I simply couldn’t go to sleep until I posted this. Argh. You know how that goes, don’t you?
*sound of crickets chirping*
Right. Okay then. So here’s something that bothers me about women’s fashion: High heels. Sure, they can (sometimes) make a gal’s leg look sexier, but that only works until she starts moving unless she knows how to actually walk gracefully in heels. And too many women who wear heels, don’t.
What surprises me is that nobody tells any of these ladies that clumping along in heels only makes them look like unhappy robots, not sexy femmes fatale. I’m not kidding. I’m downtown almost every day, standing at the bus stop with little better to do than people-watch, and about half of the people I see are women. (Imagine that, eh?) Of those, close to half are wearing high-heeled shoes of some sort… and many of them are walking with a kind of stilted, uncomfortable gait that says louder than words, “Damn I hate these heels.”
So here’s my advice to any women who might stumble across this posting. If you’re not absolutely comfortable wearing high heels, don’t. Put on some more comfortable shoes and enjoy walking normally and naturally. Believe me, you’ll look a helluva lot more appealing, and be a lot more comfortable into the bargain!
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7 responses to “On Heels”
You’ll have to watch me walk in heel and tell me if i know how to walk… I have seen women who look like line-backers when they walk in heels and i make every effort not to look like that, but I have never asked anyone if I look OK walking in them… must remember to ask next time 🙂
There’s a gal here who maybe weighs 100 pounds dripping wet, and is somewhat tall, maybe around 5″6′, and whenever she wears /any/ shoe that clinks on the floor (doesn’t have to be uncarpeted) here it sounds like a herd of elephants is storming through the building.
I can do high heels, chunky ones please, but I really don’t want to walk around being 6 feet tall because the only thing I can find that doesn’t look like old lady shoes has at least a 3″ heel to it.
it’s all in how you step. Most women walk with their legs apart, instead of crossing their feet over as if they are walking on a mildly thin line. And I agree. My mom taught me how to walk in them. I don’t know if I pull it off, but I do remember being instructed. Oh, and those clod hopper heels don’t make ANYONE look sexy.
It’s unfortunate how many women will endure any pain for the sake of their fashion – I saw a gal actually limping into the building this morning in a pair of those monster platform heels. Heels are fine for social events, ladies, but if you’re just going to work (in a non-sex industry), anything that adds more than an inch of elevation just isn’t practical.
*chuckles at The Wolfie* Welcome to the wonderfully (and sometimes not so wonderful) wacky world of radio.
I love being tall! Heels (those torturous, nasty things) are strictly optional. I still feel like a little kid playing dress-up when I wear them. Either that, or some naughty little tart.
Naughty tarts are sometimes fun, though. *evil laugh*… I tend to avoid heels though… Even though I *do* know how to walk in them, they hurt my ankles, so I can’t wanna… Then again, there are times when really, all they are is for better hallway traction.