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...

[mlroseplant]

I have thought about this for a couple of days, and I still don't know what I would wear for a race. Actually, I absolutely know what I would wear, but they don't meet the 10 cm required steepness. I don't feel like any of my boots which do meet the requirement have sturdy enough construction for a race. I suppose I would wear one of the pairs shown below. Even though they are mules, they fit quite snugly and are sturdy. In fact, the black pair has over 275 miles on it (them?), and counting!

[Shyheels]

They look sturdy enough, and high enough! 

[luvmaryjanez]

I can't imagine a stewardess being required to wear heels. I do remember seeing one in the airport wearing like 3" mary janes then on the plane switched to 2" mary janes. Very classy. I am seeing more  black mary janes being worn with black socks. Talk about camo! Can't show off the shoe when the socks are the same color. 

[Cali]

Korean Airline used to require their stewardess wear high heels and they went thru training for it. There was a New York Times story about it.

[Shyheels]

I don’t think anyone should be required to wear heels - or a tie for that matter I would like to see a whole lot less rigidity in how we dress, and much more freedom of expression. 

[mlroseplant]

My ex-wife was a flight attendant for American Airlines from the late 80s to early 90s. I remember reading through her material, and at that time, female flight attendants were required to wear no less than 1" heels in the airport and while seating passengers. There was a maximum, too, and I think it was 3-something inches? Can't remember. During the flight, the "allowable" heel heights were 0-1.5 inches. My ex-wife simply wore block heeled Ferragamo pumps, for which she paid a princely sum, but wore for years, with heels of 1.5 inches, and never had to switch shoes.

It would seem, from recent experience, that all Asian based airlines still require their female flight attendants to wear heels except during the actual flying part of their jobs. If it's not required, they just all do it, without exception. To be fair, I've never ever seen a flight attendant in Asia with actual high heels. Their standard issue appears to be sub-3 inch. I know that for many people, that's a burden.

[pebblesf]

2 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

My ex-wife was a flight attendant for American Airlines from the late 80s to early 90s. I remember reading through her material, and at that time, female flight attendants were required to wear no less than 1" heels in the airport and while seating passengers. There was a maximum, too, and I think it was 3-something inches? Can't remember. During the flight, the "allowable" heel heights were 0-1.5 inches. My ex-wife simply wore block heeled Ferragamo pumps, for which she paid a princely sum, but wore for years, with heels of 1.5 inches, and never had to switch shoes.

It would seem, from recent experience, that all Asian based airlines still require their female flight attendants to wear heels except during the actual flying part of their jobs. If it's not required, they just all do it, without exception. To be fair, I've never ever seen a flight attendant in Asia with actual high heels. Their standard issue appears to be sub-3 inch. I know that for many people, that's a burden.

During my time at AA, the female FAs were indeed required to have two pairs of shoes:  "inflight and higher heels for the terminal".   Ridiculous, very few conformed with these rules.  I was there from the late 90s thru last December.  I also remember initial training, and the ridiculous requirements for females.  In my class, there was a male instructor who was in charge of "female image requirements".   This was really awful and unfair.  I still remember women coming out of image sessions crying.  

[Shyheels]

Sounds monstrous.