| Have you ever made the mistake of thinking you could | | | | materials. They come in a variety of colors (from |
| make it through the night in a pair of 3-inch heels? I | | | | metallic gray to hot pink), and you can “custom |
| know I have! Stilettos that seem oh so fashionable and | | | | design” your Afterheels if you purchase them |
| fun at 8 o’clock in the evening turn into my worst | | | | online. |
| nightmare by the time 11 o’clock rolls around and I | | | | But Afterheels is not the only company championing |
| find myself limping down the street with sore feet, | | | | this idea of the foldable flat. Rollasoles are shoes that |
| blisters and knee pain. Most of the time, I give in to my | | | | – as the name suggests – roll up into an equally |
| poor, aching feet and end up walking home barefoot. | | | | manageable size that can be slipped into your clutch. |
| But now there’s no need to expose your already | | | | They come in three sizes (small, medium and large) |
| battered feet to the elements! | | | | and four different colors (black, silver, gold and pink). |
| The English company Afterheels has launched a new | | | | The flats range in price from 5 pounds to 6.95 (gold |
| line of ultra-compact ballet pumps designed to fit in | | | | Rollasoles are inexplicably cheaper) and can also be |
| your clutch purse. That’s right, these foldable flats | | | | purchased online as well as at various nightclubs in |
| are smaller than a pack of cigarettes. The petite | | | | England. |
| package even comes with a duffel bag for your | | | | For the present, foldable or roll-able flats seem to be a |
| discarded heels. Even the process of purchasing a pair | | | | UK phenomenon. There’s no plans to install |
| of Afterheels is convenient (at least, if you live in | | | | Afterheels and Rollasoles vending machines in the |
| England where Afterheels are manufactured). | | | | nightclubs of New York. Americans whose high heels |
| Twenty-one different English clubs have installed | | | | are killing their feet might decide that the international |
| vending machines that sell Afterheels. The flats have | | | | shipping fees are worth the convenience of having a |
| been extraordinarily popular. In just three weeks, the | | | | comfy pair of ballerina slippers on standby next to their |
| company sold 6,000 pairs. | | | | lipstick and wallet. In any case, it’s a good bet that it |
| For 4.99 pounds (not dollars!) you get a pair of | | | | won’t be long before “the foldable flat” |
| waterproof flats with cotton lining. The shoes are | | | | becomes equally popular across the pond. |
| made entirely in England from natural and recyclable | | | | |