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Artist creates 12 shoes for 12 exes

  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Ice Queen: Sophie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Ice Queen: Sophie</b></a><br>And finally, the story is short and sweet, but the shoe isn't. It's about a fashion model — naturally! — who looked great but barely spoke or did much else.
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    The Ice Queen

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Ice Queen: Sophie
    And finally, the story is short and sweet, but the shoe isn't. It's about a fashion model — naturally! — who looked great but barely spoke or did much else.
    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Jet Setter: Jessica;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Jet Setter: Jessica</b></a><br><span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> says that the tale of this almost-one-night-stand with a rich girl who tried to seduce him by constantly chattering about her family's private planes and money, almost didn't make the cut. "But it's weird and funny," he says. "At this age we've all had so many stories, some turn out well, some don't. I wanted to capture a bit of that strange night gone awry. I mean, for all I know we could have turned out to be madly in love, who knows. But the story happened the way it did." <br><br>
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    The Jet-Setter

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Jet Setter: Jessica
    Errazuriz says that the tale of this almost-one-night-stand with a rich girl who tried to seduce him by constantly chattering about her family's private planes and money, almost didn't make the cut. "But it's weird and funny," he says. "At this age we've all had so many stories, some turn out well, some don't. I wanted to capture a bit of that strange night gone awry. I mean, for all I know we could have turned out to be madly in love, who knows. But the story happened the way it did."

    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Hot Bitch: Caroline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Hot Bitch: Caroline</b></a><br>The girl we love to hate, "Caroline" wears tiny red dresses, flirts with his dad, gets drunk at a wedding, cheats on him, and <i>still</i> comes out with the coolest shoe of the bunch. How did he create this amazing, melting design? "Every shoe was sculpted digitally and 3D printed, and then when the models were created I would constantly check them, work on them to make sure they were right. I kept visiting shoe stores and studying heels, the sales clerks thought I was some kind of shoe fetishist."<br><br>
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    The Hot Bitch

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Hot Bitch: Caroline
    The girl we love to hate, "Caroline" wears tiny red dresses, flirts with his dad, gets drunk at a wedding, cheats on him, and still comes out with the coolest shoe of the bunch. How did he create this amazing, melting design? "Every shoe was sculpted digitally and 3D printed, and then when the models were created I would constantly check them, work on them to make sure they were right. I kept visiting shoe stores and studying heels, the sales clerks thought I was some kind of shoe fetishist."

    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Boss: Rachel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Boss: Rachel</b></a><br>This brass-knuckle-inspired design is downright scary. Pick it up and that stiletto heel becomes one hell of a dangerous weapon. The story about Rachel is not appropriate for publication here, but, long story short, the girl runs hot and cold and is rather frightening. <br><br>
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    The Boss

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Boss: Rachel
    This brass-knuckle-inspired design is downright scary. Pick it up and that stiletto heel becomes one hell of a dangerous weapon. The story about Rachel is not appropriate for publication here, but, long story short, the girl runs hot and cold and is rather frightening.

    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Heart Breaker: Laura;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Heart Breaker: Laura</b></a><br>Yes, this one's modeled after the girl who broke his heart, but the story focuses on how his friends were obsessed with the fact that the "Heart Breaker" had one fake breast and one real breast. "I thought I was going to marry her. I mean the name, the design says it all," <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> tells Yahoo Shine. "It didn't work out, she's married with kids now. I decided to tell this other side of the story that showed a little bit about guys, what goes on in their minds, and give a little levity to the whole thing."
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    The Heartbreaker

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Heart Breaker: Laura
    Yes, this one's modeled after the girl who broke his heart, but the story focuses on how his friends were obsessed with the fact that the "Heart Breaker" had one fake breast and one real breast. "I thought I was going to marry her. I mean the name, the design says it all," Errazuriz tells Yahoo Shine. "It didn't work out, she's married with kids now. I decided to tell this other side of the story that showed a little bit about guys, what goes on in their minds, and give a little levity to the whole thing."
    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:GI Jane: Barbara;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>GI Jane: Barbara</b></a><br><span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> initially had a hard time brainstorming through his love life to come up with muses. "To sum up these women and all the emotions and feelings tied up with them into one shoe, and then one name for the shoe was so difficult." The tough-sounding GI Jane — a girl whose strict father was a military general, and with whom he was busted by the police when the two were caught making out in a car — got commemorated with this militant, yet weirdly wearable design.
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    G.I. Jane

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    GI Jane: Barbara
    Errazuriz initially had a hard time brainstorming through his love life to come up with muses. "To sum up these women and all the emotions and feelings tied up with them into one shoe, and then one name for the shoe was so difficult." The tough-sounding GI Jane — a girl whose strict father was a military general, and with whom he was busted by the police when the two were caught making out in a car — got commemorated with this militant, yet weirdly wearable design.
    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Honey: Honey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Honey: Honey</b></a><br>This one's based on an ex who actually <i>is</i> named Honey, and, according to Errazuriz, was beautiful but ultimately, a little too nice to stay with. "It's pretty brutal," the artist says of the piece, "but also kind." The intricate honeycomb design was one of the most difficult styles to execute and also the first design Errazuriz created for the series. Honey, now married with children, contacted him to tell him she was flattered that their brief three-week involvement made the cut. <br><br>
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    The Honey

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Honey: Honey
    This one's based on an ex who actually is named Honey, and, according to Errazuriz, was beautiful but ultimately, a little too nice to stay with. "It's pretty brutal," the artist says of the piece, "but also kind." The intricate honeycomb design was one of the most difficult styles to execute and also the first design Errazuriz created for the series. Honey, now married with children, contacted him to tell him she was flattered that their brief three-week involvement made the cut.

    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><b><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Gold Digger: Allison;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">The Gold Digger: Allison</a><br></b>The classical design of the heel is a little at odds with the Kanye-ness of the title, but <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> explains, "It's based on [the Greek mythological figure] Atlas, who felt he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. When I was with the girl — who I guess you could say was high-maintenance — I just kind of felt like that. I couldn't provide her the things she wanted or needed to stay with me." According to <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span>, the ex knows this sculpture is about her and "hates my guts."
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    The Gold Digger

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Gold Digger: Allison
    The classical design of the heel is a little at odds with the Kanye-ness of the title, but Errazuriz explains, "It's based on [the Greek mythological figure] Atlas, who felt he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. When I was with the girl — who I guess you could say was high-maintenance — I just kind of felt like that. I couldn't provide her the things she wanted or needed to stay with me." According to Errazuriz, the ex knows this sculpture is about her and "hates my guts."
    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Virgin: Anna;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Virgin: Anna</b></a><br>A pure-looking piece, the Virgin is an ode to ... well, guess. "I spent the night with this woman and right afterwards she told me it was the first time she had ever had sex." The revelation knocked him sideways. According to rumors in his circle of friends, she may or may not be a nun now.<br><br>
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    The Virgin

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Virgin: Anna
    A pure-looking piece, the Virgin is an ode to ... well, guess. "I spent the night with this woman and right afterwards she told me it was the first time she had ever had sex." The revelation knocked him sideways. According to rumors in his circle of friends, she may or may not be a nun now.

    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Ghost: Valentina;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Ghost</b>: <b>Valentina</b></a><br>One of the weirder tales, the Ghost is based on a local woman the artist met at a seaside town who randomly showed up at his front door one day and began a torrid but brief affair with him. <br>“By the end of summer I made her promise she would come visit me, but she never did. I returned to the beach the next summer looking for her but she was already gone," shares <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz.</span> "It was really tricky to create a shoe that embodied how vaporous she was."
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    The Ghost

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Ghost: Valentina
    One of the weirder tales, the Ghost is based on a local woman the artist met at a seaside town who randomly showed up at his front door one day and began a torrid but brief affair with him.
    “By the end of summer I made her promise she would come visit me, but she never did. I returned to the beach the next summer looking for her but she was already gone," shares Errazuriz. "It was really tricky to create a shoe that embodied how vaporous she was."
    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Cry Baby: Alexandra;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Cry Baby: Alexandra</b></a><br>Resembling a foot splashing into a huge puddle — an image that just "came to mind" when remembering this particular woman — Errazuriz says that this sculpture is his favorite of the 12. The somewhat bitter accompanying text recounts a lover who spent her time with him, but couldn't stop crying about her ex-boyfriend. "As a man, it's kind of strange to publicly tell a story where a girl basically uses you. Before I published the text I gave it to some girlfriends of mine to make sure it wasn't offensive."
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    The Cry Baby

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Cry Baby: Alexandra
    Resembling a foot splashing into a huge puddle — an image that just "came to mind" when remembering this particular woman — Errazuriz says that this sculpture is his favorite of the 12. The somewhat bitter accompanying text recounts a lover who spent her time with him, but couldn't stop crying about her ex-boyfriend. "As a man, it's kind of strange to publicly tell a story where a girl basically uses you. Before I published the text I gave it to some girlfriends of mine to make sure it wasn't offensive."
    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
  • Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Rock: Alice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Rock: Alice</b></a><br>"This was technically and emotionally the hardest one to do," says <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span>. It was also the last one displayed in the series. Though he won't get into the details of who or what inspired it, other than to say that, despite its chunky, decidedly unromantic appearance, this design actually tells the tale of a true love that got away. “I loved her so much," he admits. "Always will.”<br><br>
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    The Rock

    Photo: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio

    The Rock: Alice
    "This was technically and emotionally the hardest one to do," says Errazuriz. It was also the last one displayed in the series. Though he won't get into the details of who or what inspired it, other than to say that, despite its chunky, decidedly unromantic appearance, this design actually tells the tale of a true love that got away. “I loved her so much," he admits. "Always will.”

    Sebastian Errarazuriz Studio
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Ice Queen: Sophie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Ice Queen: Sophie</b></a><br>And finally, the story is short and sweet, but the shoe isn't. It's about a fashion model — naturally! — who looked great but barely spoke or did much else.
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Jet Setter: Jessica;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Jet Setter: Jessica</b></a><br><span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> says that the tale of this almost-one-night-stand with a rich girl who tried to seduce him by constantly chattering about her family's private planes and money, almost didn't make the cut. "But it's weird and funny," he says. "At this age we've all had so many stories, some turn out well, some don't. I wanted to capture a bit of that strange night gone awry. I mean, for all I know we could have turned out to be madly in love, who knows. But the story happened the way it did." <br><br>
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Hot Bitch: Caroline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Hot Bitch: Caroline</b></a><br>The girl we love to hate, "Caroline" wears tiny red dresses, flirts with his dad, gets drunk at a wedding, cheats on him, and <i>still</i> comes out with the coolest shoe of the bunch. How did he create this amazing, melting design? "Every shoe was sculpted digitally and 3D printed, and then when the models were created I would constantly check them, work on them to make sure they were right. I kept visiting shoe stores and studying heels, the sales clerks thought I was some kind of shoe fetishist."<br><br>
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Boss: Rachel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Boss: Rachel</b></a><br>This brass-knuckle-inspired design is downright scary. Pick it up and that stiletto heel becomes one hell of a dangerous weapon. The story about Rachel is not appropriate for publication here, but, long story short, the girl runs hot and cold and is rather frightening. <br><br>
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Heart Breaker: Laura;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Heart Breaker: Laura</b></a><br>Yes, this one's modeled after the girl who broke his heart, but the story focuses on how his friends were obsessed with the fact that the "Heart Breaker" had one fake breast and one real breast. "I thought I was going to marry her. I mean the name, the design says it all," <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> tells Yahoo Shine. "It didn't work out, she's married with kids now. I decided to tell this other side of the story that showed a little bit about guys, what goes on in their minds, and give a little levity to the whole thing."
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:GI Jane: Barbara;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>GI Jane: Barbara</b></a><br><span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> initially had a hard time brainstorming through his love life to come up with muses. "To sum up these women and all the emotions and feelings tied up with them into one shoe, and then one name for the shoe was so difficult." The tough-sounding GI Jane — a girl whose strict father was a military general, and with whom he was busted by the police when the two were caught making out in a car — got commemorated with this militant, yet weirdly wearable design.
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Honey: Honey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Honey: Honey</b></a><br>This one's based on an ex who actually <i>is</i> named Honey, and, according to Errazuriz, was beautiful but ultimately, a little too nice to stay with. "It's pretty brutal," the artist says of the piece, "but also kind." The intricate honeycomb design was one of the most difficult styles to execute and also the first design Errazuriz created for the series. Honey, now married with children, contacted him to tell him she was flattered that their brief three-week involvement made the cut. <br><br>
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><b><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Gold Digger: Allison;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">The Gold Digger: Allison</a><br></b>The classical design of the heel is a little at odds with the Kanye-ness of the title, but <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> explains, "It's based on [the Greek mythological figure] Atlas, who felt he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. When I was with the girl — who I guess you could say was high-maintenance — I just kind of felt like that. I couldn't provide her the things she wanted or needed to stay with me." According to <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span>, the ex knows this sculpture is about her and "hates my guts."
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Virgin: Anna;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Virgin: Anna</b></a><br>A pure-looking piece, the Virgin is an ode to ... well, guess. "I spent the night with this woman and right afterwards she told me it was the first time she had ever had sex." The revelation knocked him sideways. According to rumors in his circle of friends, she may or may not be a nun now.<br><br>
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Ghost: Valentina;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Ghost</b>: <b>Valentina</b></a><br>One of the weirder tales, the Ghost is based on a local woman the artist met at a seaside town who randomly showed up at his front door one day and began a torrid but brief affair with him. <br>“By the end of summer I made her promise she would come visit me, but she never did. I returned to the beach the next summer looking for her but she was already gone," shares <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz.</span> "It was really tricky to create a shoe that embodied how vaporous she was."
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Cry Baby: Alexandra;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Cry Baby: Alexandra</b></a><br>Resembling a foot splashing into a huge puddle — an image that just "came to mind" when remembering this particular woman — Errazuriz says that this sculpture is his favorite of the 12. The somewhat bitter accompanying text recounts a lover who spent her time with him, but couldn't stop crying about her ex-boyfriend. "As a man, it's kind of strange to publicly tell a story where a girl basically uses you. Before I published the text I gave it to some girlfriends of mine to make sure it wasn't offensive."
Photo: Sebastian <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span> Studio<br><br><a href="http://12shoesfor12lovers.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Rock: Alice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><b>The Rock: Alice</b></a><br>"This was technically and emotionally the hardest one to do," says <span class="yui-non">Errazuriz</span>. It was also the last one displayed in the series. Though he won't get into the details of who or what inspired it, other than to say that, despite its chunky, decidedly unromantic appearance, this design actually tells the tale of a true love that got away. “I loved her so much," he admits. "Always will.”<br><br>
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Part fashion, part art, part voyeurism, artist Sebastian Errazuriz's show, "12 Shoes for 12 Lovers," is the hit of this year's annual Art Basel show in Miami. The 36-year-old Errazuriz has created a dozen shoe-themed pieces, all serving as tributes to (and takedowns of) his 12 exes, ranging from the Ice Queen: Sophie to the Heart Breaker: Laura. These are paired with personal anecdotes about what exactly defined that ex to him and ultimately inspired the designs. The stories are alternately racy, wistful, bizarre and brutally honest (though most first names have been changed to protect privacy). "I've never done anything like this before," Errazuriz tells Yahoo. "It was incredibly difficult. I had to think of the 12, and then how best to capture a small part of their essence."