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Philly Woman Creates Collapsable High Heeled Shoes
WCBSTV ^ | May 20, 2007 | Tamsen Fadal

Posted on 05/20/2007 5:55:26 PM PDT by Daffynition

(CBS) NEW YORK Walking in high heels just became a lot more comfortable for women. A Philadelphia woman has created the high heel shoe with an adjustable heel.

Women love the way high heels make them feel, but at the same time they hate the way high heels make them feel.

One woman gladly said, “You look pretty much better in pretty much everything you’re wearing in heels.” Another complained, "I start to get this burn on the ball of my feet after wearing them all night."

Women routinely trade in Stilettos for sneakers, choosing comfort over style. Now that type of comfort is a click away.

“You simply would just pull down on the lower half of the heel, you push straight under and then push straight back,” said Lauren Handel, inventor of the Camileon Heels. "People have been trying to do this for a very long time, but it's such a difficult thing to do."

The Camileon heels allows you to go from a three and a quarter inch heel to a one and a half inch heel in seconds.

Handel created the shoe with the help of her brother, who is a doctor in Philadelphia. He took care of the technology – a steel rod in the heel, with a flexible, yet sturdy leather sole which allows shoes to flex while walking.

The sister was responsible for the style and manufacturing, which she took to experts in Italy.

“There’s no one like the Italians when it comes to footwear," said Handel.

It feels like a high-end shoe, but it's actually two high-end shoes.

"It takes a half a second to get used to the fact that you're in the same shoe but at a different height."

Women who have a long-term love affair with high-heeled shoes now have a viable solution to the problems that come with them.

The shoes start at $260 and go up to $305.


TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: shoes; tech; women
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To: rainbow sprinkles

What?! Why, aorta pop you one...


21 posted on 05/21/2007 4:50:08 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("I AM A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!!!" --http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0439.html)
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22 posted on 05/21/2007 5:05:30 AM PDT by Daffynition (I drive far too fast to worry about cholesterol!)
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To: rainbow sprinkles

Ouch.


23 posted on 05/21/2007 5:22:53 AM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch (If MY people who are called by MY name -- the ball's in our court, folks.)
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I prefer simpler, more orthopedically sound shoes. 'Sides they are more eco-friendly.


24 posted on 05/21/2007 5:46:28 AM PDT by Daffynition (I drive far too fast to worry about cholesterol!)
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To: rainbow sprinkles

LOL! The Cheryl Crow version of eco-friendly shoes!


25 posted on 05/21/2007 7:54:59 AM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch (If MY people who are called by MY name -- the ball's in our court, folks.)
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To: rainbow sprinkles

26 posted on 05/21/2007 8:05:18 AM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: rainbow sprinkles

Put spiked pads on her shoulders and you could pierce her ears.


27 posted on 05/21/2007 10:05:47 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("I AM A SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!!!" --http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0439.html)
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To: rainbow sprinkles

A nice rainy day project.

28 posted on 05/21/2007 1:36:10 PM PDT by Cagey
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To: Cagey
OMG! I haven't laughed this hard in a month! HAHAHA!

The orthopedics from my convent daze will do just fine, thank you. Bless you my child.

Still laughing!!!

29 posted on 05/21/2007 5:29:09 PM PDT by Daffynition (Ginger Rogers did. everything Fred Astaire did, but. she did it backwards and in high heels.)
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