The world knows all about the love affair of Filipinos with shoes, but it didn’t start and end with Imelda Marcos. It evolved from our fondness for the classic bakyas to the flip-flops craze, to our current penchant for sky-high wedges, platforms, and stilettos.
Oooh
Women dress up as part of a daily routine. Women put on a ton of make up to look au naturel, skip lunch to fit into tight clothes, and curl their toes into uncomfortable shoes, all just to make an impression. Sky-high stiletto heels turn women into more confident, alluring, and empowered versions of themselves.
Women live, breathe, and suffer the trend of fashion over comfort, notwithstanding the consequences of having bruised heels, the chances of falling over, and the actual pain that towering heels leave behind.
Ouch
A recent study revealed that the higher the heels, the greater the health hazards. Stilettos at least 3-inches tall increase the pressure on the football by 7 times, affecting the lower back every time women take a step. The result? Sore and inflamed tendons. This is the feeling of the extreme footache when they're flat on the ground after coming from heels.
But who’s complaining? Well, all women do, but they never really do anything about it.
The inconvenient truth about high heels is out in the open, but that’s the price women have to pay to look taller, be more confident, and get more noticed. Sticking to Louboutins even if it hurts is not bound to change anytime soon.
Ahhh
Because women can only take so much pain, high-heel lovers have found ways to ease their aching feet. Doctors recommend letting the heel touch the floor a few hours each day. Alternating shoes is the best way, and this is best done by spending at least 2 hours a day in a low shoe. This will relax the muscles of the calf and feet, which are strained by wearing heels.
All women have their painful stiletto stories. Even Jenifer and Sarah Caplan, owners of Footzyrolls, went from oohh to ouch to ahhh. This is why they came up with the idea of rollable and foldable shoes. The goal is to save women’s feet right at the moment they need it.
What’s good about Footzyrolls is that it comes in small and fashionable pairs, which can match any outfit befittin a towering heel. They’re so compact that they can just be rolled and stored in a purse. Perfect for parties, traveling, and when extra pair is needed, just in case.
In this day and age, women have become ever more driven by, and slaves to, fashion. However, walking in pain does not give justice to the look. Women still want to walk comfortably, but in some instances when it's just not possible, there should always be a pair of Footzyrolls that women can just unroll and be comfy in.
