Wearing High Heels To College

[Rick24]

has anyone here been wearing high heels to collage and tell me the stories about it,was it good or bad or did you made alot more friends because of what shoes or boots with a long heel with it. did any men or women make fun of you behind your back please tell the stories and keep writing abort it.

[Shafted]

I haven't done it myself (wearing heels came later), but it sounds like a great place to start.

[Heelster]

I haven't done it myself (wearing heels came later), but it sounds like a great place to start.

Now that I think of it, Oberlin has always been a bit 'out there' when it comes to trends etc. The running joke is that Oberlin was about 5 years ahead of the hippie movement, and has a very open and accepting student population. Of course your gonna have to have a big wallet, or a hec of a scholarship plan to even consider applying, but it is a rather neat campus.

[pattianne71]

I had a Saturday lab that was usually poorly attended. After a long Friday evening of being out to a club in heels, I decided I would wear heels to my lab. I selected a 2-inch heel that had rubber tips in the heels, The heels did not click down the tile halls, but they were still quite noticeable to others that paid attention. Of all the times for my lab partner to show up for lab. She never came on Saturdays. We worked side by side. I could not kick off the heels and work, as I was also wearing stockings and had my toes still painted. I saw her take several discrete glances toward my heels and when she was sure she gave me a big smile, leaned over an whispered in my year that she like my shoes and I would have to let her know where I got them. Not what I expected. The following day she called me up to study with her and asked me to come by her place. She said it was fine for me to wear heels and that she would do the same. We wound up dating for several months after that and regularly went out to clubs dancing in heels.

[Steve63130]

Pattianne71, That's a great story! Thanks for sharing it. Sounds like you had a cool lab partner; i'm sorry the relationship didn't last, but it must have been fun while it did. As Kneehighs and others have demonstrated time and again, attractive shoes can be a chick magnet for the right chick! Steve

[HappyinHeels]

All, If one is to believe the popular notion that universities, and the liberal "tolerance" environment they strive to create, then it stands to reason that a man choosing to wear heels to school whether a student or a faculty member should be embraced as just another member of their diverse community. Generally universities are more welcoming to such different lifestyles. Of course there have been enormous moments of hypocrisy in such "enlightened circles". Remember Rosie O'Donnell railing against the second amendment and the owning/carry of firearms? She later was found to have hired an armed guard to escort her child to school inferring she merits guns for protection of her interests but the unwashed masses do not. It is good to see that this particular faculty member had a good experience. Each person, in the final analysis, has to guage the benefits gained by expressing themselves this way but the key seems to do it with every confident bone in your body and chances are the person will be just fine. HappyinHeels

[samcar455]

I don't want to outright discourage you, but I'll say this much: I wouldn't do it at my college. I know a lot of cool friends who would probably be okay with it. With that being said I think only a few actually know about it. And only like 2 of them are guys. (Women seem to be more accepting of guys in heels than guys for me.) The reason I wouldn't wear heels at my college is that while I'm sure there are a lot of tolerant students, there are also a lot of intolerant students. I've been at college for almost 5 years now (changing a major and working a part time job will do that) and I myself have not been the most respectful human being when I started college. I guess I would be afraid of kids actually not caring about being "respectful" and calling me out for it. I want to wear heels, not get called out for it. At the end of the day you have to judge your student body. If you're at some art college where they just care about fashion and whatnot then go for it. If you do it well some may even be jealous of your style. But for where I'm at, it just wouldn't be worth the hassle.

[dww]

I think if I was at college age now I would wear heels 2-3 inch block type heels don't think anybody would object nowadays. They don't stand out to much and are very comfortable to wear.

[HHeeler]

It is not clear to me whether you ask because you are using the input as a part of a decision process, or you are just interested in people's college experience. I will assume the former: "Judge your student body". Now there's good advice. All colleges are not the same. Depending on size, location, focus and academic reputation they can draw students from vastly different population pools. I speculate of course, but I would imagine wearing heels at the The University of Mississippi may be a different experience than, say, Cal Berkeley or Julliard. That said, I feel - generally speaking - that youth lends itself much better to the look, and people concede youth a greater tolerance of fashion flexibility. For example a 18 year old Goth and a 50 year old Goth, are not seen in the same light.

Edited July 12, 2012 by HHeeler

[Dr. Shoe]

I wore heels to college every day except when I wore riding boots. However it was a fashion school.

[samcar455]

I wore heels to college every day except when I wore riding boots. However it was a fashion school.

Perfect example of what I was getting at. If I was at a school like that, I'd wear them all the time. But at a community college where one of the big things is sports, it just wouldn't really go over well. I'm not saying that I'd be in danger, but I could see myself getting ridiculed by some of the more vocal groups at my school. And to me, it's just not worth it.

[Steve63130]

Samcar, There is a middle ground. You could wear heels that were not so feminine in appearance. Loafers, clogs, and boots with 2" block heels would give you more of a heel than men's shoes and might be fun to wear. You don't necessarily have to wear 5" stilettos. Consider something more conservative that would not be noticed or ridiculed, and it will help build your confidence while providing a bit of fun. Steve

[roniheels]

From my sophomore year until graduation, I wore (men's) high heeled footwear all of the time, every day. But the too was the fashion back then.

[leyland1]

I wore heels almost every day to college, and my friends loved em, and nobody else said anything bad. Some older people and "chavs" gave me funny looks, but most women seemed impressed that I could walk in them, although it didn't win me any dates, but then I'm not that good looking anyway! The heels were 4"

Edited July 24, 2012 by leyland1

[Rick24]

hey tell me more about your stories when you where there Leyland1

[hhboots]

If I could relive my college years again I think I really would have loved to have done it, at least on occasion. I did not start wearing heel publicly however until about 7-8 years after college though.

[newheeler]

Sports school eh? That's really a good place to start, just tell the people about the new extreme sport you do, running in high heels, hiking or something like that