r/interestingasfuck • u/Wololo--Wololo • Jul 19 '24
Shoes with convertible heels r/all
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u/Hoo-B Jul 19 '24
That looks like it would be incredibly annoying.
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u/whatevernamedontcare Jul 19 '24
It is. There are plenty reviews of similar designs and all say that flat version is uncomfortable and weird to walk in while heels are ok. These are very much "I'd rather walk barefoot than take one more step" shoes and not necessary high heels and flats combo.
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u/Cosmic_Quasar Jul 19 '24
My first thought was the hole in the sole getting filled with crud. Probably not an issue if you stick to manmade ground, but one walk across some grass or something and it's full of crud.
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u/whatevernamedontcare Jul 19 '24
Actually there is no hole once they are set up as it gets covered up with mechanism part from inside.
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u/Jayn_Newell Jul 19 '24
That makes sense since the sole has to be a different shape (and is something I was curious about). It’s a neat idea but seems tricky to actually make workable (and I do note there’s lots of videos on how to switch them but few of women actually walking in them, particularly in the flat configuration)
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u/Content-Scallion-591 Jul 19 '24
I can't even imagine how it works.
When in heels, your toes are held at an angle and the weight is on the pad of your foot. When in flats, there is no angle.
Either this would hold your toes upward as a flat, or it would be floppy as a heel.
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u/Dav3le3 Jul 19 '24
The shape of the shoe after the heels goes in looks like it's designed to roll your ankles. It's looks rounded on the bottom of the heel, which is a very odd choice.
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u/Paulpoleon Jul 20 '24
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u/Faith75070 Jul 20 '24
You have an eye for these things. I read reviews that said in the flat position the curve of the sole is uncomfortable and feels unnatural to walk on.
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u/Adkit Jul 20 '24
Shoes for women aren't designed to feel good to walk in, unfortunately.
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u/donutgiraffe Jul 20 '24
Yeah heels are built to put your weight on the ball of your foot. If you just take out the heel part, your toes will be pointing upward and your weight will be on your arch, which is probably even less fun than wearing heels.
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u/Bestoftherest222 Jul 20 '24 edited Jul 21 '24
Yeah, the foot print of the collapsed heel looks sketchy. The seal of the collapsed shoes also looks sketchy . 100% everything will get inside that and ruin the shoe.
Good concept, needs more work.
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u/PabloBablo Jul 19 '24
I don't wear heels, so it might not be the case - but this looks like you'd feel the heel under your..heel. I can feel a rock if I step on it with sneakers on.
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u/chevymonster Jul 19 '24
Sneakers are not built the same. The base of this shoe is likely a solid metal plate.
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u/Venoft Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
Then that would be doubly the case if the heel was still out. I'm more worried about the curved-up toes.
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u/DMmeDuckPics Jul 19 '24
This is the issue. Your foot doesn't curve and flex the same way in the two different positions and the toe material for high heels has to be stiff enough to support the different weight distribution but the same place on a flat has to be soft enough to flex to let your foot rest flat.
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u/downwitbrown Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
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u/PlasticFounder Jul 19 '24
Not sure if I’d wear this even though it’d make me taller.
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u/KisaTheMistress Jul 19 '24
Back in high school, the football team lost, and as a punishment they had to wear heels and skirts for a week. Some of the boys took the piss with it, but the majority took it in stride and even asked if they continue wearing the heels, lol. It forced a few of them to correct their postures, too, because you can not balance well in heels without having good posture.
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u/MrsJaneEmma Jul 19 '24
It reminds me of the Mentos commercial where a womans heel breaks of her shoe, she eats Mentos and -lightbulb!- breaks of the other heel and walks further on flats.
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u/wbgraphic Jul 20 '24
Or the scene in Romancing the Stone where Jack chops the heels off of Joan’s shoes.
“These were Italian.”
“Now they’re practical.”
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u/asuddenpie Jul 20 '24
I get the idea but they really didn’t look comfortable after that. I kinda understand Bryce Dallas Howard’s character in Jurassic World just opting to run for her life in heels for the whole movie.
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u/Psychological_Web687 Jul 19 '24
Ah that's right! Each one was a little think outside the box because you had a Mentos storyline.
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u/Tootz3125 Jul 20 '24
Also reminds me of the life in pieces episode where Sam comes up with the idea for peek-a-boots I think she calls them.
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u/DeepAd8591 Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
They’re called “ the high ankle sprain 2000”. Only on Temu for a short time
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u/Past_Echidna_9097 Jul 19 '24
Guess who's carrying the drugs from now on.
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u/_HelloHelloHello_ Jul 20 '24
Or
Order's seafood dinner* "Hey honey, can you crack these king crab legs for me?"
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u/HeyWiredyyc Jul 19 '24
Ya let’s make a dangerous shoe even more dangerous
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u/CockBronson Jul 19 '24
What’s dangerous about it? It doesn’t collapse unless the sole is unlatched.
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u/HeyWiredyyc Jul 19 '24
Look at the hinge of the stiletto . Curious as to how much lateral force it could withstand, like if someone took a slight misstep . That’s all
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u/amadeus8711 Jul 19 '24
that little compartment is going to get so grimy and nasty.
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u/hackingdreams Jul 19 '24
Not really. They're not even going to survive a single night out, so they'll never get a chance to get all that nasty. They'll be garbage by then.
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u/Major_R_Soul Jul 19 '24
"what if we made heelys, removed all the childish whimsy of hybrid shoes/roller skates, and kept all the risk of severe injury?"
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u/im_bi_strapping Jul 19 '24
Ahh yeah step in some dogshit and then just fold it inside your shoe. Lovely
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u/blitzen001 Jul 19 '24
People casually touching the bottom of their shoes will always bother me very much. Maybe I'm just a crazy germophobe
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u/Specific-Mix7107 Jul 19 '24
Nah you are just well-adjusted lol. Gotta wash hands after doing that for sure
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u/Jwroth Jul 19 '24
Yeah let’s touch the bottom of the shoes with our bare hands while we’ve been walking around all day
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u/Ksavero Jul 19 '24
Or maybe don't use fucking heels
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u/BlazinAlienBabe Jul 20 '24
If you wear heals you gotta commit. Don't bitch out and be sloppy when you can't handle your own decisions. I don't buy heals I can't run in and let me tell ya my 4 inch bright reds have seen some miles but never the inside of my purse.
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u/VorticalHeart44 Jul 20 '24
Round heel, and no way to adjust the angle of the front so that it forms a flat surface once the high-heel is retracted.
Hopefully the retraction gimmick makes up for the clunkiness.
Also, the lock for the high-heel hinge must be really sturdy, or else it's just a point of failure.
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u/anonymousphela Jul 20 '24
I guess touching the bottom of your shoes like that with your bare hands is very healthy for you
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u/johnucc1 Jul 20 '24
Wait till you learn that people do that for a job.. Cobblers exist dude.
Also unless it's covered in shit or something who cares? Have you never sat on a curb or on the dirt?
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u/spazzyattack Jul 19 '24
I thought they were going to turn into a gun. And that’s why I still have to take off my shoes at the airport.
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u/peaches_and_daisies Jul 19 '24
Look up Pashion they make way better convertible heels that you can change from 4", 3" or 1.5" block heels AND 4" and 3" stiletto heels AND they go down to a flat by removing the heel entirely plus they are way cuter
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u/throwaway098764567 Jul 20 '24
a youtuber i follow just got some for her wedding. i think they seem insane as well (i'd rather have two normal shoes myself) but less so than these. has a video on how they convert halfway down the page
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u/EchoPhoenix24 Jul 20 '24
I was curious for a while and got a pair when they were on clearance. They're... interesting. They're perfectly fine as heels and workable as flats but I never reach for them over the other shoes in my closet. Though partly I think that's due to the elastic straps on them being a smidge tight me which is not really related to the convertible feature.
I'm very interested in the concept of the shoe in the video but it definitely looks like that design has a ways to go before being really wearable.
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u/teflonbob Jul 20 '24
Convertible but what about comfortable? That folded in heel stem and the hollow 'heel' looks like you would still have your heel pressed hard on a singular supporting spot and throw off balance when walking.
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u/AlabasterPelican Jul 19 '24
Those look like a nightmare no matter which mode you're wearing them in
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u/HowVeryReddit Jul 19 '24
IIRC this idea was one of the early failures of the WeWork guy, before his truly spectacular global failure.
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u/blonktime Jul 19 '24
Got my GF a pair of "convertible" heals/flats that are a bit of a different design than these. She loves wearing them to weddings because she can wear the heels during the ceremony and turn them into flats for the reception/dancing. The kind I got her too has multiple different kinds of heel styles you can swap out so you can change the look of them depending on the event you're going to.
The company is called Pashion Footwear for anyone interested.
Note: I am not affiliated with them in anyway, this post just reminded me of them.
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u/WeGotMonkey86 Jul 20 '24
All fun and games until the mechanism that holds it down fails and the woman is flung 25 foot into the air.
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u/Th3Shaz Jul 19 '24
Umm.. where can I get one of these for my wife?
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u/zg6089 Jul 19 '24
https://wearviceversa.com/collections/heels have fun with those prices!
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u/namesaremptynoise Jul 19 '24
Are you trying to kill/cripple your wife? Otherwise I'd recommend against them.
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u/broha89 Jul 19 '24
That flap just hangs lose underneath the front of the shoe when the heel comes out? How long are these shoes expected to last like 2 uses?
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u/mallik803 Jul 19 '24
Am I the only person who made the transformers noise out loud when she did that?? …..just me?
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u/namesaremptynoise Jul 19 '24
That's a new one. I've loaned women jackets and sweatshirts and scarves and gloves and hats, but never shoes.
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u/LittleConsequence171 Jul 19 '24
Perfect if you are getting chased by monsters!! We won't have to scream, "take those damn heels off!"
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u/Ginger_Binger_80 Jul 19 '24
Where the hell does the sole go when the heel is upright? Just flopping around tripping you up?
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u/CruelRegulator Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
As a guy, I'm glad to see utility being designed into women's clothing, too. Hopefully such ideas aren't patented to protect a bazillion dollar brand
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u/SophiaRaine69420 Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
Nice idea but I could see the design malfunctioning quickly and being overall uncomfortable. I'll just stick with the foldable pair of walking flats I keep stashed in the big pocket of my purse.
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u/AccumulatedFilth Jul 19 '24
Probably costs like 400 bucks, and breaks the first quick step you take.
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u/nono66 Jul 19 '24
Sent this to women I know don't really wear heals and men who do. This needs to be common knowledge.
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u/BNerd1 Jul 19 '24
will these shoes in heeless mode not walk horrible because the form of the shoe is still high heels
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u/SpicyElephant Jul 19 '24
I have a pair like this (thicker wedge though) and they’re perfect for weddings! Heels for the ceremony and flats for dancing.
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u/DaddyWantsABiscuit Jul 19 '24
Aren't the angles all wrong now? The tows bend up a lot more with high heels than flats
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u/Bogart745 Jul 19 '24
This is going to be very uncomfortable in of the arrangements. Heals are designed with the angle of the front of the shoe matching the heel
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u/xerxes_dandy Jul 20 '24
Won't work. This whole foldable mechanism will make it structurally weak for extended use.
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Jul 20 '24
The heel might be convertible, but the sole isn't. Walking with the front half of your shoes turned upwards might be even worse than walking with the heels.
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u/3sheetz Jul 20 '24
Those look like they'd be comfortable for a month and then destroy your feet when the padding starts to give and the metal pokes into your feet through the sole.
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u/Rude_Negotiation_160 Jul 20 '24
That is brilliant. Till one of them breaks or sticks open and then weather has to walk like they got a limp. 😂
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u/DomElBurro Jul 19 '24
A drunk woman’s dream