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Well it happened again. Another convert. Last night, a women waiting for a colleague asked me how high my boots where. She had seen me in several boots and decided to get some herself. I had my Jessica Simpson black faux suede knee highs with a 1 inch platform and 4.75 inch heel. I had plan on wearing my JS suede stilettos, but it was a drizzling all day, so as the memo states, you "don't wear suede in the rain." She had been looking at boots on-line and figure if I could wear boots with high heels, then she could too. Another high heel convert!!!

We can only hope. I know if I don't wear heels to work, I get a lot of questions why not. My heels are almost always visable. (I have some sky high jeans that cover the foot.)

Maybe your experience is different, but what I'm saying is that there is nothing to get proficient at. I mean, assuming the machine is operating properly, there is nothing difficult about walking in stilettos because they are stilettos (on hard pavement at least). In fact, some things are easier than when wearing thick block heels. My issue is the absolute steepness. I hit a wall at about 4 1/2 inches. If I'm really being honest with myself, it's more like 4 1/4 inches. I had to do a quick run to the grocery store yesterday afternoon, and I broke out some round-toed, 4 1/4 inch stilettos that I hadn't worn in a while to run the errand. Once warmed up, I was brilliant. I even got a sincere compliment from a man (how often does that happen?)! But, at that height, I can feel my achilles tendon straining, especially the right leg, with each step. To be fair, I weigh a mere 60 kg. Perhaps thin heels react differently to more torsional force than what I subject them to, but I don't really notice the difference except when I step in a crack and ruin my heel! BTW, are towpaths actually used for towing these days? If so, by what means?

I have not, that might be something interesting to try, being as I still have one pair of loafer pumps (I have been looking for the perfect pair of penny loafer pumps for years) that has the problem severely. When I finish my latest shoe inventory, I was going to donate the shoes, but before I do, perhaps I'll give some good ol' adhesive a try. I have worn pumps three different times this week, and have zero pictures to prove it. When I did get a chance to snap a photo, the sun was shining so brightly from a bad direction that it would have been a waste of time. I didn't even try. I have come to three conclusions over the past week, however. Number One: There is nothing particularly different about stilettos, except that you have to be a lot more careful about gaps and cracks in the pavement. Number Two: If I wear my pumps more often, they are much more comfortable than I remember them. Even though a lot of my pump collection is not leather, it does seem to shape itself, at least to some degree. Number Three: There is a big difference between a 4 3/8" heel and a 4 5/8" heel. Though I didn't embarrass myself, I still don't feel I'm truly ready for the taller heel. But if I don't wear the taller heel, I'll never get used to it. Didn't we just talk about this somewhere?

Like you, I do have stilettos that I wear while working, so yes, I suppose they’re technically work boots - my favourite being a pair of lovely black suede OTK boots with 4” heels by Jean Gaborit