The High Heeled Ruminations Of Melrose Plant

[Shyheels]

Very presentable - and a cheerful look against the drab of winter

[CrushedVamp]

I concur. It is nice to see embolden people with wearing embolden colors like red!

[mlroseplant]

I think, but I am not sure, that after 13+ years, that just maybe I am finally beginning to get the hang of this whole high heel thing.

[mlroseplant]

Another totally random comment, but what do you guys, and our one gal, think about these earrings/earclips? I don't know what to properly call them. Worn in real life by one of my female friends. My personal opinion is still not completely settled.

Edited January 23 by mlroseplant
I used the word "totally" twice in one short paragragph. It seemed awkward.

[Shyheels]

They don’t do much for me, I have to say

[Mr. X]

Nothing against it. But not my cup of tea either.

[Cali]

They are called ear clips because they clip on the ear around it folds.  Like @Shyheels, they don't do much for me. But I can see potential with respect to hearing aids. 

Edited January 24 by Cali

[CrushedVamp]

16 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

Another totally random comment, but what do you guys, and our one gal, think about these earrings/earclips? I don't know what to properly call them. Worn in real life by one of my female friends. My personal opinion is still not completely settled.

I like them, and I can see the potential in them, I am just not sure this particular piece (or pieces) I care for.

I think it is the tarnished color of them.

Being jewelry, I would prefer to see more polished silver or gleaming gold. What exactly is represented? I am not sure: the creativity of people in the world amazes me so it will be interesting to see where jewelry designers take this. But it is nice to see a differing form of jewelry emerging. 

Edited January 24 by CrushedVamp
Misplaced comma

[bluejay]

Not a fan either.

Happy Heeling,

bluejay

[higherheels]

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

[mlroseplant]

I was talking with a friend of mine the other day who said, "R. doesn't believe me when I say that four inch heels are comfortable." My response: "Yeah, I'm the only one who believes you."

[Shyheels]

And they are comfortable - as long as you buy decently made, decently fitting heels there is no reason to be uncomfortable.

My 12cm heels may be a challenge for me to walk in gracefully, but they are not uncomfortable, at least not in a painful sort of way. 

Edited Tuesday at 01:05 PM by Shyheels

[higherheels]

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

[CrotchHigh]

I agree with you 4” heels are comfortable and great for wearing all day.  

[mlroseplant]

Since I have the time on my hands at the moment, I finally dove in and attacked my shoe problem. As a result, I now have a little bit of shelf space where I had none before. I am prepared to do a new shoe inventory, the first in two years. There are significant changes since then.

For now, I want to share with you a pair of sandals that I actually threw away. You would think I'd have noticed this defect before, and I guarantee they weren't always like this, but how did the heel of this shoe become so badly bent? I cranked on it pretty good trying to figure it out, and the heel is quite securely attached. The only thing I can think of is that the shank has become twisted somehow without actually breaking, which wouldn't surprise me a bit, because they are (or were) Michael Kors, a brand I've had long experience with, and they all have weak shanks. What do you think?

[Shyheels]

Yes I would say it sounds as though the shank itself twisted. That’s a pity, they look like nice sandals.

I'm actually starting to wonder if the left heel on my 12cm boots isn’t slightly off vertical - it just doesn’t feel quite right, yet it is fixed firmly to the boot. I hope it’s not off because these are my only 12cm heels 

[mlroseplant]

The last time I wore the sandals, back in September, I remember not walking well. I figured I was just having an off day, as one will from time to time. I have no idea why I noticed the state of this heel only yesterday, but it does account for a good deal.

[Puffer]

53 minutes ago, mlroseplant said:

The last time I wore the sandals, back in September, I remember not walking well. I figured I was just having an off day, as one will from time to time. I have no idea why I noticed the state of this heel only yesterday, but it does account for a good deal.

Is it not possible to twist the heel/shank back into the correct alignment?   You have little or nothing to lose.

[Cali]

But that would put additional stress on it and it would be more prone to fail (at the most inopportunity time).

[mlroseplant]

Yes, and yes, to both of you. Now you've got me curious @Puffer. Trash day isn't until Monday, so I could dig the shoes out of the bin and see if it's even possible to straighten up the heel without breaking it. However, that would be nothing more than an experiment, because after that, as @Cali says, I would never wear them out again (meaning I would never wear them again at all). They would indeed break, probably at an inconvenient time. Part of that calculus is metal fatigue, but the other part is that they are Michael Kors brand. They will break eventually anyway. I'm lucky they gave me some warning to begin with!

According to my records, I have owned those sandals approximately 10 years, so they really don't owe me anything. They have been all over the country (quite literally) with me, but they were sort of a default dressy sandal for me. I have never found them to be terribly exciting. I shall report my findings, should I decide to experiment, at a later date.

[Puffer]

Without a clearer (side) view of the sandals - which I assume to have fully open sides - it is difficult to suggest a true remedy, but if the shank is twisted, it should be possible to bend it back without stressing the heel (if that is still correctly attached to the shank).   Place a piece of 2" x 1" timber about 12-15" long across the sole (probably at mid-shank) and another below, and then clamp both pieces at their ends, to make a tight 'wood/sandal sandwich'.   Then apply force to one end of the sandwich whilst holding the front part of the sandal.   That should allow the shank to be twisted without stressing the heel or upper. 

If that doesn't work, it might be possible to create a 'double sandwich' at opposite ends of the shank and twist the two pairs of timber in opposition to bend the shank back.  (You might be able to get away with one timber at each end, held to the sole by a single clamp and with a little resilient packing on the other side to avoid damage.)