HIGH HEELS
How the Hell
do women walk in high heels. Not those
little one-inch things, or those fat librarian shoes, I’m talking about those 5-inch
skinny things…I’ve heard them called F-ME pumps, but I would never use that term.
I’d have an
easier time learning to walk on stilts.
I saw a lady on a TV show today dancing in those things…DANCING! It boggles the mind. It seems no one even thinks twice about the
talent it takes just to stay upright in those things.
I know why
women wear those heels, they are sexy as Hell.
I’m not sure why, but they are. I
think the idea that a woman would go through so much pain just to be attractive
is somehow a turn-on.
I remember
back in the stone ages before computers and cell phones, almost all the women
wore high heels to work. I don’t remember
any complaining, but women wore them every day and all day, it was kind of a
work wear requirement.
In 1980, New
York City had a subway strike. Women who
ordinarily walked maybe a block or two to the subway now had to walk
miles. They were not going to walk miles
in those heels, they wore sneakers and no one said anything, as wearing
sneakers was perfectly understandable given the situation.
When the
strike ended, the sneakers stayed. Women
in-mass decided they no longer had to suffer and they began to wear walking or
jogging sneakers all day. Some women
still wore heels, but they came to work in sneakers and put on the heels at
work.
I used to
complain about wearing a tie and having a tight collar, I couldn’t imagine
wearing toe pinching 5 inch-heels and making it to lunch time.
The internet
claims the Woman’s Liberation movement started in the late 60’s and 70’s. I think their greatest victory was in the 80’s
when comfortable shoes became acceptable.
I've been in comfortable shoes for many years. Those heels are more than uncomfortable. I never wore them that high when I was young. Painful.
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Have a fabulous day, Joe. 😎
I never heard that the subway strike is what started the change. Interesting! I never wore them because I'm already 5'9" and didn't want to look like a giraffe.
ReplyDeleteWhat's really bad is when a police detective on a tv show is outrun by a 'bad-guy' woman wearing those stupid shoes. Time to click to an infomercial!
ReplyDeleteEh, the younger daughter, Oddkin, says it's no biggy. Just walk on your toes, the heels barely matter. having lived the Asperger life I can relate to that .....
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DeleteOh how I remember those painful days. First thing to come off when we hit the house was the shoes. I have been a sneaker creature for years and love the comfort.
ReplyDeleteI'm 5'8", and never wore those spiky things! I'm also glad I never had to wear a suit and tie.
ReplyDeleteNever have worn heels often, only if i have to dress up for something, maybe once or twice a year. No way do i want to destroy my feet.
ReplyDeleteOh, and i think the women who danced with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and did the same steps as the men but backward and in high heels were beyond just talented.
I have heard about women wearing sneakers to work, then switching to the heels once they got there. I am one of those men who like seeing heels on women, even the stilettos, because I think it accentuates the beauty of the lower leg. But don't tell anyone. I don't want to get into trouble.
ReplyDeleteI never understood the sexy part. Probably because I'm not a man. I've also never understood why women wear things that cause them pain. ON PURPOSE. High heels, corsets, overly tight jeans so they can barely breathe, too-heavy earrings. None of that for me thank you very much. I wear for comfort and don't care how I look.
ReplyDeleteNow for the odd part, I've never worn high heels, yet I have the back, leg and hip problems that are usually associated with a life time of wearing them. How is that fair?
It was three inch heels in my day and I thought that was high. Now I'm wondering how they stay stay upright on mini stilts. Thank goodness for flat sandals!
ReplyDeleteSome women need to take a good look at how THEY look when they walk in those torture devices. Some handle it gracefully but others...well let's just say 'not so much' and let it go at that.
ReplyDeleteI NEVER wear high heels any more!!
ReplyDeleteWomen wore those shoes because the men set the criteria of what was the desired dress code -- and it surely wasn't comfort while they walked around in their comfortable shoes. I had to wear high heels at TV station for our live audience daily talk show even though my responsibilities rarely had me on camera. It's a wonder I didn't break my neck running up and down stairs into control room, to studio, etc. I only wore the truly high spike heels on occasion if I went out to clubs at night as that kind of dress-up was just expected. I'd never wear those needle thin heels as in your photo here.
ReplyDelete...I don’t remember any complaining... They may not have complained THEN, but many are complaining NOW - about hip and back problems. Fashion does some weird stuff to people!
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