Red Wedge Shoes for the Sexy Vixen in Us All

One day history will write rave reviews about the women of the year 2000 and the trends they set. When they do, I hope the include the most fantastic trends; red wedding dresses and red wedge shoes. Actually combining those two would be even better, red wedding wedge shoes. Yummers!

Over the years women have been bundled up, confined, defined and laid out by the men in charge. We've put up with corsets, foot confines, spike heels, long dresses in summer, layers upon layers of clothing, bustles, cover-ups and ruffles up to our eyeballs. I'm glad to say that it's finally women who are designing women. Am I saying that only women designers are defining the styles today? No. What I'm saying is that women shoppers are defining themselves, and designers are smart enough to develop for us, not at us. Lets take for example what is happening throughout the designer community with various designs.

Nearly all major designers are now stepping into the plus size markets. Now why is that important? Because the average size in the USA is a 14, not a size 8, 6, 4 or 2. So now women finally have a choice of designer wear in their size. This translates into shoes as well. Meaning designers are seeing the value in all styles of shoes, not just heels or specific colors.

A great pair of red wedge shoes is more comfortable than any spike or stiletto heeled shoe. The runways are filled with spiked heels, but recently you'll see a lot more wedge shoes (Thank you Michael Kors <3). There is good reason for that. Wedge shoes are 1) more comfortable than stiletto or spike heels 2) They're sexy 3) They can be any fabric, color or style (sandal, platform, open toe, peep toe, close toe etc), 4) They give height without discomfort, therefore you get the effects of a heel without the high probability of falling on your face if you're uncoordinated (like me!).

Prices for various designer red wedges range from the low to mid range at shops like Onestopplus Red Wedge Shoes, while red wedge shoes at Shoes.com can go from $19 bucks to $600. It all depends on the designer and shoe style. Fabrics play their role in price, but a designer makes more of the difference. Remember that you get what you pay for 90% of the time. If you want a really sexy, funky and fashionable shoe that is made with the utmost detail and coutoure in mind, you'll go with designers like Proenza and Marc Jacobs (see pics).

Marc Jacobs red wedge

Proenza Red Wedge about $1000 give or take a few dollars

Obviously these two shoes are going to be more than just expensive. They are ridiculously cool though. If you check out the Marc Jacobs (left) you can see the heel is actually under the arch and there is no back heel. I can't vouch for the comfort of the shoe, but seriously, how cool is that wedge shoe?? Designers like that come up with some pretty cool things and, while I'm sure many of us can think of something kooky, very few of us could put it into a functional shoe.

Now if you look to the right you can see the Proenza shoe, also not a cheap shoe, but more of a WOW factor, and obviously a bit more functional. I mean the Marc Jacob shoe is hello wow, but I really can't see wearing it to a cocktail party. Now there are some exciting designers that don't cost a month's mortgage and are very fashionable.

If you like the shoes here, you can find them and about a gazillion more red wedge shoes at Shoes.com.

Remember, women are the deciding factor on what most designers create. Tell them to make more wedges!

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