Currently coveting: plastic furniture for the feet

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Jelly shoes are not going anywhere, not now that every luxury house on the planet (Chanel, Fendi, Givenchy) has figured out that they are such terrific entry price-point products (and they’re recession friendly, too).

Of course, the appeal of plastic footwear is something that Melissa Shoes has known for years. The Brazilian-based manufacturer has collaborated with dozens of designers on cool-looking styles, including Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier, as well as architect Zaha Hadid.

But the best new jelly shoes I’ve seen in a long time are the BowWow ballet flats from Kartell (above), the Italian design company that specializes in modern plastic furnishings such as the famous Ghost chair designed for the company by Philippe Starck.

Kartell began making plastic shoes a couple of years ago, but this is the first design done in collaboration with Italian fashion brand Moschino. They’re $125 here. And they are 100% recyclable.

-- Booth Moore