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Jan 15, 2010 12:13PM
Keens are my personal favorite too. Speaking of boots, I remember giggling about a million times when my dad would walk in the door and my mom would yell, "Alan, did you leave your wet Rubbers on the rug?" Rubbers were dad's black rain boots that fit over his shoes. Rubbers, rubbers, rubbers. Hee hee.
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I've stuck with Docs and Chucks for the past thirty-some (very) odd years. They go with anything and I never have to worry whether or not they're in fashion this week.
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I've stuck with Docs and Chucks for the past thirty-some (very) odd years. They go with anything and I never have to worry whether or not they're in fashion this week.
Are those ski sandals Kevin? :-)
btw - people actually still wear these in India. seriously. they look pretty snazzy and extremely comfortable although not great to have on if a sacred cow steps on your toes while walking thru your house. you can ask angie about this.
I think the curling toe style needs to come back. I can just picture all the runway models walking down the catwalk with crazy, curling toes. :)Clark, I loves me some converse! I have 5 pairs (although I couldn't find my candy cane ones for xmas this year, darnit!) that I wear everywhere. I can't wear heels anymore because they cause my body to freak out, so my chucks make me feel funky as well as comfy.
For my birthday I want a pair of custom chucks, where you can go online and design your own.
http://www.converse.com/#/products/sh...
Keds have one that you can upload your own images for a custom look too.
http://www.kedscollective.com/design-...
My other fav pair are my xtra-cushy, plush leopard-skin slippers. I wear these most every day. :)
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I feel so bad for those women who have that done. I read a book where it described the process, breaking the bones in the feet,etc. And they are young when this happens. So horrible!
They stopped doing it after the Cultural Revolution, Sher. I think. It is appalling to us Westerners, but it was a societal norm for certain classes in China. I find it fascinating from a cultural perspective. I, too, have read several books which describe foot-binding and I can't imagine a mother doing that to her daughter...
Sally--sorry 'bout that! At least I did not post a picture of the actual "lily feet". "Restraint" is my motto for 2010.
I have many pairs of shoes, and they ALL are high-heeled. I think it gives a certain beauty, it changes the way one walks. I just love high heels!!!!
Cynthia wrote: "Keens are my personal favorite too. Speaking of boots, I remember giggling about a million times when my dad would walk in the door and my mom would yell, "Alan, did you leave your wet Rubbers on ..."I remember those! I had them as a girl.
Knarik wrote: "I have many pairs of shoes, and they ALL are high-heeled. I think it gives a certain beauty, it changes the way one walks. I just love high heels!!!!"Me, too me too me too!!
These are my favorites:
The heels are 4 inches but the platform makes them much easier to walk in.
I don't believe I could do anything but totter in either of those shoes, Mary.
My ankle is throbbing just looking at those.I suppose I've always been too much of a walker to ever go for high heels.
I have been wearing high heels since I was 15, so I guess I got used to them. I love your Electric Blue Pair Mary. I have one just like that, only black with silver patterns. By the way, it was a cultural shock for me, when I first came to the US, and saw that women don't wear high heels, or make-up every day.
That's an interesting observation, Knarik.
I have a really cute pair of leopard skin heels that my MIL gave me, and my goal is to get back to wearing heels so I can do more than walk like a chicken in them. :)
i don't wear high high heels, i want to be able to run up the stairs, it gives me energy and it's faster than walking.my shoes for the day:
Mary wrote: "Knarik wrote: "I have many pairs of shoes, and they ALL are high-heeled. I think it gives a certain beauty, it changes the way one walks. I just love high heels!!!!"Me, too me too me too!!
These..."
From a male viewing perspective: I agree with you two. They do just as you say.
High heels don't work with my lifestyle either, Bun. Dog walking, hospice clients, yelling at my kids, shoveling this Iowa snow. But I must admit, they make my butt look nice. I have given up heels (except for weddings and funerals and the occasional night on the town) just as I have given up daily makeup. Guess I'm fer darn sure an American, eh Knarik?? And a Midwestern American to boot.
I have a weird question. At what age do girls learn to walk in high heels? I was working with a group of dressed up high school seniors today at some scholarship interviews and I swear some of those girls looked like they were going to fall over...
Couldn't tell you, RA. I still haven't figured it out.
I'll wear a pair of high heels if I'm all dressed up and going somewhere special and I'll be able to change shoes within a couple of hours. But even those times come few and far between these days. They just aren't comfortable or practical for my life.
And I do work in an office. But pain makes me grumpy, and I kinda prefer being happy. I do love shoes, and I think there are plenty of cute enough ones that aren't painful. I have to admit that I wear a lot of Converse low top chucks, also.
Luckily for me, my husband prefers me looking more casual.
RandomAnthony wrote: "I have a weird question. At what age do girls learn to walk in high heels? I was working with a group of dressed up high school seniors today at some scholarship interviews and I swear some of th..."Usually when they go to a dress-up dance, serve as a junior bridesmaid, get confirmed/have a bat mitzvah, etc. For me, it was probably around seventh grade.
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Sally wrote: "Suri Cruise is learning as she learns to walk."I saw that! Unlike me, I'll bet Suri doesn't have to wait 'til she's 16 to get her ears pierced!
I didn't wear them until high school, but I was def a late bloomer.My daughter, however, was born to wear high heels (I don't let her yet). She learned to walk while on her toes and bounced around the house as if she's wearing high heels. I think she's just channeling my MIL who wore stillettos almost every day of her life as a young woman.
Janine, I love those shoes!
I learned ridiculously early because I'd always raid my mom's closet. I wore 2" heals to my 6th grade graduation (I was 11, I guess). And I wore nose-bleed stilts through high-school with my holey jeans.
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I wore Birkenstocks and hiking boots in high school.
I was socially very fringe, actually. But that can be liberating.
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I think learning to walk in high heels really depends on the quality of the shoe... like if the heel isn't really supportive and you're having to walk on your toes... well, that really sucks. One REALLY needs to spend a bit extra on comfort and reliable platforms and straps to be able to really enjoy them.
BunWat wrote: "And I don't care how expensive and supportive and well designed the shoe is, I'm still not going to be hiking in high heels. "But you could read or type in them.LOL.
I like to think I don't have to wear a certain type of shoe to look pretty and feel feminine. I admire those shoes from afar, and admire those who wear them regularly. It just doesn't work for me. If I had some of those shoes, I might wear them while reading, sitting in a comfortable chair and looking pretty. I wouldn't wear them once I stood up and walked around, t hough.
I prefer flats, personally, but I have a few really nice pairs of heels... and I'll pull them out when I get the urge to wear heels (somewhat rare occasion).
BunWat wrote: "I like going barefoot. "That's my favorite. I'd go barefoot everywhere if I could... doesn't go over so well in a hospital, though.
BunWat wrote: "Yeah, I'd go barefoot everywhere if I could too. But as you say, plenty of places where you really can't. Grocery stores tend to make frowny faces at you too. "I remember, as a kid, checking to see if I remembered to wear my shoes that day when we'd stop at a McDonald's where they always had that sign posted at the entrance that said "No shirt, no shoes, no service."
BunWat wrote: "When I found out Hawaiian kids didn't have to wear shoes to school I tried to figure out how to make my family move there. "WHAT?!! Okay, now I'm jealous of Hawaiian kids!
It's all your fault, Bun! I was content in my ignorance! : /
How have I missed this thread all this time. I LOVE shoes.I found these the other day:
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Martin Margiela, $715
Looks like something a teenager would wear behind the Iron Curtain in 1981.
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