At first glance we thought that Penelope Cruz had ditched her shoes and braved the streets of London in bare feet (it is One Day Without Shoes awareness day today, after all).
But on closer inspection, it turns out that Penelope hadn't swapped her shoes in favour of bizarre foot tassels; these are optical illusion shoes created courtesy of Mr Christian Louboutin. We have a feeling that Javier remains unconvinced...
Photo: Rex Features
And here's the close up:
Photo: Rex Features
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