Have you ever paid attention to women’s shoes? Indeed, women’s shoes are stylish, but are they functional?
Often are times that you find a woman complaining about their favorite pair of heels due to the pinching of toes and discomfort to the arches and soles of the feet.
The problem with women’s shoes even extends to flat shoes that come in impractical designs such as sharp pointed toes that do not match to physical appearance of the feet.
As such, women’s feet are often squeezed in one way or another inside the shoes, which results in poor walking styles, poor posture, and pain in the feet, bunions, and back problems. Women deserve to have stylish and functional shoes without compromising on one crucial element.
Diversity
Contrary to popular women, there are women with very wide feet. Many people and shoe designers are guilty of assuming that women have dainty feet.
This explains why women’s shoes always come in small sizes. Another issue with women’s shoes is that women have historically been expected to have small feet in order to fit into society’s feminine expectations.
As such, many women squeezed their feet into small feet and braced the harsh effects such as bunions and chronic pain for years.
In some Asian communities, girls’ feet were tightly wrapped in bandage as they grew up to interfere with normal development of the feet and ensure that the girls had small feet when they matured.
Modern footwear designs are taking into account the existence of women with wide feet that do not fit normal dainty designs.
As such, companies are now creating larger sizes to cater for this category of women. GuidoMaggi elevator shoes provide a wide variety of women’s shoes that focus on providing comfort to the wearer and increasing one’s height to fit their desires.
The fashion industry is also guilty of making flimsy shoes for women in that they often use light and poor-quality material that did not provide enough service to the wearer.
At GuidoMaggi, we focus on providing quality in all our shoes. We use quality materials such as leather, which is naturally durable and comfortable.
We also create functional shoe designs that offer support and comfort in every occasion and weather condition.
As such, we have women’s shoes in various designs such as boots, sandals, sports shoes, and casual sneakers.
Women, just like men, often need a boost in height depending on the occasion at hand. The height boost may be necessary when wearing a certain outfit that pops when paired with a high shoe or when attending a business meeting that requires you to stand tall in order to gain the boost in confidence.
For the longest time, women have been forced to wear heels to increase their height. With elevator shoes, women can now comfortably get a boost in height while still maintaining comfort throughout the day.
Our height increasing shoes come in various designs that are ideal for varying needs and occasions hence all women are catered for in our catalogue. The aim of diversifying women’s shoes is to ensure every woman’s needs and preferences are considered and met.
For the Love of Wedges
In Physics, a wedge is an inclined plane with a triangular shape, which is exactly how wedge shoes look.
Wedged shoes have been popular since the 1930s when Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo introduced the orthopedic wedge to the fashion industry.
Ferragamo’s wedge design used cork and wood due to the shortage of leather and rubber during and after the World War. The use of cork and wood had the additional benefit of making the shoes light enough to wear the whole day.
Wedges qualify as elevator shoes due to their height increasing concept. A wedge shoe has an outer sole that increases in height from the front to the back, with the side view revealing the inclined plane. Wedges come in varying heights hence you can choose your most comfortable height.
Evolution of style
The evolution of the style of wedges has been quite remarkable over the years with concepts and materials changing with the ever-evolving fashion industry.
When they started out in the 1930s, wedges had a practical solid design and the shoes came in neutral colors such as black and brown to allow women to wear the shoes every day and with every choice of outfit.
In the period between the 1930s and 1950s, women really favored wedges over stiletto heels due to their comfort.
A wedge shoe has a wide base that provides stability as you walk and distributes your body weight evenly across the wide surface instead of focusing it all of it on a sharp point.
As such, women could still be comfortable while creating the illusion of height, which was further enhanced by the shoulder pads in their clothes.
The 1970s came with a burst of color and vibrance especially from the entertainment industry. The wedge shoes in this era focused on incorporating more vibrant colors and bold designs; bold enough to have a god fish in the wedge of the shoe.
The 1980s was an era of pop culture with music groups like Spice Girls leading the scene of popularizing the shoes in their music videos. At this point, the wedge shoe extended to casual wear such as sneakers.
Wedges are now made using the original wood concept that Ferragamo used, jute rope, rubber, and leather.
How to wear wedges
The next time you a garden wedding invite will be an ideal time to rock your wedges. The wedge shoes will complement your dressy wedding outfit and provide comfort as you walk and dance around the whole day.
Additionally, the wide base of the wedge means that you can comfortably walk on grass because the wide surface will sit on the ground comfortable and rise easily as you walk, unlike heels that dig into the grass.
You may wear wedge shoes with casual outfits such as jeans and sun dresses on causal weekends. Wedges have now delved into the formal fashion world where women can choose from a wide variety of wedged business shoes that work well with suits.
The inclined plane of the shoes will give you the height boost that you need, which will make you more confident in meetings and networking events.
The height increasing concept of the inclined plane on wedges makes them elevator shoes that provide style and comfort to the wearer.
