https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 10:08:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats/page/2#post-89527 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:46:35 +0000 Inge 89527@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely heels, for versatility, because I almost never wear true flats and because 8 hour heels are so hard to find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats/page/2#post-89485 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:34:53 +0000 medusa 89485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Flats, definitely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats/page/2#post-89445 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:06:31 +0000 Sarah 89445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heels, every time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats/page/2#post-89444 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:03:00 +0000 Patience 89444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for playing, ladies! This is very interesting as I had not considered that heels would win simply for lack of availability. This question came up for me because in shopping for shoes lately, I recognize that my lifestyle is changing and I need to stick with comfortable options. But I'd still prefer a low heel to a flat (maybe it's that short inseam thing) and was wondering how other people felt given the option. </p> <p>No, I haven't really found a real life case of this, although I think Shiny came up with one:</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3053380?Category=&#038;Search=True&#038;SearchType=keywordsearch&#038;keyword=me+too+in+All+Categories&#038;origin=searchresults" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/30.....rchresults</a></p> <p>which had a flat version. </p> <p>Doing a quick search I come up with:<br /> <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3053631?Category=&#038;Search=True&#038;SearchType=guidednav&#038;keyword=ecco+in+All+Categories+%3E+Women%27s+Shoes&#038;origin=searchresults" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/30.....rchresults</a></p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2994462?Category=&#038;Search=True&#038;SearchType=guidednav&#038;keyword=ecco+in+All+Categories+%3E+Women%27s+Shoes&#038;origin=searchresults" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/29.....rchresults</a></p> <p>but I really have no idea if the heels are 8 hour shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats/page/2#post-89370 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:18:49 +0000 Kari 89370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Patience, I really love your "fantasy" polls, especially those related to shoes. (If you ever do find that magic cobbler, can you please send him our way?)</p> <p>Were they truly 8-hour shoes, I'd go for the heels for sure. However, in the past year my arches have started to complain during exercise or dance after a day of wearing heels, even if they are comfortable, so I've been stocking up on lower heels and flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89367 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:51:08 +0000 lwc 89367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For versatility, I'd go for the heels. I could dress them up or down.</p> <p>For practicality, I'd go for the flats. It's hard for me to find flats that fit, plus I can chase my kids in them and do mommy stuff.</p> <p>In general, I'd look at my wardrobe and determine what the bigger need lies. Also, I'd look specifically at the outfit/s that I'm trying to complete.</p> <p>HTH! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89344 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:46:20 +0000 Vani 89344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll take all the colors/textures the 2" heels come in! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89334 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:28:32 +0000 Anonymous 89334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely comfy 2" heels. They are impossible to find and I need some </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89329 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:21:19 +0000 fathenry 89329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would go with the heels, hands down. It is so hard to find mid height heels that are walkable! I think you will be happier with the look of heels with your fall pants. I wear chunky heels much more often in the fall. Ballet flats just don't look right to me with trousers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89262 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:29:22 +0000 NCYogini4 89262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Marianne, all my pants are PPL for flats. And although I think heels are so very cute, I often tell my clients how bad heels are for your feet &amp; legs; I couldn't get caught in a pair myself- even if I leurved them. So it's flats for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89226 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:11:27 +0000 JewelryGirl 89226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>2" heels - hands down! I would wear them for smart casual or dress. I do that now with my 2" heels. I always feel FABULOUS wearing them &#38; feel like I can conquer the world. However, I always feel casual in my flats. I've been buying nothing but pumps since about Spring so thinking I need to start thinking about boots now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89197 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:01:19 +0000 marianne 89197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would have to say flats, due to my lifestyle and the fact that none of my pants are PPL for heels (well, maybe I could pull off 1.5'' with one pair). I also walk very fast and the heels slow me down. Though I do support the argument for the 8-hour heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89161 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:46:25 +0000 Alexandra 89161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A low (but not *too* low) heel, cute shoe, good for eight hours? I'm sold! I love flats and need more comfortable ones in my life, but a good stable heel that can last all day is near-impossible to find. I can't pass that up! If the heel were higher (or just less comfortable) I'd go for the flats out of practicality, even though I love high heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89159 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:44:15 +0000 RoseandJoan 89159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My head says flats, but my heart screams heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89157 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:42:45 +0000 marianna 89157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, something along that concept:</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/21778189/c/82.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/21778189/c/82.html</a></p> <p>Also:<br /> <a href="http://www.shopladyme.com/news/index.php?tag=sheilas-wheels" rel="nofollow">http://www.shopladyme.com/news.....las-wheels</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89156 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:32:45 +0000 Maya 89156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's easier to find comfortable flats than heels, so heels all the way.</p> <p>Someone needs to invent convertible flats, where you can just take the heels off and then screw them back in as you please. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89151 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:58:23 +0000 Laura 89151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for the heels. Just like Angie said, it's more difficult to find 8 hr heels! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89142 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:33:41 +0000 crwilson 89142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would go for the heels, though I usually wear 3 inches or above. Two inches seems kind of short to me, but if they were comfy for eight hours I would consider it. I'm petite, and I would love to be tall, so I wear heels a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89136 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:15:43 +0000 Angie 89136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Precisely my point pretty Laura! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89135 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:12:55 +0000 Laura 89135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for the 2-inch heels here. </p> <p>Now I'm curious. Are you talking about an actual situation?? Because if so, 2-inch-heeled, 8-hour shoes are an amazing find!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89133 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:07:58 +0000 Angie 89133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’d definitely go for the heels because I am ALWAYS in need of 1 to 2 inch 8-hour shoes. Flats I can get a lot more easily. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89123 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:47:00 +0000 Kristen 89123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would grab the heels and run for the door!!!</p> <p>Then maybe order the flats online too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89114 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:26:03 +0000 cciele 89114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I would go with the heel. Comfy two-inch heels are a blessing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89111 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:22:50 +0000 Anonymous 89111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know this is harder for me to answer than I thought it would be. In the past I would have said the flats, no doubt about it. Now that I am a YLFer I think I would choose the 2" heel because they do look nice and a 2" heel is not really a high heel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89109 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:58:30 +0000 shiny 89109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would probably go with the 2" heel. But of course "it depends." It depends on what hole in my closet the shoe fulfills. Is it a go-with-anything color? Do I already own something similar? Is the style more of a work shoe, dress up shoe, city walking shoe (all those cobblestones - flats are best)? What is the pants length I plan to wear with them? </p> <p>I say I'd probably go with the 2" heel just because I'm in need of pumps at the moment, having gone on a long streak building up my flats collection. I also do like the extra leg-lengthening effect of a heel. Except with clamdiggers or cropped leggings; for some reason, I think heels worn with these make my legs look too spindly. I'm not sure why that is! I have no problem wearing heels with skirts that hit at the very same length. My eye just can't get used to the look, I guess. </p> <p>Of course if we are talking winter shoes, then there's the added concern of needing a shoe that can be worn on ice. If it was a wedge, it might work. I guess I'm saying the "it depends" includes - what is the shape of the heel? </p> <p>Nordie's has a version of my favorite Me-Too flats in a 2-inch wedge (I think others here also have them), I tried them on and they looked funny on me- made my feet look clunky. I'm not sure why that is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89106 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:39:47 +0000 anne 89106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>8 hour comfy heels??? Provided (like Michelle) I could walk in them with stability, I would definitely go for the heels! That would be a rare find! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89100 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:34:47 +0000 Michelle 89100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would want the heels, but would have to see how I walk in them. As a blind person I have a more awkward gate than sighted people and I have to be mindful of wearing shoes that I don't feel unstable in. The other factor for me is ppl. I'm 5-8, and most pants fit best when I wear flatter shoes.<br /> Wow, that was non-comittal... Ok, heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89098 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:34:36 +0000 rute 89098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would choose the heel, I found flat shoes unconfortable because I'm so used to heels. A 2" heel is just ideal. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89097 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:34:14 +0000 Melody 89097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would always pick the heel. I feel more confident and have better posture with heels. When I wear flats, I always feel dressed down and schulmpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/poll-heels-vs-flats#post-89094 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:29:05 +0000 chewyspaghetti 89094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd get the flats. My life is very casual, and flats make more sense for me. </p>