# Penetrating Pumps The Lauren Tennenbaum for (In)Decorous Taste DIY Spinal Wedges By Zoe Badley | Published 2010-08-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lauren-tennenbaum References: [indecoroustaste](http://www.indecoroustaste.com/2010/06/spinal-wedges-or-lauren-makes-shoes-v10.html) & [indecoroustaste](http://www.indecoroustaste.com/) Taking the traditional '[stripper heel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chuck-70-wedge)' and transforming it into a wearable work of art, Lauren Tennenbaum for (In)Decorous Taste proves her skill in this DIY craft. According to Tennebaum, these Spinal Wedges first started out as a curious project to see if it were "possible to hack your way into a pair of [see-through heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tabi-broken-mirror)." From there on, the pumps became silent obsessions, which turned out to be extremely meticulous to create. Take a look through the featured gallery to see how these [wicked heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/8inch-flipflops) turned out. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Customized Footwear:** The trend of creating unique and personalized footwear designs offers disruptive innovation opportunities for companies to capitalize on consumers' desire for individuality. - **Reinvented High Heels:** The trend of transforming traditional high heels into wearable works of art presents disruptive innovation opportunities for designers to push boundaries and redefine the concept of footwear. - **DIY Fashion:** The trend of do-it-yourself fashion projects opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for businesses to offer tools, materials, and guidance for consumers to express their creativity and create their own unique designs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can tap into the trend of customized footwear by offering personalized design services and customizable shoe options to cater to individual consumers' preferences. - **Shoe Manufacturing:** The shoe manufacturing industry can explore the trend of reinventing high heels by collaborating with artists and designers to create innovative and artistic heel designs that merge fashion and art. - **Crafting Supplies:** The crafting supplies industry can capitalize on the trend of DIY fashion by providing a wide range of tools, materials, and resources for consumers to experiment with and create their own unique fashion accessories. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Comfortable Hybrid Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sneex.md) - [Comfort-Forward High Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vida-collection.md) - [Pool Slide Heeled Sandals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flipped-flop.md) - [Balletcore Heeled Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandy-liang-1.md) - [Illusory Doll-Like Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-boots.md) - [Comfortable Stylish Heel Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inez.md) - [Vintage-Inspired Holiday Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/julia-tassel-pump.md) - [Human Torso-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lene-bdker.md) - [Sea-Inspired Mini Sculpture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-sculptures.md)