Shyheels

I think there are heels and there are heels - yours look quite presentable. I can understand the basic idea of the rule though. In a lot of offices too 10cm would be the upper limit of what would be considered presentable in a work environment. Happily in my office I've declared 12cm to be pretty much the workplace standard!

I have quite narrow feet - long and narrow - and that would be my worry about trying pumps: that I would step right out of them. Especially if my feet were already steeply pitched on 12cm heels!

I’ve never worn any pumps or sandals in heels, only boots. I’m curious to try them sometime

I’m not following your math. If you bought for 180, put 50 into it, and sold for 250 that’s only a 20k profit - or 10k a year.

I know what you mean about the apprehension in terms of walking around the block in your new boots. I feel much the same about my 12cm boots. At the moment I have no place I could do that, but if I did I would still feel nervous about it. As you say, you have to start somewhere and you’ve already managed a 100 metre walk in them -which is something I’ve yet to do in my 12cm boots. it is funny how even just sitting in these lofty heels can help you get used to them. When I stand up to go make myself some coffee or make lunch, I’m automatically expecting the steepness and height of 12cm stilettos - it’s a mental thing but very useful for accepting the height and challenge of these heels

I assumed you meant the general comfort of the fit rather than the heel height. It’s interesting but perhaps not surprising, that the (presumably) much more expensive Louboutins should be a more uncomfortable fit and design than your boots. Both of those heel heights would be extremely challenging. As I practice in my 12cm heels I continually marvel that you are practicing in heels another centimetre or more higher. Yes the 170m walk around the block will be interesting but the fact that you can walk fluidly for 100 metres in those is impressive. i can easily see that during an evening out you would easily end up walking several hundred metres. ive been doing a lot of writing lately and so mainly wearing my practice heels sitting down but i like the increasing familiarity i feel with having them in my feet. Even seated I am aware of their added height and steeper pitch

You could always say “you don’t know until you try!”

Wearing my 12cm stilettos are the best calf toning exercise I’ve ever come across. My first few times wearing them my calf muscles cramped up quite painfully but now wearing those boots is a pleasant calf workout

I’ve got a very high end lithium battery set up with 600w of solar, inverter, and BMS. The guy who set it up - as I discovered later - had never set up a lithium electrical system. Aside from solar the battery should also be able to be charged off the alternator - although that needs to be set up very carefully. A lithium battery can easily kill an alternator. This guy didn’t have a clue what he was doing and the alternator eventually blew. What should have been a straightforward fix - new alternator and proper set up - turned into a complete circus.

That’s so true - I find it funny to read where people speak of 3” (or 7,5cm) heels as being “high” and 10cm as virtually unmanageable. I’m no expert but I have no trouble with 10cm stilettos and find them quite fun to wear and 8cm heels are fine for long walks, almost unnoticeable as heels.

Wow! Congratulations! Well done! Walking 100 metres to a restaurant (and back again!) in those 13cm + boots is really impressive! And no doubt will help immensely with wearing your Hot Chicks. its interesting they were more comfortable than the Hot Chicks too. They are really nice boots and as you say, great for going out on occasions where you do more sitting than walking. Yes I was really pleased with my long walks in the 8cm heels. The heels themselves were really comfortable, it was just the uneven surface - almost like cobbles - that was the tricky part

Thanks! Yes, I've been for a couple of long walks - 5kms or so (three miles) in 8cm heeled boots. It was nice and yes, I do think it does help in building a good foundation of mileage in heels and simply being used to wearing them. I a making progress with my 12 cm boots.

Indeed! I just had a long cold day at the tiller moving the boat. Now I've the fire stoked up and it is toasty warm on the boat and I'm wearing my 12cm heels and click-clicking bout the galley as I make my dinner.

This does seem to be a very hidebound generation - as you say heels used to be considered fun and exciting. Now everything g is very worthy and earnest and requires the approval of the Twitter mobs

Well done! that’s excellent news! I shifted my boat up the canal and thought I might be able to get a bit of real world practice in on a better conditioned towpath but a quick survey made me think better. I did go for a long stroll in my chunky heeled (8cm) boots which was nice. My 12cm practice is still all done indoors.