MONTHLY T-Shirt Giveaway!

As a way to introduce our new product to the world. Achilles Shield - TheHeelShield.COMpany is giving away a fitted woman's T-Shirt every month for the next twelve months. The T-Shirts come in three different models, Tank, Regular and Long Sleeve and several different colors.

All you have to do for entry in the drawing is to submit your email address through our website. Your name isn't even a requirement for entry (http://www.theheelshield.com/) Every month at the end of the month, an email address will be chosen and that person will receive an email requesting a mailing address for receipt of the T-Shirt. P.O. Boxes will be acceptable mailing addresses. Please visit our website and add your email address.

If we receive a large number of entries from men (or emails to info@theheelshield.com) showing an interest in the Monthly T-Shirt Giveaway, we will add Regular Unfitted T-Shirts to the Giveaway.

Whoopi wore Heels

Last week on The View Whoopi wore Heels (actually shooties). She looked wonderful. So, now I have a new reason to watch the view - to see if Whoopi is going to keep up her new shoe style.

Last month, Whoopi was wearing something that looked liked clogs - yuuck! Now, she is wearing more stylist shoes. Since I am very much into shoes, I am happy about her new shoe style.

The other ladies on The View all wear great shoes and the ladies who come on the shoe normally all have on the latest shoe fashion.

Go Whoopi!

TROUBLE walking in some of your heels?

Do you have trouble walking in some of your heels? Have you found that some of your shoes feel a little high? Do your heels feel wobbly? Is your footing unsure? Maybe your heels are a little too HIGH!

I have worn heels since my graduation from grammar school - many, many, many years. I feel more comfortable in heels than flats. I put my heels on in the morning and keep them on until bedtime. I love my shoes. However, I recently bought shoes that I thought were too high.

So, I took them to my favorite shoe repair shop to see if the height of the heels could be altered. Of course, the problem could be fixed. The shoe repair man looked at the shoes and decided how much of the heel could be cut off to make the shoes more comfortable for me to wear without affecting the look of the shoe.

Well, I have to say, I was EXTREMELY happy when I got my shoes back. The shoes were more comfortable and steady to walk in. If you ever feel like you are teetering on the edge, take your shoes to your neighborhood shoe repair shop for the proper adjustment!

Early Voting

Today I stood in line for over an hour to cast my vote. I was so disappointed that I didn't bring my camera with me to take pictures of the different shoes. I hate to admit that I only spotted 3 pair of heels.

The weather in Chicago was COLD! However, there were lots of sandals. In fact, some of the sandaled feet didn't have on socks. Most had on socks, but as cold as I was, I truly didn't understand the barefoot fashion statement.

Marshalls' "LOVE AFFAIR OF THE SOLE" Campaign on Brickfish

As I was researching the internet for something (not sure at the moment) related to shoes. (Most of my internet research time is spent looking for things related to shoes.) I came across the Marshalls' Campaign with Brickfish for Shoe Lovers.

The first time I created my entry the picture representing me and my blog entry was a computer generated entry. Soooooo, I tried again. This time I got the picture right, but the submission was wrong - a picture entry instead of a blog entry.

Well, today, I am going to try again and get it right - A blog entry. But in the mean time, if you happen to read this posting before the contest is over, please feel free to VOTE right here! THANKS!

Love Affair of the Sole Sponsored by Marshalls Shoe Megashop

Shoes on the Scene in Chicago

Saw this pair of Gladiator Sandals on a lunch outing near the Lake. A beautiful example of a High Heel Gladiator!

These were spotted out on the town. The night life in Chicago is HOT and so are the shoes and the legwear.

Party Shoes - it was a rainy night in Chicago - but that didn't stop the ladies from gracing the night with beautiful sandals.

New Sketcher's TV Ad

Sketchers has a really cute new TV add that focuses on a group of men and their shoes. The gist of the commercial is that woman look at a man's shoes first to determine if there is any reason to continue the conversation.

This commercial just reinforces what most women know, don't talk to a man in cheap shoes. This is different from the book that was published referring to not trusting a man in Alligator shoes. A man who is not willing to spend money on his shoes either doesn't have any money or is really cheap. Whatever the reason - don't talk to men with cheap shoes or shoes that are suffering from Black Heel Syndrome.

Remember Heel Shields protect from Black Heel and assorted shoe issues caused by driving.

Does Barefoot driving save your shoes?

There has been talk for years as to the legality of driving barefoot. It seems that research on the web claims that laws against barefoot driving are only urban legends. However, in Alabama it is against the law to drive a motorcyle barefoot.

And, in most countries driving barefoot is allowed. However, being stopped for a traffic violation and the discovery that the driver is barefoot may cause the driver to receive a citation - based on the officer's perception of whether or not being barefoot played a part in the violation.

In my opinion the biggest problem with driving barefoot has more to do with the car mats than it does with anything else. The inside of the car collects dirt and debris. So if you drive barefoot the bottom of your feet and your heels will experience BLACK HEEL - the condition caused by UNPROTECTED DRIVING. If you drive barefoot and don't clean your feet prior to putting on your expensive shoes, the dirt from the inside of the car is now on the inside of the shoe.

The best way to keep your shoes nice (clean on the inside and on the outside), versus driving barefoot, using a towel over your car mats or using a driving shoe is to use a Heel Shield (http://www.theheelshield.com/).
The Heel Shield slips easily onto the rear of the shoe providing an easy method for keeping the shoes clean and free from scuffing and staining. Also using the Heel Shield keeps the car mats from getting holes caused by driving (using shoes to drive with the heels pressed into the car mats). And, in the winter months, the car interior is cold and in the snow belt the car mats are usually wet. This also makes driving barefoot uncomfortable. Again, the Heel Shield to the rescue. With the Heel Shield - a Unisex device - shoes and boots are protected from salt stains and water marks.

Heel Shields created to STOP BLACK HEEL

Heel Shields were created to solve a very real problem. Over time, driving will damage the back right heel of the driver's shoe - causing BLACK HEEL. BLACK HEEL the condition caused by UNPROTECTED DRIVING!

(http://www.theheelshield.com/)

In fact, driving a manual transmission can cause the driver to have BLACK HEEL on both shoes.

Several years ago I purchased a red and yellow pair of Stuart Weitzman designer shoes. I wore and drove my car with the red pair of shoes many times - NO PROBLEM!

Then, one day, I was all dressed in and my Beautiful New yellow Stuart Weitzman's Shoes (first wearing). When I arrived, as I was walking to the function from my car someone stopped me to ask, "What is that on the back of your shoe?" To my horror when I looked the back of my shoe was black and all of the yellow leather finish was gone from the shoe. I LOVED this shoe (remember bought two pair)!

So, I tried to have the shoe repaired. I took them to the BEST shoe repair shop in Chicago. No luck. Had the shoe dyed many times - each time you could still see the scarred part- now it was just a weird, bumpy yellowish color. Thanks to this yellow shoe, I created The Heel Shield. (http://www.theheelshield.com/)

Now no one has to suffer with BLACK HEEL anymore. I did some research and found that people have tried to create a solution to this very real problem for years. Driving shoes were also created to solve this problem.

The problem with the other solutions is they really don't solve the problem or allow the driver to wear shoes that match their outfit. Driving shoes work, however, special driving shoes are expensive, the driver must change shoes or wear the same driving shoes all the time. Changing shoes to drive is inconvenient - especially when the shoes have buckles or straps or when wearing boots.

If the choice is to use Speciality Car Mats, as soon as the car mats become wet or get older, the preventative mats cause the same problem as regular car mats - scuffing the shoe. The Heel Shield is UNISEX - one size fits mens and womens shoes and boots. It is easy to use - SLIPS easily ON the shoe in the car and easily SLIPS off prior to exiting the car. Heel Shields also protect car mats from holes - drivers are able to rest their foot on the car mat - saves the mats and makes for a more comfortable drive.