y07k Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 Why is it that majority affordable 6 inch heels come with somsort of platform heel...?Why can their not be a true 6 inch heel with out any sort of platform that is affordable... and why do high street stores never carry them..?
benno Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 Because the high street wouldn't sell any shoes that people couldn't really walk in! 6 inch with no platform are not everyday shoes... Whatever anyone tells you. There are many affordable 6 inch heels. There's brands like Pleaser and Ellie who sell shoes for under £50. Specialist companies like Leatherworks and Burlesque Blue sell leather shoes for well under £100.
jwhite44 Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 Pretty much as benno said. To a degree, one could almost call it a marketing ploy: designers are able to advertise '6" heels' (or whatever height) - attracting all the fashion-oriented shoppers, who know that 'higher is in' - while providing a shoe that is wearable (because the rise: heel height - platform height, is bearable). It also doesn't hurt that platforms in general also appear to be in style now as well. I've seen video's of a reporter testing high heels: first was regular heels vs Louboutins, another was a new Steve Madden (I believe) 'comfort' heel. I'd like to see her do a report on two almost identical style pumps: one a regular pump with maybe a 4 1/2" heel, another with a the same rise in a platform (ie. 5 1/2" heel w/ 1" platform). I'd be curious to hear from wearers which one feels better (if they are different), and from watchers, which one they like better. Personally, I'n not a big fan of platforms. I'd much rather sure a "pure" 4 1/2" heeled pump, than a shoe with a 6" heel but a 1"-2" platform.
roniheels Posted December 7, 2009 Posted December 7, 2009 High heels with 6" high heels with no platform are sexy and fun to wear. I don't wear them in public anymore because I just don't walk as comfortably in them as I do in 5" high heels. I own two pair of pleaser pumps with 6" high heels that were both under $50.
hh4evr1 Posted December 7, 2009 Posted December 7, 2009 I have a pair of pleaser shoes. UK size 7 and they are 6" without a platform. They are a little difficult to walk in as I dont get as much practise as I would like to.
highheelrick Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Over the years of buying high heels I've discovered that when buying a shoe with a heel over five inches high is to buy the next larger size. I have a wonderful collection of six and seven inch heels but it took me awhile to realize the advantage of up-sizing when it comes to extreme heels. Another consideration is most heel heights are expressed to a size six or seven shoe. The heel increases in height for larger sizes.
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