The door in my wardrobe*

*the door not actually being there was a disappointment - but at least I was allowed to play with the clothes

//// Selling the killer wedges

Posted on | May 5, 2010 | 12 Comments

Ok… …I have a little story to tell… …this morning I packed my stuff, wore some spring appropriate clothing and took out to horrible weather (heavy rain with occasional wet snow!!!). I was about to board to Stockholm for 2 day trip, involving some work and enough free time to get know Stockholm second hand stores bit better. I pushed through the miserable weather towards the bus stop with handbag and laptop, an umbrella on my hand, wearing my sweet Ash platforms (seen for example in the previous post). I bought them last summer and so far have worn them inside only.

I can’t really say that it surprised me that rigid sole platforms can be very walkable in smooth surfaces but become life threatening on uneven planes… …but I did not give much thought for that when approaching Hakaniemi market square, covered with old rectangular cobblestones about the size of my foot sole…

Hmm, there is not that much exitement in this story, haha! I fell miserably. I strained my outer calf muscle severely and almost tore my LCL ligament and got some minor bruises (fortunately I had my unstretchy heavyweight Lee jeans on, they protected my skin really well). The platforms — unharmed.

So, after this major selling speech — if you are interested in these sweet and invincible little killers in delicious tan leather (size 39, true to size), send me an e-mail (address on the upper right corner). About the price… …I was thinking about 90 eur + postage. And please wear them on unchallenging territory, only!

Will update this post with pics of the shoes in their current condition soon. Ok, here are the pictures. There is a very small scratch on the front of the right shoe (the thin darker leather layer), you can see it on the first and the last picture.

About my Stockholm trip… …I realized pretty quickly that my limbs were still one piece — although hurting like hell, so I changed to my ballet flats on site and kept going. But I abandoned the vintage boutique tour this time, my shopping is limited to the surroundings of my hotel (which is fortunately very central — and I’m not speaking about shopping here but just getting around with my injured limb). So probably nothing too interesting material for blog coming up in the next couple of days.

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Discussion

  1. apparellel
    May 5th, 2010 @ 5:36 am

    oh no!! i have shoes i call “the death trap” because they ARE! i hope you feel better soon. geez!

    xxx
    t

  2. lucinda
    May 5th, 2010 @ 5:58 am

    They look comfy but I find all my wedges the hardest shoes to walk in. This is why I get most of shoes resoled with a rubber grip layer. Hope your ankles get better soon!

  3. dust
    May 5th, 2010 @ 9:49 am

    No pain, no gain!
    Joke.…get better.

  4. elle s'ennuie
    May 5th, 2010 @ 10:31 am

    Cobblestones are rather cumbersome to walk on even in flats, I can’t imagine taking them on in high heels! Hope your leg heels soon :)

  5. Anna-Maria
    May 5th, 2010 @ 10:48 am

    Poor you! I hate walking in heels on cobble stones, so usually I either try to avoid them or take my time stepping carefully right on the stones. I hope your calfs feel better! :)

  6. stellagee
    May 5th, 2010 @ 1:31 pm

    yup, there’s a huge difference in trying to wobble away on regular heels against rigid platforms. cobblestones are fine with any other type of shoe, at least for me.

    my incredible baroque pair from miumiu was deemed “usable as bookends” by a friend after a normally 10 minute trip took me close to 45 minutes and i was exhausted. sadly, inside wear only and a determination to never ever buy shoes with soles like that again. not made for helsinki.

    hope someone living in less hazardous environment will love your shoes.

  7. Varpu
    May 5th, 2010 @ 6:36 pm

    Ou nou!!! Toivottavasti jalka paranee pian. Suffer for fashion.. itse kaaduin jokunen kuukausi sitten kirjaimellisesti mahalleni keskellä autotietä kun maihareiden nauha tarttui toisen kengän nyörityskoukkuun (enpä olisi arvannut sen olevan edes mahdollista), että kyllähän näitä sattuu!

  8. Kamicha
    May 5th, 2010 @ 11:14 pm

    Haha, these probably fill the death trap definition!

    All the wedges are not like these — for example my Rützou ankle boots are almost as high as these — but the platform is bit thinner, the shoe bends a bit and there is good heel support. They are super comfortable and very easy to walk. But I’ll bet that rubber grip sole would do good for these.

    The leg is healing very well, I have still pain but the range of movement is back to normal… …what a relief.

    Stellagee — I guess that my heel skills extend to the exactly same point — and I have no interest to exercise them further. It would probably cost me a limb.

    Auts — kuulostaa tosiaan mahdottomalle — mutta näitähän sattuu! Onneksi et jäänyt auton alle (niistä ei sentään torilla ollut pelkoa)!

    Hakaniemi is designed in such a way that cobblestones can’t be avoided when taking bus to the north/eastbound lines — and Hakaniemi market hall is also surrounded by those picturesque little death traps — so I guess I just have to adapt my footwear choices. Don’t really know what went into me in that morning… …but I have to say that the clumpy wedges balanced the outfit perfectly :-D

  9. unocosa
    May 7th, 2010 @ 6:47 am

    Kamicha — i am so sorry to hear about the incident — though you wrote in humor — i knew it would not be a pleasant experience to fall … the good thing! of course, as dealing with such situation, mostly of time, we simply have to be thankful nothing major has happened!!! so, 2nd hand shop next time — for now, just give little rest to the poor ankles.

    I really knew well about the feeling of being towering over people w/ heel or platform to only find ourselves trapping by our highness and lacking of balance … hence, i am more and more gravitating towards flat or medium heel — just for an ability to move swiftly ;-)

    miss you, xx

  10. May
    May 7th, 2010 @ 5:28 pm

    Some shoes are really only designed for red-carpeting and taxi(limo)-taking.

  11. Kamicha
    May 9th, 2010 @ 11:24 am

    Yes, my interest to flats just went up a notch — I think my summer flat collection will grow with a pair of new sandals (black ones — why don’t I have black sandals?) and maybe with gray low top Converse.

    Haha, that’s about my life, right?

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