Shyheels

No, I get it! I’d be worried too about that very thing.

I had a look at Fuss-Schuhe. I liked what I saw! Thanks for the tip. When I get a bit of money together - the magazine world is not great at the moment! - I think I shall buy some boots from them

I feel quite confident - even a bit cocky! - in my 10cm heels but at 12cm, although I’m improving, I’m still tottery and looking like a beginner in heels.

Wow! Congratulations on a great find! I would like to get another pair of 12cm boots but am a little stuck. Italian Heels was a good bet but they seem to have gone under and anyway, like you, cost is a consideration - the magazine world is not all it could be these days. yes, I aspire to look like I belong in my 12cm stilettos, as though wearing them was second nature, but I am well short of that goal. I confess to a bit of awe at @higherheels abilities as demonstrated in how quickly she was able to move up from her “easy” 12cm heels to being able to go out confidently in 13+cm boots. I’ve got such a long way to go

I think the thing that makes the most difference is that we all genuinely love to wear heels and want to wear them well, so we experiment with different methods of training and practicing and get the most out of them. We care. We want to do well.

Yes! I’ve noticed this! I come back from a long walk into town in my mid heel boots and put in my 12cm stilettos and they feel more manageable than when I just put them in at the start of the day.

Yes I would say it sounds as though the shank itself twisted. That’s a pity, they look like nice sandals. I'm actually starting to wonder if the left heel on my 12cm boots isn’t slightly off vertical - it just doesn’t feel quite right, yet it is fixed firmly to the boot. I hope it’s not off because these are my only 12cm heels

Not at all. The shoes are obviously classy but in an understated way that allows you to dress up a casual outfit - it’s a good look

I also went with mid-heel boots - warm suede OTK boots whose 8cm heels are easy to walk in. It was warmth more than heel height that was driving my choice. Our temperatures are not as cold as yours, but we have an insidious dampness that has a serious magnifier effect as far as discomfort goes. Once back in the boat with the fire going I was back into my 12cm boots - and yes, like you, I’m still not very good at them

I’ve never run into a situation like this where someone went off their rocker about my wearing boots or heels, but as a cyclist I have encountered a few crazies. It’s best just to keep going and ignore them

And they are comfortable - as long as you buy decently made, decently fitting heels there is no reason to be uncomfortable. My 12cm heels may be a challenge for me to walk in gracefully, but they are not uncomfortable, at least not in a painful sort of way.

I know what you mean! I’m tottering in my 12cm boots this morning, feeling very unpracticed. Utterly vile weather outside - horizontal rain, 80kmh (50mph) gusts, a temperature of 1°C (34°F) and a windchill of -13°C (8°F). Just had to go out - not in heels! - for a half mile walk up the flooded towpath with a dolly to a boatyard where I could buy a couple bags of coal. I was getting low and this was no day to run out. Now back aboard by the fire and feeling much more civilised in my heels - even if I totter about the galley as I make my coffee …

Well,I don’t know how your computer works but mine resets to the default American English at the drop of a hat. And although I turn it off, it seems to reboot itself as and when. And is any of this really worthy of our time?

Are you unaware that autocorrect does whatever it pleases

I sent Steve an email last night - no response as yet