Newsreaders and weather reporters wearing very high heels

I like to see women in high heels, enhances their legs I think. I always wore heels but not any longer sadly.

I always wore high heels, though the height diminished from my really high ones as I got older. Now I don’t like anything higher than about 2 inches , and trainers are the best for longer walks.

Oh I ve worn white trainers for so long now I d forgotten there were high heels I don’t think my grand girls wear high heels either

I have never been able to wear high heels. I bought 2 pairs when I was 18 and had a summer job and spent the next years ricking my ankle tottering around.

At the end of that year I got rid of them. Ever since then I have worn lower heels, never more than 2 inches. I am thankful to think I was so sensible. How many broken and sprained ankles falls etc I have avoided my decision I hate to think.

I now know that I have dyspraxia, sorry a neural disability, but mine was diagnosed int he 1980s, that mean I have poor fine motor control. It is why I trip and fall more than average any way, am not safe on a bicycle and my handwriting is illegible ond, of course is why after a short flirtation with high heels, I dtopped wearing them.

Isn’t it entirely up to them?

I obviously failed to get my points across because ofcourse it's up to anyone to wear what they want but surely if they are in the public eye and thus a role model for viewers, wearing shoes which are detrimental to health should not be encouraged.

Anyway I was pleased to see Louise Lear looking fabulous this evening in wide legged trousers and flat shoes.
Unfortunately she told us that the temperature my way will drop to minus 7C tonight. 😔 🧊 ⛸️ 🥶

Grammaretto and tanith - I have a similar reaction on the feminist front - I’m not so bothered about the possible physical damage to feet or posture, but I feel as if the women presenting news or the weather are often dressed inappropriately for their role. Looking smart on the same terms as male presenters would usually involve wearing a jacket. If the presenter is going to be viewed full length and chooses to wear a dress or skirt then a low heel may look better than a flat shoe but I can see no reason for spindly heels or a shrink-wrap dress 🫤.

I feel as though the gains made in the 1970s in terms of outward gender equality have been largely lost. Bring back hairy armpits and legs (and other bits!) for those who see no reason to remove what nature has given them 😊. (I do realise this is a lost cause and yes, I do remove my leg hair, though only in the summer, because I’m a pathetic, conformist coward).

Rant over 🙂

Thankyou Litterpicker. You put it so well. I fear the clock has gone back as far as gender equality is concerned.

I used to wear high heels all the time because I liked them, I don't think I ever considered news readers or weather presenters as my role models, nor did any of my friends.

I expect that any woman in the public eye wants to look fashionable and presentable. Louise Lear always looks great and she regularly wears a pair of wedge heeled espadrilles.

BridgetPark

I find when Carol Kirkwood does the weather, all I can think about is what fantastic corsetry she must have. She certainly likes wearing close fitting clothes, and yes she has the figure for it, but it is distracting somewhat...

Especially for the older man, thinking of DP here.🤭

I once read that heels of one and a half inches were better for your back than flats or high heels.🤔

They are 'dressed' for tv. and change into own clothes before heading home

After years of wearing flats I realised they have ruined my legs and particularly my ankles. I now wear a medium heels and feel and look better for doing so.

As male weather presenters have been mentioned, I feel I have to say I do not care for those who wear suits that appear to have shrunk in the wash; too short, too tight and with jackets that don't cover their bottom. George Osborne , not (yet) a weather presenter but one with jobs that are many and varied, is an exponent of this look.
On another point I am surprised by the number of people who go for walks wearing white trainers, which generally appear to be fashion wear. I am not an avid walker but I always wear walking boots or in the summer , walking trainers, which have proper support, for arches and ankles.

I wish I still could wear high heels. I used to wear them with no problems when I was younger. It had nothing to do with being subservient to men, I just liked them and thought I looked better in them. A nice dress and flats doesn't look the same somehow. In my opinion of course, other people may think differently.

Each to their own, I have never worn high heels and never will!
Also have bunions , have been told they are hereditary 😳

Wow.

I can't wear high heels for long so I tend to go for a small to medium heels if I'm going to work or anywhere special. I tend to live in flipflops whenever I can.

Fortunately I don't have bunions. They were the bane of my mother's life, resulting from her pointy toe high heels. She struggled with shoes as a result. She had an op later in life to get rid of the bunions but it wasn't the same.

I can't wear high heels but I quite like the look of them, sometimes. I don't like the really high spikey heels as I think they spoil the look of the calves, it makes them look really muscley and ugly.

silverlining48

I also wonder at the very tight ‘spray on ‘ dresses some of the female weather forecasters wear and think a size larger would look much better, though I suppose I am just old fashioned.

I could have composed this post, silverlining. The presenters wear attractive, clearly expensive dresses, but they are, as you say, invariably skin tight, and when they reach to point to the weather charts I do wonder if there will be a ripping noise. My OH is probably bored to tears with hearing me say 'That would look so much better in a slightly larger size'.

What about those beautiful African ladies swaying along with a basket on there head, their feet are bare and flat.

I see you let Huw Edwards off the hook by only referring to female broadcasters.

If I were their age, I would be wearing those heels too.

High heels suit my back better than flat shoes, even now.

A woman is only subservient if she allows herself to be. It has nothing to do with clothes or shoes, as long as she wears what she wants to and feels good in.

The lovely Nina Warhurst often wears really high heels when she’s reading the news, which look as if they don’t fit her and she just looks uncomfortable in them. I really like her presentation though, and can’t help wondering if the minute the camera has shut down she will kick them off. I wore high heels every day when I was young without a thought or sore feet. I have no bunions or corns. These days a definite no no.

I’ve always thought high heels look silly, and have never worn them. If others want to, that’s their business.

Does height have anything to do with it? I’m quite tall, and I feel that if I was short I might like to give myself a bit of extra height by wearing heels.