niknhose Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 So I was thinking about the fact that wearing heels all the time there would be a point I would have to deal with snow! Out of curiousity what does eveyone do? Do you brave the snow and ice in your heels or do you put on a pair of sneakers or snow boots? Maybe get a pair of heeled snow boots? -Nikki
Steve63130 Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 For cold and snow I wear heeled boots - Clarks knee high black boots with a tapered 3" heel (not stiletto - thicker than that). For ice, I wear a pair of flat faux fir-lined fabric boots (say that real fast 3 times!) in dark gray that I got from Payless a few years ago. They have good traction. I also strap a pillow to my butt... BWAHAHAHAHA Steve
nyenor Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Luckily this subject is not relevant here in sunny Queensland (even though its wet and windy today in my little corner of the State)
ilikekicks Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) A poll mentioning SNOW in June?!?!??! WTF!!!! Yes, I usually wear wedge boots of somekind. Edited June 10, 2012 by ilikekicks REPEATEDLY ARGUMENTATIVE, INSULTING AND RUDE. BANNED FOR LIFE.
Heel-Lover Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Hi all, I wear heels in snow every winter. I don't change the way I dress just because a cold front brings some snow down on the city. In fresh snow I've found my heels work fine, I figure they'd be likely less slippery than larger soled footwear because the stiletto heel always gets direct contact with the footpath. The real danger is when I get inside a building foyer which is usually tiled/ polished concrete etc and my shoes are super slippery until I can make sure any built up snow on the toe area is off. Scuffing my feet on the mats usually works fine, but there is that extra risk of skidding when first entering a building. I have damaged the leather on my heels from getting them soaked as a result of snow, so I wear older pumps that already have suffered some pavement damage on the heels. Cheers Heel-Lover
Dr. Shoe Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 High heeled thigh or over the knee boots usually. Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects.
Chorlini Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 I'm not going to tempt fate when there's snow and ice around. I made a nasty fall a few years ago and broke my left pinky. Not being able to play guitar for four weeks was sheer hell. Took me more then a year to get complete dexterity back. So..... no!
JeffB Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Short and sweet....NEVER! I don't even wear heels when it rains. To paraphrase a line made famous by the late Johnny Cochran, "If the streets ain't dry, then my heels ain't high!" That's my philosophy when it comes to heels and the weather, and I'm sticking to it! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
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