Fun, impossible platforms

[shoesense]

Aren't these printed canvas JC platforms a TON of fun?

They are also unwearable imho. Wooden platform with 5 inch spike heel? The Spanish inquisition can't be far behind. $475 at BG.

[graymnnce]

I don't mean to be an annoying newbie bumping old threads, but as a committed clog fan, I have to tell you that a properly shaped wooden sole/heel can be really comfortable. One of the painful parts of spike heels with thin, flexible soles is the bending backward the toes feel on your trailing foot. No such thing happens in wooden soles, or in rigid platforms either. Means you can wear a much higher heel than in a normal pump or sandal.
Just my $.02.

[jitterbugbaby]

I definitely agree that thicker heels and wedges and platforms offer much more stability and support than skinny heels, but I'm still cautious about them because they still throw your body out of alignment once they get above a certain height. And when the sole is wood, it doesn't flex and absorb shock when you walk the same way a polyurethane/rubber/etc sole does.

But then again, for these reasons, I haven't tried a lot of wooden-soled shoes, and since fit and comfort is individual, I'm sure they work for lots of people. Sounds like you're one of them.

[iSlingback]

Originally Posted by graymnnce

I don't mean to be an annoying newbie bumping old threads, but as a committed clog fan, I have to tell you that a properly shaped wooden sole/heel can be really comfortable. One of the painful parts of spike heels with thin, flexible soles is the bending backward the toes feel on your trailing foot. No such thing happens in wooden soles, or in rigid platforms either. Means you can wear a much higher heel than in a normal pump or sandal.
Just my $.02.

I agree. I looked at these shoes and I actually have quite a few pair like them and they don't hurt my feet. Now on the alignment thing, you could be right. But I have several 5 to 6 inch platforms that I wear a full work day and they don't hurt my feet. At lunch, if I walk to lunch I wear flip flops but in the office I wear the pumps or sandals.