<p>0h I like tights lol just not pantyhose.
Seattle is great cause with a couple changes of coat and footwear I can go anyplace.
Friday for instance , I started a new class at the community college (cultural anthropology that is an ongoing class- I transferred after finding out that the studio art class I was taking for a break while I regrouped was also requiring multiple research papers).
Any way @ registrAtion, I ran into a student who told me he was sure we were spending Friday in the classroom, so I wore my suede/leather Spanish boots, and a longer nylon skirt ( with zips for traveling).
On the way out the door , I decided I better grab a raincoat and my mudboots.
Good thing- the prof emailed me 5 min before I got there to let me know we were going to be working outside all day.
( for those of you not in Seattle - it has been pouring off and on for days& Friday wasn’t any exception - plus I drove an hour to meet at my school in order to carpool to a park 10 min from my house;). )</p>
<p>Most of the shoes I wear to work have no more than a 1.5" heel. I find even a 2" heel to be uncomfortable to wear all day. And I decided early on that I absolutely refuse to have my feet hurt all day. Price for beauty, my foot. (I have wide feet, especially at the toes, and the higher the heel the more pressure on the toe even if the shoe is supposed to be comfortable, and even if I make sure that I wear the right size for me – 7.5W – and that the shoe isn’t too long. That’s the worst, when the foot slides down towards the toe. Sometimes I put cotton in the toes to make sure it doesn’t happen. Plus, I realized a few years ago what most women my age probably learned 35 years ago: if a shoe is at all tight first thing in the morning, by the end of the day I probably won’t even be able to walk on it!)</p>
<p>My secretary sometimes wears 3" heels, or even a little higher. I don’t understand how she does it.</p>
<p>So 1.5" is plenty for me. After all, that makes me 5’ 4", and that’s taller than I used to be at work! </p>
<p>There’s certainly no requirement at my firm (or any firm I know of in NYC) that women lawyers wear nylons and heels. Besides, if you’re wearing pants, why would anyone necessarily have to know? I usually only wear pantyhose in the fall and spring, anyway; I try to avoid them if I can. In the summer I usually go barelegged with sandals unless I’m going to court or have to meet a client. In the winter I almost always wear tights, which I find more comfortable. I even wore black tights to court with a suit last week. It was cold, and besides, I had a 3-inch gash on my shin from tripping on a curb in the parking lot of my building a few days before, plus an allergic reaction to the large-size bandaid, and I didn’t want anyone to see me that way!</p>
<p>I usually go barelegged in the summer, but now I am noticing tiny blue veins on my legs ( I am a redhead so pale skin which I can blame them on)
I don’t tan, but not sure if the self tanner I use in the summer so I don’t blind people will be enough to hide them.
I guess I am more vain than I thought, (middle age is not so graceful sometimes)</p>
<p>Do you see the UGGS at the top of the page?</p>
<p>What would The Manalo say?</p>
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<p>I’ve noticed those too in the last couple of years, some not so tiny. (Aren’t they called spider veins or something like that? I guess I could try to get rid of them with laser treatments, but that’s really expensive.) Fortunately, they’re all above my knees so far, and I don’t wear skirts shorter than that, so for the time being they don’t affect what I wear.</p>
<p>I’ve used self tanner so far to minimize the look of those veins (I have very pale skin). I’ve seen a product in a can called something like “spray on hose” to camouflage veins and such. Has anyone tried these products?</p>
<p>I’ll chime in as one of the exceptions…I’m over fifty and I wear 3+ inch heels almost every day that I’m in the office. I love the look and the style (lots of pointed toes and shoes of every color in my closet) and I feel more authoritative (and less “old-ladyish”) when I wear heels. I’d say that it’s my signature style. Occasionally I’m on construction sites and need to adjust my wardrobe accordingly, but in the office and at meetings I am all about high heels.</p>
<p>ewww…spray on stockings. Doesn’t sound good to me. I think I’ll pass.
I’m very fair, my legs are ghost white and yes, those teeny spider vains are starting to appear. Sunless tanner sounds like a better idea…they’re not as orange as they used to be. </p>
<p>I used to work with a women who…well…was just not very attractive. But she had great thin legs and tiny feet. And she would wear strappy high-heel sandles with her suits (this was “back in the day” when the ladies wore suits and pumps to work).<br>
Thank god those days are gone! (along with the awful man-like ties).</p>
<p>I had pretty much forsaken my beloved high heels over the past few years - in my opinion a heel is the best thing a pair of legs could ask for - but then I found Cole Haan Air Nike heels. These shoes are amazing! They have Nike engineering but are really great looking shoes, and there are flats and boots with the same Nike engineering also.</p>
<p>I know I’m a minority here as a man chiming in, but I thought feminism was about CHOICES. Choosing career or motherhood or both, or bra or no bra or high heel or no high heel. IF there are feminists that say women shouldn’t wear high heels because it appeals to what is generally thought of as physical beauty- then they have it wrong. Feminism permits the choice to want to wear what they want. And some may choose a <em>traditional</em> look of beauty at certain events despite the discomfort. Feminism should support that choice.
P.S. my posting is not meant to be interpreted that women must wear heels, or should wear heels, or should wear them for long periods. Only that they are OK for those that choose them, and generally do favorably change a womans posture and appearance.</p>
<p>A woman of this age group, wearing 3" pumps, will certainly get my attention.</p>
<p>Cole Haan fans - I have never spent that much on a pair of shoes, but I have so many dressy affairs coming up in the next few months that I would be tempted to splurge on a pair. Each event is with totally different people, so I could wear a dress that I already own and love more than once. What would make me happy is if I were to be able to find sexy heels that are somewhat comfortable. I need a wide toe box and a narrow heel - so tell me how their shoes generally fit? I would use zappos - but just curiousl</p>
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<p>I didn’t see anyone say that here!</p>
<p>And I wouldn’t say that feminism is only about choices, although that’s part of it. But this is hardly the thread to discuss that!</p>
<p>Really, LongPrime? I’ve been wearing boots w/ 3.5" heels all winter and haven’t noticed that men are hyperventilating. But you said, “pumps.” Does that make a difference? I am not being sarcastic; I do wonder.</p>
<p>younghoss, I’ve been waiting to see who will jump on your observation that heels “generally do favorably change a womans posture and appearance” and how that will be accomplished. I’m surprised I haven’t seen it yet.</p>
<p>I just ordered a pair of pumps with 3 inch heels. Not something I’ll wear all day but for special occasions like my niece’s upcoming wedding. </p>
<p>I never wear pantyhose but I am fair skinned so I use self tanner on my legs. As for the spray on hose stuff, I’ve never tried it but someone I know did and it rained and the stuff ran off her legs.</p>
<p>I’m surprised you haven’t seen it too, mafool. I said it way way back in post 5. I’ve never worn heels, but I am told it requires a different posture to balance; they do more than just make a female taller. Maybe no one has commented because that small observation is correct. My wife says it adds to her confidence too- but I couldn’t say if that is true for any other female</p>
<p>As for the other comment, katiep touched on it in her post 46 when she indicated the feminist in her would rather be remembered for her wit rather than physical beauty. And BB did too, in post 55 discussing equal rights. A woman should be treated equally on the job regardless of what she chooses to wear. Of course, out on a date is not subject to Federal Hiring laws.</p>
<p>Then Fallgirl quips that she is (paraphrasing)more beauty than wit; showing she has wit too, good for Fallgirl!</p>
<p>OK- sidestory-</p>
<p>DH isn’t quite as tall as he’d like to be, so owns a few pairs of shoes with “lifts” in them. Last week, when flying home, a female screener stopped the xray screener, stared at his shoes and pulled him aside for extra security! He and the male screener had a nice laugh about it.</p>
<p>Ok, back to the topic of “real” heels</p>
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<p>OK, so I had been thinking maybe I was missing something and 3 or 4 inch heels might make me look totally better (I did learn to always point my foot in pictures as a girl…) The Cole-Hahn Nike combo sounds so lovely… for those who spend $200+ on shoes! For now, I shop at DSW and buy nice brands and have seldom broken the $100 ceiling. Maybe I’ll save up and try a pair. Expect a report next year…after we’re done paying tuition!</p>
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<p>I’m sure that’s true. On the other hand, I’ve seen an awful lot of women in too-high heels who look and act only as if their feet hurt!</p>
<p>You certainly have to change your posture, and I, too, think I look better in heels than in flats (even though the heels I wear hardly deserve the adjective “high”). But, medically speaking, I’ve never heard anyone claim that high heels actually improve your posture!</p>
<p>[High</a> Heels: The Problem | Advanced Foot and Ankle Center](<a href=“http://www.advancedfoottexas.com/2010/01/high-heels-the-problem/]High”>http://www.advancedfoottexas.com/2010/01/high-heels-the-problem/)</p>
<p>I’d like to know how many of you would want to wear the pair of shoes pictured on that link!</p>
<p>Goodness, Donna, thanks for the link - those are hideous torture devices, not shoes :eek:!</p>