Why Platform stilettos?

Although RoSa Shoes has a well-established direction in shoe design -  the continued quest to perfect the pointed-toe, stiletto-heeled shoe - we remain fully aware of the continuing (some may say accelerating) cycle of fashion. Far more importantly than this, we listen to suggestions from women who actually buy and wear our shoes.

Occasionally we have received requests for shoe designs featuring our high, slender, steel-stem stiletto heel, but with an open or round toe. Customers have also asked if a higher heel would be possible (!) Some have requested high-heeled sandals. More recently, we were asked if we could offer platform shoes. After careful thought, we decided all these requests could be met within our range of shoes without being untrue to our beloved stiletto heels.

Some people have a problem with the idea of platform-soled shoes. We don't. We love them, if they are beautifully executed and worn with style. As with any shoe, it is essential to see how it looks on the wearer.  

RoSa Shoes devotees know that we favour simple, classic style with a subversive twist. You will find no clumpy, blocky heels or thick plastic "pseudo stilettos" here. For us, even on a platform shoe, a slender metal-stem stiletto heel is essential. Our collection of styles have a well-proportioned platform sole, making possible a significantly higher heel but remaining within the bounds of wearability. We do not use our platform soles to make our shoes feel lower (as seems to be the aim of other designers)  but to enable our heels to reach even greater heights.

Our platform-soled stiletto shoes feature a 3cm platform and a 14.5 to 15.5 cm stiletto heel. To those less familiar with metric measurement, that’s a heel approximately six inches high. Enough to make a woman feel tall and confident, but not excessively hazardous to walk in (too deep a platform can tip sideways unexpectedly on uneven ground, even if the shoe feels comfortable!) We feel our Platform Stiletto shoes have the correct proportion if elegance is desirable.

Our Platform Stilettos are not intended in any way to take the place of our pointed-toe designs, but to add extra variety for the increasing number of women who ignore trends and dictate their own personal style according to their own tastes. We fully expect single-sole shoes with long-pointed, standard-pointed or round toes and round or open-toe platform-sole shoes to appear side-by-side in the modern woman's stiletto shoe collection. And why not?

RoSa Shoes' Platform Stilettos are among the most leg-enhancing shoes available. We’re sure you will enjoy discovering (or rediscovering) the elegant feeling of walking tall in platform-soled, high heeled court shoes, sandals and boots - with the added satisfaction of knowing your heels are genuine stilettos!.