High "Heels"

So I remember when those heel-less high heels started popping up on runways.  “What the...?!?!” was my general reaction.  They were the weirdest things I’d ever seen.  No stilettos?  No wedges?  Just... space?  It’ll never take, I thought.

Ah, world; you have proven me wrong.

Heelless heels are popping up all over the place!  They’re not quite the completely-tipped-forward ones you see on the runway, but they still don’t have any heels to speak of so they count.  Let’s start nice and easy with a neutral:

The Bennett by Aldo is a bone patent leather number with a round toe, 1.75-inch platform, and 6.5-inch...heel?  (Can we really call it that?)  Also available in black; yours from Nordstrom for $120.

The Cover Up by Chinese Laundry is a black suede and patent leather combo, with sheer panels running up the front of the foot—very sleek indeed.  It balances you on a 1.75-inch platform under its peep toe, raising you 5.75-inches in the air overall.  Find them on Amazon for between $79 and $109 depending on your size.

The Gimmick sure brings the fun for party season, doesn’t it?  A mosaic of blue, purple, black, and silver rhinestones cover the 1.5-inch platform and six-inch rise, and the rest is black suede.  A zipper up the back and ankle strap keep you in!  Yours for $130 from Steve Madden.

The Great Lee is a green (or orange, or yellow, or red, or black) suede pump-type thing with a round toe, 1.5-inch platform, five-inch heel, and dainty strap around the ankle.  Your choice of colors at Bakers for $70 (online only!).

Now while I generally am distracted by the oddness of this trend, I do get a bit of a shoegasm every time I see these:

Ah, Giuseppe Zanotti!  Why do you torment me with the I27034?  Its black suede body is studded with sparkling Swarovskis, has a peep toe on a two-inch platform, and raises you on a 6.5-inch “heel.”  I’m really digging up the black stripe up the back too.  If you’re a 7 or an 8 you’re in luck—Zappos has a pair for you!  The bad news is that they’ll run you $2,300.

This trend is for those with bravery and good balance!  If that sounds like you, why not give it a go?