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People get "use to" you looking a certain way. I get questioned at time why I'm not in heels on those rare instance where I not in heels.

I smell an advertising campaign. Glad to see p1ng74 posting again.

Herd mentality. You were leading a tour of lemmings. There must have been a head lemming in this tour group and they all had to say the same thing.

I'm not a fan of the white sock look. Maybe with a darker sock.

But we all know that you, @Shyheels, love challenges.

For me, it's the carpet in theaters that makes it harder. Also, any path that is perpendicular to the slope. Even a slight slope to a drains can be problematic.

I have had similar problems with straps pulling out. The glue that holds the strap in dries out and they just pull out. I have lifted the foot bed and re-glued the strap back in. You need a glue that holds up when it gets wet and is strong enough. The toe problem is common in strappy vamps like that , a little tape or band aid will holds that toe in place.

I can't cut my own toenails or do other similar things due to how my thumb is held in place and the removed bones in my hand. So pedicures is the way to go. After a decade + of pedicures, I now enjoy my painted toes. Decades ago, I damaged the root bed of several fingernails, some split all the way to the root bed while other delaminate, split horizontally. They require acrylic to hold them together. Acrylic then needs to be covered with gel. So why not get color. This month they have a cat's eye look.

Never say NEVER.

The company that made the REAL Uggs never trademark the name, so the Uggs sold today is from a different company that stole the name.

i have original UGGs. There is a time and place for them. You have never been a skier or surfer.

I wonder if they also glow in the dark.

They were white wedges with a holographic vamp but only a 3 inch heel. Not fancy to me, but to her they were.

Another all hands meeting today. While walking to a meeting, a woman stopped me to show me her "fancy" heels. She wanted to take a picture with our heels together. Also had several conversations about heels with women between breaks.

All hands meeting today. After the meeting I was walking to a breakout session and a friend (unofficial high heel club member) was stopped by two woman and was talking about how she can walk in heels (4 inch stilettos today). As we walked pass the group, my friend pointed out my 4 inch heels and my fingernails and toenails to the two women she was talking to. She also has exquisite nails. This "club member" is the same one that organized the tour in the post above.

Korean Airline used to require their stewardess wear high heels and they went thru training for it. There was a New York Times story about it.

And wearing skinny jeans or leggings.

I have several statement pieces, a leopard print sherpa and cheetah print vest. These pieces must be worn with neutral pieces of clothing.

"Shooties" : lace up booties.

I also went to one of coffee shops in Scotland and posted a photo from it in that tread.

In the late 70's early 80's, I commandeered a pair of 2 inch shooties from my ex-wife. wore them thru to the mid 90's until they wore out.

I got into higher heels to shorten my calf so that it could heal. A level 3 tear, they should have operated on it, but with a 65 cm circumference it was just too enflamed. I continue in heels for my hip. I will put my heels on at home and go to work, 8 to 16 hours continuously spent in 10 to 12 cm heels everyday I work. More hours in heels equates to less hip pain.

After undergoing 3 ankle reconstructions. I had done many (10000000s) of ankle lifts, so after tearing my calf (3" X 5") walking in 4 inch heels was child's play. I still have the large gap in my calf.

It also depends on your university. I went to a university on a hill, about 750 feet in elevation between different locations on campus. Steep gorges, steep hills, redwood trees droppings, uneven pavement, deer, quail, and mountain lions.

Going for a walk in high heels is impossible around here. No sidewalks, old pavement (alligator cracks), uneven pavement, dirt paths, sea weed, ....