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more about #flats more comments → IceCreamIsAwesome: I came to a sad realization last week at the widespread panic concert that the flats I was wearing were just as uncomfortable as any of my 3-4inch hee... more » heavymetalkarma: Thankfully my intended career path is more along the lines of Chuck Taylors or hiking boots (archaeology). I love my sneakers. Yes, I am That Girl. T... more » MadameU: My husband is 5'4", exactly the same as me, so I got out of the heel habit about ten years ago and my feet are much happier. Still, I wish there were... more » funnyface: I like the look of heels. I even own a few pairs. But I almost never wear them. I'm tall and awkward and have poor depth perception, even in flats, an... more » tiredfairy: I have super high arches and cannot wear high heels. They make my arches and heels ache. And if my feet are going to hurt, I want it to be from the lo... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Oh, shoes. I'm a flats girl these days; working for yourself means you can wear whatever you want and for me, that's skinny jeans and moccasins or f... more » lynxwings: Every time there's an article like this people talk like heels are always, always horrifyingly painful and make you into an invalid. To which I say: ... more » KATE!: I feel foolish in heels. Awkward and uncomfortable, like I'm trying to play some as sophisticated grown-up woman that I'm not nor do I really want to ... more » Lady Skittlehattington: I walk 10 minutes to and from the subway every day. The only time I ever wear heels is when I have a meeting involving my ex-boyfriend. We're the same... more » Zulkey: the jokes on us since 85% of flats aren't really that comfortable anyway. sure they have a cute little bow on them but meanwhile they're chewing the ... more » Ri_L: Can kitten heels please come back? I can't wear enormous heels because I'm already a giantess, but I love the way kitten heels look. #highheels more » shorty63136: Neither. No, seriously - I can't really wear heels - damn titanium plate in my ankle. Got it in the war. Or I slipped on ice. One of the two. #highheels more » laurasaurus: Oh, also, Aerosoles makes really comfortable, deceptively stable heels that look stylish and not clunky. They're really really good. #highheels more » Wit is periodically disensouled: "Fashion has given us shoes as decorative objects, not footwear." Well, yes, but that's hardly anything new. People have been decorating the things ... more » youarewhatyoulove: I steal the stocking thingys for trying on shoes at stores and wear them with my flats. They prevent blisters and keep your feet slighter warmer when... more » -
#agonyofthefeet
On Fashion Statement Heels Vs. Feel-Good Flats
Preposterous high heels are all over the runways. But in today's Guardian, Linda Grant writes about wearing flats, which she calls an "act of collective fashion disobedience." She claims: "Fashion has given us shoes as decorative objects, not footwear."
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