https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 04:00:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994707 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:41:54 +0000 hedgiehog 994707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I completely understand what you mean. I have rather large feet, size 10, to be exact and I'm only 5'2" so if I wear anything too chunky, my feet tend to take on a Sasquatch effect. Having said that, I love wedges but more refined. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994239 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:50:15 +0000 jayne 994239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, sadly, because I still love my Tommy Hilfiger tie dye wedges and they are sooooo comfortable.&nbsp; But when I wear them, I feel they are out of fashion.&nbsp; So I would not buy any more. Luckily, actually, these are my only pair of platform chunky wedges. </p> <p>I am still in love with the refined wedges though.&nbsp; I really hope wedges don't disappear altogether!&nbsp; I would love a black wedge boot for winter </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994175 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:25:20 +0000 rachylou 994175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not feeling wedges right now. Re. big chunky platforms - they've always been kinda moot for me, because I have nowhere to go in them. But I am still feeling platforms. The retro '80s pointy pump is, at this point for me, definitely retro. A little costumey even.</p> <p>Having said that, y'all know I got a pair of thin soled pointy black patent pumps a few months ago, right? Hehe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994078 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:10:08 +0000 Janet 994078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, actually I still like the Luckys! There is something about them that doesn't feel so clunky to me -- maybe it's the light color. But I have passed on some other sandals that were higher in height and less versatile than the Luckys -- somehow they almost felt too young for me now. My nieces were the recipients. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994044 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:32:28 +0000 Aziraphale 994044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was never into chunky, clunky wedges (the "monster wedge" trend passed me right by as I watched with a lot of bemused head-scratching), but I have noticed that I'm reaching&nbsp;for more refined shoes in general. &nbsp;</p> <p>I think chunkier soles, &nbsp;especially those with a platform under the toe,&nbsp;tend to look better with wider pant leg openings, and skirts or pants with narrow leg openings look better with more delicate shoes. &nbsp;Since I'm rarely wearing wider pants these days -- I just took in my favourite pair of flares and had them tapered into straight legs, for example --&nbsp;I'm not needing chunky-soled shoes so much. &nbsp;I bet that's a big part of the reason.</p> <p>Also, it's hard not to sound like a herd of elephants when you're walking around in thick platform soles. &nbsp;:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994041 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:29:23 +0000 Mochi 994041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ack, I bought those Lucky Brand wedges 'cause they looked so cool the way you'd styled them. My first wedges since middle school! Now you're jaded with them?&nbsp;I still like them and think they have a very particular outfit vibe. I'd wear them more if my feet could handle them for longer distances. But yeah, I probably am good for wedges with this pair.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994038 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:27:28 +0000 Sara L. 994038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I got rid of my high platforms and just have a couple pairs of sandals with small platforms now.&nbsp; I still like them on others, just not for me.&nbsp; I wore them enough to get bored and am looking at the more refined styles for a change. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-994012 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:03:36 +0000 MovingFashionForward 994012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have some chunky platform wedges from some years back, and I notice that they no longer appeal to me. However, chunky soles definitely do appeal to me, and were I a big spender I would buy a pair of Stella McCartney's super-chunky deeply-lugged-sole shoes (AW2013-14). I will be sad when flatforms and chunky-soled shoes no longer look cool, because shoes with thin soles are so hard on my feet (even if they are flat).</p> <p>Sarah </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993946 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:47:10 +0000 Thistle 993946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am totally with you, but then, I never really embraced that trend to start with, so I am not a good judge! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993907 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:11:36 +0000 Kristin L 993907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm still ok with them (and flatforms). They need to be worn with the right outfit, but I love the Areosoles I bought earlier this summer and can't wait to keep wearing them.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993895 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:03:12 +0000 Lisa 993895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a fan of wedge heels but not chunky platforms just because I don't like being unable to feel the clutch when I drive a car. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993786 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:11:26 +0000 rute 993786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never loved&nbsp;chunky platforms, I have two&nbsp;flatforms sandals but this year, I didn't wore them much, I'm a bit tired of platforms also!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993784 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:29:28 +0000 Mo 993784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still love my Lucky Abeos but have not worn them this yet this summer. &nbsp;Mostly because my time is being spent in much more active pursuits that make flats the premier choice. &nbsp;Actually, I am wearing heels in general much less lately. &nbsp;Could be all the walking at work makes me want to give my feet a break. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993716 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 04:02:52 +0000 FlorenceFearne 993716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, obviously it's not just you. But I still love them. Do they make my proportions resemble those of a Bratz doll, with giant feet and spindly little legs? Yep. They sure do. And that look is fun for me sometimes. </p> <p>I like being tall enough to look my SO in the eye, and reach the top shelf at the store. I like that I can walk for hours in them, even on the grass, and still wear a 4 inch heel. I LOVE that I can wear my hemmed trousers to work and give my poor feet a break from stilettos without dragging my hems. Would I wear that look all the time? Nope. But it sure has it's uses.&nbsp;&nbsp;:)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993713 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:59:01 +0000 cciele 993713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still like chunky platforms and flatforms. I like the height they give my short self&nbsp;without the pain! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993682 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:21:47 +0000 Adelfa 993682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At the beginning of Summer I passed on my two pairs of platform sandals and purchased in their place a "refined wedge" sandal-- the wedge is narrow and there is only a leather sole under the ball of the foot. They are quite comfy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993679 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:17:06 +0000 Echo 993679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree, Janet. They were taken to an illogical extreme (like most trends before they die), and now they are mostly over - at least in my mind. That doesn't mean that some people don't still wear them well, but they don't appeal to me much. A more moderate heel without a platform on the front is far more feminine and appealing to my eye.&nbsp;</p> <p>Flatforms have always been an edgy look. I don't see them ever gaining the popularity that platformed heels or wedges did. And I still do like chunky footwear - particularly boots - but for heels/pumps, I prefer a more refined shoe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993667 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:08:09 +0000 Isabel 993667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deb, YUCK. &nbsp;I hate the look and feel of flatforms. &nbsp;</p> <p>Janet, I have never been a big fan of platforms. I don't mind seeing them on others, but I find them ( in my mind ) to be associated with a very particular look and just don't find them at all versatile. I just don't see them where I live. So I was surprised, not just by your post, but the fact that they are in for Fall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993641 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:53:55 +0000 deb 993641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just read an article that flatforms are in for this fall. Not for me, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993632 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:45:30 +0000 Anonymous 993632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like a bit of everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993618 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:35:53 +0000 shedev 993618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still like chunky footwear but tend not to wear most types of platform sandals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993595 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:19:17 +0000 annagybe 993595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm currently trying to sell some Prada platform wedges from Spring/summer 2011. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993593 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:18:08 +0000 Beth Ann 993593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you, Janet.&nbsp; Living in the Midwest, they're still quite prevalent, but I'm gravitating toward more refined footwear in general.&nbsp; I did buy the pair below this summer, for their sheer retro funkiness.&nbsp; </p> <p>Not looking forward to skinny heels, again, though!&nbsp; They look gorgeous, but I find them very unstable and short lived, particularly with my heavy heelstrike. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993592 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:17:44 +0000 Transcona Shannon 993592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you Janet. I used to love a chunky shoe but not anymore (other than Docs of course). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993591 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:17:20 +0000 Suz 993591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never was in love with them in the first place, at least for myself. I don't mind a small more refined platform on the right foot and leg.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-it-just-me-or-2#post-993585 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:13:39 +0000 Janet 993585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...is anyone else just about over clunky platform wedges? Im talking platforms that are thicker than maybe an inch or an inch and a half. I find I'm not attracted to them much these days, and the few that I have are not appealing to me. Yet there are still plenty in the stores, particularly sandals. </p>