Seen out and About

[Shyheels]

Vlad the Impaler had his own stern fashion code. When emissaries from the Ottoman sultan refused to remove their turbans in his presence he had their turbans nailed to their heads 

Edited March 8 by Shyheels

[Shyheels]

Not actually seen out and about, but rather a cautionary tale that was related to me by a friend of mine - a rather chic French woman who is an expert in high heels. She was seated on a bar stool at a nice cocktail bar and had, thoughtlessly, hooked her stilettos over the crossbar between the stool legs - and even more thoughtlessly forgot to un-hook them when she went to stand up. Apparently she did a full body-length face plant in the bar, an otherwise very elegant woman about six feet tall. I’ve no idea what expletives she came out with at the time, but she could see the humour of it hours later when she mentioned it to me in an email.

[pebblesf]

1 hour ago, Shyheels said:

Not actually seen out and about, but rather a cautionary tale that was related to me by a friend of mine - a rather chic French woman who is an expert in high heels. She was seated on a bar stool at a nice cocktail bar and had, thoughtlessly, hooked her stilettos over the crossbar between the stool legs - and even more thoughtlessly forgot to un-hook them when she went to stand up. Apparently she did a full body-length face plant in the bar, an otherwise very elegant woman about six feet tall. I’ve no idea what expletives she came out with at the time, but she could see the humour of it hours later when she mentioned it to me in an email.

This will happen to most all of us at some point, just glad she was not hurt and able to laugh about it later...

[Puffer]

21 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Not actually seen out and about, but rather a cautionary tale that was related to me by a friend of mine - a rather chic French woman who is an expert in high heels. She was seated on a bar stool at a nice cocktail bar and had, thoughtlessly, hooked her stilettos over the crossbar between the stool legs - and even more thoughtlessly forgot to un-hook them when she went to stand up. Apparently she did a full body-length face plant in the bar, an otherwise very elegant woman about six feet tall. I’ve no idea what expletives she came out with at the time, but she could see the humour of it hours later when she mentioned it to me in an email.

The word 'merde' comes to mind!

[Shyheels]

I suspect she was probably a bit more colourful that that!

[CrushedVamp]

On 3/8/2025 at 5:39 AM, 5150PLB1 said:

The US military also has its rules regarding hats. The Army and Air Force require you to salute an officer or superior officer indoors weather you are wearing a hat or not. The Navy on the other hand requires you not to salute indoors or while not wearing a hat. The Navy also required you to remove your hat when entering a sickbay or medical facility.

I think that got carried over for the police as well, at least in the United States. Typically, when they enter a person's home to talk to the occupants, they remove their hat before entering.

On 3/16/2025 at 7:17 AM, Shyheels said:

Not actually seen out and about, but rather a cautionary tale that was related to me by a friend of mine - a rather chic French woman who is an expert in high heels. She was seated on a bar stool at a nice cocktail bar and had, thoughtlessly, hooked her stilettos over the crossbar between the stool legs - and even more thoughtlessly forgot to un-hook them when she went to stand up. Apparently she did a full body-length face plant in the bar, an otherwise very elegant woman about six feet tall. I’ve no idea what expletives she came out with at the time, but she could see the humour of it hours later when she mentioned it to me in an email.

In a similar situation, but different I watched a woman talking on her phone, absentmindedly doing heel play with one of her heels. All was good until it fell off... and she was on a bridge over a river!

The look on her face was priceless when she realized she had to walk home with one heel on and the other lost to the watery abyss. It was the look of pure shock!

[Shyheels]

That would have been priceless indeed! 

[Cali]

At a meeting today, two 4 inch stilettos, two 4 inch block heels, one kitten stiletto, two 2 inch block heels, five tennis shoes.

[Shyheels]

Sounds like an interesting meeting. No such sophistication here in the rural north of England although I did see a woman sporting knee boots with 3-inch heels in the local grocery store the other day. the first time I've seen heels in town...

[HappyinHeels]

It’s been a while since I sat on a stool and hooked my stilettos on the crossbar but yes that is a thing to mind. I’ve worn stiletto heels various places but only once was I seated on a stool. HinH

[Cali]

1 hour ago, HappyinHeels said:

It’s been a while since I sat on a stool and hooked my stilettos on the crossbar but yes that is a thing to mind. I’ve worn stiletto heels various places but only once was I seated on a stool. HinH

I don't wear my stilettos enough, but I've hooked my stilettos on a stool's crossbar many times. 

[mlroseplant]

I must have done so many times, but you know, I really can't remember, in the same way that I do not remember stepping on the brake pedal when I parked the car last night. I shall have to pay more attention next time, should I find myself seated on a barstool again some day.

[Shyheels]

I’ve not worn stilettos while seated on a bar stool but I can see where it would be awfully easy to hook them thoughtlessly on the cross bar if the stool and forget that you’d done so when you went to get up.  Unless of course it was something you did regularly.

i used to have the old toe clip pedals in my bicycles and because I used them all the time I never once forgot to take that into account when I dismounted

[Puffer]

I imagine that any heel of at least modest height (say 2.5"+), not just a stiletto, would be at risk of catching on a stool or chair crossbar.   After all, cowboy boots traditionally have high heels for just this reason - to keep one's boots anchored behind the stirrup crossbar.   (No doubt more than a few cowboys have failed to allow for that when on a bar stool after a couple of whiskies!)