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| Designer | Colossal Footwear |
|---|---|
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Men's shoes (size 753; French shoe size standard) |
| Material | Leather |
| On display at | Marikina Sports Park (formerly) Marikina Shoe Gallery (formerly) |
A pair of giant shoes made in Marikina, Philippines, are a city attraction and were known for being the world's largest shoes according to Guinness World Records. The city, nicknamed "Shoe Capital of the Philippines", is known for its shoe-making industry.
The Marikina city government, known for its shoe-making industry, under Mayor Marides Fernando is responsible for the creation of two giant shoes. The crafting of the shoes were part of a bid to break the Guinness World Records on the "largest shoes in the world" as well as an attempt to boost the city's reputation in shoe-making globally. [1]
Marikina's giant shoes were made by Colossal Footwear, a 9-shoemaker team consisting of Norman Arada, Florinio de Asis, Daniel Cotter, Noel Cox, Arman Javier, Cesar Paz, Arthur Rivera, Emmanuel Samson, and Romel Villareal. [1] [2] They decided to make a pair of men's shoes for stability and were hesitant of making high-heeled women's shoes. Bulacan-based The Valenzuela Tannery was responsible for supplying the natural leather used for the making of the giant shoes. The shoes, which has a size of 753 according to French shoe size standards, took 77 days of crafting to be finished. The shoes costed ₱1.2 million (US$23,076) and each has a dimension of 5.5 m × 2.35 m × 1.83 m (18.0 ft × 7.7 ft × 6.0 ft) [1] The footwear are Oxford shoes. [2]
The giant shoes of Marikina were formally unveiled in October 2002. [1] The shoes were officially recognized as the largest in the world in December 2020 by Guinness World Records, surpassing the 3.12 m (10.2 ft) long right shoe designed by Zahit Okurlar of Turkey. [2]
The footwear was subsequently displayed at the Marikina Sports Park [2] and later at the Marikina Shoe Gallery at the Riverbank Mall until the latter's closure in late 2020. [3] [4]
By 2013, the Marikina giant shoes had already lost the Guinness World Records distinction. In April 2013, Hong Kong shoe distributor Electric Sekki manufactured a 6.5 m × 2.39 m × 1.65 m (21.3 ft × 7.8 ft × 5.4 ft) replica of a Superga 2750 shoe. [5] [6]
The shoes are distinct from the giant red shoe which was formerly displayed on a barge in the middle of the Marikina River. [7] In November 12, 2020, that landmark at the Riverbanks Center hit a bridge before it became completely damaged by Typhoon Vamco Typhoon Ulysses. [8]
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