My clothes felt wrong, like bad disguises-femme clothes that felt too femme, masc clothes that were featureless and ill-fitting. And then it was my shoes. I like being taller, so I'd worn heels; when I started transitioning, I switched to sneakers. Now, I felt stuck between two bad options: I resented the flat-shoes-only thing, which I was forcing myself to do out of a sense of obligation to dress masc, but the idea of sexy Camper heels sounded worse. While researching an amorphous category I started to call "masc heels"-clogs, cowboy boots, Nike Shox, Rick Owens knockoffs-I made an offer on eBay of $62 for a pair of black orthopedic sandals with a spring-loaded heel, which the seller accepted.
DAY 1: THE Z-COILS ARRIVE. TO call Z-Coils ugly is already to make an ontological error; the shoes exist somewhere outside our prosaic spectrum of aesthetic pleasure. The upper has two sections a rigid orthotic for the heel and a foam-soled front-with thick leather straps that Velcro your foot in place. The coil is a chubby black spring that terminates in a flat, squarish pad with the proportions of an elephant's foot. The cushy footbed cradles my foot into a gently angled posture, more like a running shoe than a heel.
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Trapped in Time
A woman relives the same day in a stunning Danish novel.
Polyphonic City
A SOFT, SHIMMERING beauty permeates the images of Mumbai that open Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light. For all the nighttime bustle on display-the heave of people, the constant activity and chaos-Kapadia shoots with a flair for the illusory.
Lear at the Fountain of Youth
Kenneth Branagh's production is nipped, tucked, and facile.
A Belfast Lad Goes Home
After playing some iconic Americans, Anthony Boyle is a beloved IRA commander in a riveting new series about the Troubles.
The Pluck of the Irish
Artists from the Indiana-size island continue to dominate popular culture. Online, they've gained a rep as the \"good Europeans.\"
Houston's on Houston
The Corner Store is like an upscale chain for downtown scene-chasers.
A Brownstone That's Pink Inside
Artist Vivian Reiss's Murray Hill house of whimsy.
These Jeans Made Me Gay
The Citizens of Humanity Horseshoe pants complete my queer style.
Manic, STONED, Throttle, No Brakes
Less than six months after her Gagosian sölu show, the artist JAMIAN JULIANO-VILLAND lost her gallery and all her money and was preparing for an exhibition with two the biggest living American artists.
WHO EVER THOUGHT THAT BRIGHT PINK MEAT THAT LASTS FOR WEEKS WAS A GOOD IDEA?
Deli Meat Is Rotten