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I have had several wedges have the same failure. I think it is the glue drying out.

I love wearing my wooden chucky heels  Their sound is so fun.

I considered wearing the skinny jeans and knee highs.  

Today the nurse told she remembers me from the last time in early February when I had boots and skinny jeans. She was jealous I was so skinny. I just had to laugh.

Had an interesting day yesterday. Since it was the last "Mess with Your Mind Thursday” of the summer. (I have a 3-week vacation coming up.)  I started off the day with my suede knee high Jessica Simpson stilettoes and shorts. It’s amazing how this is just a normal summer look for me a work.

I wanted to go to an afternoon retirement celebration and didn’t want my heels to distract, so I changed my outfit into long pants and “mild” FreeBird booties – still 4-inchers. A lot of higher administration at this retirement. The organizer of this event is a short VP that always compares her stilettoes to my heels., and she asked, “why no stilettos?’ I told her they were in the car, which they were. She had een me on Tuesday in the blue suede stilettos (above).

Later, a short (<5 foot) Vietnamese women came over and complimented my heels. She told me she loved heels, but she can only wear them for 2 – 3 hours before her back hurts and wonder how I could do it.  I started to tell her, but we were interrupted and never got back to it.  

On the way out another woman stopped me and told me how much she liked the heels I had on. She told me her favorite were stilettos by Jessica Simp – something, not thinking I would know them. I said “You mean Jessica Simpson, I love her stilettos, in fact I have a pair Jessica Simpson knee highs in my car.” We chit-chat-ed a bit more, but I was on my way out and needed to leave.

Should I have worn by knee highs to this event?

I don't have blue suede sandal, just those stilettos and some (almost) knee high boots.

4 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

Are you quite sure you weren't channeling your inner Carl Perkins?

"Well, it's one for the money two for the show
Three to get ready now go, cat, go
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Well you can do anything but ..."

No, it was the 1956 cover by Elvis.

It was 90 degrees today with no sign of rain.

I felt like channeling my inner Elvis and wore these blue suede JS stilettos today.

A woman walking her dogs in front of my house said "oh those are cute."  😁

I like my wooden heels as well.

I saw this in a SA in a large Macy's women's (only) shoe department. She had tissue stuffed between her toes and the strap.  I have used strips of the thin high density foam that some of my shoes come in/with.

Another question I get is "Where do you find your shoes?"

Most women think men all have large feet.  I don't, I have a very standard size 10 (US-women) sometings 11 feet.

So when I tell then DSW, Macy's, mall name brand stores, and websites such as Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden, 9 West, etc. they are usually surprise that it's so mainstream.

I'm finding good fitting heels in some of the same places they can also shop. I'm not doing anything that they can't do themselves.

Today was another "Mess with Your Mind Thursday".  Tempertures were in the 90's (F) but I wore my blue (faux) suede knee high boots.  (I also work in an air conditioned place.)  At work I got many compliments, then after work I had a doctor's appointment. As I was sitting in the waiting area, another patient came into the waiting area.  As she sat down she made a comment about my heels. Didn't hear it, so I asked "What?"

She said "your ankles must be killing you in those heels."

"I only wear heels that fit, I've been in these for over 8 hours today with no pain. You should never wear shoes that hurt."

"Guess I've been doing it wrong."

The nurse came and got me to take me to the exam room. On the way she said "I love your boots."

just another day in my universe: Cali World 😁

And only men get tattoos.  

I only wear mild 4 inch heels when I out with my daughter.

On 7/10/2023 at 8:14 AM, bambam said:

 I feel as if one Must have painted toes for it, and I really don't have the patience for that, and often I really don't want to anyway. 

bambam - It's not about having painted toenails, it's about having well mantained toes.  Buff or clear polish is sufficient. You don't want the mix, gross toes and great heels.

BTW my toes are patriotic this month: red and white zebra stripes on a sea of blue. 

It's Mess With Your Mind Thursday, so today's work boots.

Wearing knee high boots and shorts in the summer is great!  Don't knock it till you try it. It's a feeling I can't describe, you got to do it to understand. I do it several times a summer, I call it the "mess with your mind" look. Be assured, you will be noticed.

She was an older women 60 - 70 years old, probably without defined calves. Her's and mine PO Boxes are in the back of the post office and she followed me out.

A new first for me.

I was walking out of the post office yesterday when a woman came running after me to tell me how much she liked my calves and wished she had calves like mine. Then she wondered if she should wear heels to get calves like mine.  I just had to chulke.😀

Had some time to kill yesterday (or should I say 'time to slay'), so I went shoe shopping. Went to a Steve Madden store and tried a few heels, but nothing fit. Aldo had nothing I want and neither did Macy's.  The Macy's had convert about 25% of their floor space to runners/sneakers.  Sad.

But the most disappointing store was the DSW. Heels are now less that 20% of the store space. Also nothing I wanted to buy.

You only have to worry when the computer or TV screen shouts back. Until then you are fine.

I just read that in 2929 Steve Madden moved some of their production from China to Mexico and Brazil.

Hi all.

I have many shoes that are 6 - 7 years old, well worn years.  The one below is a Charles David wedges.  I have at least 6 of these in this design and another very similar design in different colors. Extremely easy to walk in. But they are shows their age. This one fell apart last week.

As you can see, the glue disintegrated.  I had to wear these for two hours until I could get back to my car.Also, the padding on the one is coming loose. It happened to this pair last year.

What I am asking for is a VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT waterproof glue that is also flexible.

Got them on a special one day sale with free shipping.

I have written over 20 shoe reviews over the years, but never include my gender in the review. I write about fit and walk-ability of the shoe.

We had 7 atmospheric rivers hit us this winter. major destruction - roads - piers - towns - hillsides -    floods ....

The ski slope I ski most often had over 60.5 feet (about 18.5 meters) of snow this year.