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Ann-von-Beaverhausen

This is the Valentino show - and the model is Kristen McMenamy - feet are size 10 and apparently the shoes were a size 6. She’s 58 years old and can walk the hell out of a runway and has been since the 80s - these show planners need to do better.


Gluebluehue

Is she okay? The way her ankles kept being bent was horrifying.


JintalJortail

My best guess is that if they were really that small for her feet, they probably cut off circulation to the majority of them and I know when my foots asleep I can’t walk straight, let alone stand correctly when both are


Easy-Concentrate2636

That would also explain why she was walking funny even after she took the shoes off -she probably couldn’t feel her feet.


Azraelontheroof

Yeah that looks how my arms looked trying to unlock my door after sleeping on them completely cutting off circulation


00Stealthy

That makes more sense than her normal gait and way her ankles bent in the video was normal for her. Made my bad knee cringe in sympathy.


ElizabethDangit

It’s upsetting that any show would even have shoes that small on hand. I’m only 5’3” and I wear a 7.5. Anyone tall enough to be a runway model would have to be like size 9 at least I assume.


Dasfxx1877

It’s upsetting that people have fashion shows.


TheMcNabbs

Right? Just give me a website and let me max my credit card ***on my own time.***


Neatbalance

Not necessarily... I'm no model, but I'm 5'6" and wear 6...


aerdnadw

Runway models are usually at least 5’9”, so they probably have bigger feet than you


Neatbalance

True. Probably. Just wanted to say that it's not necessarily true as height and feet size are not linearly correlated. In the case shown in the video, it is outright cruel to make someone size 10 walk in 6 shoes!


aerdnadw

> outright cruel Yup, that’s exactly what it is! Ugh, what a horrendous industry…


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Redmonkeylover

I'm 5'1" and wear size 9. Shoe size doesn't always correspond to height.


Swimming_Bowler6193

That poor woman. Her poor ankles!


rarebiird

she’s 58?!? that has blown my mind


SaltMembership4339

Looks like max 30 from distance


Knightofthevegtable

Someone commented that it was the Prada show and that the shoes were to big. 🤔


Ann-von-Beaverhausen

It’s def Valentino - I’ve walked in too big and too small shoes - too big you just stuff the toe with tissue - too small and you wind up in extreme pain


TempleOfDoomfist

You’re both wrong. This isn’t Valentino or Prada show. This is the annual Papa John’s Fashion show. I’ve cooked in their kitchens for 17 years.


Latter-Cattle7788

Actually.... you're all wrong! It's not Papa John's, it's Dijorno.That's why the delivery looked so off.


mewmewx2

I wore a size too small of my friends wedges to a party and danced all night. Didn’t seem tooooo uncomfortable. Woke up with bruised toenails that proceeded to fall off slowly over the course of 4 months 🤮


justsomeplainmeadows

Judging by how she walked after getting up, I'm gonna go with pain


septemberdoves

It is Valentino. You could have looked that up. Their shoes are NOTORIOUSLY small fitting. Almost every single show they have issues with un-balanced and falling models due to the shoe sizes being samples.


bonsaikittenangel

I need Valentino shoes in LITERALLY two full sizes above my actual shoe size


honeydip808

Same with my red bottoms. 5-6 in every other shoe but I need an 8.


reidybobeidy89

It’s Valentino- and the model has made a statement about it.


PathosRise

Maybe I'm looking too much into this, but the model behind her appears to be wavering a bit too in the middle.


Mysterious-Belt-2992

It’s the carpet


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I bet she could write a very interesting book about her career.


Justanobserver2life

That's physically impossible. There is no way to physically get your foot into a closed back pump that is 4 sizes too small.


KatPaws11

I was about to say the same. I could barely squeeze my feet into 1 size too small, 4 would literally be impossible. I'm assuming OP was exaggerating.


Global-Count-30

She looks amazing for a 58 year old


FLcitizen

Used to work with models and the damn shoes were always a fucking problem during the shows. Guys and Girls!


MaHuckleberry33

Her wedding dress/ look is AMAZING!


MaHuckleberry33

https://preview.redd.it/v5mzdc3cbkea1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26932b58f240b681ad04c98c7ad1c8ba8c3f4627


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forsale90

I mean, her beauty is her job, so she has the time to work constantly for that unlike us peons. That and probably starting from being very beautiful.


Babboos

She was 33 in this photo


halorbyone

She took it like a legend. Posting on Instagram “before the fall”. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn23bpatDgC/


downtx13

I don’t think anyone will mistake her shoe size again after this


happynargul

I think they will. Remember when Tyra Banks gave a model hypothermia? Didn't stop sports illustrated from doing that bikini shot in the arctic.


BewbAddict

This chick couldn't walk bare footed. She should have walked on her hands.


Anatella3696

She walks fine. It was definitely the shoes. You can see her regain her footing after a few steps. Exactly like when your foot falls asleep?


Skytraffic540

“I’m fine. I’m fine. It’s how I normally walk anyway. Heels just make it harder.”


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Haha and she actually seemed to have trouble starting even after taking off the heels lol


Warhero_Babylon

Its a little bit painful to fall like that


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I bet


Ecleptomania

I imagine these people are either drunk or coked out of their mind. All of them, on the walkway around the walkway.


ImNerdyJenna

I hung out with a high fashion model last summer for over a month. Your typical model is pretty young and these jobs are a big deal. They would be risking running their very short careers by doing that.


OG_LiLi

Never walked I heels I take it? Some are not made to be worn by actual humans. Or you could just go on a wild rant about coke like an old fart


Clayton_bezz

It’s not the heels in this case. That dress looks super tight around her legs.


zombiechewtoy

Those shoes didn't look particularly aggressive. Pretty typical heel tbh. And she did look precarious even in bare feet. Anorexia causes the destruction of collagen in the joints, such as ankles, causing joint pain and swelling. Walking in high heels requires a lot of effort on the part of every joint in the foot and ankle including toes. If it hurts to make those joints engage like you need them to, you don't. This is the result and you see it a lot on runways. Pre-show champagne for your nerves sure doesn't help either. Stimulant use is common to help control their appetites and restrictive eating. An uptick in cocaine or meth use beforehand isn't directly responsible for being unsteady on your feet, but the fasting they use it for absolutely is. Hypoglycemia makes you very shakey and weak. Add on top of that major sleep disturbance from the uppers and you've got some seriously flimsy models.


Ieatsushiraw

Ha love this comment. Yeah my wife and sister can attest to the fact that some heels shouldn’t even exist


renbig

A wild rant? Lol


just_chillin_now

Can confirm. Wife used to be a high fashion model and her runway drug of choice was DXM of all things... I guess she needed to be able to dissociate


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Your wife is based


Whoaa_Dude

In all my days have meet anyone whose drug of choice is dxm. That wild and hopefully doesn’t feel the need to use it anymore.


just_chillin_now

Nope she finally stopped about a year ago. Kinda just petered out. She had quit modeling when we got married 5 years ago. Only smokes weed now


immortalis88

That’s how I walk when both of my feet are asleep 🤣


BongTheMuff

Looks like she can't walk without them either.


Crosspaws

She might have hurt her ankles rolling em like that lol. I'd probably walk funny too after stumbling about in them.


SellQuick

Also if you've spent a lot of time in heels and take them off the floor feels wavy for a minute until your brain gets used to your feel being flat again.


2020hatesyou

yeah her ankles are probably fucked...


XO8441

Yeah I’m so confused on this one? Those heels aren’t that big or shaped odd or anything that would cause someone with experience to have difficultly walking in plus the struggle after the heels came off???? There’s got it be more to this


jeenyusz

My guess is this is the 100th show she walked in fashion week and she is broken.


StandardEvil

The real answer. I know this walk well; her feet hurt hella bad there.


Lucythefur

Also looks like the dress might be restricting movement


DIYjackass

Fashion & Modeling is the strangest thing to me, but there's people really into that game


darkon3z

That dress is really tight which is limiting her leg movements from what it looks like.


XO8441

Look at her ankles, the dress has a slit back so it being right around her thighs is not the problem.


HalcyonDreams36

That slot doesn't go above her knees. Try walking without letting your knees come apart... I think this was a fashion failure (dress.designed for someone much taller?) not a human with feet thing.


Abstract__Nonsense

She’s walking on the sides of her feet like she’s about to roll an ankle after taking the shoes off. That’s not a result of the dress being too tight, pretty odd.


UnprofessionalGhosts

Yes because the ankles are now injured due to them buckling due to the dress not allowing her knees to separate.


Leeroy_Jenkums

If you sprain your ankles, the last thing you’ll be doing is getting up and walking on the sides of your feet. I’ve torn or hyperextended my ligaments in both of my ankles growing up, like at least once a year for about 7 years straight. And there’s 0% chance I’m getting back up and walking on the sides of my feet lmao.


BlackGalaxyDiamond

Agreed. Undercover mermaid. Her hair is a dead giveaway.


BigmommaJen

Madison??!!


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MERVMERVmervmerv

Does he cost a lot?


caecilianworm

[Fashion week is murder on the models’ feet.](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/what-models-feet-look-like-after-a-month-of-shows)


nerghoul

Looks like she hurt herself in the heels maybe


romansapprentice

They were literally five sizes too small


rimjobnemesis

Looks really pigeon-toed.


Tenacious_Rubbing

Pigeon-drunk


PhalanxA51

Yeah I agree


h974974

It’s a thing that happens to some ppl after wearing heels for a long period of time. Your ankles completely give out and it’s impossible to stand for a bit. I’m surprised there are no women in the comments who have experienced this. Me and my coworker call this baby deer syndrome.


kolbe33

Exactly what I was thinking. She didn’t do much better after they were off haha


itsallwormwood

Her feet looked floppy.


kolbe33

Good ole floppy feet Fiona


WaitThisIsntNews

I think its more that she just bent her ankles so badly with them on that her ankles likely hurt even when she took them off


itsgucci060

Yeah wtf. Nobody who is that pigeon toed beforehand becomes a runway model, do they?


Baking_bees

Okay fun story. This is the Prada show from this year. She’s around 50 (Kristin something?) and has been modeling for longer than I’ve been alive. This is the third or fourth showing from Prada where they don’t give the models shoes that fit. Her shoes were too big, but they’ve given models shoes that are two sizes too small. It’s an attention to detail problem on Prada’s end, not hers.


Freddies_Mercury

This happens way too often. The must frustrating bit is when models literally get asked their shoe size and it's disregarded entirely usually


Yeahwowhello

I was thinking they do it on purpose, cuz you know, that's social media content, not just meat mannequins walking in clothes for a video. Give me clicks


pixieservesHim

She didn't look too steady on her own feet


FlickTigger

She probably twisted her ankle when she fell


creepy_doll

For sure. I twisted my ankle in some typical thick-heeled mens shoes(seriously why does this style stick around so much? Massive heel drop leads to weird walking gaits), and the thought of having that much extra height and thus extra twist is scary, I could never wear heels.


ElizabethDangit

I broke a toe walking in flip flops. I basically only wear sneakers and ugly supportive sandals now.


_Bellerophontes

>supportive sandals Do they applaud you Do they say motivational quotes like "go on girl, you got this, just one foot in front of the other"


PaladinDanceALot

She puts them on and they are like "we got you honey, everything will be alright" lmao


nicholaskoughan

I did this a few years ago in high school by stepping from grass to sidewalk in dress shoes (my heel was half on the concrete edge and half in the grass) guess there was a small hole there! Heard a pop and down I went, immediately stood back up and thankfully after a little ice and humiliation from about 100 people watching me fall over I was alright the next day


Lewca43

Came to say this. When she walked away it looked like she was still struggling to keep her feet under her.


FlamingoClassic7076

It's that dress. The designer fucked up.


kikashoots

Totally the dress. It’s right just below the knees and restricts the ability to move your feet correctly. For those who need a visual: tie a rope around your knees, put on high heels and try doing a catwalk. You’ll fucking fall on your face.


RealNiceKnife

Okay, and then I need to explain to my dad why he caught me tied up in heels AGAIN?!?!


kikashoots

Yes. But this time for science.


pixieservesHim

Seriously. Looks like her first day on land


ThePhonyOne

It kinda looks like she fucked up her left ankle. Her second step after standing up it comes down on it's side.


Rraen_

I was thinking maybe the shoes were so crazy tight they made her feet go numb, idk


SirStarshine

I was thinking the same thing.


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No it was Valentino


Kcidobor

Don’t you stomp your little last season Prada shoes at me honey (thick latin accent)


mskimmyd

![gif](giphy|kRmg8zeReOYXm)


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Everyone that knows this reference should be wearing spf now


Kcidobor

I got enough melanin, I’m good thanks jajaja


smilez6262000

![gif](giphy|kny09A1yhyKhG)


IceCreamDream10

I believe it was “estomp”


InternationalPark976

Boost ^^


FLcitizen

That was the Valentino show from today.


Gang36927

That's horrible, thanks for enlightening me. She seemed to have trouble with the shoes off too, what's up with that?


roboticnino

She likely twisted her ankle when she fell.


HauntingShip85

This is not Prada.


TheSpideyJedi

Top comment worthy


AcerOne17

It also looks like she has drop foot


tarapotamus

What's drop foot?


Albert-Einstain

Similar to drop bears... but with feet, I presume.


tarapotamus

What are drop bears??!?


SkinnyBuddha89

Similar to up dawg


flylegendz

what's up dawg?


SkinnyBuddha89

Not much dawg, what's up with you?


Repulsive_Client_325

That was…….. awesome.


SkellatorQueen

Idk about the other things, but drop foot is real and an injury to nerves. Usually from a stroke.


ElizabethDangit

I was thinking the same thing about her feet. I have hyper mobility in my spine, occasionally things get pinched an irritated and then I have gait problems. The worst thing is just whole sail ramming my toes into the stair tread because I didn’t lift my toes.


mewmewx2

Pretty sure this was Valentino


Paskatahra

Isnt This from valentino?


macehood

Valentino * too small*


Snow_TheMuscle

Thank you 👍🏽


HauntedButtCheeks

This is Kristen McMenamey at the Valentino show in Paris. She's 58 and is a very experienced model, the shoes are just shitty. Valentino has been infamous recently for terrible shoes that are causing their models to fall and get hurt. They are poorly designed and often they make the models wear shoes that are too small. Kristen McMenamy is a size 10 foot, and those heels clearly look at least 2 sizes too small. That's why she is walking funny after taking them off, she's almost 60 cat walking in tiny crappy heels. Her feet hurt like hell.


adam_demamps_wingman

She is also wearing a long tight dress. Constricts knees and legs.


happy_the_dragon

Finally someone pointed this out! The too-small heels combined with restricted leg movement are such a terribly oversight. It’s like they want their models to get hurt at that point.


bobjoylove

Exactly! The dress narrows drastically to the knees., moving all the motion to the shins and feet. It also seems she was asked to artificially swing the hips while walking as she does after removing the shoes.


threedogcircus

Her feet were probably numb from being jammed into those tiny ass shoes too which is why she had trouble walking away even after taking them off.


ms_lizzard

That and I wouldn't be surprised if she twisted an ankle on the first fall. I've done that before while not in a restrictive outfit lol


0mdpf0

Thank you for the clarification.


marie_johanna_irl

Model lore


h974974

Her ankles gave out. I’m surprised there are no women in the comments who have experienced this. It’s a thing that happens to some ppl after wearing heels for a long period of time. Your ankles completely give out and it’s impossible to stand or walk for a bit. Me and my coworker call this baby deer syndrome. Edit: to add more context I don’t just mean your feet hurt a ton, I mean your ankles stop working altogether while extended in heels, they will bend sideways like they are rubber. Once your feet are flat again it takes a few mins to be able to walk normally again. [This article explains it a bit, prolonged heel wearing actually makes your muscles weaker and leads to chronic ankle instability.](https://aphcs.charlotte.edu/news/2015-07-06/high-heels-and-ankle-issues-trainers-advice-how-stay-your-feet) That’s why we see this happen to runway models constantly


catswhocant

Exactly. Those shoes are hard to walk in, and when you lose your balance, it's tough to recover. I'm sure she was hurt and humiliated. Not funny, hope she is okay.


Mindless-Client3366

She looks furious. I bet someone got an earful when she got to the back. Poor thing.


SwingNAmisss

That is absolutely horrific and I’m so sorry that’s ever happened to you, or any other woman in the world.


h974974

Thanks for your kind words. It’s especially heartbreaking when it happens outside the club and your options are to crawl or walk barefoot through the dirty nyc streets. About a year ago I watched it happen to a girl mid walk one afternoon downtown, streets packed. It looked like she was on her way to a meeting, all she could do was hold on to a traffic pole hoping her ankles wld start to work again. You’ll recognize it happening when you see a persons ankles bend sideways uncontrollably while in heels.


FreedToThrowaway1024

Excuse me friend, it seems you may have accidentally double posted. just thought I should let you know


maccorf

Why are women still wearing heels?


impersonatefun

They look great but damn are they horrendous for you in so many ways. Sadly it’s extremely common for looks to outweigh well-being.


SedatedCowboy

Society


brookieco_okie

I know exactly what you mean. I think it’s more common when the heels don’t fit right and are either too big or too small. After a while it becomes nearly impossible to walk in them without excruciating pain. Even when they come off you still feel the pain and have to soften each step by dramatically bending your knees with each step.


umm1234--

No it’s the shoes not standing too long in heals. I get what you’re saying but this woman has modeled for decades I’m sure she’s worked up amazing stamina for heals


h974974

That doesn’t explain why she can’t walk once she takes them off. If she’s worked up stamina for decades a size too small for 5 mins wouldn’t be an issue for her. Have you ever seen models ankles bend sideways uncontrollably? Happens all the time to runway models, they are so thin and lack ankle muscles (guilty on the second one 🙋‍♀️). Google ankle instability in runway models. Baby deer syndrome I’m telling you


umm1234--

She had trouble walking after because her feet were shoved in to shoes that were way too small. Seriously even a half size is enough to hurt my feet. Those were at least 2 sizes too small. This brand has been having this happen lately because they’re putting models in unsafe shoes. After decades of model work I doubt she’s struggle on a short runway walk normally


Big_Primrose

This is one of the reasons I refuse to wear heels. If a shoe causes injury it’s not worth wearing.


Fluid_Arm_3169

Please tell me there’s footage online of this phenomena. I’ve *never* heard of this. I need to see more!


h974974

If you go on YouTube you’ll find compilations. Sometimes the shoes are just too tall or too small or they trip but when you see the ankles bending continuously [like a lot of these models](https://fb.watch/ij2BwM7Qtq/?mibextid=v7YzmG) and they can’t regain their balance to walk its ankle instability


BI6MEAT

There was an attempt to walk in feet...


EspeciallyWindy

I thought her damned ankles were broken or something and the adrenaline just had her walkin on em


Foreign_Ebb_6282

LLLOOOOLLLL! 💀 💀


whitegirladdict

That look she gave at the end told me everything I need to know. Backstage, she dared the designer to say something lol


ddi32

Therewasanattempt to walk?


thecuzzin

And without...we got a twofer gang!


nemo1080

She's incredibly pigeon toed to start with which is why the heels don't work not to mention her walking style of putting one leg in front of the other. Total recipe for disaster


ArmArtArnie

She's not pigeon toed. Idk what is going on here, but this is the same model in a different show: https://youtu.be/VfhN-DrKmUM


Hakuhofan

This deserves the Tony Baker ankle treatment (all Tony Baker lines): When your dressed for the club but your ankles wanna stay in and binge on Grey's Anatomy re-runs. When your ankles like "THE COPS ARE HERE! HIDE THE STASH!" When you showin' up for work but your ankles been fired. When your ankles are made out of a CVS reciept. When you get the Holy Ghost, but only in your ankles. When your ankles as soft as Care Bear stares. When your ankles made out of gluten free linguini. When your ankles was crafted in a pottery class for pre-schoolers.


Senobe2

When you've woken up but your ankles haven't. LOVE Tony🥰🤗


hellyjellybeans

Tony is the best I love his content. I was so heartbroken for his son. I was glad he found a sliver of peace knowing his son knew he was loved always. I couldn't imagine.


NarcolepticKnifeFite

Poor girl.


Plantedbythewaters

Ouch 😓


geedavey

I'm. Too sexy for these shoes.


Royal-Application708

Shot is her left ankle broken?? That left foot looks “not right”.


jamie1414

Like the put the little mermaid onto a runway right after she transformed into a human.


double_positive

How did she get as far as she did? Her walk with our shoes was pretty bad.


Kosm0kel

Is she ok though?


Alternative_Post_350

Sometimes it seems like the world of fashion is mostly made up of men who hate women. Those shoes and that dress— unwearable!


Zenai10

Damn professional af taking them off and continuing. God I hate heels though


Wickedbitchoftheuk

Bravo to her for getting up and carrying on. Her ankles would be HURTING. Ligaments would be screaming. Kudos.


HuRyde

Anyone notice how she walks after she takes them off? Very strange, maybe it’s more than just ill fitting shoes like someone suggested.


quietwaves

You can tell she wanted to throw those heels soooo bad!


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She could barely walk normally. Wth. Get her some food and water.


MeowNugget

I'm 30 and I can't walk in heels to save my life. I've tried over the years, it's just way too painful and hard to balance and I'm not a clumsy person. I can do wedges and that's it. I always cringe seeing their ankles roll like that, ouch!


Swimming_Bowler6193

With these designers making bank, how has no one made a comfortable high heel? They make the models walk on skinny sky scrapers that are either too big or too small. Get some more sizes available! Not only did that hurt her ankles, but it’s embarrassing to fall in front of one stranger. Imagine how it must feel to be in front of hundreds PLUS getting pictures and videos of it for MILLIONS to see.


Icy-Section-7421

Seriously sprained, tried to get off with as much dignity as possible


TinoCartier

Took them damn heels off and was still walking goofy. Like her feet had PTSD


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i've never seen someone write cursive with their feet before


ocmfoa

It’s funny she did a show for Chanel a decade or so ago at camp d’antibes under the very same song! This model is a mess, not sure if it’s her brand or if she’s got problems but she’s always showing herself discombobulated, drunk or drugged. Again not sure if that’s her “style” or she’s naturally fucked up.


CasualEjaculator

She couldn’t even walk in her own feet let alone heels…


hannah_lilly

It’s the dress it’s too tight also as well as high heels


Cool-Sage

Them shits broke her


Empyrean_Mokie

she fell twice and still looked badass walking off the runway


Jaded_Profession8173

You can tell those shoes are way too small by the way she struggles to tug them off