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  • SUNDAY MAY 30 2004 11:52 AM

High Heels Go High Tech

Submitted by Olivia

Edited by Olivia

Sophie Cox, a student at UTS in North Sydney, Australia, has designed a shoe with an interchangeable heel, allowing the wearer to go from high-heels to flats in seconds.

The invention was submitted for the Australian Design Awards. It did not win the award (somewhat ironically, "Strollamate", a modular walking cane, did win one,) but let's hope the design gets out there so we can begin to worship the inventor as she deserves.

Ow, my aching feet.

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MisterSatan

MisterSatan

Portland, OR
August 2002

MAY 30, 2004 11:57 AM

Damn these high heels! blackeyed

royaljack

royaljack

Brooklyn, NY
OLD SKOOL

MAY 30, 2004 12:00 PM

I propose the invention of a bag in which one can carry another pair of shoes and/or sneakers. The end user would open said bag and swap out the footwear currently being engaged by the end-users foot and hot-swap it with the footware contained in the backup bag.

I'm looking for funding for this bag. Please send your support to me.

[Edited on May 30, 2004 12:05PM]

Tawnya

Tawnya

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

MAY 30, 2004 12:31 PM

I love her.

Waldo_Jeffers

Waldo_Jeffers

United Kingdom
OLD SKOOL

MAY 30, 2004 02:58 PM

Although, I am not one for wearing high heels myself, I can see why regular wearers of high heels would find this invention to be really useful (and somewhat more convenient than carrying an extra pair of shoes in a bag).

Cigarette

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH
April 2004

MAY 30, 2004 03:20 PM

I have an even cheaper solution. You can accomplish this with items lying around the house.

Take the high-heels.

Chuck them in the wastebasket.

Or be more creative.

Sell them to someone less intelligent than yourself.

Plant a flower in them.

A handy paperweight!

I really don't see why women wear high heels. How much of an edge to they give you, in the race to be sexier?

Tawnya

Tawnya

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

MAY 30, 2004 03:48 PM

Cigarette said:
I have an even cheaper solution. You can accomplish this with items lying around the house.

Take the high-heels.

Chuck them in the wastebasket.

Or be more creative.

Sell them to someone less intelligent than yourself.

Plant a flower in them.

A handy paperweight!

I really don't see why women wear high heels. How much of an edge to they give you, in the race to be sexier?



you clearly don't understand that most women suffer from the urge to have awesome shoes regargdless of how much they hurt. i know I'm all about the cute sometimes, it's like a disease. (but a fun one that makes me look like I have the world's sexiest calves!)

Cigarette

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH
April 2004

MAY 30, 2004 09:26 PM

I wear tight jeans but I don't bitch about it.

I don't think I've ever flirted with someone because of their calves. confused

Olivia

Olivia

Emeryville, CA
May 2002

MAY 31, 2004 12:57 AM

how about this:

some women don't wear them for some imagined race to be sexier. some women wear the because they like them.

puke

Tawnya

Tawnya

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

MAY 31, 2004 01:05 AM

allow me to clarify: I don't care who thinks what about my calves or my shoes or my appearance in general. I happen to like the way I look and the way I feel when I wear high heels.

and I don't run around bitching about how much my feet hurt when I wear them (it's happened a few times, I'll admit, but I never wear those shoes again.)

Evolkix

Evolkix

Van Nuys, CA
March 2004

MAY 31, 2004 01:14 AM

THis is another invention that makes me smack myself and say,"It's soo obvious, why the fuck didint I think of that. I could be rolling in loot right now"


To their creator I say,"you go girl, yo go!"

_Sarah_

_Sarah_

Kalamazoo, MI
January 2003

MAY 31, 2004 01:51 AM

Evolkix said:
THis is another invention that makes me smack myself and say,"It's soo obvious, why the fuck didint I think of that. I could be rolling in loot right now"


I'm right there with you. I did the same smack to the face when they invented pacifiers with built-in thermometers and clear-strap bras. I mean, DUH. *smacks head*

TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

MAY 31, 2004 06:44 AM

North Sydney????

It's south of the CD ... shocked

illstabyou

illstabyou

Brooklyn, NY
March 2004

MAY 31, 2004 07:03 AM

Cigarette said:
I don't think I've ever flirted with someone because of their calves. confused



Sadly -- I have.

Cigarette

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH
April 2004

MAY 31, 2004 09:52 AM

Now arms on the other hand... yes. If they made gloves that made your arms sexier and they hurt you, too bad, bitch. Wear the fuckers.

inkdrinker

inkdrinker

Denver, CO
May 2004

MAY 31, 2004 06:15 PM

This wouldn't even be necessary if everyone was with me on thinking the ideal girls' shoes are a pair of baby blue skate shoes.

Throw on some jeans and a hoodie to finish it off. Oh, and wear my hat. Nothing hotter than a girl wearing your hat.

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