One of his most well publicized designs is a boot with an extraordinarily high heel. Fetish communities often use the boot as an icon. I can see why, it has a definite sensuality; but that is only a small part of the boot’s aesthetic. Yantorny had no intention of selling this as footwear – fetish or otherwise. It was one of many designs he created solely as an art object. As he wrote in his journal, his intent with these fantastical designs was to “show just how far I could push the envelope of shoemaking… to leave something to a museum of the shoe that future generations could admire.”
He has undoubtedly succeeded. (via Shoe Hall of Fame: Pietro Yantorny « lustforshoes.com)
