British designer Alexander McQueen proved the sky is the limit when he sent models down the runway at his Spring / Summer 2010 fashion show in Paris last night in 12-inch elevated platform shoes. A tall order for anyone to walk in, it’s a miracle that nobody fell on the runway wearing the shoe boots.

The python version of Alexander McQueen’s runway shoes, the armadillos, just arrived at British Vogue‘s offices. The staffers at Vogue wanted to see if you can actually walk in these mile-high shoes so they tried them on, but “miserably failed to make it further than the Vogue fashion cupboard.”

Looking at the image of the armadillo shoe next to a 5-inch stiletto shows the vast difference between what was once considered a high heel and what is now considered a high heel. Consider yourself warned.