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Here's the story with those sparkly shoes on telephone wires around Dublin

No, it’s not just because someone’s feet were killing them.

Oct 2nd 2015, 11:37 AM 25,280 Views 5 Comments

I was pretty disappointed when I found out this is an art installation and not an act of defiance by someone walking home late at night or early in the morning who'd had quite enough of the heels, thank you. #dublinlookup #barefootisbetter Source: animsarkisian

SHOES DANGLING FROM overhead wires isn’t an uncommon sight in many cities.

Various urban legends suggest that the shoes indicate a place to buy drugs or maybe a death due to drugs, that they represent a gang, or that they mark some kind of celebration.

Usually it’s a battered pair of runners, but in Dublin lately there’s been something exceedingly more glam drawing our eyes upwards.

In these parts, it's known as a 'double Cinderella'. pic.twitter.com/6XcQLjZ6AP
— Maïa Dunphy (@MaiaDunphy) September 26, 2015

Source: Maïa Dunphy/Twitter

#Dublinlookup Source: iblchallenger

shoes3 Source: @suekirk

Gold glittery stilettos have been showing up in various locations: Stoneybatter, Leeson Street, Drumcondra, Clanbrassil Street, Howth and many more.

And here’s why…

It’s part of a project to encourage Dubliners to ‘look up and put a sparkle in your step’.

Everywhere you see one of these signs:

look1 Source: @marygamble24

You’ll see a pair of shoes:

look2 Source: @marygamble24

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#dublinlookup #sparkle pic.twitter.com/arEfN0bJgS
— Amy McGovern (@amyislive) October 2, 2015

Source: Amy McGovern/Twitter

So those glitter heels hanging from the wire do have a purpose! #dublinlookup #glitter #arbourhill #dublin Source: cultural_eclecticism

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Here's the story with those sparkly shoes on telephone wires around Dublin