| WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2008 |
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At
one point, I did consider getting an iPhone - just because
it's so pretty. But then, everywhere I looked I saw
it: hidden away in protective cases, stuffed into woolen
socks, or even left at home so that it wouldn't get
damaged, scratched, or breathed on wrong.
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At
first I thought that these must be the same people who
keep the plastic covering on their sofas - but no. MP3s,
cameras, sunglasses, passports, you name it, can and
is being safely bumper-proofed in anything from rubber
to Gucci. And now, from the looks of it, the turn has
come for our footwear.
Yes, this year has seen several modern takes on galoshes.
So, at the first drop of rain, simply slip into one
of SWIM's slippers - they even have special-made models
for stilettos - or cover up completely with a Shuella,
and you'll be home and dry.
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Clever,
I guess, but if you had enough foresight to stuff
a pair into your handbag - and these things aren't
exactly compact (your shoes fit inside, for crying
out loud) - then you might also have considered
to put on appropriate footwear. Me, I call a cab
when it rains. Though that, of course, does risk
getting your phone wet.
Shuellas
- USD 49.99
SWIMS
City Slipper - from EUR 93.75
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TODAY'S EVENT PICKS |
Alicantean artist Javi Moreno explores masculinity, homoeroticism and male role models in Boys Will Be Boys, Miscelanea, Guardia 10, 20h. Free. |
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Now
autumn's here the Pulitzer
Hotel changes their famed terrace
nights to Wednesdays at the VISIT Cocktail
Bar. Bergara 8, 19-22h. Free with invitation. |
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Pioneer of the Cinema-Eye, russian director Dziga Vertov pursued cinematographic truth. Kinonedelja y Kino Pravda. MACBA, 19.30h. EUR 2. |
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If you feel more like dancing than staying at home, Sidecar has its new breakbeat night Break Da Rules. Plaza Real 7, 24h. EUR 10
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