Paul (North-East) Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Anybody know where the tradition of drinking from a ladies shoe comes from and what it represents (if anything) ? Guys- Have you ever done it ? Girls- Anyone ever used your shoes for this purpose ? And what was your reaction ? Must have left them kind of sticky I would have thought! Thanks, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice2003 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I personaly havent heard of something like this but it sounds an interesting topic to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris100575 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I've heard of this and I'd love to try it! I've had a quick Google and turned up a blank, several mentions of drinking from ladies' shoes, but no explanation of why it started. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemanda Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I seem to recall reading once that it was a wedding tradition, although dont ask me which culture or religion, it was supposed to be done at the reception. I dont recall what the poor bride must feel like with a sticky wet foot or what to do if she is wearing sandals. I cant find any reference to it either, so it may be heresay too, and only done in certain countries. Did find an article which mentioned it as a tradition at a certain newspaper... http://www.dailyorange.com/news/2003/09/19/News/Sipping.From.The.Shoe.Daily.Orange.Traditions.Evolve.Through.The.Years-470662.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilettofan Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I don't know if there's a tradition anywhere. But I did it half a year ago just for fun. A good friend of mine owns a little bar (or pub) in the Alps. She is a size 7US. She is a heel addict, too and runs around in her bar in 4" or 5" stilettos every day, sometimes 5 1/2". Some day she got a present from another friend: 6 1/2" black patent stiletto pumps. She immediately tried them on but only managed to stand in them and make 2 or 3 little steps. No chance for walking. After that test walk failed, she decided to open up a bottle of champagne and everyone in the bar had to drink it out of her new shoes. It was a lot of fun. :drinking: Then she placed her new stilettos on a shelf behind the bar (where they are still right now) and said that everyone who wants to drink out of them should feel free to do so. So every time a "heely theme" comes up, the regular customers will do it. High Heels - a true feelgood-factor for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul (North-East) Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Interesting replies guys, Thanks. I must pay a visit to the Alps soon! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob2hh Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 As long as only a few steps were made on the shoes ... Otherwise just imagine the "bouquet" that champagne would get if drunk into shoes used for miles walking, especially in summertime ! Call me a bore, but I would prefer to drink in a regular glass. Aaaaghhh ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kromozome Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 to illustrate : Have Fun with Heels KroMoZome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keels Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Have a look at www.trueshoes.com. Go to lobster fest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heelfan Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I'm dead partial to a nice drop of champagne and I'm nuts on high heels, so why on earth do I decline to drink the former from the latter? It's because so many women complain about their weeping blisters, corns (wet and dry), festering bunions, scaling skin, crumbling toenails, mouldering warts, peeling nail-varnish, gangrenous toes, bleeding boils, chronic perspiration, putrid bloodblisters, Snodgrass's excretions, last year's suntan lotion, shedding scabs, infected callouses, ulcerating sores, athletes' foot, leprous foot-rot, shoe-chafe, Blenkinsop's disease and clinical eruptions of fetid puss. Suddenly, I'm not that thirsty! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan Onwards and upwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyguy Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Thanks for that insight HF, now we can all see the downside VERY clearly He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes. Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris100575 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Thanks Heelfan, another fantasy ruined! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heelfan Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Aw cummon Chris - I was only joking. I am sure that our champagne-drinking members will only ingratiate themselves with ladies whose feet are totally unblemished and are as pure and cutaneously pure as the driven snow. But you've got to have a larf now and again, incha? I mean, incha? I mean, incha? Huh? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan Onwards and upwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba136 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I always believed drinking champagne from a lady's shoe wasn't such a good idea because the leather would ruin the taste and the residual moisture would ruin the shoe. And, good champagne is to delectable to waste and classic high heel pumps are to wonderful to be desicrated on purpose. Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heelfan Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Thanks Bubba, another fantasy ruined! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan Onwards and upwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris100575 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Hey, that's my line! I'll charge you royalties you know... Ah to heck with it, while we're stomping all over the idea I can't imagine the lady in question being too happy about having a wet foot for the remainder of the evening. Still like the idea though. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sendra45 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Wise words heelfan. I will have to agree with you, and strangely enough, as much as I love a nice shoe, I detest a horible one with a passion, even if shoes dont smell, if they look like they do, they turn my gut. urgh. Nigel. The angels have the phonebox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul (North-East) Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 That could have been a nice image if she had picked a sexy court shoe to drink from. That ugly looking shoe totally spoils it. Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXT-1 Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 not my thing, but you'd hope that the shoe's owner didn't have Tinea! lol! later, TXT-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn HH Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 YUK! YUK! YU-U-U-K!!! I must agree completely with Bob2hh and especially with Heelfan. I DO wear heels, but I DON'T drink and after reading Heelfan's extremely graffic post, I'm NOT about to try it under ANY circumstances. O-O-O-OH!!! I'm feeling a bit sick!!! Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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