. $250 though… :-S
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Those lo res shoes are inspired. Did you get them? I can see them gracing the boardroom at at Star Trek exec meeting…or similar!
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
OMG that headband was soo cute! I love how the silver looked with the blue tights but you are right, the gold is better. The shade is wonderful, i’d buy the gold ones!
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
wow all of those shoes are fantastic!!!
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
omg! i am so in love with the Mary Jane’s! i think i might have to have my sister (who lives in Greenwich village) make a trip for the both of us! btw, i love the gold shoes! i like the way they looked with your turquoise tights! muy bueno!
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September 24th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Wow! I was looking at the United Nude site and their prices are INSANE!(as I feared before I even clicked the link) I suppose it’s not that bad in NYC since cost of living is so high, and ALL shoes must cost a lot (as with California, and Washington state)but for here in AZ, where people are paid less, thats crazy! oh well. I kinda liked the crystal heels in burgundy (except the strap colour was all wrong).
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September 24th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Suzanne, I live in Los Angeles and I feel the same way about the prices. My United Nude Mary Janes (I have the white ones) cost me less than $100 because I bought them on sale and online via Amazon. I love them, a well worthy investment and if I can get another deal online for another color I want, I’d grab them very quickly.
I like the Lo Res too ~
Happy Jim Henson Day, Doe.
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September 24th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I saw these and immediately thought of you!
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September 24th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Hey, EVA isn’t that unusual! Melissas are made of EVA too and look much better ;D At least for me ^^ Crocs are made of EVA too, but those ones suck :P
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September 24th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
the Lo Res is awesome! I’ve been a fan of the United Nude Eamz shoe too!
As always, you are the coolest Doe!
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September 24th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I have a couple of pairs of the EVA shoes and when I wear them I am constantly accused of wearing CROCS, which is the ultimate shoe insult. Too bad, they are a nice shape, color and concept but the material itself does make it look like an $18 made in China shoe purchased from Target.
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September 24th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
The Lo Res are awesome… but what are they made off? Platic? They’re looking a bit uncomfortable…
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September 24th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
very nice even for man(like me) to see this united nude product !
it looks great !!!
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September 24th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
The headband is very cute and those blue faceted shoes are just plain WICKED! I don’t suppose they make them in a flat?
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September 24th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
wow! i wanted faceted shoes!!!
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September 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Wow! I love all of those shoes. I’m kinda hoping they don’t ship internationally, I want to buy so many pairs!
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September 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Sweet! I’ve been scouring the site looking for the link or name of the “mono janes.” I could not find them on UN’s website.
Yay knowledge is power!
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September 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
What were those shoes in the first picture! I must have them! The will be in my teaching wardrobe I kid you not! I MUST HAVE THEM!
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September 24th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
uhhh…not the first image the second, the pretty stripey ones! ^_^ and the booties please!
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September 24th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Do you think the gold shoes were named for Ray and Charles Eames?
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September 24th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Haha, we were just talking about that headband last night and if you had received it yet! ;)
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September 24th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
i saw someone walking round london in those funny heels yesterday, definately futuristic looking!
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September 24th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
I loved those silver heels,,, but a heel that is wearable and comfortable? That is almost unheard of, especially one that cute. Discounts??!!? Count me in, YAY <3
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September 24th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Ohh!! I loved this post!! I love your pink dress and your turquoise tight and those Lo Res!!! wow!! did you buy them? I love them so much! blue is my fave color and I love the way so original they are made, look like a diamond! thanks for sharing all these great posts, kisses!
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September 24th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
the Lo Res is amazing. I want them! But how did they fit and feel? Were they hard like plastic or more like a rubber?
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September 24th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
YUM! they’re all so fabulous!!
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September 24th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I’ve always loved their shoes. Jealous!
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September 24th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Wowwwwwwwwweeee! Those Lo Res shoes are jaw dropping!
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September 24th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I’ve seen the Eamz before… they’re cool, but I must say they remind me a little of office furniture… ^^;
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September 24th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
The “Lo Res” style is amazing! What a concept!
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September 24th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Holy shoe. I am speechless. *Sends speechless vibes at lo res shoes*
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September 24th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
wow! those mary janes are amazing!
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September 24th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I’m definitely much more partial to gold than silver, probably because I’m a Leo. I have to say, those are some of the most unique and yet still wearable shoes I’ve ever seen!
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September 24th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I think I’ve seen those tights! Sadly, they didn’t have my size in turquoise, so I got the lime ones and the lavender ones instead.
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September 24th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I love all of those, although I’d be so wary about walking in the ones with the funky heel…I just don’t see how they can be physically stable!
I’m glad you’ve caught the gold buzz, haha…I’m loving gold at the moment, too :)
x
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September 24th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I am CRAZY about United Nude and futuristic shoes in general.
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September 24th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
OH! And also, interesting to note, that Eamz heel was inspired by a chair leg. True story!
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September 24th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I’m soo jealous.
I’ve been trying to buy a pair of those exact shoes forever now, but I never manage to have the funds =[
great choice though!
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September 24th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Argh! I want them allll. Especially those gold booties. It should be a crime for shoes to look so cool.
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September 25th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Oh Doe, you are the best shoe finder in the world, its like you have a little radar in your head hehe
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September 25th, 2009 at 3:02 am
Not to sound like a broken record, but oh my, the lo res shoes may just be my new loves.
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September 25th, 2009 at 3:13 am
The Lo Res shoes is AMAZING and especially in baby blue. I have my eye on this but it’s still quite pricey for a student like me :(
Congratulations on your new babies (aka shoes ;P) they really look great!!! Cant wait to see them on a candyfuturistic photoshoot!!!
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September 25th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Love their shoes and I’m glad I can actually wear some of them (some are vegan friendly) but their price range is out of my range. I don’t have the luxury of spending $200-300 on a pair of shoes. If I did some of those would definitley be mine.
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September 25th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
i really love this handband
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September 25th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I love !!! you’re beatiful ! I know when I can buy they in Paris but I haven’t got money xD
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September 25th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
i love, Love, LOVE United Nude!!! They’re my favorite shoe company–their designs are amazing. i live in chicago and i’d been searching for the makers of these “crazy” pumps i’d seen on the train for over a year. one day i happened upon a blog that linked to the eamz pump and my life was complete. on my first, and so far only, trip to NY, i made a point of going to UN to buy a pair. the place was closed. i eventually went into terra plana and the store owner went over and opened the place up for me. se was really nice and it was WONDERFUL! what was even more wonderful was the sale. they had white eamz pumps and hot pink eamz pumps on sale–i bought one of each and saved almost $200 off the regular price of each shoe. i wear them all the time and LOVE them!!!
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September 25th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
WHoa! Amazing shooooeees! *-*
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September 26th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Wow, I want to visit heaven too! Actually, I want to live there.
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September 27th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
OMG i love UN shoes!!!
and your stocking…gorgeous color!!!
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September 27th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Love the shoes – too bad UN doesn’t have any more of those mary janes that you bought (the creamy yellow and minty blue ones).
BTW, your tights don’t seem to be the same turquoise as reflected on the WLC site. Is it another colour or definitely the turquoise from there? I’d dislike it immensely if the turquoise I see on my screen doesn’t match to what I get in the mail :(
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September 28th, 2009 at 7:02 am
MUST LURVE LO RES!!! hey, did anyone see the price of the Lo Res shoe? i can’t seem to find it in their website..i really want one..
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October 20th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
*sigh* I adore the lo res, they look amazing – so amazing I actually bought a pair ‘unseen’ from their website as my local UN did not stock them. I have to worn others though that they are *the* most painful shoes I have ever worn, I cannot even stand up in them without wincing. Plus they are *huge* I usually wear a 36 in UN (and a 37 in other brands) but this 36 was more akin to a 38 or 39, but really, really *narrow*.
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