Heels As A Torture Device?

[fatfuzz]

My girlfriend found this - don't know if anyones posted it already so sorry if they have. 

 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/how-high-heels-went-from-menswear-to-womens-torture-device

 

 

[hoverfly]

LoL people still expect to wear high heels with out understanding what it actually takes? The biggest thing is proper fitting and quality foot wear.

[Steve63130]

<yawn>Another mindless bashing of high heels...</yawn>

 

Steve

[Dr. Shoe]

Indeed.

 

The heels for riding weren't spiky. They were what we would have called chunky heels or, at the most extreme, cuban. The spiky heels came much later when worn at the royal courts.

[jetheelsfan]

The term "well heeled" as in "rich" comes from that time period.  For the most part, it seems some women really enjoy the ability to show off their ability to make graceful moves while wearing high heel appearing to "glide" across the surface of the planet.  Meanwhile others "clomp" like a horse or choose to avoid heels all together for flip-FLOPS or trainers.  Guess which ones attact the most attention. 

[Shafted]

The term "well heeled" as in "rich" comes from that time period.  For the most part, it seems some women really enjoy the ability to show off their ability to make graceful moves while wearing high heel appearing to "glide" across the surface of the planet.  Meanwhile others "clomp" like a horse or choose to avoid heels all together for flip-FLOPS or trainers.  Guess which ones attact the most attention. 

Funny, but I like being graceful in my stiletto heels as well.

[mtnsofheels]

Thanks Fatfuzz, entertaining anyways!