Why high heels are fabulous

san

All of your reason resonate with me, but it takes about half a day and the pain says no more. I have arthritic feet though.

May 13, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Beth

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I come from a long line of high-heel wearing ladies and I adore them. Mostly for the reasons you’ve already given, Angie. I love the way they make my feet and legs look, the way they make me feel girly and the long, lean line they give me.

I love my flats too, but heels are so much more fun!

May 13, 2010 at 2:46 pm

rute

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I could live in high heels. Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The make the legs longer and they change the way a woman walk!

May 13, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Susan

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Also, to add to this list: high heels make you stand so much straighter! It’s hard to be slouchy when you’re pushed up an inch or two (or 3 or 4). They are way fun! Not practical but I love ’em in small doses anyway!

May 13, 2010 at 2:53 pm

Steph

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I live in very high heels and I agree with all of your reasons. I actually have very muscular calves, but when I wear heels they don’t look as squat–they heels elongate them. I also think heels make my thighs and butt look slimmer. When I wear heels I stand differently, and I’m working different muscles in my legs and butt, so I look all around better in heels.

I am so grateful that I don’t have foot issues and can handle walking in 4+ inch heels all day without a problem!

May 13, 2010 at 3:58 pm

April

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I love wearing heels a.) when I’m with SO and can hold his arm while walking, and b.) when I really only have to go from the car to a restaurant or other sitting-down destination.

For anything that involves significant walking, I just can’t be happy in heels.

May 13, 2010 at 4:07 pm

Meredith

I so agree that high heels are totally fabulous. If my feet and knees could take it, I would wear those gorgeous, sexy shoes every minute of the day.

As it is, I reserve them for special occasions when I know I’m not going to have to be on my feet for very long.

I used to be able to wear them for long periods of time…ah, those were the days!

May 13, 2010 at 4:23 pm

Meredith

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Whoops! I’m reposting after logging in. (I want to keep my Active Status going!)

I so agree that high heels are totally fabulous. If my feet and knees could take it, I would wear those gorgeous, sexy shoes every minute of the day.

As it is, I reserve them for special occasions when I know I’m not going to have to be on my feet for very long.

I used to be able to wear them for long periods of time…ah, those were the days!

May 13, 2010 at 4:25 pm

cciele

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I like high heels mainly because they make me taller And like Angie mentions, some styles just look better with heels. In reality, though, my knee issues preclude me from wearing 3″+ heels. Two inches is about the best I can do for extended walking, and 3″ for looking pretty

May 13, 2010 at 4:32 pm

Alexandra R. Bush-Kaufer

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I usually find a well-designed heel to be more comfortable than most flats. The footbed of most flats is just that – flat! No arch support, no shaping, nothing! My persnickety arches prefer the support a well-built and padded heeled shoe gives them.

May 13, 2010 at 4:36 pm

LegacyOfPearl

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Hi Angie! I wear high heels majority of the time (although I’m wearing flats as I write this and never asked myself why. Interesting question… I’ll be thinking about it on my commute back and comment back. I just love them and don’t feel discomfort with heels including when I was 9 months pregnant.

May 13, 2010 at 4:45 pm

Queen Mum

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I’m also a infrequent heel wearer, but when I do I feel so chic and sexy I agree with the reasons you stated.. some outfits just need heels and some occasions just demand them. But I’m talking 2-3 inches max as well. I can’t do spike heels… not even for 30 seconds in the shoe store.

May 13, 2010 at 5:07 pm

malcontent

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Fabulous: I feel sexier and prettier.

Not so fabulous: I am suddenly taller than every person in the room. I walk slower. I feel overdressed.

May 13, 2010 at 5:32 pm

Rosie

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I love heels, and you’ve nailed the reasons. (I like all other heights, too, of course.) The combination of extra height, legs looking great and required better posture has an allover slimming effect, which I love. I have been fortunate to find several high heels that really are comfortable for a decent amount of time. (Others admittedly aren’t.)

Today is a perfect example of them doing everything for me mentioned above – my outfit was literally a white tshirt and kinda scruffy jeans. I put on a fun necklace and 4inch nude heeled sandals (Cole Haan G Series from when they first launched – far more comfy than anything now) and I instantly felt better dressed and much more feminine.

May 13, 2010 at 5:46 pm

Mellllls

Fabulous! For me, the allure of heels is the added height (I am pretty short) and the definition they give my calves. I rarely wear skirts and dresses without heels for this reason; I think the bear leg necessitates the calf definition. I can better get away with flats with pants.

May 13, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Kyle

Heels with dressy! Heels with casual! I think just about everything looks better than heels, and I rock them every chance I get.

May 13, 2010 at 6:05 pm

gina

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I love the extra height and that’s the main reason I wear heels. I also like comfort, so I tend to keep my heels in the 2-3 inch range, with only a few 4 and 4 1/2 inch heels. I also wear heels that are pretty solid. No stilettos in my collection. Narrow heels and tiny shoes look pretty, but they’re not good to my feet. I love the height though, so I continue to wear heels but have gotten very picky over the last few years about comfort when purchasing heels.

May 13, 2010 at 6:20 pm

taylor

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I don’t own any flats, so I actually do live in heels. For me aside from NO problems wearing them all day, heels gives each of my outfits a uniquely dressier look and I like that. Just suits my personality. NOTHING against flats or those who wear them, and I see beautiful flats all the time, they just don’t suit me.

I am always amazed by ~high heel hostility~ Those who just cannot wear heels successfully somehow think we all have the same foot probs as they…or will certainly succumb to a catastrophic list of high heel related injuries..and we must be somehow ~suffering~….just not so:) I am in my 50’s and still going high heel strong.

May 13, 2010 at 6:36 pm

Maya

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Meh, I have tried to understand what is so amazing about high heels but I am still unmoved.

Yes, they sure do change the way I walk: They cripple me. I have to slow down my pace and move to the side of the sidewalk to let other people pass me. I hate that. I also have to be much more careful and conscious of every step I take. When you walk as much as I do, limping is inevitable in anything higher than 3″.

I have narrow calves but they are not without definition, so that is not a concern for me. I also have long legs so I don’t need the extra boost, and I don’t really mind being short or have a desire to be taller. 3″ is as high as I would go even if my feet weren’t fussy, just because I find that to be the optimal look. I don’t like the way ultra high heels distort and disfigure the foot.

I like my flats and low heels because I can walk with confidence and vigor. I can bound up the stairs and run across the street before the stop signal. I don’t have to change my plans and let my footwear dictate what I do and where I go. For my lifestyle, heels are modern day footbinding: Sacrificing my ability to move freely for the sake of supposed sex appeal. No thanks!

May 13, 2010 at 6:43 pm

yublocka

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I don’t think I have ever tried on, let alone tried to walk in a pair of heels over 3 inches. Not needing the height its never been a priorty for me. I have made small forays into the world of kitten heels and contemplate something slightly higher. My current “high heels” are the Kennth Cole Cedar Citys. I need to conquer wearing them successfully before moving on to something more challenging!!!

May 13, 2010 at 6:51 pm

Paige

High heels give my body better proportion and balance, especially with pencil skirts. Also, I have found that in order to walk comfortably and correctly in heels I have to sway my hips a lot more, which gives off a confident air. Years ago a friend of mine in college was in the military and she told me the females had to learn to walk correctly in their heels when wearing their dress uniforms. I have yet to meet someone who walked as well in heels as she did.

Also, I love watching old-time movie stars walk so beautifully in heels. Were the shoes different then or is it a dying art? Angie, do you know of any experts who can give us a tutorial on walking in heels?

May 13, 2010 at 6:54 pm

marianna

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Eh, I’m with Maya on this one. I can’t walk in heels at all. I feel awkward and clumsy and like I am trying to be something I am not. I feel MUCH more confident and feminine in my pretty flats.

May 13, 2010 at 6:55 pm

Dusty

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I think some outfits need heels, but I certainly don’t need the extra height (my hubby doesn’t really like it when I wear heels because he’s only a half inch taller than me to begin with!). I wear them and like them, but I’m very persnickety about them. I can’t do really skinny heels because my ankles just aren’t up to par (well, my right ankle, anyway, it’s never been the same since my mom ran over my foot in 6th grade) and I think wobbling around and falling over are far from fab. Height isn’t so much an issue for me if the heel is substantial enough. Heck, I walk just fine in my older pair of black heels and they’re at least 3″, but most kitten heels I’ve tried on have been too spindly.

May 13, 2010 at 7:05 pm

Jill

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I agree with all 3 points Angie makes but I want to add one, and it may seem weird, but they make me feel “powerful.”

Now that I’m looking back at the past two years I am noticing something. While at work, I wore heels more often. Mostly they were heeled boots of some sort, but heels nonetheless. However, I’ve been unemployed over a year now and I noticed during this part year, I wore started to wear flats and tennis shoes more often. I think the only time I really wore heels was to job interviews and once or twice out with my husband.

I’m not sure what it is, maybe the added height makes me feel more confident when dealing with work peers. I don’t get too much of a sexy vibe from heels, though. I just love how the heel pokes out a little from a pair of long jeans or work pants. Hmmm, I didn’t think heels would make me do this much thought provoking.

May 13, 2010 at 7:16 pm

Joelle

I love heels and am always on the lookout for comfortable high heeled shoes or sandals. I do tend to stay at 3″ or below. The super high styles don’t appeal to me at all–and more importantly, they hurt.

May 13, 2010 at 9:09 pm

Antje

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Ha! Interesting post coming from you indeed. But it makes so much sense. I adore high heels on others – for all the reasons you mention. And the drama! They do need to be within reason, though. A ten inch heel just looks WRONG and I couldn’t justify it with any reason. But in any case, for me personally, a 3 inch heel is the highest I’ll go, and that only very very rarely. My comfort zone is 1.5-2 inch.

May 13, 2010 at 9:20 pm

Margot

I love heels for all of the aforementioned girly reasons. They really punch up an outfit and make me feel more powerfully feminine. Esp. in my industry where techno-geek-chic (sloppy jeans and sloppy shirts) is the norm. I wish I could wear super high-heels more often but my poor toes and ankles can’t take it. I do love the platform trend right now, though–I find my platforms much more comfortable to wear than regular heels since the bottoms are shaped to allow my foot to rock forward, and I don’t feel every bump and pebble under my feet.

May 13, 2010 at 9:45 pm

Mac

Used to wear heels almost every evenings but now I’m middle-aged, I find it less and less comfortable so tend to stick with my flats or low heels. The biggest “plus” of high heels, for me? Defying all those people who think a woman of almost 6 feet tall shouldn’t wear heels! : )

May 13, 2010 at 9:51 pm

Tansie

I understand why people like heels and often I think they look really good. But I don’t like them on me. I feel as though I am playing dress-ups, and I don’t like the feeling that I can’t run. I used to have a black patent pair of Mary Janes with a 2inch heel that I loved and could walk/run in just fine. If I could get another pair like that I would be so happy, but until then I will stick to flats.

May 13, 2010 at 10:54 pm

Bdinis

I love heels. My problem is find shoes to my foot size that’s 34 in Europe. Must shoes are 35 or 36. My highest heels where 27.9 (11 cm). I felt absolutely fab on those. But I also was in rick of breaking a leg!

May 14, 2010 at 1:41 am

daligirl

I love to wear heels because I’m petite and they really give me a taller slimmer appearance. I usuallly wear 2- 21/2 inch heels to work and find that they are more confortable than flats. With a heel I can wear 29-30 inch inseam pants and not need to hem them- a big plus.

May 14, 2010 at 2:30 am

Mellllls

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Taylor, I totally hear you about high heel hostility. So annoying. I was a pointe ballet dancer in high school, you thinking walking in heels is hard, try dancing on the point of your foot. For me, walking, running in heels is a piece of cake!

May 14, 2010 at 3:01 am

Phoebe

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Heels are fabulous!! They boost any outfit and are the most feminine piece of clothing I know. I love to be a bit taller – it really helps when you have to talk to people at work that are taller than you are: you suddenly don´t have to put your head back to talk to them…
It´s simply the most aesthetic look you can find. And if you don´t overdo the height, invest in some quality shoes with a little platform, they´re not that difficult to walk in.
Taylor, I also experienced high heel hostility…. so intolerant.

May 14, 2010 at 3:14 am

kat

I wear heels only to weddings and for special occasions. While I love fashion I frankly don’t get why anyone would hobble themselves because they think it looks better. But more power to you if you find heels comfortable – I certainly don’t. That said, I do enjoy being 6’2″ the few times a year I wear heels (I’m 5’10” in flats). But I’m usually really happy to take the heels off after a few hours and put on something more comfortable.

I’m pretty self confident and independent and I think I look good whether I’m in heels or flats. Life is too short to be uncomfortable and I enjoy my active lifestyle.

May 14, 2010 at 3:48 am

Patience

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I agree– I like them for the way they make my legs look, making me taller and leg line longer and they feel dressier. My limit is 3 inches to be able to walk a bit but I will wear up to 3 1/2″ as sitting shoes.

May 14, 2010 at 5:37 am

emt

I have no hostility toward heel wearers, but I also feel very awkward in them, never needed the height (I’m 5’10” w/ most of the extra height in my legs). I actually damaged a nerve in one foot years ago wearing heels as a bridesmaid & have never attempted that again. Maybe if I could afford higher-end (no pun intended!) brands that are better constructed, but am so not tempted. BTW, I think some women look great in heels & I’m amazed at their claims of comfort, but I also frequently see women who are awkward, struggling, & mincing around in ill-fitting obviously uncomfortable heels.

May 14, 2010 at 6:15 am

Sally McGraw

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Those reasons resonate, for sure. I feel like myself in heels – proud, powerful, sassy.

May 14, 2010 at 6:18 am

Lesa

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I used to wear them every single day but the older I got (48) the less I can tolerate them, so I only bring them out for weddings and funerals unless their Clarks, but that is so not sexy!

May 14, 2010 at 6:32 am

Mia241

I’m 5’9″ and wear heels all the time, usually 3″. As long as they fit well and don’t slip off my feet I can wear them all day and not feel a thing. I love the sound they make, as you said, especially on tile floor and paired with a pencil skirt! They make me feel girly and top of the game. Besides, flats with skirts and dresses just don’t look near as well.

May 14, 2010 at 6:46 am

Itari

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I love heels. The main reason is adding centimetres to my average height. I like how they look and how they make my legs look better. I’ve never had any problem walking in heels, you can say I’m a natural

And I’m not certainly wearing heels to look “sexy” or whatever. I neither want nor need drawing guys’ attention.

May 14, 2010 at 6:51 am

Laura

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Heels definitely give me a different attitude — and that’s fab. It’s a more showy feeling, if “showy” is a word. Other times I like to be low-key, with my feet on the ground (literally). There’s room in the closet for both!

May 14, 2010 at 7:12 am

Sarah

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I own exactly one pair of flat shoes. So yes, I love heels. My limit is 3.5″ but if I have to run errands after work, I typically reach for a 3″ wedge.
I love how shapely my legs look in heels, and I also feel 100X more confident in them. Flats make me feel unfeminine and blocky.

May 14, 2010 at 7:19 am

Maya

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I want to clarify that I don’t have any hostility towards high heel wearers. My hostility is towards the fact that they are deemed a “must” in the world of fashion and even on the job. Many airlines, for example, demand that flight attendants wear heels. Do they demand that their male attendants do the same? Fashion always dictates that heels are better. Not just heels, but high heels. As high as you can stand it. Honestly, I don’t think heels always look better anyway.

It also kind of irritates me when I’m with a girl friend who claims she can get around just fine in heels, but I have to walk at half my normal pace and make all kinds of accommodations for her just because of her footwear. Maybe this doesn’t happen with most people, since I guess they drive.

Personally I sense more hostility towards flats on any given day. Women who take flats over heels are perceived as weaker, less feminine, and frumpier than their heel-wearing counterparts. How many times do you hear “that outfit would look so much better with flats” compared to heels? Not very many…

May 14, 2010 at 7:30 am

Ellen

My other problem with wearing high heels is that I literally cannot get my legs under my desk without stretching out my legs (& there isn’t a lot of room under my desk to even do that)! & if I cross my legs, some tables in restaurants are too low too! Bruised knees subtract from that sexy powerful look….

May 14, 2010 at 7:41 am

Angie

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This has become an interesting discussion.

I’d like to hear more about “high heel hostility”. Do you mean that people judge you badly for wearing them? There is place for all heel heights in fashion, from flat to seven inches. If high heels work for you, you love wearing them, and you can walk easily in them – go for it! What’s unstylish to my eye is when ladies wear them with foot pain and end up hobbling around. Like me :-). So I stick to flats and very low heels 98% of the time. My walking lifestyle demands it.

I also think that Maya has also brought up a good point. Fashion itself and most fashion guru’s encourage high heel wearing because it lengthens the leg – and most women are not tall. That’s why I mentioned in my post that as a fashion stylist, I dare to be different in my footwear preferences. I also perceive there to be more “flats hostility” in the fashion world than “high heels hostility”.

May 14, 2010 at 7:48 am

Melody

I feel confident and powerful in heels. They push me over 6′ tall, and I particularly like towering over men I work with. I only bring home heels that are comfortable to me, that I can really stride in. There is nothing powerful about teetering around in pinch-y uncomfortable shoes.

I do prefer the look of flats with skinny pants and jeans. But I have to put as much effort into finding comfortable flats as I do comfortable heels. They often have no padding or arch support in the sole, or they rub at odd spots on my foot.

May 14, 2010 at 8:24 am

Sarah

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I feel the opposite, I guess. Heels are a womans secret weapon – men don’t get the opportunity. I like them BECAUSE they’re for women.

May 14, 2010 at 8:45 am

amy

I love heels too, for all of the reasons you said, and the fact that they do amazing things for my bum. Also, I always cook in heels – I feel more sexy and it makes it so much easier for me at 5’3″ to reach high shelves for the wine glasses or special dishes.

May 14, 2010 at 10:33 am

kat

Maya and Angie- you said it better than me. As a flats (or maybe 1 inch heel) wearer I do get the sense that there is a lot of hostility to us flats wearers both in the world of work and in the fashion world. Maybe it’s because we’re confident enough in ourselves not to blindly follow fashion dictates and what society expects of women?

I don’t own a car and I walk everywhere – often pushing a stroller. As a native New Yorker I walk really fast too. Every morning on the way to work I breeze past women mincing along the sidewalk in heels. I guess some can walk normally in them but most can’t

May 14, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Kristine

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I’ve all but given up heels, I’ll wear them a few times a year. I honestly think they’re kind of strange, not so different than Chinese footbinding. Walking on a spike? It’s bizarre when you think about it. I remember reading that the pressure on the ball of your foot is dramatically increased even with a small heel.

That said, there are certain outfits that do look nice with heels and I still don’t feel right wearing a fancy dress with flats. I have no high heel hostility towards women who like them, but I’m glad that flats are very trendy also. Flats just fit with my lifestyle and philosophy in a way that heels never will. I’m a bit of tomboy underneath it all and, as my husband says, you should always wear shoes that let you run from the cops if needed.

May 14, 2010 at 3:06 pm

S80

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I wear flats 98% of the time but adore heels.not more than 3 inches though.my lifestyle as a sahm doesn’t give me much chance to wear them since I’m usually in grocery stores, malls or the park where I have to be on my feet all the time pushing a stroller.I love my flats and low heels but like Angie said some outfits demand heels so that’s the only time I wear them or when I just want to feel more girly!!

May 14, 2010 at 5:36 pm

taylor

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OK. by ~high heel hostility~ I mean The rude comments I have received from TOTAL strangers…such as:

OMG..how do you walk in those?
You can’t possibly wear those all day!!!
OH , beautiful shoes…hope you don’t break your neck!!
I used to wear ridiculous heels like that until my knees gave out!!
Your feet must be killing you.
OMG…why would you wear a heel that high..(.3 inches!!)

I cannot tell you how many times I hear this from people I have never st eyes on before…they stare me up and down and in the cruelest of tone voice their unwanted opinion.

i doubt anyone hears that in flats?

May 14, 2010 at 8:34 pm

neva

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I love high heels, 3 inches or better! I have flat feet so they do not give me any issues. I wear them 2-3 times a week sometimes more. I always find myself looking at a cute flat shoe and thinking “this would be awesome if it had a heel”! lol

May 14, 2010 at 9:42 pm

Maya

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Hmm, while I agree those people are ridiculous and need a good lesson in manners, I think many of them are more fascinated than anything else. Perhaps they are just marveled (and jealous)

I have to admit I do have hostility towards high heel wearers as an extension of my intense sidewalk rage. I just hate getting stuck behind women who can’t walk properly, or who can’t walk on grates because their stilettos are too narrow. I have 0 heel hostility when I’m at home in the suburbs, but it surfaces when I’m back in the city.

Flat wearers don’t hear those comments, Taylor. Instead we constantly hear how every single outfit we wear and item we own is ruined by a lack of heels. We hear how unprofessional we look. How frumpy we look. How short our legs are. How weak we appear. How short we are. The list goes on and on.

High five Kat. Another NYer to back me up!

Here is food for thought: If all women all over the world stopped wearing heels for an extended amount of time, would we still perceive flats as “leg shortening” and unflattering? Or would our eyes adjust to see these proportions as normal?

May 14, 2010 at 9:49 pm

taylor

Thanks for that perspective Maya, I can understand your hostility being attached to sidewalk rage:)..much akin to my driving behind someone who doesn’t know where they are going

I honestly am surprised that anyone has anything ugly to say about a flat or a heel…they make such beautiful shoes these days and the cutest to the most sophisticated flat and spectacular heels in every height. I adore flats and wore them everyday as a SAHM, but my life and style are different now.

May 14, 2010 at 10:01 pm

kat

Ha ha Maya – another NYer. Growing up in the city without a car my legs were my means of getting places – walking many blocks with my parents when I was a kid, up and down subway stairs etc. I still don’t own a car even though i don’t live in NY anymore. And I still walk everywhere including to and from work. People who walk really slowly and/or block the sidewalk drive me crazy. If they drove cars like that people would be honking. Anyway nothing slows me down, not pushing my heavy toddler in the stroller and certainly not my shoes. I work in a formal office so I’m always on the lookout for nice flats which look professional. My favorite shoe store is actually a NY chain: sacco. They’re pricey but the shoes last forever and are comfy and I love their sales.

I guess you could wear heels if you drive to get places for example you live in LA. I couldnt live that lifestyle though.

May 15, 2010 at 1:06 am

lauren

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ok… I used to have a 3 inch high heel limit… that was all I could bear. BUT… I recently tried a pair of platforms and that were AWESOME! The heel might have been 4 inches long but the 1 inch platform balances it out! Totally bearable!

May 15, 2010 at 5:09 am

Phoebe

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This is really depressing. It seems as if we can do whatever we want to – wear flats or heels, be a SAHM or a working mum or a career girl without kids, dress up or down – we are judged by others and nothing seems to be right. I say : to hell with the judgmental folks!! We are fab in flats and heels. I´ll wear my heels and if it disturbs you, change to the other side of the street. I´ll wear my flats and if you think I look frumpy or short-legged in them, look the other way.

May 15, 2010 at 8:15 am

Gracey

I wear flats most of the time too (easier to ride a bike in) or very low heels, but I love high heels, for all the reasons you mentioned. And for a couple more – I feel like it’s not just my calves that look great – it’s my thighs and my booty too. When I’m in heels its like everything is higher and tighter and it’s wonderful!

May 15, 2010 at 6:40 pm

Janine

I wear heels because they are feminine and make me even taller than the men I work with!!! If you find high heels uncomfortable, try Cole Haan’s line made with Nike engineering. I honestly think I could play basketball in my 3 inch heeled Cole Haan Nike boots. They are very comfortable.

May 15, 2010 at 6:53 pm

florida

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I prefer the look of heels, but I don’t wear them very often anymore–they hurt my feet and legs! When I started having trouble with my feet and legs, my doc said that heels are actually not good for your feet and legs for a number of reasons, and to save them for special occasions, not for every day wear.
If they don’t trouble you, I say go for it, though! Wear them often!

May 15, 2010 at 9:02 pm

Elbe

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Some of the high heel hostility is directed at the fact that when one wears heels, one usually is dressed well. When people make comments about your heels or “why are you so dressed up?” it is usually because they aren’t dressed well and are feeling insecure. I guess it is all part of the dressing down trend.

To add to the list, if you wear heels, you don’t have to hem your pants!

May 16, 2010 at 4:40 am

Kristen

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I hear a lot of hostility in comments like, “I guess you can wear high heels because you drive.”

I love my heels, in all kinds of heights and heels. I know I have a lot more foot support in my heels than my flats. Flats are fun, but they’re more cute and pretty than powerful and elegant. I switch them off depending on what kind of look I am going for.

May 16, 2010 at 7:53 pm

Tanya

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I more-less agree with everything you said Angie. Another reason for me would be to balance a long torso -short legs figure. I so wish I had non-fussy feet that could wear high heels without a problem!

May 17, 2010 at 6:51 pm

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May 24, 2010 at 7:24 am

Cynthia

I can’t wear all the real cute flats because of my high arches, but I love the cute flats. I try to find flats with a little heel on them. I also have to put a high arch insert otherwise my heels hurt. I don’t wear platforms, I will wear a 3 inch heel with nice dresses. I love all shoes and have too many.

February 15, 2012 at 12:24 pm

Pouty

Although I wear ballet flats mostly, I like wearing heels because I like how both my legs and feet look in heels. My highest heel is 2 3/4”. I can only wear my 2 3/4” heels for a couple of hours at the most, but I can wear my 2 1/2” heels all day! It’s strange the difference that 1/4” can make!

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