Heel Protectors

Most women know that dressing up for an outdoor soiree can lead to this...


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The sinking-into-the-grass annoyance, and the tragic demise of an otherwise perfectly good pair of heels.

To avoid this problem, I have thought about alternatives to stilettos, like wearing chunkier heels or flats or wedges. But my dress really won't go with chunky heels or wedges, and I don't want to wear flats on our wedding day. So those are out.

I have also thought about just getting over it, trying to ignore the problem during our wedding and just prepare myself for whatever damage might come to my shoes. That's pretty much what I do on any other day, so that could work...

But I was prompted to look for a solution when I started thinking about the possibility of walking down the aisle, sinking into the grass--or worse, accidentally getting my shoe stuck and "walking" out of it, where it stays stuck in the grass--with hundreds of eyes on me, for the duration of that slow, long walk down the aisle.

So, I found some prospective problem-solvers.

Here is a set of "Smart Heels."


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While this is a useful invention, I don't think it addresses my specific concern. It could come in handy walking around town, where there is a risk of smudging up a heel by inadvertently slipping it into a grate or a crack in the sidewalk, etc. But it doesn't look like it would do much for keeping heels above grass.

Sole Mates' "High Heeler," on the other hand, is a product marketed specifically for using with heels in grass.



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It looks like it would help to keep a skinny heel from sinking in. But it also looks kind of clunky, doesn't it? I mean, anything along these lines will look a little clunkier than just a naked stiletto, but the lip on the top part of the attachment just looks a little distracting when it is on the shoe.

Pretty Pink Toes, based in England, makes these Clean Heels Heel Stoppers:


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Ignore the little crystal in the photo above. Here is a different view:


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Not bad, huh? It certainly has a wide enough surface to keep a heel above ground. And its narrower heel-gripping sleeve looks a little sleeker than the High Heelers above.

There is a very similar product called Heels Above, shown here:



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The contrast of the clear-on-black is a little stark, but if you look at the photo just above (the one with the clear Heel Stopper on the ivory shoe), it is much less noticeable, don't you think?

Ladies, what do you think about this? Should I just tough it out? Are these too noticeable? What would you do?