Reason for wearing heels??

[Cali]

4 hours ago, Shyheels said:

crossing glaciers...

Now this is where stilettos might help.

[Shyheels]

18 minutes ago, Cali said:

Now this is where stilettos might help.

Well I do have attachments that are like a dozen pair of stilettos on each boot. You make few friends wearing them on parquet floors though...

[nzfreestyler]

4 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Well I do have attachments that are like a dozen pair of stilettos on each boot. You make few friends wearing them on parquet floors though...

I have worn stiletto heels in the snow (fresh falling snow) on several occasions. I slipped around less than people in gumboots and normal flat shoes ! But I did have to be careful - mind you so did everyone else !

I did get wet toes though but stockings dry out really quickly!

[HappyinHeels]

I looked at this Shyheels list and have been all of these places except Antarctica. My father was there at times 1962-1965 when only military and scientists were allowed. He certainly is the travelled one. Probably the most unique places I have been was the Soviet Union in 1979 and Grise Fjord (74 degrees north) in the Canadian High Arctic a year earlier. Of course Beirut in 1983 was an unusual place as well. HinH

[Shyheels]

Never been to Beirut - again not a place for wearing heels, certainly not in 1983! Out of the way places I have been include Tristan da Cunha, Bougainville, Cameroon, Niger, the Falkland Islands, Taha'a, and St Helena.  Not in heels...

Edited December 13, 2018 by Shyheels

[HappyinHeels]

Parts of Beirut were heavily damaged from civil war and after the US Marines were blown up at the airport in late 1983. Well before that though Beirut was very a swank place which some called the Las Vegas of the Middle East.  HinH

[Shyheels]

9 minutes ago, HappyinHeels said:

Parts of Beirut were heavily damaged from civil war and after the US Marines were blown up at the airport in late 1983. Well before that though Beirut was very a swank place which some called the Las Vegas of the Middle East.  HinH

I've seen some really cool pictures of Beirut in the 50s and 60s - would have been an amazing place back then. 

[p1ng74]

On 12/9/2018 at 4:16 PM, swedeheeler said:

It's eligible to wear heels, so my twisted brain will turn the question round to: Is there reasons to not wear heels?

Depends on how high a heel.  Yes, there are a lot of high activity situations where it is foolish to be in a 4” stilleto, but I’ve been contemplating pushing the limits.  I haven’t worn a pair of lace up shoes of any type in years.  I am constantly in boots with 2 to 2.25” heels, which most guys consider to be a bit tall for constant wear, but I really like the look and feel.  Yes, I hiked through New Zealand and Yellowstone, round up cattle, and climb ladders in my cuban heel boots.  I wonder if I can push to wearing a 3” cuban heel every day, and through high activity situations.  There are probably reasonable orthopedic arguments for 2” being an ideal height, but am I crazy for wanting to go higher?  

[at9]

Never heard Beirut described as the Las Vegas of the Middle East before. "Paris of the Middle East" goes back a long way and I saw "Switzerland of the Middle East" recently for the first time.

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-of-beirut-lebanon-1965-2014-12?r=US&IR=T

[Shyheels]

Yes, it had a Riviera-like chicness that doesn’t really call Vegas to mind, and certainly wouldn't have called Vegas to mind when people were describing the place during Beirut’s 50s and 60s salad days. 

[at9]

But doesn't Vegas have an Eiffel Tower:-)

[Shyheels]

Does now, I believe, but not back then!

[nzfreestyler]

4 hours ago, p1ng74 said:

I wonder if I can push to wearing a 3” cuban heel every day, and through high activity situations.  There are probably reasonable orthopedic arguments for 2” being an ideal height, but am I crazy for wanting to go higher?  

yes you can. I reckon definitely n a larger style sturdy style heel, and not too high for your foot flexibility/strength.

But the thing is as you wear higher heels more, I found that they become easier and more normal, a 4 inch heels feels normal to me - like its just a shoe, it doesn't feel special and for that special feeling of a high heel I need to go towards my limits and that is why I enjoy being on my tippy toes in the big guns so to speak. But not for as many hours as a 4 or a 5 inch heel !

I can do everything I need to daily with stiletto heels, the only exceptions would be carrying really bulk or heavy stuff, or working around home in the garden or house maintenance etc and then I know I could do that in a chunkier style heel/boot but I don't wear boots much and only wear a few chunkier block heels, and most importantly I need to wear flat shoes sometimes - so I wear flat shoes around home doing chores etc.

I kind of still am curious to go higher - but my foot is vertical in 5.5 inch heels and a little arched back in 6 inch heels and I can't go further really.

[Jkrenzer]

Don't go higher,  your shoes are already perfect. I'm actually envious of most of your styles, I can't seem to find them in the states. You go higher you'll ruin your feet and knees and the proportions will be all off. 

[Pierre1961]

Yes,go higher  but just for fun! @Jkrenzeris right. If you wore 5.5" all day long you will ruin your body. 

I wear 5.5" to 6" at home.For fun,feeling and training.  So not so much walking. Outside 5" is high enough.Sometimes to high!

 

[nzfreestyler]

I wasn't saying I am deliberately working towards wearing higher heels. For me I just wear what I like the look of and what feels good. If I can't wear them all day I wouldn't be wearing them, and I have evolved to my heels, not rushedinto trying to wear a tall heel. But my arch/ankle ability is infinitely better than it was say 4 years ago, which is way improved on what I had as a flat shoe wearer say a decade + ago. But it a journey and as long as I am comfy I will enjoy my heels.

And yes I think a shoe around 5 inch for me is great shape and looks great and is fine for daily wear. Higher is extreme, and the styles often aren't as elegant.

[Tallboots]

It's a difficult question...

I can feel aroused while browsing neww boot in online shopes or in a physical shop, but I do feel it for my own satisfaction. It's who I am. And wearing boots makes me feel well.

[BootsOnly]

Reason for wearing heels? Seriously, who needs a reason?? 

Granted, I have tried to rationalise this in the past. I enjoy the look, the extra height, and the sound, etc, etc...

Anyway, I wear high heels because I bloody well enjoy wearing them!! So there! 

However, I have noticed that, when it comes to footwear, people fit into two categories, save for those who wear specialised footwear for sport, safety, or physical requirement.

Group 1 - For them, footwear is something that separates their feet from the ground and nothing more. They're the "great unwashed" 

Group 2 - Those who, irrespective of gender, wear high heels. We're the "enlightened ones"... 

[nzfreestyler]

14 minutes ago, BootsOnly said:

Group 2 - Those who, irrespective of gender, wear high heels. We're the "enlightened ones"... 

Well said !

I don't have to worry about being caught out in flat shoes cause I never wear them anymore ! !

my legs look better in high heels too.

[Shyheels]

Well there are people who take a fashionable interest in their footwear and yet do not wear high heels simply because their tastes run along different lines

[nzfreestyler]

43 minutes ago, Shyheels said:

Well there are people who take a fashionable interest in their footwear and yet do not wear high heels simply because their tastes run along different lines

Have to agree too ! Each to their own.

I like my flats too ! But I hardly ever wear them out - but I do like cute flats!

There are so many choices and styles - that's what's neat about shoes. Even in the 'genre' of shoes I like there are styles I wouldn't wear just because I don't like the colour/shape etc...

there's something for everyone in a shoe store !

[Shyheels]

Indeed, in the main my tastes run to knee and OTK boots with low walking heels. Or high end hiking boots. 

[nzfreestyler]

I love pointy toe flats

Stiletto heeled pumps/slings/peeps - are my favs - and I love wearing bright colours too...

I do have a few pairs of knee boots but I get sweaty feet in boots and I prefer bare legs.

[Shyheels]

Jeans and boots for me, colour palette blues, purples, and greys

[nzfreestyler]

I only wear pants/jeans a couple of times a year now. Last pair of jeans I bought are over ten years old !! Mind you they were good quality but...

You wear your boots over or under ?

[Shyheels]

I wear my boots over my jeans

[nzfreestyler]

8 minutes ago, Shyheels said:

I wear my boots over my jeans

The only way to be? Loud and proud !

[Shyheels]

6 minutes ago, nzfreestyler said:

The only way to be? Loud and proud !

Not at all loud. Really quite understated. 

[Cali]

3 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Well there are people who take a fashionable interest in their footwear and yet do not wear high heels simply because their tastes run along different lines

I think this was covered in Group 1.  LOL

[nzfreestyler]

 

2 minutes ago, Cali said:

I think this was covered in Group 1.  LOL

ha ha good one ! I love it !