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Does anyone still wear heels?

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granoffour Thu 09-Nov-17 16:22:20

I've found three pairs of very dusty but beautiful high heel shoes in the back of my wardrobe. These days I either wear comfy trainers or biker boots. Even on an evening out I'll rather wear (warm) boots with a chunky very low heel. Will I ever wear these heels again? I'm not sure I want to resign myself to never wearing heels again. It feels like giving up on being young...

KatyK Fri 10-Nov-17 19:47:57

Yes I wear them if I'm going to a wedding or something. I usually take a big enough handbag to squash a pair of ballet pumps into for emergencies!

123kitty Fri 10-Nov-17 19:53:47

They don't have to be sky high, but shoes have to have heels for me to feel really dressed up. Pointy toes red heals- here I come.

Gaggi3 Fri 10-Nov-17 21:47:40

I have a pair of lovely grey ankle boots. The leather is butter soft and heels very high. Given to me by DD who never wore them. I can’t walk or even stand up in them really, but I sometimes put them on while sitting on the sofa and admire them. grin

starlily106 Fri 10-Nov-17 23:16:25

Cant wear heels since i had both knee replacements done, wear slip ons with a slight raised heel, but basically flat. Wish I could get away with slightly higher wedges, but sadly I can't.

Bambam Fri 10-Nov-17 23:37:59

SallyDapp
Keep "rocking" those heels!
You go girl...

Greengage Sat 11-Nov-17 01:46:12

Am in my 70s. Never liked shoes, and at home mostly wear none, though occasionally wooden Scholls (which I do like) or soft slippery type things if my feet are cold! When out, it depends what I am doing. Mostly wear flat slip-ons, wedges, or sandals in summer, but always court shoes with about a 2" heel if I want to be smarter. Have crocs for the garden and regular garden shoes. Also own trainers! Need short boots and probably walking boots. But oh how I hate shoes in general!!

Grandma70s Sat 11-Nov-17 07:17:23

What I’d like to know is how so many women have been brainwashed into thinking high heels are smart, when they quite obviously put feet in an unnatural position. Fashion is a strange thing.

BlueBelle Sat 11-Nov-17 08:02:46

Watching how young people walk on the incredible high thin heels ( way higher than our stilettos) now makes me realise how ugly it looks they walk with their knees bent quite strangely
No a small chunky heel is all I can manage as one toe joint can no longer be bent without excruciating pain I like to see ladies in one or two inch heels but those four five and beyond look very daft

Kim19 Sat 11-Nov-17 10:18:48

Grandma70s not 'smart' for me necessarily but certainly 'feel good' applies. Hope I wasn't ever brainwashed but, who knows........

EliseC465 Sat 11-Nov-17 10:29:44

I live in my DM’s. Even for work.
I wear small heels for events like weddings and I still have a beautiful pair of black suede Chanel heels that I can bear for about 2 hours.
In the summer I wear wedges or a little platform, and on holiday I live in my Ecco sandals.

loopylou Sat 11-Nov-17 11:01:47

I used to happily wear high heels but after totally dislocating my ankle and breaking it in 9 places, it's held together with pins and plates so no more. I've lost my balance too so flat ties or very low heels for me.

loopylou Sat 11-Nov-17 11:02:31

Flatties not 'flat ties' for goodness sake!

Sunlover Sat 11-Nov-17 11:02:42

I have a cupboard full of beautiful high heels. My husband loves me to wear them!! Sadly I fell( wearing flats!) and badly broke my wrist. Now I feel very scared of falling again so rarely wear any of my lovely shoes. I have found I wear completely different clothes now as so many of my dresses look really frumpy with flats. They really need heels( in my opinion) to look nice. However, I can't get rid of them. Maybe one day..........

MaryXYX Sat 11-Nov-17 13:34:01

Well ... I took part in the Reclaim The Night march in my boyish walking shoes, then joined the party. The young people were disco dancing in boots or trainers, I danced in my heels.

Norah Sat 11-Nov-17 21:09:01

Yes, I still wear heels.

Ginny42 Tue 14-Nov-17 21:36:16

I have several pairs of very high heels which I wear when I can get out of the car and walk into a restaurant and back to the car and home at the end.