The Zhang Yichao 2010 China Fashion Week Show intensely upgrades the high heel platform. Some of these shoes, over ten inches tall, had models tripping and falling all over the runway. The various see-through, flowered and solid designs don’t hide the height in these crazy pumps.
Platform stilettos may be up and coming for this year's Fall/Winter season, but for those of us who aren’t strutting the runway, we should probably opt for something with a slightly lower heel that won’t break our ankles.
What's Driving This Trend
- Extreme Platform Heels
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced shoe designs that provide extreme height without compromising on stability and safety.
- Upgraded High Heel Platform
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative materials and construction techniques to create platform heels that are higher and more comfortable to wear.
- Tall Stiletto Designs
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate unique and eye-catching elements, such as see-through, flowered, and solid designs, into tall stiletto shoes.
Who This Affects Most
- Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with designers to create high-fashion, yet practical, platform heel options for consumers.
- Shoe Manufacturing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Invest in research and development to improve the structural integrity and comfort of extreme platform heels.
- Runway Shows
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with daring runway shoe designs that push the boundaries of fashion and challenge traditional notions of footwear.
