Ladies and cobblers, what's the point of high ankle straps anyway?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39972861
compare these 2 high heeled sandals:
the ankle strap on the white model seems like a good choice: it's low enough for the feet to slide in and wont touch the leg, meaning nothing constrains the ankle's rotation.
the red model seems like an odd choice: won't it make it ankle rotation more cumbersome? It would be more logical to attach the ankle strap to the foot and not the leg. Or am I missing something?
It also looks strange, having an ankle strap so high. Why would the designer attach the strap right at the end of the slingback and not in the middle, like in the white model?
There is no logical point. It's meant to accentuate a slim ankle. If shoes like that were meant to be practical, they wouldn't have those heels on them.
Absolutely nailed it. Heels, especially spiked, but basically anything over a low heel, are impractical straight out of the gate.