Bordello "Teeze" and Faith "Clarency"

[cimorene]

DISCLAIMER: I would never in a million years recommend that anybody actually wear platform shoes with a 4"+ spike heel. At least, not if they were going to be standing up at all. I do enjoy looking at fetish shoes, though. (The latter pair are from UK high street, but they totally are fetish shoes...)

 

Comments

[calico]

Am resisting the urge to track down the Faith ones. Sensible says no, of course, but they're *so* shiny...

[cimorene]

Well, you're in the UK of course so you COULD, but I'm pretty sure you can also just order them online and have them delivered.

[pineapplechild]

I, uh, really want the first pair. That said, I actually do better in four inch heels with platforms then without. I find having some of the height in the sole relieves the tension in the bend of the ankle. Although I would worry about the bootie nature of those shoes. Generally, for me, the bootie needs to be very well designed to hug my foot so I don't die trying to walk in them.

... I possibly have too many high heels.

[cimorene]

Yes, if the heel is the same but there's a platform the incline must be shorter. In practice, though, usually the heel just goes to 4½" or 5" in the high-end designer shoes at least (like in the one on the left). Although the slightly more wearable ones are probably available in midrange if you look, but since I would never consider wearing a stiletto, I typically only pay attention to the very unusual or very high-end ones.

[amadi]

Zoe Saldana has been rocking shoes remarkably like this... everywhere lately. Maybe not quite this extreme but they're very familiar.

[cimorene]

The silhouette has been very fashionable for the past few years and is even more common in high end shoes. Almost all Louboutins look like that. I wouldn't call them similar on that basis.