Platform Wedge Shoes Say Funky and Fresh

The platform wedge shoe offers more than just regular funky styles of wedge, it adds balance and comfort. Platforms from sandals to boots are available from designer to budget friendly brands everywhere and they're not just for teenagers anymore.

There's a reason I'm so crazy about platform shoes, and in particular wedges. Being short, 5'3, I like taller shoes, but I don't like to break my ankle - something I'm prone to do in stilettos. What makes a platform shoes so special is that I get all the height that I want, with all the attention and none of the discomfort of a stiletto heel. Platform wedge shoes are even more comfortable and stable than even some pumps.

A basic platform shoe has a heel that is equal to or nearly equal to a raised platform under the ball of the foot. The basic premise behind a platform shoe is to make wearing a high heel easier, and it manages in most cases. There isn't much strain or balance problems, when wearing a platform when the heel and toe match in height. In the 70's and 90's, the platform heel became more of a trendy style shoe, and while to some extent that's true now, for the most part platform shoes are a mainstay. So balance, funk and trendy styles are all good reasons to go for the platform, but having the stability under the arch of the foot is why I recommend the wedge specifically.

The platform wedge shoe adds a significant difference in balance and strain over both regular platforms and stiletto heels. The full support in heel, instep and the ball of the foot creates a very stable shoot a walk in, and even better it is extremely comfortable for just about any heel height! (Okay, I exaggerate. Six inch wedges are still going to be hard for some people, platform or not.)

There are literally hundreds of different types of wedge heels in platform styles. There's wood platform wedge heels, and cork wedge heels, plastic and leather covered wood heels available in just about every color from formal to casual, as well is made by all kinds of famous fashion designers and types you can find at Payless.

What I love about my platform wedges is that they fit in so many situations. I can wear my sexy white platform wedge sandals out shopping, and throw a special dress on and wear them to a dinner date.

My platform wedge boots are a little funky to wear for formal occasions, but I love getting compliments on them when I wear them to work or during the winter just walking around. There really aren't that many styles that can be worn to formal or elegant occasions, unfortunately, but there are other shoes for those.

People often stop me and ask where I got my shoes, or boots, and, unfortunately, when I bought my shoes, they were just trendy shoes I found in specialty shops in the 90's. It used to be harder to say where I got them. I bought many of mine at a little store in Capital Hill Denver area called Fashion Nation. A small boutique shop that specialized in funky wear and always had the cutest fashionable platform shoes. But today the same boots and shoes are sold everywhere. Heck even Dolce and Gabbana, Dior, Gucci and Luis Vuitton have incredibly cute and sexy platform shoes for sale. There is no shortage of places to buy cute platform wedge shoes. I'd head over to Name Your Link to start. They have thousands of shoes from all over the Internet in one spot.

Good luck. And remember, if the shoe fits, buy it!

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