Now, let’s talk about the official world record. According to Guinness, the tallest high heels ever made were created by a designer named James Syiemiong from India. Sit down for this.
These shoes have a heel height of 7.3 inches (18.6 cm)… but wait. That’s for the heel alone. The total height of the shoe, including the platform, is nearly 10 inches. It’s like wearing a pair of stilts that look fabulous.
The designer said he wanted to make a shoe that was “poetry in motion.” I think he meant “physics experiment gone wrong.” But hey, it worked. Someone actually wore them. Probably very slowly and with a lot of handrails nearby.
What About the “Stripper Heel?”
You can’t talk about insane heels without mentioning the Pleaser brand. You know the ones. They are clear plastic, sparkly, and look like something a robot from the future would wear to a nightclub.
Pleaser makes “Sky High” heels that are eight inches tall. The platform is huge, like a concrete block. But the heel itself is so thin it looks like a pencil on fire. I have no idea how anyone balances in these.
Is it dancing? Or is it survival? A friend of mine wore them once. She said she felt like a giraffe on roller skates. I respect that honesty.
