“I, for one, am over the mania for the high, high heel. Too many career women look like a herd of fashion beasts, aping one another in impractical shoes.” —Andre Leon Talley on the death of the towering heel.
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posted by guest
Jun 11, 2009 4:51PM
It's a noble ideal, but it will never happen. Short-heeled shoes just don't look good. At this point in time, they're not in style. And its doubtful that designers will suddenly get the urge to make more comfortable shoes.
(Either way, I find kitten heels to be just as hard- if not harder- to walk in then 3+ inch heels.)
What might be a better ideal would be to make the sole a little more form-fitting to the foot. Add an arch or make it, well, squishy. Any of these adjustments could remain hidden in a simple platform, and be a lot easier on the toes.
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posted by guest
Jun 11, 2009 9:37PM
I agree - props to women who feel comfortable walking in 4 inch heels but dang it the rest of us who consider 3.5 inches with small platform at the bottom of the footbed as adventurous - we need attractive and sexy options at 2.5-3.5 inches that dont look like orthapedic shoes.
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posted by RashomonRebel
Jun 12, 2009 12:18PM
As long as people continue to procreate, there will always be high heels.
posted by guest
Jun 11, 2009 4:08PM
I used to think they looked like giraffes and even started using giraffe as a verb to demonstrate, i.e. "The fashion girls giraffe around in their big shoes."