St-Walkers are strips of elastic, elaborately decorated, that go around your ankles and high heels so to create extra stability. In short, they are suspenders for high heels.
Remember the Heel Condom as a way to turn an ordinary pair of high heels into something more glamorous? Well here’s yet another well-thought, but curiously named product to perhaps make your life in heels a little bit happier.
The product is called is St-Walkers – pronounced “street walkers.” But, no, this fantastic piece of elastic has nothing to do with being a lady of the night.
Rather, they are an invention by bridal designer Paul Milana. Milana created jewel-encrusted shoe suspenders that wrap around the shoe and the wearer’s ankle to prevent slipping. A clever idea, although they do change the look of the shoe completely.
St-Walkers hit the headlines in 2010 when they became available on Ebay for £4.95 per pair plus shipping.
In 2011 Milana even seems to have incorporated a UK company – St-Walkers Limited – to sell the shoe suspenders. The Certificate of Incorporation states that he is of Italian nationality but usually resident in the UK (sources saying that Milana was born in Canada have not been verified).
However it does not appear that the “fantastic elastic” products took off. The company St-Walkers Limited was described as having dormant accounts as early as 2013. In 2020 it was dissolved via compulsory strike-off.
As for Paul Milana, it appears that the bridal designer moved to Brighton in the UK. In 2022, the local press reported Milana was found guilty of one count of sending offensive messages via a public communications network after a trial at Brighton Magistrates Court on 28 August, 2021. The article also noted that he had lodged a notice of appeal.
It’s unclear whether Paul Milana still has a stock of St-Walkers for sale, or whether he is still in the bridalwear market. The article reporting his conviction recorded he had told the court that he had lost his security licence and therefore his job at the Brighton Centre as a result of his arrest.
And in all, these are not a product we’re rushing out to buy even if we could find a reliable place to purchase them.