Victoria Beckham and Uma Thurman are apparently among the first to place orders for a pair of these Antonio Berardi heelless shoes (because shoes with no heels are all the rage right now, didn’t you know?) Will the rest of the world follow suit, though, we wonder?
Well, we’d have to walk a mile in ‘em to know for sure how comfortable they are, and there does look to be some degree of arch support, to be sure, but when even the designer himself admits that " “When you walk, it is almost on tiptoe," we’re going to assume that there probably won’t be a mad rush on these, because most women we know just won’t like the idea of essentially walking around on their tiptoes all day. Because that’s gotta hurt.
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they do look cool, but they’d be entirely too hard to walk on to actually want a pair.
I’d fall immediately.
Awesome to look at, but completely mad to wear.
There’s a reason that the people that ordered them did so…they can afford to pay someone to be their supporting arm.
I agree! Pretty cool for fashion photography maybe, but for actually SUPPORTING YOUR WEIGHT? Um, I think not.
These shoes are somewhat scary, yet I’m oddly attracted to them. I must try them on to see if there really is some arch support in them.
I think they’re totally cool! Anyone who’s ever tottered around in 5-inch stilettos knows that the heel provides only the bare minimum support anyway. You can see that the base of this shoe supports much farther back on the arch than a regular heel, so it probably wouldn’t be all that much less stable. It isn’t as though anyone’s gonna go hiking in them. I’d love to try a pair.
the model’s feet R all red from wearing them
They look slightly more comfortable than my fluevog grand nationals, minus the hoof print…http://www.fluevog.com/gifs/dec-04-news-image-04.jpg
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen! Don’t do it, Ladies! Just DON’T!
Omg! how do you walk in those? :0 horrible.
I’ve seen several pairs of these and I think they are about the ugliest piece of footwear ever created – and completely impractical. The only place these things could possibly be acceptable is on the foot of a drag-queen.
Its simply just…. ugly! Soooo ugly!
wow this shoe is very un-attractive i would think it to look terible with any and every outfit.. horrid materials, straps look terrible.. all in all id rather hookers shoes because they look better
and would be more comfortable
Before you get these heelless shoes, make sure your doctor’s phone number or hospital phone number is on Speed Dial and that you have insurance paid in full… you WILL fall in these shoes. I’m a male, and I can’t even imagine wearing these if I were a female. Unless you are reluctant to break your ankles (and maybe your back). Fail.
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Well I never thought they could invent something more unattractive on a woman than the basic high heel shoe, stilettos in particular, but danged if they didn’t go and do it! Ladies, PLEASE… if you simply must wear shoes that day, just stick with the basics like Buffalo sandals, nice flip-flops, or sneakers!