Would you pay $3,600 to walk on your tippy-toes?
Victoria Beckham already has a pair of these Antonio Beradri 5-and-a-half-inch heel-less heels in snakeskin, while Gwyneth Paltrow and Uma Thurman purchased a patent leather version at the bargain price of $2,200, according to the Daily Mail.
If you are wondering how these shoes function, the wearer walks around with all her weight balanced on a thickened platform sole.
They are going on sale in Browns stores in London, where they have to be ordered up to five weeks in advance.
Lincolnshire-born Berardi, 39, said he was inspired by Latin American music and 1980s post-modernism, adding: “When you walk, it is almost on tiptoe. You look really dainty.”
A spokesman for his Paris-based fashion house said: “The shoe has a bigger platform sole which stretches back further than normal and gives support under the arch of the foot.
“When walking though, you have to put your toe rather than your heel down first and you cannot wear them for very long.
“They are not dangerous because you would have to lean quite far back before you fell over.”
Podiatrists, who have already warned about the health impact of high heels, were less impressed.
Wow!
