Blade heels & Square toeboxes!

Arctic · 29th July 2008, 06:42

What happened to the boots with blade heels and square toeboxes? When I got into this heel thing in the early 2000s, blades were briefly in but went out before I realized what was going on. They never came back.

For me it is clear: the blade heel is the most stylish of all, beating the stiletto hands down. But it is hard to make perfect: it has to be fairly skinny but wide, and has to be at the far end of the ankle.

It's particularly potent when combined with a VERY square toe box, which went out even faster. Blade heels and pointy toes go well too. Round toe boxes? No thanks. Even rounded square ones don't do it for me.

Here are 22 pictures of what it could be like, however it is worth mentioning that none below has the correct combination of both!

http://share.ovi.com/channel/boots.squaretoe-blade

Stilettoscot · 29th July 2008, 13:29

Arctic,
I do remember, back about 8-9 years ago, when going out to the movies and dinner with my ex, seeing lots of that style around. Now? Never...
I generally love stilettos, but I would go for that style. Just don't see them even at the stores anymore...
Thanks.

shrimper · 29th July 2008, 13:30

Keep a watch on Ebay. Some are sure to pop up there. No style totally disappears, you just have to look the right places for them. I lived through the sixties and seventies when stilettos fell off the end of the earth.
Funny story though; I was driving through this neighborhood in this large city and saw a store that had heels on display in the window. Just thinking about finding some heels I went into the store and after looking around for a minute I realized that shoes weren't being sold there, it was more like a museum with the old styles on the rack. Turned out the store was a front for something else. When that dawned on me I hustled my tail out of there and never looked or went back.

Jarl Ayari · 29th July 2008, 14:24

I am sure these were also called Java heels

HotBootGuy · 29th July 2008, 17:29

Down south here i see a lot of this particular style. My wife actually owns a pair that i bought for her from aldo.

Trolldeg · 29th July 2008, 18:00

Probably the ugliest types of heels and toeboxes...

hhboots · 29th July 2008, 18:48

I have to agree with trolldeg somewhat. Lovely girls in many of the photos and some of the boots are appealing on them, but the style is not my preference really.

Arctic · 29th July 2008, 19:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trolldeg

Probably the ugliest types of heels and toeboxes...

No wonder, your mood is confused :)

fastfreddy2 · 29th July 2008, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arctic

For me it is clear: the blade heel is the most stylish of all, beating the stiletto hands down. But it is hard to make perfect: it has to be fairly skinny but wide, and has to be at the far end of the ankle.

Over here, a High Street cobbler/key-maker will change a pair of heels to a 4" blade type for about $80. Stiletto's off, blades on.

I've acquired a number of pairs recently (2 ankle, 1 knee) all size UK8/US10 with no problem and not a great deal of money. All PU. I'll try to do some piccies tomorrow.

I consider them 'risky' on polished floors though, and this liability may have contributed to their demise.

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johnieheel · 29th July 2008, 19:48

Got from BAKERS 2 yrs ago. Most comfy pair of heels I own.