The non-miracle of shoe engineering

Today I went on an impulse shoe purchase consultation with my manager who was looking at buying some impossibly high designer boots. The kind that give you ZERO practicality for the price that should enable you to be able to wear them every single day for the rest of your life (or at least the rest of the rapidly approaching colder months).

Anyway, as she was deciding whether to get these boots or not, I was pottering around Myer's designer shoe section, trying on shoes that you see on Sex and the City and in Vogue. I've never actually tried on a pair of Manolo's before...it was my first time!

People talk about the excellent engineering behind these designer brands, that allows the tallest heel to become walkable, and the thinnest heel to give adequate foot support. And maybe I'm just addicted to my flats and kitten heels. Or maybe I just don't want to be able to wear such shoes enough. But in my opinion, all this stuff about superior shoe engineering from designers is absolute bullocks.

I pranced around in one 15cm high, over $1k Manolo black pump for all of 10 seconds and my foot was unhappy. Thus I concluded that It's absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for ANYONE to make a shoe THAT HIGH and have it be comfortable. I don't care if you are Cinderella's fairy god-mother (can you imagine how uncomfortable GLASS shoes would be...and I hope she had a good pedicure at least!) It's impossible.

And for everyone who says that "But they are comfortable!!", you are delusional. They aren't. But of course, feel free to tell yourself that, and be happy that your feet look prettier than everyone elses'.

(I neglected to mention that my foot looked hot in those Manolo's....)