High-heeled women- unusual?

Gayle Gold · 29th June 2005, 15:37

I assume that most of you women wear high heels of some description? Do you find that you are unusual in society as you experience it? Do any of you wear heels higher than the bog-standard chain store highest of 4" out and about - whether at work, shopping or out. Do your friends wear the same or what do they think of you?

I find that very few ladies wear any heels and my friends certainly don't - thinking me a litle odd. Some men like it (although others are jeering booze-swilled comments so cannot tell.

Are we that odd?
GGxxx

stilettolover · 30th June 2005, 14:14

Hi G.G. :)

I find that in my everyday rounds, that I almost always see little or no heels on women today. I think they mostly reserve them for more formal or evening wear these days. I also see less and less of what I would call "business appropriate" clothing amongst the office personnel.(lots of jeans and t-shirts) That brings me to say, Yes , you who wear heels is beginning to be quite a rare occurance.

Gayle Gold · 4th July 2005, 12:26

It seems that the older women (and I am not talking old) who would have been brought up with either the platforms of the 70's or the stilettos of the 80's tend to say that they are just looking for comfort. In addition, they wore them to attract their man and then when they get their man the heels are dropped. This is often to the men's dismay - and then they wonder why the eyes wander.

As for girls of my age or younger, we weren't brought up with heels. In fact, the girls seem to want to be all the same and quite macho - wearing Ugg (aptly named) boots or they live in trainers. When thewy think they are wearing high heels - they are tiny little spikes.

Just makes any of us that do wear heels feel a little freaky

GGxxx

mk4625 · 14th July 2005, 21:45

Katherine used to wear high heels a lot before I married her (last year). Now she wears mostly 1 - 2 inch heeled loafers to work. She wore badly-fitting shoes the first few years she lived in this country and that (she claims) caused some incurable foot problems. She will wear something higher when we go out to dinner or for coffee but it takes some nagging from me. Her "Scream" boots (Pleaser 884

are worn only in the house and she can't walk more than a few steps in them.

I don't like Ugg boots either. Katherine's younger sister wears them all the time and bought a pair for their 11-year old niece. Victoria though they looked like ski boots and she exchanged them for a pair of Keds.

RPMindy · 14th July 2005, 22:15

sorry about her 'incurable foot concerns'. i've heard other guys tell me that once married, their wifes cut on the height of heels. I had an aunt do the same. dated while wear 4 and 5 inchers. now married, rarely gets up to 3 inchers. her husband is still furiuos about it and they've been married several years now.

but yes, the trend has been away from heels in general, but like another thread pointed out, in the conservative religious circles, that doesn't seem to be the case. lucky for me. Even luckier is the fact my lady is going up in heel height the longer we're together. We'll see after marriage......

RPM

p.s. sorry, couldn't resist speaking in the gals section. i'll go back to behaving.

taliheels · 17th July 2005, 17:18

as a bloke always looking out for women in heels i always see a generously enjoyable supply- but rarely in extreme heels

HeelD · 28th July 2005, 18:31

Several girls in my office wear some great high heels which is great. :) One girl has a gorgeous pair of pink pumps (probably 3") and another wears some cool black pumps (3") quite regularly. The ladies' heels vary quite regularly too.

So, yes girls still wear high heels - judging by the way they all are in New Look and Primark when there's a sale.

heelsrule · 4th August 2005, 09:02

You can thanks us (Australia) for the Ugg boot, although it took the USA to make it a street fashion item (and for trying to steel the name). Historically we just wore them inside in winter.

I still see plenty of younger office working women in heels, yes 2-4" range. Most I see who do the higher end heels don't travel to/from work in them, simply change at work which is probably a smart thing for their feet/legs. I really cannot believe anyone wears 5-6" heels for any real length of time. Office is ok if you are sitting down most of the time.

Offices have been generally getting more casual for a long time now, Brisbane being warmer than Sydney or Melbourne would be more so, as most more formal office attire is usually heavier and more covering.

Shane

dr1819 · 5th August 2005, 00:53

The only one's I see wearing heels to the office on a regular basis tend to be either older women who grew up with the practice, or thin waif's for whom wearing heels is probably less problematic than the heavty ones.

Most who wear heels regularly wear leather heels, probably because it gives better over time.

peachyshoes · 10th August 2005, 12:02

I have found that the trend is definatly veering away from high heels in favour of flat chunky shoes and boots. Also out of the ladies who come in my shop I find that the hight of the heel seems to decrease with age. However most of the ladies who go for the extreme heels (over 4 1/2 inches) are older than say, thirty. I have also found that some of these women have been asked to buy them by their husbands, so I am not certain wether these women would wear these shoes if not for the gratification of their partners.
I have been plesently suprised by the amount of ladies who do actually wear the extreme heels to the office, but I have been shocked to find that some employers have requested that they are not worn to work as it is apparently, as one employer put it, "offensive"!

Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Thankyou
Mel