At the banquet Saturday night, Jen and I were discussing our love of high heels and she mentioned that she uses a shoe insert that allows her to dance the night away in 4-inch stilettos.
I have tried shoe inserts in the past and have not been impressed, but Jen swears by the ones she uses and she e-mailed me the link to the product website.
At the website, I learned that Insolia Inserts are different from the inserts I have tried (and discarded). Instead of adding padding to the shoe, which is basically what those other shoe inserts do, "Insolia Inserts shift weight off of the ball of the foot back to the heel by placing the foot in the optimal position for high heels."
Jen's recommendation, customer comments on the website, and this review convinced me try them. So I placed an order and will let you know how they work out next time I go out en femme.
Hi, I'm the product engineer for Insolia High Heel Inserts and I have some advice. Insolia High Heel Inserts work by shifting your weight from the balls of your feet back to your heels. Because they actually work, they have sizes. The Insolia size Large fits a US Woman 10-12.
ReplyDeleteMy advice is, "Don't act like a guy - read the instructions!" Seriously, these are not Dr. Scholl's one size fits all. Insolia Inserts are contact lens for your feet - and placement matters. Moving them as little as 1/8th of an inch can be the difference between, "Huh?" and "Wow!". You should expect to have to reposition them 2 or 3 times to get it right.
Finally, the best review I've seen was a while ago on the Stiletto Jungle blog at:
http://www.stilettojungleblog.com/2007/07/girl-talk-reviews-insolia-makes-high.html
What we've learned since then is that the weight shift increases the median wear time by a factor of three. That is, one hour heels become three hour heels.
The other thing we've learned is that weight shift of Insolia High Heel Inserts dramatically improves the way the wearer walks. This animation uses 3D motion capture data of the same woman walking in the same heels, with and without Insolia High Heel Inserts.
http://youtu.be/XhIL8kHt7_c
Now you can walk in heels like you were born in them.
Enjoy.
Brian
Important information with a sense of humor! love it! Thanks Brian!
DeleteThanks so much for the insight. I read the reviews and saw the price (3 pairs for 19 dollars plus shipping). It was such a deal with such positive information I can't wait for your review so I just went ahead bought a set. I paid for the faster shipping, as I expect to be in heels all day long Easter Sunday!
ReplyDeleteHi Stana. I am a friend of Meg, from Northern Va. I have enjoyed reading your blog. This post was interesting. I may have to buy them too.
ReplyDeleteSharon Rose (sle1890@yahoo.com)
Stana- As I was telling you at the COS dinner - I can wear 3 inch but 4 give me a problem. i use regular inserts. Let us know
ReplyDeleteHugs
Diane