jmc

think about it...is high heel wearing all that mainstream with women? go out and count all the women you see in one day and see how many are wearing heels over 2 inches....not that many,and why? because they hurt your feet!...nuff said.

Actually well-made, properly-fitted and modest heels do not hurt your feet. Yeah, if you put five or six-inch heels on an un-trained foot, that will hurt. If you put ill-fitting four-inch heels on any foot, they will hurt. But a well-made 3- or 4-inch heeled shoe, well-fitted to the wearer, will not hurt (and will most likely feel good.)

Fit (and moderation) is the key.

are there any good high heel clogs?

You might try Victoria's Secrets http://www.victoriassecrets.com, they usually have some beauties, although their sizes seem to end at 11(US womens), sometimes 10.

Zappos http://www.zappos.com is worth a look too.

Or just go to Google (or Webcrawler or whatever), type in "high heel clog" and see what happens!

If your wallet is a little flat, Payless has had a couple of nice ones lately (might have been last years' though).

Dawn, you are in all our thoughts and prayers. We wish you a swift recovery.

Welcome, MrFoot123! This is the place to be if you are interested in heels!

Melyssa, At least on eBay, any seller who makes it a practice to sell used merchandise as new will soon be buried under a heap of negative feedback stating so. I have seen used shoes listed, and they were clearly listed as such. I pass them by. I am not certain if you are talking about "used" as in "worn" or "tried on". Wear in shoes is pretty easy to detect because minor scuff marks and wear on soles and heels accrue very quickly. This is especially true with stiletto heels because of the small contact area of the heel tip. "Tried on" is another issue entirely. It is likely that a large portion of the displayed inventory in any shoe store has been tried on at some point in time -- meaning there has been a "foreign foot" in there. With the prevailing confusion in sizing systems, this is inevitable. As a case in point, I just ordered four pairs of shoes from an online vendor. They were all the same size and two pair fit great, one pair was too tight and one pair was too short. Two pair are going back. That's a 50% acceptance rate in this rather small sample but you know those shoes are going to be re-sold. As long as we shoe buyers know what we are getting, new or used, we are OK with the price and we like what we get, I don't see the problem.

Good for you, Stilletto!

I agree with your relief that we get a reprieve from the ads for a year or so. These campaigns seem to get more annoying and less informative all the time.

You have inspired me to slip on a pair of heels when I go to vote myself. It is all about freedom, after all!

Hi Elzbennet! Welcome Aboard!

Jim -- I like the Western influence those boots show. They are pretty close to a classic cowboy boot -- the heel is supposed to be "no larger than a quarter".

Michael Jackson <-- --> credibility Wow -- that's a hard connection to make! Maybe I'm harder on the guy than most people but to me he is just pitiful. He needs help -- and he has all the wherewithal to get it. So he must not want it.

Well, womenshoelover, if you like your crocs, more power to you! There are certainly plenty of them around! I do have a pair of the classic unisex clogs -- wood bottom wnd leather upper. They are extremely durable and rather comfy. I keep them by my side door, they are very handy to slip on any time I need to go out into the breezeway or garage for a minute, or even outside when the weather's nice.

what, no takers on this thread?

Patience is a virtue, Melyssa.

Since I tend to bump into things without my pop-bottles secured to my face, I feel I am in no position to cast aspersions on bespectacled girls. And Ms. Loeb is indeed a cutie.

To comment on the frames you have linked, I would have to see them on your face. And I'm probably not the best judge of what goes together. . . I have a feeling that your judgement and sense of style will serve you much better than mine will!

As the caption says, "Amazing"! That last shot -- from the wrong angle -- illustrates just what he does to create his illusion of depth. He has an uncanny grasp of perspective and projection.

Welcome, MrsHeels -- from another long-time ex-lurker!

Dainty and pretty sandals -- very nice!

Chris, glad to hear it went well! There is real satisfaction in a job well done and a desired result.

Okay, we are all in agreement that a nice, well formed foot can be a beautiful thing, especially when adorned in a nice, heeled shoe. But upon reading this report I can only think "what in the bloody blazes was going through this dude's mind?" He enters a house, finds a woman sleeping next to her husband, and starts licking her toe. What, was he a cat in a previous life? It takes all kinds. . .

One thing that jumps out at me is this: We have been posting on this new board for just about a month now and I have not had to report a spam post yet. In fact, my last sentence is contains the only mention of that dreaded word I have encountered since the switch. That is definitely a good thing! Sally, I hope you can find a comfort level with this new board. I have always enjoyed your offerings, you are always so cute and sweet!

Over here (in the U.S.), "Rit" dye is available in stores like Wal-Mart, craft shops and sometimes supermarkets. It is available in powdered or liquid form, in a variety of colors. Basically, you dissolve the dye in warm water and soak your article in the bath, far more detailed instructions are given on the package. I can say from experience that it can be messy but I had fairly good results dyeing a couple of shirts bright red. Dyeing something black should produce fairly good results regardless of the original color. The black dye should just add to and overpower whatever original color was there. You might consider trying it on a pair of jeans or something before you risk one of the skirts.

. . . I did encourage him to consider to revamp the product lines to meet the market demands!

A little nudge in the right direction!

I gotta say, after a day in those boots I'm going to keep an eye on Clarks' offerings in the future. They felt great!

Howdy karenjean! Welcome Aboard!

I think I have reached a crossroads and I have decided to take the more interesting route. I've been hanging around here for quite some time, reading a lot and even doing a little bit of posting. As I have mentioned in other comments, I do wear heels but not for general, everyday use. I tend to gravitate toward block-heeled boots because as a rather oblate guy I can pull that look off better. (Of course, the fickle winds of fashion have rendered most of my favorite boot styles very difficult to find at present.) And I really do like block-heeled boots, I am not just rationalizing because I can get away with them. The wider heel is more stable under me while that delicious rise is still there. Not that I do not like stilettos -- quite the contrary actually, I love them and have a couple pair for around-the-house wear. That look just does not work for me. But even my boots don't see a lot of daylight. I'll put them on and sneak out at night, or wear them on a road trip but they are not something I would wear all day at work, for instance. I may sneak them in on the late nights when I lock up, just to rack up a few heel-miles but I would not leave the house for a full, regular day in them. Not because of the comfort factor, not because I don't think I could handle it, but because co-workers will certainly notice and disapprove, and that will have negative repercussions. Even if the negative repercussions are all in my imagination, I just don't want to have to explain my footwear choice to "inquiring minds". Now the discussion around here on the desirable characteristics of womens' shoes has been long and detailed. There is not a lot I can add to it. None of us would disagree that women have a far greater selection of footwear styles at their disposal and most womens' shoe models are lighter, fit better, and feel better than those available to men. Men's shoes, even really good ones, start feeling like concrete blocks on my feet by the end of the day. Most men's styles are just too heavy and inflexible. Well, I was getting to the point where both pairs of my old clod-hoppers were about done. I am on my third set of insoles in both pairs, the inner-socks are torn and pieces of the structures are letting go, falling down, and balling up under the insoles. I haven't worn any holes in anything yet but after several years of wear it is getting time for something new. I never liked buying "real" shoes either -- you spend a lot of money for a few years wear, big fat hairy deal! So, I decided, why not look at conservative womens' styles? I well know my shoe size in womens' (as I am beginning to believe a lot of guys do), so why not just see what's out there? And of course, Zappos is only a mouse-click away with literally hundreds of offerings. I found four candidates that tickled my fancy: Clarks "Pass", Softspots "Isabelle", Capezio "Fierce Dancesneaker", and (for fun) Aerosoles "Durmore". The Aerosoles are too obvious so they will only go to work on lockup night, but I couldn't resist. I have wanted to try a pair of wedges and these are so sweet. Of these four choices, the Clarks are virtually indistinguishable from a men's short cowboy boot. The only way one can tell they were originally intended for a woman is the size and the flowered innersock (neither of which are visible when they are on my feet). The Dancesneakers are actually sold to men as well as women although they are made in womens' sizes. The Dancesneakers page on Zappos site says "Men -- start with two sizes above your normal size". We, the members of this board, perhaps better than anybody else, know precisely what that means! A big box was waiting for me on my doorstep when I got home so I had a little "try-on party". What fun -- I can relate to women who say they are shoe-s-holics. The Aerosoles feel great! The Clarks slip on perfectly and as if they will need no "break-in" whatsoever! The Softspots and the Dancesneakers are more disappointing. The Softspots are too tight and the Dancesneakers are too short so I think both are going to go back. As far as looks, I think I could get away with the Softspots but they seem to be more than one size too small. Sizing inconsistencies have been discussed in great depth elsewhere and I will not go further here. So all in all it was a bit of a 50-50 thing. I have already decided -- the Clarks are going to work today.

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So WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE ALL THESE GUYS!!!

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Shoeiee

In the privacy of their own homes, most likely. Probably wishing they could experience the thrill of taking those heels for a stroll about town but too chicken to do it!

A shame, really.

I like these:

... and I might buy a pair.

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Those shoes are getting pretty close to sandal territory!

Welcome =yakumo=! You will find a lot of agreement here!

Sounds to me like a couple of grad students had some time on their hands, a research budget to blow (possibly a fascination with heels) and a paper to write. Throw these ingredients into the mixer, add some time and voila!

(My cynical side making an appearance.)