Nata Posted March 23, 2002 Posted March 23, 2002 It would be a challenge but I think I am not up to it ... Cheers, Nata
Laurieheels Posted March 23, 2002 Posted March 23, 2002 On 2002-03-23 06:00, Nata wrote: It would be a challenge but I think I am not up to it ... It is a big step, or rather, many tiny steps. No one said you have to be up to the challenge, of course. Leave that for strange girls like me! I have seen pictures of seven inch heels, and it does make me feel... overwhelmed. Can I do it? Not now. I need to work my way up. It is my experiment, and the best part about it is this: if I fail, it's no big deal, because it was an experiment. Just think about the next heel height the same way. It is for you to try, and if it does not work out, you tried and you know for certain it is not for you. Be happy, that's the most important thing.
Carolyn Posted March 23, 2002 Posted March 23, 2002 I'm size 39. I for sure couldn't wear 7" Anyway, the shape is very distorted. I don't think they look very nice. ~Caz
Laurieheels Posted March 24, 2002 Posted March 24, 2002 I tend to agree, Carolyn, the shape is wrong in some way, and I think 5 or 5.5 inches makes the foot look best. But I set out to find out, so there's not qutting until I try. Does anyone else think the foot shape in seven inch heels just lacks something?
IHeels Posted March 24, 2002 Posted March 24, 2002 Hiya, I'm size 40 euro, 7 inches well I could stand in them, but not walk well in them. 5 to 5½ inches is OK for everyday use. It's nicer buying shoes you can wear anyhow. Inga HEELS are POWER the HIGHER the BETTER.
Firefox Posted March 24, 2002 Posted March 24, 2002 I'm size 40/41 Euro. I can stand in them but not walk in them properly. And I agree with Carolyn and Laurie. They don't look too nice either. Like I said before they are not proper heels anyway. The last 2" shoots up past the back of the foot. You aren't actually standing on it; it's cosmetic. I don't wear anything higher than 5" because it affects my walk too much. I want to walk naturally and 4-4 1/2 is best for that, for me personally. A girl might be trying to achieve something different. However, the main use is probably for the bedroom. I hope your bedrooms are not big ones. That might present a challenge
Highluc Posted March 24, 2002 Posted March 24, 2002 Yesterday I met a new Dutch friend who is pretty much in the fetish stuff. He wears size 40 or 41 but his feet are amazingly flexible. He could walk in 7-inch heels (no plat) very naturally without even bending his knees. He also had some ballets and handled them very well. He sometimes wears these heels for hours at fetish parties but spends the rest of his life on flat safety shoes, and only wore his socks without shoes as usual when we actually weren't trying heels. I even had problems standing on his heels (some were La Piazza special designs) and walking on them was close to impossible. Watch my website for the march diary because I took quite a bit of pictures and even some camera shots. I also borrowed his Heike type foot trainers to experiment a bit during the next months. Be youself, enjoy any footwear you like and don't care about what others think about it, it's your life, not theirs. Greetings from Laurence
hhpumps Posted March 24, 2002 Posted March 24, 2002 agree with you firefox. a 7" high heel is probably mainly for bedroom use, although i do have a pair of black patent pumps that are exactly 7". can't straighten my knees. but they are fun if you are just sitting around on a couch or chair. i sometimes wear them while i work on the computer. i can walk a little ways, getting better. i mainly have 5" to 5 1/2" stilettos. still looking for a true 6", the ones i have found that say 6" have only come up to 5 1/2" or a little more. patent leather and classic high heel pumps area.
Nata Posted March 26, 2002 Posted March 26, 2002 Would be very embarassing if I trip over while trying to walk in 7 inch heels... Cheers, Nata
Mano Posted March 26, 2002 Posted March 26, 2002 Just saw that la piazza have new 7" boots and mules for sale. I will defiantely order a pait. But even the web page says that you cannot walk in them...
Trolldeg Posted March 27, 2002 Posted March 27, 2002 I have a pair of black patent pumps with a 7" heel (well, 17,5cm anyway) for sale in size 8UK. Interested?
ShockQueen Posted March 27, 2002 Posted March 27, 2002 I could never walk in 7" heels, but would love to feel a pair on my feet someday. I bet the rush is INTENSE! SQ.....still busting societal molds with a smile...and a 50-ton sledge!
Laurieheels Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 It's amazing how much of the idea behind wearing heels is about the rush and the feel. It's almost equal to the fashion statement for some people. Not everyone, of course, but how something you wear on your feet can cause such a psychological reaction is amazing. What does this say about human beings?
hoverfly Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 That we are only human. What else? Hello,  my name is Hoverfly. I’m a high heel addict…. Weeeeeeeeeee!  👠1998 to 2022!
Laurieheels Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 On 2002-03-31 08:14, hoverfly wrote: That we are only human. What else? Only? ONLY? Being human is pretty darn special. There's nothing "only" about it. That would be like saying "it's only vanilla" when you find out it isn't french vanilla, or "the heel is only three inches". Only can be bad! I'll lay off now.
hoverfly Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 That was only me above... I don't know about you, but I am more of a mint chocolate chip my self. <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: hoverfly on 2002-03-31 09:28 ]</font> Hello,  my name is Hoverfly. I’m a high heel addict…. Weeeeeeeeeee!  👠1998 to 2022!
Laurieheels Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 If only I had more money to buy shoes, that one is a good one, and very much an if only I like. And there's nothing wrong with vanilla. Real vanilla is actually a black bean. It's exotic! It's rare to find the real thing these days! Why they make it white ice cream is beyond me. Now "if only" I could get to bed so I could spend another day in heels tomorrow...
Firefox Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 On 2002-03-31 06:59, Laurieheels wrote: It's amazing how much of the idea behind wearing heels is about the rush and the feel. It's almost equal to the fashion statement for some people. Not everyone, of course, but how something you wear on your feet can cause such a psychological reaction is amazing. What does this say about human beings? It shows our feet are wired to our brains in stange ways. Being "only human" is a complex process
Highluc Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 Being human is great, we're the only beings on this planet that can enjoy the pleasure of heels. Be youself, enjoy any footwear you like and don't care about what others think about it, it's your life, not theirs. Greetings from Laurence
Laurieheels Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 On 2002-03-31 17:24, Highluc wrote: Being human is great, we're the only beings on this planet that can enjoy the pleasure of heels. Now Highluc has the right way of using only. And of course, many other animals do not need to wear heels, they are designed to walk the same way without any help. We, of course, need heels to have the same foot position as, say, a cat.
hoverfly Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 But we are only human... and my cat is only a cat. _________________ Hello, my name is Hoverfly. I am a high heel addict…. Weeeeeeeeeee!!! <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: hoverfly on 2002-03-31 20:18 ]</font> Hello,  my name is Hoverfly. I’m a high heel addict…. Weeeeeeeeeee!  👠1998 to 2022!
Laurieheels Posted March 31, 2002 Posted March 31, 2002 Hoverfly, you will not get it, and that's okay. Some words have different meanings in different situations, and society has lost some of the poetic edge and mastry of language it once had. That's okay.
hoverfly Posted April 1, 2002 Posted April 1, 2002 Nope, I understand laurie. Romeo, Romeo, wherefor art thou? Lacing up Juliet's stiletto boots. _________________ Hello, my name is Hoverfly. I am a high heel addict…. Weeeeeeeeeee!!! <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: hoverfly on 2002-04-01 02:23 ]</font> Hello,  my name is Hoverfly. I’m a high heel addict…. Weeeeeeeeeee!  👠1998 to 2022!
Laurieheels Posted April 1, 2002 Posted April 1, 2002 May I play the role of Juliet for that scene? Someone other than Leo DiCaprio may play Romeo. He seems like a baby faced squirt, and not sutdly enough for me.
IHeels Posted April 2, 2002 Posted April 2, 2002 We can't all be choosers Laurie, anyhow on humans I agree, if wasn't a human I couldn't wear heels, tease and have fun. Inga HEELS are POWER the HIGHER the BETTER.
mart-tina Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 This topic seems to have been quiet for a while - but thought I'd chuck my three penn'orth in anyway! One advantage of having big feet (I'm A UK 9 / US 11 or thereabouts) is that the higher heel sizes get easier - well, relatively easier anyway! What I've found personally is that a heel that is virtually impossible in one make of shoe is manageable in another. For example, I have a pair of true 6" heel court shoes that I can just about totter along in, but I have 2 pairs of boots (ankle and calf length) with exactly the same heel height that I can wander around in quite happily all day without even getting sore calves... I don't know what it is about the differing designs - maybe its that the boots give a bit of added stability? I think the moral is : don't give up if the first pair of ultra-high heels you try on are impossible to even stand in, experiment with different makes and styles and maybe you'll find all of a sudden the impossible becomes possible! Incidentally - I can't remember which one it is but there is at least one manufacturer who varies the heel height in accordance with the shoe size to keep the overall style constant.... the downside is that on one pair I really like, the heel height in my size worked out at the famous 7" - which I know for a fact I can't manage (yet?)... apart from in the bedroom anyway! Martin
Laurieheels Posted July 31, 2002 Posted July 31, 2002 Train, practice, and just keep trying. That is all I do. I have noticed that I can do some amazing things in shoes now. I know I said I would experiment and find out if it were possible, but it may take a while still before I can say how a seven inch heel might work out in the office all day. More time is needed, simply because I cannot buy new shoes as often as I would like. Oh well. I prefer a US 11 for high heels myself, and being a girl, that does give me an advantage for the height.
skenn Posted August 10, 2002 Posted August 10, 2002 How do you measure heel height anyway ?. Is it the height of the very back part of the 'sole' ?. I think it should be the extra height it gives to the wearer. As one member said, 7" all day.... 'not likely'. Ballet shoes/boots 'ugly' ?. I wouldn't go that far, but they do look seriously unnatural, and I can't imagine anyone looking elegant or sexy walking in them. Shane
Yamyam Posted August 11, 2002 Posted August 11, 2002 How do you measure heel height anyway ?. Is it the height of the very back part of the 'sole' ?. I think it should be the extra height it gives to the wearer. I try and measure up the 'middle' of the heel, as that's the nearest to the extra height you gain. But that's because I can't be bothered to put them on, then measure how much taller I am. Obsessed is such a strong word. I prefer to think of myself as "differently enthusiastic"
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