Two Shoes in One

Convertible shoes fascinate me.  Are they wishful thinking?  Or do they fill a genuine need?  Feats of magical engineering to make a tall heel go to a short heel or a flat, while the body of the shoe is still comfortable no matter how you wear it? 

Eh, who cares!  The idea is cool.  So nerd out with these convertible heels!

This pair by Day2Night is a classic patent leather round toe pump, except this one comes with two heels: a low one-inch heel or a high 3.75-inch heel.  Press a button on the underside to switch them out!  Yours for $149.

These are fun!  The Katharina by Tanya Heath are inspired by a corset, which you can see in the gold-tipped black laces woven through the gold trim up the front of the shoe.  Comes with two heels (1.7 inches and 3.3 inches), though you can also buy them individually in many heights and shapes!  The shoes run about $665, though, so I’m not sure how many extra heels you’ll want to buy…

I love a pointy toe with a bow, and the Nicia by Camileon has both!  It also has a 1.5-inch heel and a 3.25-inch heel, so you’re set for whatever you need!  Also available in brandy; yours for $119.

Okay, so these are awesome, convertibility or no.  In fact, the Ambi Iliad by Nael Coce aren’t convertible in the strict sense of the word—instead, it’s a shoe inside a shoe.  See the flats on the inside?  That’s what you pull out when you need a low shoe.  But it’s the outside that’s amazing; all glitter and spikes and four-inch stilettos.  Yours for $140.

These convertible shoes by Pleaser may stay the same heel height (4.5 inches, with a half-inch platform), but they look like two completely different shoes depending on whether you have the bootie upper on or not.  Black pump with a fancy buckle?  Lacey, tie-up boot?  You pick!  You get both for $60 (whole sizes only).

Hey, as women, it’s our prerogative to change our minds.  Now our shoes can keep up!