You wear what you want I'm all for it but it can't be comfortable for you to wear a high heel and a flip flop

@LadyAlyxandrea To be honest, I like my sketchers.

@LadyAlyxandrea To be honest, I like my sketchers.

Do you have a photo of you wearing the heels?

You're in my team!! Props for wearing heels!

Thank you! ♥

@Storybook Thank you!

I need new ones lol

@LadyAlyxandrea I have a pair that are similar. Great for when your working on your feet all day.

@patchoullijulie also great for when you have plantar fascitis even if you sit all day

@LadyAlyxandrea They have dual function and look good also!

Thank you. There was a post on this thread earlier, to which I replied, but has since been deleted that stated that women wore high heels for men and were unable to think for themselves. I thought that rude and said so in my reply.

I had someone tell me once that women over a certain age should not keep their hair long. I decided that until the time I start to look like Granny Weatherwax, I’m keeping mine long!

Exactly. Women always criticise & blame other women. My favourite is "she broke up my marriage".

@Cassiopeia Yep. I'm always horrified when women badmouth other women Some educating needed.

But I bet you look fabulous!

Who says it’s to look better for men? I don’t wear heels all the time but when I do it’s for the same reason I wear make up, or a bra. It’s for me. And I take offence to your suggestion that if a woman wears heels she doesn’t think for herself - how rude!

I am a feminist and that means that I can choose what I wear; whether it be heels or doc marten boots. Trying to shame women into not wearing heels or make up is bad as any misogynistic shaming attitude.

I like the way my legs look in heels. I like the feel of being on tippy-toe. I like to sashay. None of these are to make me 'look better for men'.

@GoldenDoll So you would wear heels if you were on vacation in some area where there were no men to impress? Wow. I really don't understand women at all. They also put hot wax all over their tender areas, so yeah..I don't get it (shudder).

@birdingnut . No, you don't get it. Yes, I wear heels where there are "no men to impress" (why would I want to impress anyone?). What you don't get is that I love my body - I love the way it looks, I love the way it moves, I love its imperfections and I love the way that everything still works! I can walk, I can dance, I can think Some feminists never get past the "this is for men" stage. There is a stage after that, where you love yourself & your body (no matter size, shape or colour) & then you get to pick & choose what you wear & what you do. That's true freedom . Good luck.

@GoldenDoll LOL! I just want to be comfortable and be able to move freely. And be able to walk and run comfortably in whatever shoes I'm wearing. Here in Thailand, I'd walk a km from the bus stop to my school by the beach, then climb stairs and walk all day between classes scattered across the school grounds, then walk back to the bus stop. I'd have to walk from the bus stop home, so I walk both coming and going. I walk to the store, everywhere. My shoes have to be comfortable.

@birdingnut And that's absolutely fine. You're free to do what you want. Without me telling you you're doing it for men. Just like me.

@GoldenDoll LOL! Nope! I live for myself..men can take it or leave it.

@birdingnut Exactly. So maybe think next time you accuse other females of "catering to MEN".

@GoldenDoll Gracious! You're saying that women wear high heels just for themselves. Probably a few, but all the cis hetero women I know hate them, complain about wearing them, and take them off immediately after a soceal function. But you are an exception. So what? I'm entitled to my own opinion and you to yours.

@birdingnut At least we agree on that.

I don't do anything for men, just for myself. I like the way my legs look in heels and how they complement an outfit. Same as wearing well done makeup or the perfect handbag or jewelry. Also, my legs and lower back will hurt if I try to wear flats for some time.
By the way, platforms were invented by Spaniards in the late 15th c. See 'chopines'.

@birdingnut -It all depends on your lifestyle. If I had to do what you do, I'd also wear comfy shoes. But that's no reason to bash those who think differently.

@AMGT TYVM

Heels aren't within your options?

@Aggelos12 heeled boots. I have knee length heeled boots, yes.. I'm tall for a Latina woman and I like comfort too.

High heels started as men's wear back in the day that men dressed as peacocks.

But you do have to know how to walk in them. Marilyn Monroe did it best. But she did have one heel cut down to emphasis the wiggle. Fascinating Ferragamo shoe museum in Florence where they used to make her shoes.

Ferragamo for Marilyn. Nice for doing the washing up in. I would.

Sometimes one has to compromise comfort for "good looks." I hate ties but I wear them when appropriate. @zephr