Wow! It’s Wednesday! The Heel of the Matter
So I’ve never been the type of woman that could wear high heels all day. Pumps … only if I won’t be doing a ton of standing. Wedges, though, are awesome and I used to wear them into the ground.
However, I made an awful discovery when I slipped on my sister’s black wedge boots for my baby shower. They looked perfect with my dress, but it only took 10 minutes of walking around on carpet for me to kick them off and switch them out in favor of way less flattering flat. Apparently, I am no longer able to wear even wedges comfortably. Horrifying. I’m blaming the whole pregnancy thing for this one. But I’m a little concerned that I’ll still find myself unable to swing wedges after my nine months are up. And I’ve been wondering lately if I should invest in a pair of athletic shoes that 1) aren’t green slip-on converses and 2) will match other things in my wardrobe.
I’ve always wanted to ask women who wear heels regularly how they do it. Is it because they have smaller feet that fit their frames? I’m 5’3 and wear a size 9.5 — the same size as my 6ft tall friend, Sallie. Maybe having clown feet precludes me from being able to wear fashionably tall high heels. Or maybe I’m just not woman enough to deal with the pain.
Anyway, here’s a Jezebel piece about a 1930’s guy that thought the next step in women’s emancipation would be abandoning the then-new high heel trend in favor of “non-barbaric” footwear. Considering that most feminists I know wear heels, I would say that’s not going to happen like ever. But I am waiting for the day when the supposedly comfortable Cole Haan – Nike Air mash-up heels come down to my price range OR when their design patent runs out, so that cheaper designers can start knocking them off.
Til then, I guess I’m in flats — and possibly wedges after the baby is born. Fingers crossed…
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My doctor actually told me that a low heel is better for you than a flat… but its pretty hard to find a low heel that isn't completely dumpy in a lower price range.
This is my favorite shoe of last year (of the ones I bought for myself)….I highly recommend it!
http://www.zappos.com/product/7431857/color/15841…
Sneaker/ wetsuit meets cute flat. Other colors available. :-)
And here are some cute low heels/ wedges from Marc that are a bit more expensive (but thus not dumpy):
http://www.zappos.com/product/7392425/color/13808…
http://www.zappos.com/product/7489768/color/14531…
http://www.zappos.com/product/7437538/color/17171…
Those last ones are to die for and they're on sale! But I'm beginning to see that it might not be the heel that's making me so uncomfortable, but the fact that most of my shoes are pretty cheap.
My doctor actually told me that a low heel is better for you than a flat… but its pretty hard to find a low heel that isn't completely dumpy in a lower price range.
This is my favorite shoe of last year (of the ones I bought for myself)….I highly recommend it!
http://www.zappos.com/product/7431857/color/15841…
Sneaker/ wetsuit meets cute flat. Other colors available. :-)
And here are some cute low heels/ wedges from Marc that are a bit more expensive (but thus not dumpy):
http://www.zappos.com/product/7392425/color/13808…
http://www.zappos.com/product/7489768/color/14531…
http://www.zappos.com/product/7437538/color/17171…
Those last ones are to die for and they're on sale! But I'm beginning to see that it might not be the heel that's making me so uncomfortable, but the fact that most of my shoes are pretty cheap.
yeah, but being 6 feet tall doesn't make it any better. the heels still hurt, and i don't like being 6'3. i mostly stick to flats, and sometimes a kitten heel. what bugs me is most shoes just don't look good above size 9. i think they must design shoes as a size 6, not thinking how horrible the shoe will look when expanded to size 10. i've fallen in love with lots of floor samples only to be disgusted when they brought them out in my size. oh well.
Oh Sallie, it drives me crazy when I see something that looks so cute in a 6 turn into a monstrosity when it goes up past a 9. I get so jealous!
yeah, but being 6 feet tall doesn't make it any better. the heels still hurt, and i don't like being 6'3. i mostly stick to flats, and sometimes a kitten heel. what bugs me is most shoes just don't look good above size 9. i think they must design shoes as a size 6, not thinking how horrible the shoe will look when expanded to size 10. i've fallen in love with lots of floor samples only to be disgusted when they brought them out in my size. oh well.
Oh Sallie, it drives me crazy when I see something that looks so cute in a 6 turn into a monstrosity when it goes up past a 9. I get so jealous!
You have to find the right heel height, toe shape and shoe brand that works best for you. I've found that, for all-day wear, for me, I can't go over a 2 inch heel. But a lot of my heels are very comfortable. Some even more comfy than certain flats I own. And if shoes are really, really cute — I find I will suffer them for an evening.
You have to find the right heel height, toe shape and shoe brand that works best for you. I've found that, for all-day wear, for me, I can't go over a 2 inch heel. But a lot of my heels are very comfortable. Some even more comfy than certain flats I own. And if shoes are really, really cute — I find I will suffer them for an evening.
I'm 5'4 and a size 10 wide. I have a few pairs of heels I could wear all day, but for the most part, it's coming off within about 3 hours. I never learn. I spent an evening walking around San Francisco barefoot after a musical.
For me, the lower the heel the better the staying power.
I'm 5'4 and a size 10 wide. I have a few pairs of heels I could wear all day, but for the most part, it's coming off within about 3 hours. I never learn. I spent an evening walking around San Francisco barefoot after a musical.
For me, the lower the heel the better the staying power.
I was actually hesitant to comment because a friend of my mine who shall remain nameless (code = Ernessa) already chastises me about how easy my pregnancy was (even though I was on bed rest for six weeks). But I wore heels throughout my entire pregnancy expect for the last two weeks when my feet were two swollen to fit into ANY shoe. I remember one day in the office when I was like six months and I had the head of facilities management (who also happened to be a father of four) in discussing furniture and he looked at my stomach, looked at my 3 inch heels and went on for about 10 minutes about how I should not be wearing them.
I was actually hesitant to comment because a friend of my mine who shall remain nameless (code = Ernessa) already chastises me about how easy my pregnancy was (even though I was on bed rest for six weeks). But I wore heels throughout my entire pregnancy expect for the last two weeks when my feet were two swollen to fit into ANY shoe. I remember one day in the office when I was like six months and I had the head of facilities management (who also happened to be a father of four) in discussing furniture and he looked at my stomach, looked at my 3 inch heels and went on for about 10 minutes about how I should not be wearing them.