higherheels

Certain shoes with similar heel heights also feel different for me. I think it comes from all the other differences they have combined.

Yes, I have to walk a bit from the parking lot to the office. While at the office I don't walk that much, the longest distance there is normally going for lunch. Of course I also have several walks when not at work.

Yes it's difficult to tell the exact height from photos. I also wouldn't skip to 13 cm in your case if 12 cm are a challenge. As for me, the Hot Chicks were a real challenge when I got them, and I had no issues with 12 cm.

They indeed look a little lower than 12 cm, but this could also be a optical illusion.

Thanks! It's just my normal everyday walks mostly to, at and from work. So I'm more surprised that it sums up that much.

Haha no, that would be too much 😀 Most of that was in 9-11 cm heels, and only a bit in 12 and 13 cm.

I finally did it - I tracked my walking for the last week. I walked 15,5 km. So if I sum that up for one year it would be 806 km. That's not totally accurate for sure, but I'm surprised that it's actually close to your numbers.

Let us know how it turns out. Fortunately I don't have much experience with defective heels. And if so, only on cheap ones which weren't worth the repair.

Oh what a pity! Hopefully you'll be back with some new boots soon. Unfortunately 12cm+ heels ain't that widely available for good prices as the lower ones are...

Haha you're so funny 😀 I also like hand-writing. Writing on the PC may be more efficient, but a hand-written paper is just something different than a file or printed file.

That's a very detailed inventory you did! I never actually did an inventory of my heels. If I find that a pair is worn out or I don't like it anymore (which never really happens...) it has to go. And new pairs come by themselves anyways 😀

Some great news here 🙂 @mlroseplant Great new heels! I'm sure you will manage them soon after a bit of practice. I'm totally with you that it's not that much about the shoe itself but the ability to walk properly. Here we all have our standards of how much skill we want to have before wearing them out. What I don't really have is that there are better and worse days, at least not for the heels up to 12 cm. Maybe that would happen if I'd take a few days or even weeks off. For the 13 cm heels however I could feel the difference when I was wearing them more or less. I wore my 13+ cm boots out 3 more times and can say that I'm finally done with practicing at home 🙂 It's really fun to wear them out and I'm glad I have some winter time left to do so. Afterwards I'm also looking forward for the Hot Chicks again, I wonder how easy they might feel then 😄

That's also a good way of practice, to get higher throughout the day 😉

I read this as if "Person X" is generally a person who's out for confrontation. If he wouldn't have confronted you for your outfit or whatever he probably would have for something else. I can imagine that you get attention for dressing more feminine, but that shouldn't keep you from doing it if it's what you want. I also get attention for my outfits although they're actually normal in my view, but I guess it's the heels that drag the most attention - which is also my intention. I vary my outfits mostly by the shoes. But what seems different is that I don't get confronted. People like your "Person X" are the ones who discretely but noticabely roll their eyes and make comments about me behind my back. I learned to ignore them as I don't want to have anything to do with them anyway.

Almost nobody believes me that any heels can be comfortable, not even speaking of 4 inch heels...

You're brave wearing pumps in these weather conditions! Right now we have temperatures above 0 again where pumps could work but I still rather go for boots 😉

I only know them because of their height chart that we already discussed. Of the two I only know Fuss-Schuhe, I have a few heels from them. I can recommend them, they're good quality at a fair price.

Sure interesting, but not really my thing. I'm more for simple and smaller things.

@Shyheels Thanks, I'm very happy that I reached a level where I can confidently wear them out for normal distances 🙂 @mlroseplant Great pair of heels! Yes, I feel like with time we really develop a sixth sense in avoiding such traps with stilettos 😀

@mlroseplant You did great! 1,6 km in these heels sure isn't for beginners, and the snow doesn't make it easier. @Shyheels A different approach to practicing in heels, sounds adventurous 😀 I reached a milestone on the weekend - I wore my 13+ cm boots out for the furthest distance so far, to a location where I also wore the Hot Chicks before. It was around 200 m one way, a bit more than my usual walk around the block. The walk there was fine, on the walk back it was a bit more uncomfortable. I feel like I can finally step back on the practice walks and wear them out more for the "real things" 🙂

I'm glad that I'm not active on social media and only witnessing a few things via other channels. It probably gives a warped view on reality for many people. I also rarely seen Louboutins and any real high heels in the wild.

I couldn't imagine my life without music. I don't play any instruments myself but I love listening to music. On the other hand, I'm not a fan of the continuous music playing everywhere, there I'd rather choose silence. I'm more the type of choosing my own music when I want to, mostly at home or in the car.

Since I'm active here I found that there are very few women around. Maybe this was the reason why many left? However I'm pleasantly surprised about the guys here and it's also interesting to see how different their approaches are. To be honest, I didn't even know that high heels are a thing for many guys (except crossdressers). So far I didn't have the need to post something here specifically in the girls forum, but it's nice that we have the opportunity 🙂

It can be tempting to stay with the lower ones because they've become so easy 😉 But it really pays off to keep practicing. Shorter walks in my 13+ cm boots already feel like second nature, I only have to gain some more endurance.

I was only talking about the block heels that get thicker towards the bottom 😉 Other than that, I like block heels and also own many. But my favorite is the stiletto heel, I just love the sleek look. Yes, it has the downsides that you mentioned but for me they're fine for everyday wear. I don't really feel a difference in stability and comfort as long as I'm walking on even pavement. Only on uneven pavement, grates, grass and so on it's more difficult. And the heel tips wear quicker. All in all, if I had to wear only one heel style for the rest of my life, it would still be the stiletto 😉 @CrushedVamp I can't really feel a difference between the two styles, I guess it's personal preference.