mlroseplant

8 hours ago, KneeBooted said:

I watched a couple of reels on Instagram with her walking in those boots. It’s quite impressive how nimble she is, but at the same time, I probably have an extra 80 pounds on her and could not accomplish that feat while looking graceful. 🤣

Careful, them TikTok girls’ll getcha. 

Not really my thang, but somebody suggested this YouTube channel, and I can understand the appeal for a select group. I will say that she is very athletic in her style.

https://www.youtube.com/c/marissaheart/videos

On 5/18/2021 at 1:16 AM, Isolathor said:

@ mlroseplant If you want to do a study on walking styles you can do it with multiple pictures in 1 like that:

 

You guessed it, that's exactly what I am doing, only I'm now in the process of reducing my walking theory to a writing. A video would be much more effective, but first I have to make sure I can actually do that which I have observed. I obviously haven't gotten around to it yet.

On 5/25/2021 at 12:37 PM, p1ng74 said:

Now that is a relic, and I am assuming that it runs if you are fueling it.  I have never seen one in person, and I imagine it to be quite fascinating to run!  

Perhaps they are more numerous here because Iowa is (or was) the home of Maytag. They are unusual to see in everyday life, but I wouldn't call them rare yet, in the way that a Ford flathead V-8 is not rare. It was not difficult to get running, according to my son (I had little to do with the whole affair), just dirty points. It doesn't start easily, but it does run. It came with a gasket set, which it needs. I can upload a video to Youtube if you like.

On 5/25/2021 at 12:37 PM, p1ng74 said:

Now that is a relic, and I am assuming that it runs if you are fueling it.  I have never seen one in person, and I imagine it to be quite fascinating to run!  

Here is a video of it running. My son did some work on it since my first posting. The muffler is not stock. But it helps our relations with the neighbors!

19 hours ago, Jkrenzer said:

Pretty steep, good looking shoes. Excellent choice, your church is a rare but great entity. True Christian values, full acceptance.

That funnel on the ground, not a party funnel i hope

11 hours ago, p1ng74 said:

Yeah I like the flare on those pants too.  Half the time I can't find the funnel when I need it.  I'd leave it in the shot so I can remember where I put it last   

The funnel is and has been used for its intended purpose, though the reason why it happens to be laying on the ground in the instant situation is that my son used it to put fuel in his latest acquisition, an old Maytag washing machine engine, which has a tiny, tiny fuel filler opening.

I really do like those pants, though I don't wear them often. I think the new style of flared pants seems to be somewhat shorter than it used to be. Since covering up my heels is not in my thoughts at all anymore, I might have to experiment with that a little bit. On this particular morning, I did not have any trouble with my pant legs catching on the backs of my shoes. That used to drive me crazy. I can remember the (women's) style of a number of years gone by was to have your pants so long that all you could see sticking out the bottom was just a tiny pin of stiletto, which was simultaneously alluring and frustrating. And it ruined a lot of pants in the real world.

I violated one of my most important rules yesterday, which is "Never wear a pair of new shoes out in public without sort of vetting them first." But I think I got by with it, because most of the learning curve was seen by nobody. I don't know what it is about these Miu Miu sandals, but they're a little different to walk in. Can't really put my finger on it, but by the end of church, I had got used to whatever it is, thankfully.

I tried out the boot cut style pants again, just to see, and I think this is coming back into style. I do not think I will ever wear that shirt again. It doesn't seem to suit me, fit-wise, and it's not worth having it altered. And I should have moved that transmission funnel before taking this picture, but oh well. It's not like y'all are picky or anything.

My 12 year old had a band concert last week. It was much better than I expected, especially considering that the entire band had only rehearsed all together once because of pandemic restrictions. But you didn't come here to hear about a Middle School band concert. You came here to hear about the State of Heels amongst young people.

I can report that I was the only male, young or old, wearing heels at the concert. No big surprise there. They made the kids dress up a little bit, but parents apparently did not get the hint. No heels of any appreciable height among the parents. I guess there were about 5 girls out of the whole band (maybe 100 kids, so 50 girls) who wore what you could call "heels." 3 of those were very, very short heels. Which is fine, they're 12. The girl in the silver heeled sandals I mentioned a couple of months ago returned with her silver heels. Evidently she plays the clarinet.

And then there was another girl who had on some rather high black suede platform wedge pumps. It's hard to tell from a distance, but I would guesstimate 4 inch heel, 1 inch platform. Which is a serious heel, but this particular girl should probably wait to wear heels until she's older. It was not a pretty sight. Not because she was particularly clumsy, but she was very childlike in her presence, and heels are kind of an adult thing. It just did not look right, for some reason.

So, you know, heels aren't completely dead, which is good I guess.

On 5/20/2021 at 5:12 AM, Jkrenzer said:

I used to travel to Embraer for business over 10 yrs ago before i got my current job. I couldn't get over the numbers of beautiful women and the sexiest of stiletto heels at their offices. What amazed me most was how little the Brazilian men even noticed. Am indicator of how typical a sight this was. Me, my head was on a swivel. I couldn't stop looking. 

I had the same experience in Vietnam. My brother-in-law has an automotive repair shop on a main drag in Hanoi. His son (my nephew, who is now 33 years old) speaks good English, so I tend to hang out with him more than his dad, even though we're of different generations. This shop, which is also their home, is right next door to a photography studio. All day, every day, there are beautiful girls walking by the front of the shop to go to their photo sessions. The way the area is set up, I mean they are within feet of you as you're working on these cars. My young nephew and his dad seem to have no problem ignoring this, but I wonder how they get any work done.

10 hours ago, p1ng74 said:

Safari shirts are great for changing weather this time of year.  I like how all the buttons of the shirt work to roll up the sleeves:

I know I have had a time deciding what to wear these past few weeks, weather-wise.

22 hours ago, Jkrenzer said:

A recent couple posts on Melrose's thread got me thinking. How many of us are Heel Bingers. I know I am here is my collection of one style of 5" round toed pumps. I have 12 pair, patent, snake patent and matte. Love them all and wear them all. One thing about heels, no limit on colors. I've received great comments with these.

 

Couple of thoughts: Number One, because I have bought five pairs of identical shoes, rather than different colors of the same model shoe, does that make me a binger or a hoarder?

Number Two: I am not sure I would call those "round toed" pumps. More like almond toed to me. In either case, those shoes are awesome!

8 hours ago, chesterx said:

I would guess she (meaning the younger of the two ladies) was in her early twenties. The older lady about 40ish. The kid was too young it seemed to write that legibly...

My traditional Zaner-Bloser script dates me, same as my parents' Palmer Method dates them. My 12 year old, on the other hand, can't seem to make a "4" so that it doesn't look like a "9," or a "0" that doesn't look like a "6".

As to the real subject at hand, at first I thought the whole note thing was a bit creepy, but now maybe I am softening my thoughts a little bit. At least it's much better than a nasty note!

I have reached a new milestone, if you can call it that. I have had two pairs of the identical model shoes in different colors. I've even have three pairs of one particular model. I've bought direct, identical replacements for shoes before. However, this is the first time I've ever owned 4 pairs of identical shoes. And I'd already broken one of them, otherwise it would be 5.

Back when I found this model, BCBGirls Bonny, many years ago, I had no idea that it would become my favorite shoe. I often wondered what I would do when I wore out the pair I had. I searched high and low and finally found a replacement pair, and I think I paid $75 for it, getting uncomfortably close to what they would have cost new a number of years ago. Right after I bought my second pair, another pair popped up out of the blue in my size for much cheaper. I thought, "What the heck?" and bought those also.

Then I broke one pair, so I was down to two again. Wouldn't you know, two more pair popped up on ebay, and for really, really cheap, like $17 cheap. So anyway, now I have 4 pairs, which ought to last me 'til I'm 64.

12 hours ago, Jkrenzer said:

I must be getting old, what does "You do you boo!" mean?

As an aside, I notice that the actual note is written in a sort of half cursive/half printed script. I wonder what age that makes the writer?

Another Sunday. Nothing too exciting to report, other than a couple of weeks ago I realized that I no longer have any "practical" dress shoes. They are all like the ones pictured or worse! I need to prepare for some of those days when I am feeling less than coordinated, or just flat worn out. I did buy some sub-4 inch pumps a little while ago, but they turned out to be too small. I can't hardly bring myself to buy short heels, but I really ought to, just in case.

On 5/14/2021 at 10:26 AM, spikesmike said:

mlroseplant :  OK, for the test only . I am betting this cup cake is not from Iowa . mike

This "cupcake" is for scientific study only! Stay tuned.

23 hours ago, Isolathor said:

We had 2 pairs to polish the flooring, so we had some fun doing that together! 😁

On the other hand, the metaltips on the heels with their diameter and her weight would bring a pressure of about 4400psi to the flooring .....

I didn't realize that you Germans used psi. I thought you were better than that! 😆😆😆 Seriously, though, my wife is from Vietnam, and though she's lived in the U.S. for 13 years, the one unit of backward measurement she's never learned is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Therefore, I have gotten very good at translating Celcius to Fahrenheit and vice versa in my head. However, I cannot say the same about psi ---> kPa.

13 hours ago, maninpumps said:

Well , folks more wedges for my collection . My wife told me , I had to many stilettos and to little space ...... can't really argue with that . I have gotten rid of 56 pair since our last "discussion" concerning this issue . Being the Jedi Master she is , I lost . Her big issue was : I wear more wedges than stilettos than pumps these days . So , in a trade , I managed to reduce my stiletto style pumps for some wedge styles I will wear more and save on space .  So , all but , two pair of non wedges remain . She has nothing to complain about anymore . Dodged that light saber . So today two pair of wedges showed up as part of a trade . Needless to say she was about to go Darth Vader on me , then I reminded her of the space we saved per "HER" request . Then everything settled down . 

 Moving forward , her are the two style I got in today . They are awesome , can't wait to wear them out clubbing , soon I hope . 

www.torrid.com/product/cognac-faux-leather-gladiator-platform-wedge-ww/14818495.html?cgid=ShoesAccessories_Shoes#promo_id=210503_ShoesA

https://www.torrid.com/product/-ivory-ankle-wrap-espadrille-platform-wedge-ww/14829754.html

I figured it best to post them in "Wild about Wedges" . Seems there is a better following of wedge lovers here than the new shoes group . Come to think of it I may need to change my name from maninpumps to maninwedges . Sorry to be so long winded . Be safe everyone !!!

At least your wife still bothers to point out your shortcomings. It just means she loves you! 😆😆😆

On 5/13/2021 at 4:03 AM, Isolathor said:

I know what You mean (at least i guess), but of course You Yourself are part of an even smaller enthusiast community. If i go to the banking/business - district in Frankfurt during lunchtime i´ll see more than enough women in heels every day, but a man in heels? Probably 2 times a year with the exception of CSD.

Another point to be considered is the different bonestructure of men and women. That is the culprit that an average Joe can run faster than an average Jane. It is also easier for men to wear heels than woman due to more pronation in the female bonestructure. Of course there are exceptions like Pantera and Gina. Women are also more prone to problems like Hallux Valgus.

I had to have a good laugh at that line. Yeah, it's much smaller. It's a community of one, which kind of turns the word "community" right on its ear, doesn't it? Haha! Oh, I know, I know. I've got you guys here online, and that's ok. In much the same way that I am loathe to ride my motorbike with 40 other people on a Sunday afternoon, and taking a yoga "class" is an anathema to me, I'm quite all right on my own, thank you.

As to the second bolded portion, I'm not 100% sure what you mean by "pronation in the female bone structure." If it means what I think it means, isn't this pronation a fundamental part of why you can tell the difference between a woman's walk and a man's walk at a distance?

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15 hours ago, Isolathor said:

Maybe posting into the gallery and then linking it into a thread will yield better results? 🤔

No, that doesn´t work, i´ve just tried it. If you want to see a picture with all details you need to download it from the gallery to your device and look it up there.

For my purposes, I don’t need minute detail, but in the past I’ve uploaded screenshots that actually came out blurry, so I just wanted to make sure my new way of doing things actually came out ok. I think it will be sufficient. I might try further reducing the file size just to see what it looks like. 

18 hours ago, Isolathor said:

Over the years i´ve come to meet and know so many women who wear their heels with pride and determination, who can wear their heels for the whole day and walk miles in them as well as endure endless heels-shootings with a smile. I have thousands of pictures of them, so i don´t understand all the "women don´t know to wear heels properly, only we men do" - comments.

From my perspective, you are comparing apples and oranges. From what I can tell, you and your wife are part of an enthusiast community, so of course you know many women who wear heels enthusiastically and relentlessly. That is an extremely small slice of the general population.

I certainly didn't mean to make this a women vs. men thing. I know plenty of men who bitch about how much their feet hurt, but are not really curious about how to actually fix the problem, other than constantly experimenting with inserts. What I'm talking about is women who say that they wish they could wear high heels more often (or at all), but they don't really mean it. It's just something you say idly. In fact, the next time I hear it, and I hear it more often than you might imagine, I think I'm going to say rather carelessly, "Why do you wish you could wear heels? What difference does it make?" I think that should make for a rather more interesting conversation.

11 hours ago, spikesmike said:

mlroseplant : So your saying you grocery shop in your bear feet ? I would never shop in anything less than 5.5 " high heels . The only time I see my bear feet is when I shower . mike

Being as I'm human, and not a bear, I would say no. If I had bear feet, as you seem to indicate that you do (suffering to see them in the shower), I'd hide them most of the time as well!

9 hours ago, Isolathor said:

Unfortunately the forum software is compressing a picture you post a lot, for example pictures i posted with around 250 KB show with only 75 KB in a thread. A lot of detail is lost.

Only pictures posted in the gallery will be visible with their maximum resolution of up to 256 KB.

Good to know. 

6 hours ago, RonC said:

Yes, they have been around for a long while, and I'm really tired of seeing them (of course I already said I didn't like them to begin with).  And the style has gone downhill as in the beginning they were high slim heels as your niece is wearing in the photo to now being low blocky crap.  I'm just really depressed at where ladies footwear is headed.  I know my time on this planet is limited, and it's depressing to think that I may never really see heel wearing return to common practice.  Of course, quite honestly, I doubt it ever will return to be common, every day practice.  The strength of the women's movement to erase differences between men and women all the way down to the shoes they wear, combined with the continued assault on heels due to their supposed horrendous impact on women's health sure seems to be having a negative impact.  Heels will be around, but the frequency of wear will, in my opinion, be severely limited.

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Some of the shoes that you've said you've done 2+ miles in most women wouldn't even consider walking farther than from the car to the restaurant in (or a short distance to wherever they are going.  I doubt there are many woman that walk two miles in any type of heel at all, much less the 4"-4+" heels you've done your miles in.  I wasn't necessarily indicating that you were going two miles in those heels, but that simply being able to be mobile in a heel like that is likely beyond most women of the world.

I've copied the second part of this quote from the New Shoes thread--I didn't want to get it too far off topic.

To be fair, a lot of girls and women would like to wear heels, but it's very difficult to get past the ubiquitous bias that they're going to be at best uncomfortable, and at worst crippling. Even my dyed-in-the-wool high heeled friend, a woman of 46, is having her doubts about how long she will continue to wear heels except for special occasions. I assume that they actually do cause her discomfort at times, because she certainly wouldn't give them up voluntarily. Just for context, this is a woman whose overall style has gotten significantly shorter, tighter, and with more skin showing than when she was younger, so it isn't a matter of middle aged dowdy style.

The experience of painful shoes is the story of almost every woman, and probably most of them are true. In years past, a woman expected to endure a certain amount of pain in order to meet society's expectations. That is no longer true, and we're probably better off for it.

So, that begs the question of why am I able to wear the shoes I wear and get away with it? I really have no idea. I think it is a combination of desire, training, and dumb luck with genetics. Overall, I do seem to have a rather sturdy constitution even though I am relatively tiny. Also, I've never known a woman who actually trains in high heels in the ways that I have suggested. I still say that, all other things being equal, you have to pound the pavement. There is just no way around it. Well, the fact is, who wants to pound the pavement in dress shoes of any sort? Only me and a few other unusual souls. It is certainly no surprise that heels get a bad rap. In many ways they've earned it.

Yes, I do have a project planned, but I'm having some technical issues. I'm just checking to see how photos actually look in the real world. Stay tuned!