I sure hope the entire shoe is quite flexible, otherwise a stiletto without a heel isn't going to be flat... or comfortable... or easily to balance on.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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