These Stylish Shoes Are Crafted Entirely From Chocolate!
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With Christmas around the corner, Valentine’s Day is probably the last thing on your mind. However, don’t tell that to Motohiro Okai. The chocolatier, who works at the Rihga Royal Hotel Chocolate Boutique L’éclat in Osaka, Japan, has been feverishly working to perfect an exclusive line of “shoes” that will delight even the most discerning man.
Dubbed “Gentleman’s Radiance,” the meticulously crafted chocolate shoes look like high-end footwear and even include shoe care accessories, like a shiny shoehorn and a tub of “shoe cream” filled with discs of tempered chocolate. Though only available in one size — 10.2 inches, or the equivalent of US shoe size 10 — buyers do have the option of choosing between dark, light, and reddish-brown colors.

Of course, shoes this exquisite and delicious, do not come cheap. A pair from this exclusive collection which can be pre-ordered starting January 20, will cost 29,160 Japanese Yen (US$ 258.45) each — close to the price of wearable high-end dress shoes. The only consolation is that Okai is planning on crafting just nine pairs!
While spending so much money on chocolate may appear extravagant, it is fairly common in Japan, where the confection is the favorite gift of choice on Valentine’s Day. Hence, every year, chocolate manufacturers go all out to craft unusual pieces of edible artwork. Fortunately, most are more wallet-friendly than Okai’s “Gentleman’s Radiance!”

Wondering why the chocolatier did not create a pair of stylish shoes for women as well? That’s because in Japan, it’s the women who purchase gifts for men on February 14. But before you cry foul, there is a silver lining. Men do not only reciprocate the favor on “White Day,” which is celebrated a month later on March 14, but also buy gifts that are at least three times the value of what they receive on Valentine’s Day!
Resources: Prtimes.jp
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- unknown_user1311 monthsI've seen A TON of videos where they basically make ANYTHING they desire that's complicated out of chocolate! And I knew it wasn't real because the texture looks too smooth to be true.
- adroit_avimimus11 monthsWow! Seems too good to be true! And yummy!
- techfashion031511 monthsI was totally fooled!
- polo2011over 1 yearLooks fire
- jenny0823over 1 yearO M G ! ! ! ! ! !
- tailow789over 1 yearYum Yum Eat Em Up!
- tailow789over 1 yearDid you know that there is this shoe that looks a lot like candy but it isn't!
- marypopcornover 1 yearOMG THOSE SHOES LOOK SO REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
- sokeefe_foreverover 1 yearOther now I kinda want to take a bite of them
- cutefurrygamerover 1 yearThose look so yummy!!!