Shoes are fairly inflexible pieces of equipment

Shoes are fairly inflexible pieces of equipment. That’s one of the reasons why people make such a big deal out of buying shoes,red bottom shoes, taking hours,michael kors wallets, sometimes days, to find the perfect pair. As far as shoes are concerned, what you see is what you get. They don’t come with interchangeable bits and pieces for you to chop and change and alter as the mood strikes. But perhaps those rigid days are behind us. Maria Puente from USA Today has revealed that several kinds of adjustable shoes are making waves in the fashion industry.

First up we have Camileon Heels, and their height adjustable shoes. In the late 80s David Handel became aware that many snappily dressed women walked about New York in sneakers instead of the fashionable shoes that he expected. As his children were playing with “Transformers” action figures,cheap toms shoes, he began to wonder if there was someway that he could transform uncomfortable fashion shoes, into shoes women could happily wear throughout the day. And so he went about designing a high-heeled shoe that could be shortened to add immediate comfort without sacrificing style. Camileon Heels can be shortened by two inches,http://ebook-music-software.com/blogs/viewstory/1323730, from 3.25 to 1.25 inches. Comfort doesn’t comes cheap though, with prices ranging from $225 – $325 (£115 – £167); these shoes weren’t made to fit any pocket.

The interchangeable aspects of Switchflops® are infinitely cooler and guaranteed to appeal to summer lovers the world over. The great thing about Switchflops®, besides the brilliant practical applications, is the story behind them. They were created by a high school student as an art class project. Lindsay Phillips, Lulu, to her friends, took her project idea and ran with it, turning it into a lucrative business on the way. Switchflops® come in 3 basic styles with Velcro-covered thongs so that you can switch straps as and when you please. She even has a catchy slogan, “Change your look, not your sole”. Perhaps the best thing about these shoes is their affordability. The basic styles cost between $32 and $47 (£16 – £24),cheap vans shoes, while the straps cost only $10 (£5) each.

Lastly, there is every mother’s dream: children’s shoes that can be adjusted to keep up with quickly growing feet. Inchworm shoes cater to those tricky childhood years, between the ages of three and nine, when children barely stay the same size for two days on end. Their shoes can grow in half-sizes until they’re a full size bigger than the shoes you started out with. All you need to do is push a button and pull, and hey presto, you’ve saved yourself the ordeal of dragging your bored child from shop to shop in search of a decent pair of shoes. They cost $79 (£40) a pair and come in 10 styles and a variety of gaudy colours that children love. As an added incentive, Inchworm promises to donate 5% of all their sales towards finding a cure for juvenile diabetes.

Currently these adjustable shoes are only available online or from specialist shoe shops, but as more people recognise the practicality in versatile footwear, regular retailers will have no choice but to meet the demand. Expect to see even more ranges of innovative and adjustable shoes on a shelf near you.