(We know: this doesn’t quite qualify as a “beauty” item, but in our mind it makes sense to talk about it here…) We’ve been fans of the cushion-y, almost gel-like inserts that you normally put under your toes for years now — so we were intrigued when we were sent free samples of the Insolia “weight-shifting” insert, which is a hard piece of plastic that goes beneath your heel and below your arch. “Keep trying them out,” the product engineer urged us — “they’re a little like a contact lens for your foot.” (Which is true — it feels like there’s something in your shoe at first, and then you get used to it and it feels like there’s nothing there.) After one wearing, we must say we were even more intrigued — we survived a night out with some of our highest heels! — and have continued to have good results. We can’t explain the science behind it, but we will definitely be giving these a try the next time we have to wear heels that are higher than our comfort zone. You can get 3 pairs at Amazon.com
for $19.97, or buy them direct from the Insolia website, where code corporette will give you a 15% discount through June 30th.
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Today’s reader mail comes from J, who is trying to keep her pants from dragging on the ground…
As a New Yorker, I walk at least a couple blocks to get to commute to work. As many women do, I usually leave my heels at my desk at work and wear more comfortable shoes to and from work. The problem is that for my pants to look good with heels, they are too long to wear with the comfy flats/cute sneakers I wear for the commute and drag on the dirty streets. How do women who have to walk for part of their commute deal with this conundrum and not ruin their pants???
This is a dilemma a lot of women face, and there are a variety of ways to deal with it. (Pictured: Pants too long, originally uploaded to Flickr by puck90.) First, we would suggest assessing what heel height, in general, you’re comfortable in for work shoes — and having your pants hemmed to that level. As a reminder: your pant should brush the top of your foot, and no more than an inch or so of heel should be showing in the back. For us, that comes to around 2″, 2.5″ — which, honestly, can usually be worn with commuting shoes that have a decent (thick) sole. (We just tend to wear our higher heels exclusively with skirts instead — it works out particularly well in the summertime if we opt to commute in flip-flops.) But let’s say your comfort level is close to 4″. In that case, you have a few options.
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