JeffB Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 On the Sexy Shoes website, I saw this new offering: http://www.sexyshoes.com/p-1105-hidden-platform.aspx A pump with a hidden 1/2 inch platform. Perhaps I need to get out more, but I've never seen anything quite like this before and really don't know what to make of it. Part of me think it's looks interesting while the other half looks somewhat odd. According to the description, this pump also features a 4 1/2 inch heel, but looking at the shoe, it seems to be higher than that. In any event, I'd be interested in your opinions on this shoe. Would you want to buy and wear pumps with hidden platforms? I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimper Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Hey JeffB, isn't that a hidden platform on that last pair of pumps you got from Payless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heelium Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I really like the look of those, you are right about the heel, it does look much higher than the 4 1/2 inches quoted. I bet that they would be quite comfy too. Heelium Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielinheels Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 not sure why, but I like the hidden platform concept... hmmm Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskim61 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I like the look of the covered/hidden platform. Plus gray is a great color for a shoe and in the past has been hard to find. I first saw this shoe for sale on Ebay about a week ago. So my first question is who the manufacturer is. The listing also stated that the shoe was made of leather, which I couldn't find any mention of in the Sexy Shoe listing. I would definitely buy a pair if they were indeed made of leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockQueen Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I like the look, myself, because I think platforms are much easier to walk in anyway, and it makes it blend a little more seamlessly. Nice find indeed, JeffB! SQ.....still busting societal molds with a smile...and a 50-ton sledge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnieheel Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I to like the look and also like the 1/2 to 3/4" platform and also have just noticed them myself a couple weeks ago some where. I think on ebay. real men wear heels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hey JeffB, isn't that a hidden platform on that last pair of pumps you got from Payless? Nope. Perhaps it's becuase of the less than sterling quality of the photo I took, but those Payless pumps don't have a hidden platform. Regarding the hidden platform shoes from Sexy Shoes, I honestly don't know if I'd want to invest in pumps like those. I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosca Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hi, I vaguely remember a feature on a UK 'News' programme about some shoes like this, about a year ago. A pair were given to a dancer and aerobics instructor, who didn't usually wear heels other than for evening socialising. She wore them all day, even for taking an aerobics class! She said she found them utterly comfortable and would quite happily wear them anywhere, anytime. Sounds as good as they look to me. I'm pretty sure these are what was being talked about. I hope they're available over here..... Best wishes, Tosca Still rainin' still dreamin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandalFan Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 One word describes those shoes: Blech. I detest platforms. "Basic instincts, social life... Paradoxes side by side... Don't submit to stupid rules... Be yourself and not a fool... Don't accept average habits... Open your heart and push the limits..." - Enigma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyFeat Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I think it is an interesting look, but they still look like a platform to me. They just seem to be a natural variation on traditional platforms- the next step in evolution. I myself like plats and find them quite comfortable. My only concern is that they might make the wearer's feet look bigger. Style is built from the ground up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosca Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 H, I take your point about the wearer's feet maybe looking bigger HF, but on the other hand, if the wearer already has feet the size of a small country, like me, they may cause things to look better proportioned? I'd like to try them, but as yet I haven't been able to find a UK/European source. Any help with that would be really appreciated... Best wishes, Tosca. Still rainin' still dreamin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Histiletto Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I have noticed some of the models on the high fashion runways have worn this type of platform. The hidden platforms looked alright, but they weren't that impressive. Then I saw a pair like them for sale and decided to buy. Here is a description. A pair of 4-3/4" high spike heeled Mary Jane pumps with 1/2" hidden platforms and round toes. Shortly after I had bought my shoes this particular brand named shoe seem to disappear from the marketplace. I hope they bring them back, because these heels are really comfortable. In reality, I am wearing about 5-1/4" high spike heel and the toe box area with the hidden platform that looks a little thicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosca Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hi all, I've just discovered that Banana Shoes in the UK are selling them! So that's my shoe-buying taken care of then, for the next month or two. In lots of colours too. Tosca. Still rainin' still dreamin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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