Love my shoes but still, the issue is not the rubbing is the pressure. The angle you force the heel to work at when you are driving is what is damaging your shoes. And that won't be solved by this device. Maybe a room for a device that makes driving in high heels easier?
However, it could help when your shoe gets damaged and the heel starts to fall (let's say you are walking and you stumble, your heel gets damaged and you don't have another pair of shoes (or time, or somewhere to buy them), you could make use of a device like this to hold the heel in place until you can get them to the shoe repair or get another pair of shoes.
After taking a quick scan of my wife's closet, I can clearly see that she has the same issue. It doesn't appear that you have to have a fastener at the top and bottom of the shoe. Could you use something like an elastic (padded of course) strap that would accommodate any size heel. The strap could be midway up the protective shield and that would eliminate the need for a top and bottom fastener? Great idea, keep going.
That´s true ... we looove accessoires :) ... and it´s really not a bad idea to "connect" it with that bendy strip and every thinkable colour ... great, I woud by it for all my shoes ... and I think I wouldnt be the only one.
Women DO pay for things like this!
Woman also love to accessorize. So make it pretty. Call it shoe-Bling or something. Make it black and lacy or gold and silver plated with gemstones in or whatever. If you have enough variety people will buy it to prettify their shoes AND because it protects it from damage.
Good luck.
i think (after passing it by my wife who appears to have the same affliction as the inventor) that this is a great idea. and the 'connection' to the show could be done easily with one of those metal bendy strips that are covered with nylon or plastic. the kind of bendy strip that snaps closed at the same spot everytime. it need only be 0.5cm wide and maybe 1-1.5cm long, just long enough to clip like a money clip over the back of the shoe's heel cup.
I still think the idea should not be disregarded, this problem still exists ... but you can be right, if my idea, of a part that tucks into de shoe is not so great, maybe we can make a
small carpet that can be put down under the shoes and this is meant not to concern women about it.. (put it on and get it off) The surface of the carpet should be enough to cover the place touched by shoes. I think that an A3 sheet dimension is a good one.
As a fellow shoe lover and as someone who worked with shoes for years, I can understand where you're going with this, but there are some concerns and questions I have:
1. Is this for in car use only? As in, put on in the car, take off in the car, and leave them in the car? If not, what color would this be? I have a so many colors of shoes, is this clear? Is it going to be aesthetically pleasing enough that women would prefer to wear these over having to change their shoes in the car or be caught in flats with a knee length skirt on?
1. Heels can come in a number of sizes, heights, widths, and shapes, so the opening/hole for the heel must be either very flexible or adjustable without potentially damaging delicate materials such as suede. Perhaps this is could be an adjustable strap too, but hidden in the inside of the heel.
2. I'm also concerned about the comfort level of where it hits the back of your ankle and the width ... it would have to be sturdy, yet not too wide that it would push your foot up so your shoes are too small.
4. The ease of putting them on and taking them off and the "wear and tear" it could potentially take on materials such as suede or satin as mentioned above.
4. This is only working for pumps or d'orsays (open-toe shoes with a back as shown in one of your sketches.) What about sandals? As you mentioned, at this point, it isn't working for ankle boots or boots, but it also isn't working with sandals either. In turn, the product is narrowed down seasonally, as well as the type of footwear they can be used with.
Unless it's universal, there are too many shoe variants to address this simply. Make the heel thru-hole larger. Like the idea of the velcro ankle strap.
Maybe it could be D-shaped with an open bottom so part of it slides down the inside back of your shoe like a shoe horn. The other "D" shaped part arches out away from the back of your heal (no touchy) and then rests against the bottom part of the heal close to where it contacts the floor. Pad the whole inside part so that it doesn't scratch anything up.
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Love my shoes but still, the issue is not the rubbing is the pressure. The angle you force the heel to work at when you are driving is what is damaging your shoes. And that won't be solved by this device. Maybe a room for a device that makes driving in high heels easier?
However, it could help when your shoe gets damaged and the heel starts to fall (let's say you are walking and you stumble, your heel gets damaged and you don't have another pair of shoes (or time, or somewhere to buy them), you could make use of a device like this to hold the heel in place until you can get them to the shoe repair or get another pair of shoes.
After taking a quick scan of my wife's closet, I can clearly see that she has the same issue. It doesn't appear that you have to have a fastener at the top and bottom of the shoe. Could you use something like an elastic (padded of course) strap that would accommodate any size heel. The strap could be midway up the protective shield and that would eliminate the need for a top and bottom fastener? Great idea, keep going.
I love it! A Band-Aid for shoes! There is a product on the market for protecting heels at lawn parties, but - that's a different market.
Perhaps take a marketing eye to www.gocommandos.com, bring a fun story to your product (or your Shoe-Aid) and run with it, girl!
That´s true ... we looove accessoires :) ... and it´s really not a bad idea to "connect" it with that bendy strip and every thinkable colour ... great, I woud by it for all my shoes ... and I think I wouldnt be the only one.
Women DO pay for things like this!
Woman also love to accessorize. So make it pretty. Call it shoe-Bling or something. Make it black and lacy or gold and silver plated with gemstones in or whatever. If you have enough variety people will buy it to prettify their shoes AND because it protects it from damage.
Good luck.
i think (after passing it by my wife who appears to have the same affliction as the inventor) that this is a great idea. and the 'connection' to the show could be done easily with one of those metal bendy strips that are covered with nylon or plastic. the kind of bendy strip that snaps closed at the same spot everytime. it need only be 0.5cm wide and maybe 1-1.5cm long, just long enough to clip like a money clip over the back of the shoe's heel cup.
I still think the idea should not be disregarded, this problem still exists ... but you can be right, if my idea, of a part that tucks into de shoe is not so great, maybe we can make a
small carpet that can be put down under the shoes and this is meant not to concern women about it.. (put it on and get it off) The surface of the carpet should be enough to cover the place touched by shoes. I think that an A3 sheet dimension is a good one.
As a fellow shoe lover and as someone who worked with shoes for years, I can understand where you're going with this, but there are some concerns and questions I have:
1. Is this for in car use only? As in, put on in the car, take off in the car, and leave them in the car? If not, what color would this be? I have a so many colors of shoes, is this clear? Is it going to be aesthetically pleasing enough that women would prefer to wear these over having to change their shoes in the car or be caught in flats with a knee length skirt on?
1. Heels can come in a number of sizes, heights, widths, and shapes, so the opening/hole for the heel must be either very flexible or adjustable without potentially damaging delicate materials such as suede. Perhaps this is could be an adjustable strap too, but hidden in the inside of the heel.
2. I'm also concerned about the comfort level of where it hits the back of your ankle and the width ... it would have to be sturdy, yet not too wide that it would push your foot up so your shoes are too small.
4. The ease of putting them on and taking them off and the "wear and tear" it could potentially take on materials such as suede or satin as mentioned above.
4. This is only working for pumps or d'orsays (open-toe shoes with a back as shown in one of your sketches.) What about sandals? As you mentioned, at this point, it isn't working for ankle boots or boots, but it also isn't working with sandals either. In turn, the product is narrowed down seasonally, as well as the type of footwear they can be used with.
Unless it's universal, there are too many shoe variants to address this simply. Make the heel thru-hole larger. Like the idea of the velcro ankle strap.
Maybe it could be D-shaped with an open bottom so part of it slides down the inside back of your shoe like a shoe horn. The other "D" shaped part arches out away from the back of your heal (no touchy) and then rests against the bottom part of the heal close to where it contacts the floor. Pad the whole inside part so that it doesn't scratch anything up.
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