Current:Home > FinanceSpanx Founder Sara Blakely Launches New Product Sneex That Has the Whole Internet Confused -Streamline Finance
Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Launches New Product Sneex That Has the Whole Internet Confused
View
Date:2025-04-22 13:48:38
Sara Blakely isn't getting fans' full support on her latest endeavor.
The Spanx founder launched a new footwear brand called Sneex aimed at making "comfortable high heels," and the internet isn't quite sure how to feel about its first line of shoes.
Sara launched the venture's first product on Aug. 15, debuting a "hy-heel," or a sneaker-stiletto hybrid, that features a 3-inch heel, napa leather, velcro detailing, Italian mesh and suede materials. And the cost of each pair isn't cheap, which each style retailing for upwards of $500.
“Sneex are my love letter to every woman who has taken her shoes off at a party," the billionaire shared in a note on the company's website alongside the reveal, "who wears flats to work with heels in her bag, who thought her days of wearing heels were over.”
But not everyone was into the concept, with some fans poking fun at the footwear's design.
"Are we going to make a version that's cute," one X user quipped, while another added, "Velcro??? Are we toddlers?"
Others could see Sara's vision but wished she had executed it differently.
"Sneex don’t commit, trying to be both in too obvious of ways," one user wrote. "Crocks are ugly but successful bc they embraced comfort unabashedly. I wish these didn’t look like sneakers but had incredible comfort technology in them. Adore Sarah but these are a miss."
Still, Sara's new business did garner some fans, with one user admitting, "Gotta hand it to Sara Blakely, I was fully prepared to guffaw at and hate Sneex - but I kinda dig 'em. Any plans for a full wedge? I'll be watching..."
Of course, the launch is only the beginning for the shoe brand, as Sarah recently explained that working on Sneex has her "back in start up mode."
"Let’s GOOOO!" Sara wrote in a Aug. 13 Instagram post alongside a video showing stacks of inventory. "Another company with boxes in the garage. Reliving my @spanx days for sure."
She added, "Only this time I actually have a garage."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (6727)
Related
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- Roger Federer understands why there are questions about US Open top seed Jannik Sinner’s doping case
- Bus crashes into students and parents in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13, police say
- 1 of 5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade has died
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Chase Stokes Teases How He and Kelsea Ballerini Are Celebrating Their Joint Birthday
- Southeast South Dakota surges ahead of Black Hills in tourism revenue
- Missouri officer dies after crashing into a tree during high speed chase
- Southern California rocked by series of earthquakes: Is a bigger one brewing?
- Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Set on Fire in Gasoline Attack Weeks After 2024 Paris Games
Ranking
- Police remove gator from pool in North Carolina town: Watch video of 'arrest'
- Prosecutors drop fraud case against Maryland attorney
- Arkansas woman pleads guilty to bomb threat against Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Sicily Yacht Tragedy: Autopsy Reveals Passengers Christopher and Neda Morvillo Drowned Together
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- US government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
- James Darren, 'Gidget' and 'T.J. Hooker' star, dies at 88 after hospitalization: Reports
- Murder on Music Row: An off-key singer with $10K to burn helped solve a Nashville murder
Recommendation
Bet365 ordered to refund $519K to customers who it paid less than they were entitled on sports bets
George Clooney calls Joe Biden 'selfless' for dropping out of 2024 presidential race
Trial expected to focus on shooter’s competency in 2021 Colorado supermarket massacre
Body of missing Myrtle Beach woman found under firepit; South Carolina man charged: Police
Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
Angelina Jolie gets emotional during standing ovation at Telluride Film Festival
How many points did Caitlin Clark score today? Rookie sparks Indiana Fever's comeback win
3 missing in Connecticut town after boating accident