High Heel Race

[Shyheels]

Yes I’ve worn almost nothing but boots since I was a teenager - typically hiking boots, but in winter LL Bean Maine Guide boots or those heavy things with the dense felt linings we called snowmobile boots (although we had no snowmobiles)

One of the things that attracted me to ladies boots instead of the ones I was supposed to wear was the sheer variety of styles, shapes etc they came in. And heels just added that extra bit of forbidden dash.

 

[pebblesf]

24 minutes ago, mlroseplant said:

I personally find pumps to be much more difficult than sandals. It's probably due to the shape of my feet, and I am a little bit embarrassed to admit that as much time and effort as I have spent measuring and analysing my shoes, I really have no idea how my feet stack up against an average woman's foot, even there is even such a thing. I know I'm a size 9 U.S. women's, and that I'm halfway between a B and a C width, so most women's shoes work just fine for me. What seems to be the case for me is that my heels must be kind of narrow left to right because a lot of the time I walk right out of pumps without even trying. I have found that Steve Madden pumps tend to work for me, but I have to wear them pretty tight, and some might say uncomfortably tight. Sandals do not have this problem, as they are held on by straps which are usually adjustable. Or there is no back at all (my preference), and you don't care how the heel fits because it doesn't exist.

You and my both my sons have something in common. None of y'all ever wear anything but boots. Of course, theirs do not have anything higher than a normal work boot heel. Although I my older son (26) has got a pair of loggers that have pretty decent heels on them. 2 inch, probably.

Yes indeed, logger boots can have some nice heels as well

[Cali]

No pumps in my heels. Every pump I have tried cuts into the tendons on my toes.

[mlroseplant]

I still don't understand how a person can just "step into" pumps and then walk normally. Getting my pumps on is kind of a production. I certainly would not pick them for a high heel race. Believe it or don't, I have certain mules that would be suitable for a high heel race. They are the kind that come a ways up your foot, not the flappy kind. The flappy kind would not be suitable for a race.

[Shyheels]

I have never even tried on a pair of pumps but I can readily imagine stepping out of them!

[Cali]

If I ran a high stiletto race I would use my Jessica Simpson suede boots. 5 inch heel, 1 inch platform.

[Shyheels]

I'd use my Jean Gaborit suede OTK boots...