BobHH

An interesting article!

http://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ar-masculinity-fragile-20150923-htmlstory.html

In the old days (see small pic), with 2 inch platforms.  They are not too expensive, relatively easy to find in large sizes, and comfortable, but they are not stable on uneven or unsure terrain, so I gave up on them in favor of 1/2 in. or so soles.

It also strikes me that ads for high heeled shoes almost always label them as "Womens," as if we wouldn't know that if we weren't told.  Maybe they should stop labeling them and see if sales go up?

From a Nordstrom email ad today:

Most, but not all, high heel sandals have a nice elliptical shape to the front footbed of the shoe,  However, feet are not elliptically shaped - the big toe is usually (most of the time) the longest one.  Therefore, the big toe and often the 4th one or so tend to overhang the nice elliptical shape.  High heeled sandals with a footbed that is shaped more like feet include Karo's cork wedge heel slides (love them!) and the Pleaser Vogue line.

With a closed toe shoe, the toes are sort of forced into the shape of the shoe, which is hopefully wide enough to accommodate them.

Here's another link to the video from Shoes of Prey (on YouTube).  She starts with just standing up!  This is the same video that mtns of heels posted yesterday, but a different location for it.

Nothing to do with the shoes, but I liked the music on the video, by Annette Larsson from Norway.  She has a country music album on iTunes.

I don't know what you wear in Iowa, but shorts and T-shirt is pretty average for summer in California, whether you are mowing the lawn, going to the store, or going out to dinner.  Same in Hawaii, even at a nice restaurant.  One would hope for a collared shirt, but not always the case.

This link from 2013 may have been posted here before, but I found it most entertaining.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/angelamv/i-wore-stripper-heels-for-a-day

There are several of these around, for instance:

Dallas, Texas:  http://www.seaofshoes.com/

Edinburgh, Scotland:  http://www.shoeperwoman.com/

Los Angeles, CA:  http://vivaluxury.blogspot.ca/

Toronto, Canada:  http://www.shoe-tease.com/

I'm with Heel-Lover on this.  Everyone at the salon knows and sees - no problem - they are all very friendly.

I still wear short ones to the gym, though not quite that short.  I do not like the long, baggy shorts that are the fashion now, at least for guys.

An interesting and entertaining history of high heels on You Tube.

Online ad from 6PM.com: Glad they recognize this!

ZZTop: Gimme All Your Lovin', Sharp Dressed Man, Legs Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing (70s), Walk of Life, Portobello Belle (1979?) Blondie: Heart of Glass (1978, 79, 88), Atomic (1979, 80, 81) BeeGees: Staying Alive Blues Brothers: Everybody Needs Somebody Electric Light Orchestra: Hold On Tight Linda Ronstadt - La Charreada Oingo Boingo - Weird Science, Little Girls Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Reo Speedwagon - Take It On the Run Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately Beach Boys - Kokomo I hadn't realized until I did this that I like a lot of music from the 1960s-70s, too. The beards aren't blond - could only find black, but here we are for Gimme All Your Lovin'

From an ad received by email. But the red ones at $539 were sold out!

Lots of nice, capable stuff out there. But I like my old dual Pentium Toshiba laptop, 2GB max memory, wonderful keyboard. It's fast on the Internet, and most of my work is word processing and spreadsheets. And it thrives on wi-fi signals that HPs and iPads can't keep a connection on. Now running Windows 7 with a 500GB hard drive that I installed after the original one crashed.

Is it just me, or are all these dire warning articles written by male "experts" who almost surely do not wear heels?

It's been really quiet from Down Under recently!

I agree, at least as far as leather uppers are concerned. There is no comparison, really, with man-made materials. Leather is smoother, adapts to the foot over time, and is really more comfortable. Unfortunately, there are few good leather shoes in large sizes, like 13 for me. I have some size 12 leather sandals I can wear by Nine West, Michael Kors, Sam Edelman, and Jessic Simpson.

There are two kinds of clothes (and shoes): 1) The clearly feminine styles aimed at women by the fashion industry and the sexy/stripper type suppliers. 2) Everything else. Women can choose from all of the above, but men are stigmatized if they choose 1). Since many feminine styles are intended to reveal/enhance the female's body to attract the male, no wonder a male who wears them might be seen as gay by many.

I hate my job video. A lady friend said "I love red shoes!"

Nothing wrong with pampering, and a professional salon attendant does far better than I could do.

This Kate Spade ad says it nicely.

If they are really ballroom dance shoes, they probably have a thin suede leather sole, so they won't slip on a polished dance floor. And the uppers are fairly thin, also, as they are light weight. They wouldn't hold up too well for street wear. I have some, but have never worn them, but a lot of better dancers do. I just wear the regular dance shoes. People carry their dance shoes in a shoe bag and change at the dance places.