So often we hear that beauty is pain. Ask any woman who’s limped through a marathon night of dinner and dancing, and she’ll affirm this fact. We try to tell ourselves that we’ll be fine, we stuff band-aids in our clutches and stomp proudly off into the night on vertiginous heels like my current fave, the Enzo Angiolini Merry Ann (get them in all colors, immediately!). But any heel that’s worth its slimming height or calf-perfecting magic generally has an expiration date of about three hours, and leads to blisters, sore arches and sometimes, in dire circumstances, a vile barefoot walk home.
Answering every woman’s prayers are two British companies, with quite possibly one of the greatest ideas of recent times (at least to this fashionista): a vending machine that dispenses flats! Rollasoles retail for about $8 - bargain when you’re suffering shoe pain - and come in three cheekily-named colors: Gold Digger, Silver Lining and Back to Black. When they were tested in UK clubs, they sold out in record time. And as their name suggests, you can roll them up and stuff them into your bag as necessary.
Afterheels sell for about the same price as Rollasoles, but the company claims that their vending machine flats are made from natural materials and are fully recyclable.
Both flats dispense with a pouch for carrying your heels home, but in terms of stylishness, I give Rollasoles a slight edge.
Dear makers of Rollasoles and Afterheels: please, I beg you - bring your fabulous invention stateside!
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