There’s a good chance I’m going to die from Morton’s Neuroma, guys. I’m not joking! The main cause of it is high heeled shoes, and at 5’1″ I’m not going to stop wearing them anytime soon. In fact, as I age, and begin to shrink, I plan to wear them higher and higher to compensate. However, even I have limits, and this roundup of The 20 Most Painful Shoes Ever Created contains a few pairs that nobody should ever, ever wear (plus a couple that don’t belong on the list like the Balenciaga “LEGO” heels (want ’em), Christian Dior platforms (looks comfy to me), and the Pokeman platforms and hideous “real feet,” which are probably perfectly comfortable but ridiculous, and vomit-inducing, respectively). Such as:

AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

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which can lead to NOOOOOOOOOO!

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Hit the break for a couple more doozies.

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Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...

10 replies on “The Most Uncomfortable Shoes in The World”

  1. I really don’t want to take on the role of “liberal pedantic guy” but…

    Foot binding really is a human rights violation, and not particularly funny. It is horrifying and utterly disgusting, but I think that juxtaposing it with uncomfortable shoes is kind of in bad taste. Bondage shoes are funny, yes. Forcing women into disability isn’t.

    Okay, I feel like a total buzzkill now. Sorry about that.

  2. Skinner — once I get it figured out do you want a custom pair of those wooden ones ?
    Don’t go for higher heals just move into the platforms.

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