Post by GotToRollMe on Oct 11th, 2008 at 6:32pm
Rock those Crocs: Iggy Pop enjoys an uplifting stroll through Cannes in his customised Crocs
By Daily Mail Reporter
29th September 2008
Dubbed the Godfather of Punk and known for his energetic stage performances, Iggy Pop is the last person you'd expect to see opting for sensible shoes.
But after injuring himself during a London gig last month, it is perhaps understandable that the Stooges frontman would want to swap his flamboyant wardrobe and bikers boots for something more comfortable.
The 61-year-old was spotted wearing the popular Crocs shoes - which are both praised and derided in equal measures by the public and fashion critics.
Rock those crocs: Iggy Pop enjoys a stroll in Cannes with a female friend with his
specially customised Crocs
Comfy: Iggy, who has one leg an inch and a half shorter than the other, opted for
customised Crocs, which promise to be 'comfortable' and 'functional'
The punk rocker, real name James Osterberg, was spotted wearing his specially-customised black Crocs as he holidayed on the French Riviera.
Accompanied by a pretty female companion, Iggy looked a world away from his bare-chested and skinny jeans stage ensemble as he strolled through Cannes in an orange t-shirt, board shorts and his Crocs.
With his right leg 1.5 inches shorter than his left, Iggy has incorporated a stacked heel to his right foot to give him equal balance.
Despite being hailed as a fashion faux pas, Iggy obviously opted for the footwear to give him support as he recovers from a leg injury.
Iggy hurt his left leg after falling from a speaker stack he was climbing at the Get Loaded In The Park Festival in Clapham, south London five weeks ago.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine last year, Iggy said: 'I have one leg about an inch and a half shorter than the other. When I was thirteen, I was run over by a big guy playing junior high football, and the right leg ended up a quarter-inch shorter. By my midtwenties, it was a half-inch.
'Then in the Eighties, I had no money and was taking packed economy flights everywhere, night after night. The combination of that schedule and a fall I took dancing on an amplifier left me with my spine twisted and a slight limp.
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1063926/Rock-Crocs-Iggy-Pop-enjoys-uplifting-stroll-Cannes-customised-Crocs.html
By Daily Mail Reporter
29th September 2008
Dubbed the Godfather of Punk and known for his energetic stage performances, Iggy Pop is the last person you'd expect to see opting for sensible shoes.
But after injuring himself during a London gig last month, it is perhaps understandable that the Stooges frontman would want to swap his flamboyant wardrobe and bikers boots for something more comfortable.
The 61-year-old was spotted wearing the popular Crocs shoes - which are both praised and derided in equal measures by the public and fashion critics.
Rock those crocs: Iggy Pop enjoys a stroll in Cannes with a female friend with his
specially customised Crocs
Comfy: Iggy, who has one leg an inch and a half shorter than the other, opted for
customised Crocs, which promise to be 'comfortable' and 'functional'
The punk rocker, real name James Osterberg, was spotted wearing his specially-customised black Crocs as he holidayed on the French Riviera.
Accompanied by a pretty female companion, Iggy looked a world away from his bare-chested and skinny jeans stage ensemble as he strolled through Cannes in an orange t-shirt, board shorts and his Crocs.
With his right leg 1.5 inches shorter than his left, Iggy has incorporated a stacked heel to his right foot to give him equal balance.
Despite being hailed as a fashion faux pas, Iggy obviously opted for the footwear to give him support as he recovers from a leg injury.
Iggy hurt his left leg after falling from a speaker stack he was climbing at the Get Loaded In The Park Festival in Clapham, south London five weeks ago.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine last year, Iggy said: 'I have one leg about an inch and a half shorter than the other. When I was thirteen, I was run over by a big guy playing junior high football, and the right leg ended up a quarter-inch shorter. By my midtwenties, it was a half-inch.
'Then in the Eighties, I had no money and was taking packed economy flights everywhere, night after night. The combination of that schedule and a fall I took dancing on an amplifier left me with my spine twisted and a slight limp.
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1063926/Rock-Crocs-Iggy-Pop-enjoys-uplifting-stroll-Cannes-customised-Crocs.html
