Exotic Pole & Pleasers

Pleaser is one of the largest brands for pole dance/exotic pole, strippers and dancers. Pleaser Heels are therefore indispensable in the film Hustlers:

Cardi B Hustlers Pleaser Heels

Jennifer Lopez Hustlers Pleaser Heels

But what makes Pleasers so popular with Exotic pole, dancers and strippers? The most common answer is: comfort. Even though they may not seem like the most comfortable choice; these sexy heels are without doubt designed with dancing and standing throughout the long evening hours and nights in mind.

What makes Pleasers so particularly suitable for exotic pole and pole dancing? Here's a little lesson on Pleasers. In this example we chose to use the 'classic stripper heel'; but everything mentioned below also applies to the other styles in the Pleaser Platform Collection (such as ankle boots, mid-calf boots, knee boots, over the knee boots, pumps and mules) (Source: polepedia, experiences from poledancers and @Tiff_finney)

The Anatomy of Pleaser Heeled Sandals:

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Curved Front (Curved Outsole)
This is a very important part of the anatomy of the heels. The curved outsole allows you to pivot, pirouette, diamond roll, rock forward and stand on tiptoe with ease.
Don't worry if you feel the heel pivots are too stiff for this, or if you get stuck in movements that are easy to do without heels! This part of the heel is the part you want to stand on to get those moves back. If it doesn't work, you're probably using the bottom of the sole; the large, flat area underneath the platform. If you want to do these moves, make sure your toes are pointing down/forward, and you'll find it's easier to rock slightly on this curved part of the outsole. It's a small adjustment, but it makes a big difference! For real dragging/sliding: use the upper part of the front; it is smoother, making it easier to make sliding movements. This is a bit more risky when you're standing on very high platform shoes, so make sure you train your ankles properly to make these movements to avoid ankle injuries.
Raised insole/slightly overhanging toe edge (Curved Insole)
Because the insole protrudes slightly over the edge of the platform, you prevent your toes from touching the floor and being crushed when doing floorwork, sweeps, slides and other movements where you use the front of the heels.

The slightly raised insole helps protect your toes during floorwork, where there your feet will most likely be pushed slightly forward in the sandal. Examples of moves where this can happen include kips, sweeps, toe drags, slides, and rolls. Another benefit is that it helps keep the toes in place with minimal effort. Overhanging toes are of course not desirable and will definitely cause painful toes!

Angled platform sole (Angled Toe Box)
The angled toe box (slanted nose), also known as the platform, is an incredibly useful tool that helps you slide backwards or rock to the ground, among other things. You'll notice that if you try a few movements with your toes pointing forward, the angle of the nose interacts with the ridge near your toes to create a seamless line that glides easily across the floor. It's nice to think that such a simple adjustment as the angle of the platform makes life on the dance floor so much easier, besides the fact that a straight nose looks rather awkward and square.
To avoid confusion, it is important to take note that with normal shoes, the "toe box" is the closed area that goes around the toes. However, Pleasers are not normal shoes (although they certainly won't look out of place on a night out) the toe box on Pleasers is the raised platform on which the front of your foot rests; best known as the platform.
Padded insole (Padded lining)
The padded insole provides the ultimate comfortable experience from Pleasers. The padded insole softens your feet and provides support for long hours of wearing and using the heels. It also helps to have the heels connect (countour) well to your feet because they mold to your feet and this provides support to the entire leg, so that they will tire less quickly/ help avoid fatigue. This, in combination with the arch support offered by the padded insole, is why Pleasers are considered more comfortable than 'normal' heels. Pleaser has also developed special gel insoles for even more support in the important areas of the feet.

Angled Heel
The sloping heel helps support the back of your feet, which is resting directly above the heel. This ensures optimal balance and this support helps to reduce any fatigue or cramps you might experience with normal heels.
Pole dancing in normal heels is not only hard on your feet, but also on your calves, knees and hip joints. Pleasers are designed to avoid these problems so that there is no long-term discomfort or injury.
Another way the slanted heel can help you in pole dancing is that they are easy and comfortable to grab onto when doing a move that focuses on flexibility. Where you normally may not be able to bend back far enough to grab your feet, the heel gives you a few centimeters more to work with and therefore a greater chance that you will manage to grab the heel.
Fun fact!
The part on the inside of the heel is called the "Breast", and many pole dancers choose to apply a different color to it or decorate it with glitter or crystals for a nice contrasting effect of color or shimmer.
One-Piece Platform Sole (One-Piece Shank)
The one-piece platform sole helps to give your feet optimal arch support. Where normal heels will bend and move with your feet while dancing, this (made of hard plastic) platform sole supports your feet so that you can easily dive to the floor in one movement and get back up again without fear that the sole will not be able to handle it.

This one-piece shank is the backbone of the Pleaser heels that allows us to sexy-sumo-squat to the ground with those beautiful pointed toes, diamond-legs around the pole and come to a stand - all without our toes touching the ground.
It is important to remember - if you decide to shop heels other than Pleaser shoes - that you always look for a one-piece shank. In addition to the fact that a two-part platform has an (ugly) crease(fold), it is also likely to break very quickly. And the last thing you want is for your sole to break under the weight of your feet!


Because pole dancing as a sport has increased in popularity in recent years, Pleaser heels are seen outside the strip clubs and Exotic pole dancing world more and more. Originally the stripper heels are transparent (lucite) like the Treasure 708 in the picture above. Pleaser also has a Specialty Collection with 'typical' exotic/stripper heels; think of lots of glitter and crystals, see-throughs in the platform bottom, filled platform bottoms, lights in the platforms or heels and platforms with a special shape.

Because there are of course also men, transgenders, drag queens and crossdressers, but also women with a larger size who like to wear these heels, many Pleaser styles can be found in a wide range of sizes. Usually from size 35 up to size 45.

Today Stripper Heels/Exotic Pole Shoes are seen in all colors, shapes, materials and effects and vary in heel height; 14 cm (5½") to 25.4 cm (10") and platform height; 3.8 cm (1½") to 16 cm (6⅓"). In addition to sandals (ankle strap sandals); ankle boots, mid-calf boots, knee boots and over-the-knee boots are also popular; especially the latter are widely used in patent leather in the pole dance world because they provide extra grip in the pole.

In addition to popularity in the exotic pole world, Pleaser is also a beloved brand for many artists such as Lady Gaga, Cara Delevingne, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Kylie Jenner, Katy Perry en Melanie Martinez.

Lady Gaga Pleaser Adore 3000

Cara Delevingne Pleaser Flamingo 808RGB

Ariana Grande Pleaser Adore 3000

Nicki Minaj Pleaser Flamingo 808UV

Kylie Jenner Pleaser Stardust 708

Katy Perry Pleaser Demonia Camel 311

Melanie Martinez Pleaser Funtasma Gogo 300

Do you have a specific question about a certain model/style, or do you just want to come visit us and try on heels in our showroom; don't hesitate to send us an email with your question or to make an appointment!

Info@kinky-shoes.nl

General information

We import ordered items especially for you from our supplier in the USA; therefore the average delivery time is 1 to 1½ weeks (within the Netherlands) but this can be longer due to unforeseen reasons.

Please note:

  • For returning (not exchanging) items that we imported for you from the USA, we will deduct €25,- import/postage/duty costs from your refund amount per item*.
    • These are the costs incurred by purchasing the items you ordered
  • We convert €15,- from that €25,- into shop credit. You will receive your shop credit by email and it can be redeemed on our website with your next order
    • your credit is valid for 12 months from the date of issue
    • your credit cannot be exchanged for (cash) money
    • If your return does not meet our return & refund conditions and we therefore apply a deducted refund in addition to the import/postage/duty costs, your right to this shop credit will lapse.

* When returning multiple items that we have imported, we always look at the costs incurred per individual situation; the amount we deduct and the amount we convert into shop credit depends on the actual costs we have incurred.

This applies to:
1) cancellation of the order before it is delivered to you, but has already been purchased by us
2) returning (part of) the order you have already received.

This amount only covers the costs incurred for imported the items you ordered; we do not charge any cancellation fees or restocking fees ourselves.

 

Of course we prefer not to do this, but in order to cover the unnecessary costs incurred by us and to discourage the many returns, this has unfortunately proved necessary. (think of the environment and please make sure you order the right items)

We won't charge you these costs for a single exchange in case of a wrong size. You can read more about our return policy in our Terms and Conditions and Refund Policy.

Contact

Email:

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Sizing and Dimensions

See how you can calculate your size using a conversion table on our information page: "How do I know which size I have and which one I should order?"

To view a conversion table and see which sizes & dimensions we use, you can use the size chart, which you can find in the following two ways:

On every page (both on your mobile and on a computer) you can find a button for a size chart on the right side, which looks like this:Maattabel knop pagina

On all product pages you can find the button for the table above the "Add to cart" button, which looks like this:

Maattabel productpagina

Our shoes and boots come from the USA and have American sizes (1 inch = 2.54 cm).
These dimensions have been converted to the Western European size that we use in the Netherlands, Belgium and other EU countries. Our converted EU dimensions differ from those of our American supplier stated on the box. Experience shows that shoe sizes US-12 and up in particular are larger.

Order the size you normally wear, we already take into account how a model fits (large, small or according to size). Sometimes we explicitly inform you about this in the description.

If you are between sizes, we usually recommend rounding up the size for a closed model, such as a pump or boot. With an open model, such as a sandal or peep toes (where the toes and heel are 'open') we recommend to choose the smaller size.

If you want to order a specific US size, please select the desired US size indicated in the sizes. We always order the corresponding US size stated; the corresponding EU size determined by us may therefore differ from the EU size stated on the box.

Of course you can always ask us for advice about which size you need: info@kinky-shoes.nl

If you would like to know the shaft circumference, shaft height and calf circumference of boots, you can calculate these for your size (for an explanation of how to do this; view our information page about calculating the circumference). Use the following data sheet for this:

The Boot calf/shaft size data sheet