"Increasingly, they are investing in hot-off-the-catwalk styles, and the more outrageous, the better. These extreme heels are the last refuge of the fashion snob. The high street simply cannot replicate such daring designs. As one label queen says: “Anybody can carry a bag – look what happened to the Balenciaga Lariat. But not everyone can pull off Balenciaga knee-high gladiator boots.” Indeed, impossible shoes are a badge of pride in fashion circles. “I haven’t bought a pair of shoes I can walk in for about two years,” confesses one fashion buyer. She doesn’t seem to mind, and has adjusted her lifestyle to suit. As well as having a serious taxi addiction, she habitually carries two pairs of shoes: heels for on duty and flats for walking to the bus. It’s no coincidence that Sebastian Manes, accessories honcho at Selfridges, reports selling as many flat pumps as he does outrageous heels.
Wear a sensible heel and the fash pack will, literally, look down on you. I narrowly avoided shoe shade when I picked up a pair of YSL Tribute sandals at the more commercial heel height of 11cm, as opposed to the 16cm catwalk version. “Claudia, you’re not going to wear them, are you? Those are selling heels,” said my designer-clad friend, not bothering to hide her disgust. For all you fashion civilians, a “selling” heel is a toned-down (lower) version of what appears on the catwalk."
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