![]() ![]() ![]() High heel sandals with an ankle strap, available in black, nude, and white. ProtégéĪt this time Protégé only has the one model of shoe, its Protégé Stilletos 2022. I have my go-to's for comfort shoe brands (that I'll discuss later), but I'm open-minded to trying the latest and greatest! Since I didn't find many reviews of these online, I figured I'll write my own review (and pray that I don't end up on an ahem foot aficionado website). In a ridiculous way, it feels good to be able to walk 20,000 steps/day at a tech conference, or dance my butt off at a wedding, and look the way I want to look when I'm doing it.įor that reason, when I started seeing ads on Instagram for two comfort shoe brands, they caught my eye. At this point I own at least a dozen pairs of what are considered "comfort" brand pumps, booties, and sandals. ![]() When I discovered "comfort heels" it totally changed the shoe paradigm for my wardrobe. Like my toes being numb for days after going out, and walking home barefoot at the end of the night (yuck) because I couldn't bear another step. I spent many years dealing with the glamorous ಠ_ಠ side effects of wearing high heels. The design is “like walking on a cloud,” with customers sharing that they have “never experienced such a lack of worry and anxiety around having a time limit on their evening out.Disclaimer The products mentioned in this blog post were purchased by me for an honest review and my own opinion, with no compensation from the brands discussed. Ankle straps are customizable, and the design comes in black, white, and nude varieties. The innovative design of “The Painless Stiletto” provides luxurious triple-layer forefoot padding, a foam-padded toe strap, a hidden toe post, and even arch support and a quick-disconnect ankle strap. When someone says it can’t be done, prove them wrong.”Īfter 18 months and 67 iterations of engineering her prototype, she landed on “The Painless Stiletto” - designed to reflect the most popular, classic, and timeless high heel styles worn from the Met Gala to the upscale W Hotel Lounge, where she did some of her market research. To me, the brand is all about approaching problems with a fresh perspective, consistent innovation, and constantly pushing the boundaries. Starting with tearing apart countless thrift store heels, only to discover their lack of comfort padding (most were made with just a thin layer of plastic or cardboard) she was even more determined to innovate a model that had never been done before. So she went to prototyping and designing her own product. But shoes can be both works of art as well as not cause women physical pain.” Many of these high heels are designed by men and are simply not meant to be comfortable. “ I realized how little effort was being put into design and development towards making shoes comfortable and stable. But after an especially painful night out dancing, a lightbulb went on for her. With Protégé, our mission is to ensure that women don’t have to make that choice - we can focus on presenting our best, most confident selves all of the time.”Īs an MIT graduate with a decade of experience in product design, development, and operations under her belt, Chen never thought she would find herself in the world of fashion. I have especially sensitive feet, and always dreaded the torn skin, blisters, and pain that followed an important work meeting or night out in my heels. “Women usually have to choose between more practical footwear or being forced to be uncomfortable in their heels. But with a $37.8b high heels industry, women’s comfort is still not a consideration for the majority of the market.Īll that is about to change with Candace Chen, groundbreaking Mechanical Engineer and Founder of Protégé high-end footwear, who has made it her mission to create truly painless high heels without sacrificing style. Her innovation and timeless designs are stepping out onto the $37.8b heels industry with her premium essential collection, “The Painless Stiletto”.Īnyone who has spent a night out dancing in high heels knows the excruciating pain of the walk home. Candace Chen, groundbreaking Mechanical Engineer, Designer, and Founder of Protégé. ![]()
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