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more about #highheels 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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#stylefile
"Sexy" Shoes: 1969 Vs. 2009
The ad at left appeared in the Los Angeles Times on September 5, 1969. The shoes of this year — chunky and low-heeled, in colors like "antique brown," olive and navy, were considered sexy. Gwen of Sociological images notes:
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#stilettostabbing
Crimes Of Fashion
Chetania Davis, 22, has been given a year of probation for stabbing her 52-year-old coworker with a stiletto heel. Davis reportedly attacked the new performer at the Ohio strip club because she didn't think they needed more dancers. [AP] -
#mustbethishigh
The Tedious, Endless, Self-Righteous Heel Debate Rages On
Oh god, when will it stop? From the looks of it, never:
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#teachesofpeaches
Real Housewives: Running In Heels
On last night's episode, NeNe held a charity event to benefit women of domestic abuse called Heel the Soul, a race in which the participants ran in high heels. A gay man won. More » -
#stylefile
Brits Argue Over Women Forced To Wear High Heels At Work
The buzz making the papers in the UK? A union leader is suggesting that women should not be forced to wear high heels. Cue the uproar! More » -
#runninginheels
High-Heeled Running Shoes: Awesome Or Awful?
These high heels by Japanese brand B by Aperire are made with materials usually found in athletic shoes. While we're all for making fashionable shoes more comfortable, the idea of someone trying to run in these? Frightening. [Inventor Spot] -
#stupidfoottricks
Women's Website Discovers Secret To Wearing Heels, But Science Knows Better
Ever since I broke my foot four years ago, I don't really wear heels anymore. But that doesn't mean I don't get blisters. Luckily, blisterenterolgists at The Frisky are on the case. More » -
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#snapjudgment
Oy: Four Pumped Up Sole Survivors; One Feeling The Agony Of The Feet
[Tel Aviv, July 16. Image via Getty]
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#walkingthewalk
Is It Weird To Use High Heels For Charity Events?
Some women think high heels are empowering. Some women think high heels are damaging, sexualized, oppressive tools of the patriarchy. What happens when you use high heels as activism? More » -
#footnotes
"I've Always Walked On The Balls Of My Feet… Even My Slippers Have A 2½-Inch Heel"
"My heels don't naturally hit the ground. It was a nightmare when flats were the fashion." — Debbie Stallard, who was scolded for arriving to do community service in boots with four-inch heels. [Guardian] -
#braaainsandfeet
Fight The Living Dead In Style
These "Zombie Stomper" high heels are billed as "perfect for stompin' on zombies ... and men's hearts." With a 4.5 inch heel, it's just lucky that (most) zombies don't move very fast. [Boing Boing] -
#oldiesbutgoodies
Feminist Footwear Advice From 1930
In this article from Physical Culture, a man writes that the next step in women's emancipation should be to ignore the new trend toward high heels and find a "non-barbaric form of footwear." More »
