A black and silver Sneex shoe.
Sara Blakely's next act is the footwear brand Sneex.
  • Sara Blakely this week unveiled her latest invention: sneaker stilettos.
  • The billionaire floated the idea of comfortable heels over a decade ago.
  • Some people online applauded the concept of Sneex but criticized the aesthetics.

The billionaire Sara Blakely is reentering the entrepreneurial fold after selling a majority stake in Spanx, her shapewear brand, to Blackstone in 2021.

Her next act? Sneex, a footwear brand billed as a hybrid of a sneaker and a high heel.

It launched this week with three styles in a variety of colors, priced between $395 and $595.