| What are Elevator Shoes? | | | | Because insole is usually made with soft and |
| Elevator shoes are also known as height | | | | expensive material, it is easy to be worn out. The |
| increasing shoes, lift shoes or tall shoes. They are | | | | mid-sole provide some level of buffer between |
| specially designed to invisibly increase the height of | | | | insole and outer-insole. It prevents the |
| the wearer. The basic idea is to put thick insoles | | | | deterioration of your insole and provides aeration. |
| (lifts) , so that the wearer can get taller. (See | | | | Outer-soles |
| "Inside Elevator Shoes" for more information.) | | | | The outer-insole helps keep the wearer from |
| Elevator shoes look normal from outside. Well | | | | feeling uncomfortable and allows a natural instep. |
| designed elevator shoes are as comfortable as | | | | The natural rubber heels can be replaced by an |
| normal. It may take several days for wears to | | | | ordinary heel. |
| get used to it. Normally, elevator shoes increase | | | | Although the components of height shoes are |
| 2.5-4 inches in height. There are 5 inches | | | | different from normal, it looks just the same |
| extra-height ones, but it will loose comfort and is | | | | when they are assembled. |
| more noticeable. | | | | It is noteworthy that tall shoes and shoe lifts are |
| History of Elevator Shoes | | | | different. Shoe lifts are separated thick insoles |
| You may raise the question "Who invented | | | | that can be inserted into any shoes. The |
| elevator shoes?" The history can be chased back | | | | disadvantages of lifts are that they need to be |
| to early 1500s when cowboy boots came out in | | | | replaced every few months (due to hygienic |
| Spain. Since 1700s, men's footwear with Cuban | | | | reasons), they may be uncomfortable, and the |
| heel became popular along with a brief resurgence | | | | larger-sized lifts may not fit in smaller sizes.[2] |
| in higher-heeled shoes for men.[1] | | | | Who is Suitable to Wear Elevator Shoes? |
| In modern life, people are more concerned about | | | | As we all know, there is no effective way for |
| health. People with flatfoot feel uncomfortable | | | | adult to naturally grow taller. Elevator shoes are |
| when they wear normal shoes. Some of them | | | | designed for people who want to be taller |
| try to put soft insoles inside shoes to make to | | | | effectively. They are for both men and women, |
| more comfortable. Also, orthopaedic doctors | | | | though women's are not popular. Also, if you are |
| sometimes recommend use thick insoles to help | | | | flatfoot, you should give it a try because most |
| patient increase height. Later on, this kind of thick | | | | people with flatfoot feel more comfortable when |
| soft insoles became a shared secret within a | | | | wearing elevator shoes. |
| particular group of people. Shoes manufactures | | | | You can choose height shoes for long term wear |
| started to design special shoes with thick insoles | | | | or just for a special occasion. Some people |
| and keep the normal look and comfort. They call | | | | choose to wear it for long term because they |
| it "Elevator Shoes" or "Height Increasing Shoes". | | | | get used to it and they like the feeling of being |
| In the past, height shoes are only for men but in | | | | taller. In some occasions such as wedding, it is |
| late 1990s, women's elevator shoes came out. | | | | important for a man to be taller, especially taller |
| Although women can wear high-heel shoes or | | | | than "her". People choose elevator shoes in these |
| platform shoes to increase height, some women | | | | situations. Most people feel normal when they |
| don't want to show people they wear high-heels. | | | | wearing height shoes but to other people, the |
| Women's height shoes usually come with flat, low | | | | wearer looks taller and more confident. |
| or middle heels with a thick insole. | | | | Who are Wearing Elevator Shoes? |
| Inside Elevator Shoes | | | | You may not notice, but actually many people |
| It seems simple to put thick insoles inside shoes | | | | around us wear tall shoes including some famous |
| but it's not that easy to keep it comfortable and | | | | men. For example, French President Nicholas |
| look normal. All the components need to be | | | | Sarkozy, famous movie star Tom Cruise and |
| re-designed to achieve this goal. | | | | famous venture capitalist Aviv Nevo. Over |
| A pair of tall shoes consists four parts: | | | | 1,000,000 elevator shoes are sold every year! |
| Upper | | | | Table of Content |
| The upper needs to be designed to | | | | What are Elevator Shoes? |
| accommodate the thick insole. There is more | | | | History of Elevator Shoes |
| slope between the face and the post. Also, the | | | | Inside Elevator Shoes |
| post curve is higher than normal shoes. | | | | Who is Suitable to Wear Elevator Shoes? |
| Insole | | | | Who are Wearing Elevator Shoes? |
| This is the magic part to increase height. It can be | | | | Note: In this article, "elevator shoes", "height |
| made from plastic, cork, or foam. The front part | | | | shoes" and "tall shoes" are used interchangeably. |
| is lower than the back part. There are different | | | | References |
| designs in the slope and curve to fit different | | | | 1. Wikipedia High-heeled footware, section "Men |
| feet. | | | | and heels" |
| Mid-insole | | | | 2. |