Is It Worth Your Sole?
It’s 10:30 p.m. and your girls pull another improv night on the town. You’re down because frankly you need to release some stress. So, you beat your face, put on a freakum dress, and those sexy stilettos you can’t wear to work. You walk in the place at the height of your self confidence and with the best posture. Fast forward a few hours, you can barely move. No more “Single Ladies” routines. You defaulted to standing in that cute pose you always see Beyonce do on the red carpet. Body slanted with right foot slightly placed in front of the other.while your pinky toe screams “Get me out of here!”
We all have a few of those stories. Beauty is pain. But is it always worth it?
I get it. Picture a runway and every model is in heels. Picture a fierce woman and she’s in heels. Picture Kimora Lee Simmon’s fabulosity and it’s in heels. High heels. Six inch stilettos. It sounds so sexy until the next day your fresh pedi has a few blistering friends and sometimes, everything from your back to your knees is hurting. When a study came out last year that high heels can cause health issues, we already got the memo.
In 2008, the always “fierce” Jennifer Lopez wouldn’t even hang up her heels as she carried her two unborn twins. The glamorous diva couldn’t even get a pass to be fierce in flats.
But in defense of heels, they do give you a quick confidence boost and help with your posture. They are one of the sexiest items a woman can wear and very significant to what many connect to femininity. For those blisters and callous, there is nothing a quick soak and some aquafor or shea butter can’t fix. In fact, I put shea butter on my feet every night and seal them with socks because I’m a heelaholic (that secretly has a box of flats in my closet).
Are those sexy six inches worth your sole?
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I don’t wear heels for that reason. It’s not worth killing my feet.
I agree. I don’t see how these celebrities can wear them day to day for hours.
I always carry an extra pair of those fold up flats, just in case the pain gets too unbearable. I also put Dr. Scholls cusions in my shoes … I just love the way they make me feel/look. However, after my second drink, I’m like “I didn’t come to get bougie, I came here to get crazy!” and I want to dance far more than look sexy.
I wear them (heels) so much that I have gotten to the point were I can’t wear flats, b/c they hurt my feet. Flats make the arch in my foot drop, even if i wear Dr. Scholls…heels are a MUST in my life!
I agreed. I used to live in flats throughout the week and wear heels on weekends… until the flats gave me tendonitis in my achilles. now i’m forced to wear some sort of heel daily, i tend to lean toward kitten heels and oxfords during the week and will rock my platforms and super talls on weekends. the key though is getting the shoe that’s comfortable, regardless of the fact that it’s a 5″ heel. there are comfortable heels and quite frankly, Louboutins and many of the “celeb-brands” are not on that list. lol
I thought I was the only one! Flats always hurt my feet so I stick to my lovely pumps! Though, I usually don’t go higher than 4 inches because I’m tall without the heels.
Platforms are easier to walk in in the opinion of the women I polled for an article. Most shoes I review in my videos and review on my site have platforms, not to mention I don’t wear them for hours on end. There are so many studies out there you honestly don’t know who or what to believe other than relying on your own experience. If it hurts DON’T DO IT! There’s a study that says wearing heels is better than wearing running shoes. At any rate, not “all” heels kill. I find that poorly constructed flats will do damage to your feet as well–not to mention UGGS that are supposed to be the comfy option.
Exactly, heels under 3 inches are good for posture and can tone muscles. Not to mention an insole takes off some of the added height and replaces it with comfort.
My feet hurt a helluva whole lot more in ballet flats than my chunky 4inchers.
I rarely wear heels because I just never got into them. I prefer flats, but even flats aren’t the best alternative. Wearing them for a long period of time has its disadvantages too.
I do all manner and style of shoe. In the above scenario those quick flats would be ideal if you know the shoes you rocking have an expiration time of a few hours LLS and yes I have those kind too.
Like it was mentioned platforms ARE easier to wear than a straight stilleto style.
As someone who has to get around by public transportation and walking, I rarely wear heels and I am tired of people (coworkers/friends) who feel it is their place to question me about my shoe choices.
It is definitely a personal decision, but we all must make wise and informed decisions and here is an article that speaks on the internal affects of wearing heels…imagine sending electrical shocks throughout your body from your feet all the way to your uterus…but it is one side to this story, but it is a side…http://www.dherbs.com/articles/high-heel-shoes-182.html. Peace
I know that this is a personal decision, however in order to make an informed decision it is best to hear all sides and this dherbs.com/articles/high-heel-shoes-182.html is another side to what wearing heels can do to our bodies; internally. Imagine electrically shocking/frying your uterus. But this is just one side of this…Peace
Are you serious? I think it doesn’t make any sense. google it yourself