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Good points - although I think you could also say that the third, secret, persons is one that in many cases people don’t admit even to themselves. I suspect this inner unease is what brings out the anger against those who not only are in touch with that inner persona but are willing to indulge it. We are fortunate here to be able to discuss frankly and with good humour these foibles of ours and provide support and encouragement. It’s a valuable site

For some reason I have always found it mentally easier to wear wedges with shorts. Of course it's all an illusion. I don't think it matters one bit, within reason, what heels one chooses to wear with shorts, one is still going to get some attention from the general public. Part of it may be the noise. If people can hear you coming from 20 meters away, they're probably going to take a look well in advance. I do think the most important thing is to stand up straight, own the outfit, and walk with an easy gait, as if it's the most natural thing in the world. Appearing to walk and move carelessly is a lot harder than you'd think.

My New Freelance stiletos Their high quality make them confortable and easy to walk with

Hello everybody, may I bring my litle contribution here? It's my outfit yesterday. Heels are from Freelance, top and short from NafNaf (all are french brands) Another look I wear this week, with Carrol pants and pink sandals.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled program. The only thing to note this week is that I had originally planned to wear some gray suede sandals with this outfit. However, when I went outside to load up the car with our instruments, it was raining. Therefore, I decided at the last second against the suede and went for these plain black patent pumps instead. You can't really go wrong with black pumps, can you?

I can't remember in which thread the subject came up before, but somewhere along the line I had decided to test out my new walking technique against stiletto heel tips, and now I have the first results. As expected, my heel tips now last twice as long as they used to. To briefly recap the last 10+ years, I quit wearing stilettos for actual walking a long time ago because typically I got about 8 to 10 miles out of them before they needed attention, whereas with even slightly thicker heels, that mileage increased to around 40. I then became interested in the mechanics of walking in heels, and have attempted to alter my walk, somewhat successfully, and I have discovered that I am not wearing heels out nearly as fast as I used to. This is mainly because, although I still walk heel-to-toe of course, I come down much more gently on the heel compared to the way I used to walk. At any rate, it came up in some thread somewhere, "Why don't you try stilettos again for walking, and see what happens?" I realize this is not scientific at all, but it is interesting. The first test pair was my Shoedazzle mules, 4 5/8" in heel height, and 3/8" in heel width, and I got 16.5 miles out of them before I hit the nails. If I were willing to go down a little bit further, like @Jkrenzer, I'm sure I could have gone a few more miles yet. They now have brand new heels, and I am a bit curious to see if the feat can be repeated.