Practical Footwear For Practical Women
Do you want to look fashionable and stylish, and at the same time to feel comfortable? Footwear designers have been working on this problem for quite a long period of time.
As we have already mentioned in the article about Marte den Hollander, today the fashionable footwear empire can offer you an appropriate variant of quick switching between comfort and style – footwear with a transforming heel. The invention appeared to be a breakthrough and is popular among various designers.
For example, a similar idea came to the head of a 23-year old university graduate Ella Kilgour in 2004. She worked out The worked out a model of shoes with transforming heels and named it Declic.
For some women driving a car turns into a real ritual. Some feel uncomfortable driving a car in high heels, so they have to carry an extra pair with them. This problem gave the designers a clue, that there is a need of a compromises variant – both with and without a heel.
A popular brand ?amiLeon Shoes dedicated itself fully to the production of the shoes with transforming heels. The idea of the developers is to make women driving safer and help women feel free at a wheel, without giving up their style and beauty.
Design studio Walking-Chair also works out the models with transforming heels.
No one knows exactly, who was the first to invent the footwear with transforming heels, but one thing is clear – this footwear will definitely be in demand among the auto-drivers and simply practical women.
Two Pairs In A One
All the inventions, for example, the invention of a wheel or of a spaceship, were not done in vain. Great scientists strived to make the lives of people better and easier. The world of fashion also sometimes experiences the times of inventions, though they do not happen very often.
For example, high-heel shoes, designed by a young designer Marte den Hollander as a diploma project, appeared to be such an invention. That fact is, that the designer tried to accomplish an interesting, but difficult task – to combine the advantages of both high and low heels in one pair of shoes.
Such transformation appeared to be possible due to the modifying construction of a heel. One can wear such shoes in two ways – you can either choose high heels, or take the heel off and hide it in a special compartment, and after that the model will turn into a more convenient and casual type of shoes.
What is more, the change in the heel height also influences the sole curve. The sole is produced in the way to adapt to the heel transformations, so it is flexible to changes.
This model by Marte den Hollander seems to be a serious invention in the world of fashion, because after buying a pair of shoes you will actually get two pairs of different purposes. You won’t have to worry about your feet being tired after a long walk, and you won’t have to take an extra pair of shoes with you.
Designer Sandals: Do We Need Them
There is nothing more comfortable and convenient in a hot summer day, than a pair of sandals. This cheap and fashionable footwear can be found in every woman’s wardrobe. We got really interested: which models and at which prices famous fashion houses can offer us this summer?
This pair by Dolce&Gabbana looks really cute and stylish. Two pieces of polished leather and a nice price - of $550?! Oh, yeah. The cost price of this pair varies between 12 and 15 bucks, and even if the price will be mulyiplied ten times because of the famous brand, it is still $150, but not $550…
Or let us take these wonderful sandals by Christian Dior. Two thin leather belts and a sole - and that’s it. So, where does the surprising price of $490 comes from? Taking into consideration, that th cost price here is even lower, than in the first case - $10. Let’s multiply it ten times to make up for the popular brand - and we get $100. What is more, who on Earth will ever look at your sole just to fing the huge Dior logo there?
Today one can find an elite brand Melissa in many shoe shops. Do you know anything about them? we still do not. Nevertheless, this is a fine example of making money from air, or, to be precise, from plastic. This is what these sandals are made of. Absolutely no leather - only plastic and fumed sole. Do you think this makes them even a dime cheaper? Here you are - you’re asked to pay $150 for the sandals, in which a $2-worth amount of plastic is used.
Please, do not misunderstand us. we do love beautiful footwear, and we do understand the desire to purchase really unique and luxurious models. But one should distinguis between bargains and senseless purchases - by the way, there is always a way to find something of good quality and apt price. for example, Steve Madden offers natural leather sandals, and only for $50 a pair.
Spring And Summer By Dolce Gabbana
The legendary Dolce & Gabbana have presented their new footwear collection of the spring-summer season 2009. Opulence of colours and factures, big and high heels and huge platforms. The novelty of Dolce & Gabbana spring-summer season collection appear to be unusual soles and insteps of shoes and sandals.
In this season footwear without transition will be in. The foot touches the shoes only with the toes and the heel, and all the rest of the sole seem to fly in the air. The platforms by D&G are embroided with glass beads and decorated with glittering frills. This collection is absolutely unusual!
