The very thought of high heels makes my knees buckle together and my heels ache in anticipation. I tend to alternate between my wafer thin ballet flats (that are almost not worth wearing anymore because I have worn them down to the point that I can feel all the rocks beneath my feet) and my beautiful purple docs (that probably need a good polish if I should ever want to sneak up on someone because they squeak when I walk). But what if I could rebel further than the flat shoe? What if there was a heel even lower than completely non-existent? Enter the 'Negative Heel'.
Earth Shoes on and on about their revolutionary technology which has something to do with footprints in sand or whatever. The jist is that the heel is lower in the sole of the shoe than the ball of your foot. My mother insists that this is nothing new, saying that she had a pair in the 70's but who knows. She always insists she had everything in the 70's.
Mum scored a pair of eBay of course because they normally cost a fortune. The negative heel works out your calves three times as hard as walking in normal shoes which may be handy in combating my cankles. They do look very mumsy but if you want to rekindle your friendship with your feet these are the ticket. I've stolen her lovely black 'Faithe' shoes.
Apparently they are good for the planet too if that helps.
