Here's a tip. How about just don't wear heels. I'm not so insecure about my height that I feel that I must torture myself. I'm not so enslaved by fashion that I have to be oppressed by it. I like to dance and have fun at parties without the pain and agony. And guess what, I still look good.

Lovely shoes in the picture, bows and tapered heels were all the rage in 1985. Perhaps the author would like to join us in 2010.

you all look mighty fine in heels so don't give em' up---------- from all us guys

I have a much better idea! Wear shoes that don't hurt your feet! You'll be better off in the long run! Yes! At one time I wore HIGH Heel shoes & now years later, am paying the price! But! you are only young once! Just remember there is nothing better that HAPPY FEET!

I love high heels. Be reasonable and smart about them. At 57 yrs of age I don't have bunions or hammertoes because I bought well constructed high heels when I worked in corporate for over 20 years on the road. I wear them now at parties, etc and they don't bother me because I exercise my calf muscles to accomadate the non wear time.

Use common sense. My girlfriend suffers from bunions and hammertoes because of crappy shoes she bought when she was in her in 30's - 40's. Now her back is off because of her foot issues.

hiss, meow, hiss. 

Maybe Duluth is just years ahead in a 'tapered heel' revival?

What unabashed (and geographically challenged - snobbery. Duluth is in Minnesota not Missori. The tiny city in Missori would be St. Louis.  Of course, this is just fly-over country and who needs high heels here when all one should have is work boots and snowshoes. That internet thing will never catch on so Midwesterners, being as stupid in other important things like shoes, couldn't figure out how to order on-line up to date pieces of cow leather and plastic. Anyway all that highfalluting frippery would be wasted on the monthly social trips to the co-op to get cow care products, borax, candles and wagon wheel grease. 

....oops, that reminds me, I left my deer skin soaking a little to long in my urine - don't want to overcure it - good thing I have that tallow on hand.

'Thick chunky heels and tapered heels – Shoes with thick chunky high heels, wedge heels and tapered heels are also very much a popular choice for spring/summer 2010. Tapered heels start thick at the top and taper down, often with a curve, into a stiletto-esque point at the bottom. Designers promoting these heels include Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Marni, and Chanel.' - hardly a list citing Sear's Garanimal collection, Sorels, or Dickey's Workboots. Granted Summer 2010, but not neolithic by any stretch of the imagination. May have been popular in Duluth this Summer? God forbid anyone from the Midwest is ueber-fashion conscious - probably one of the first signs of the Apocalypse in your book - besides then you would have no-one to shun and look down upon - a worse fate I would imagine.

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Who invented high heel. Has to be a man. No woman would invent something that has caused more pain and injury to millions of women over the years.

I will not wear high heels. My highest heel is 1" that are on my 'dress shoes' - a beautiful pair of black patents. Thankfully, I'm a native NYC girl - and here people WALK. So it's perfectly fine to go out wearing flats or low heeled shoes since you'll be doing a mile or more in them.

The fashionable girls in the offices keep the heels under their desk and only put them on at work. NY women carry really large bags as a rule - one reason is to carry their heeled shoes in them while what they're really wearing are flats!

A few weeks ago I went to a gala fundraising events with many celebrities. As it was winding down, I was standing next to an "A" list celebrity in the hallway, who was waiting for her driver. She found a chair, sat down, and removed the super high 'stage' heels, and put on sneakers! With the gown! I started laughing and said: You just reaffirmed my faith in the world! I told her I often wondered about the high heels the celebs wear on the red carpet. She told me those 'devices of torture' come off as soon as the cameras go off!

No high heels for me!

Wow! Where can I buy those shoes?

Please tell who was the designer or name brand of those HOT RED shoes. BOY! I got to have me a pair of these.

Emelda

I absolutely LOVE high heeled shoes and with especially over the knee/thigh high boots! yes i suffer but i want to look good! nuff said.

Does Skechers make stilletos?

But still the heels look so good and make my legs and bottom be looked at again and again.

what women do for men is amazing, of course they do for themselves too, but what man doesn't think "heels." aren't just bloody erotic. women know this. no objections to anything just an observation, I think women are beatiful and beatiful legs, high heels, ah................

high heels .... all about sex..long legs and a butt that sticks out. (yes looks good, but girls, take care of you precious feet)! A guy's sexy move, although he likely doesn't even know it...is wearing a 'arrow' pointing to his penis. At least he won't suffer bunions, blisters, and such by simply wearing a tie!

As the saying goes " walk a mile in her shoes ", lol, and guys will have a better appreciation of the problem. I have and do once a year, every halloween, no I'm not a crossdresser and the funny story that started it is too long for here.

Four inch heels are a b^tch and usually takes me a week to get use to balance and walking without killing myself, LOL. Where the practising doesn't really bother me or my feet, I'm very glad to get out of them by the end of the party.

I love seeing my wife in them, but I understand the pain now,and to all ladies, my sympathy as I understand, LOL

Merry Christmas.

Well I don't wear high heels anymore due to medical reasons. I have a double back problem (chronic low back pain and sciatica). Plus, I also have difficulty walking in heels. I would much rather wear flats nowadays. They are more comfortable.

just a tip that should help,when buying heels, try to find onethat support your ankle,astrap buckle whatever, to keep you foot from rocking side to side, sandles are best to keep your toes from getting crunched.

 I have feet problems because of ignorance of shoes and am now paying the price badly. We're just informed about the looks of a shoe and not the harm it does and it's easy for men to say it looks pretty because they don't have to wear such shoes. Well I don't see why we have to endanger our feet for just plain joes. I can see a model, stripper, or an actress doing so, it's rewarded highly for doing so and you catch the great men.

Never wore heels, never will. Never was willing to risk foot problems simply to satisfy what men think is sexy.

@!$%#'em. Any man that judges me on my shoes doesn't deserve to @!$%# me anyway!!

What's with all the hostility towards men?

Guess what, it's not men that make women wear high heels. Ask ANY married woman and she'll tell you that men hardly ever notice ANYTHING about women... Their outfit, their shoes, their new hair styles, ANYTHING.

Women who claim they are going through hell to impress men need to be honest with themselves... You aren't doing it to impress men, you're doing it to impress other women. After all, other women are the only ones who notice one way or the other.

As far as men go? Most of us think the sexiest look a woman can have is a sweater, jeans, and a ballcap with the ponytail pulled through the back. Think about that for a bit.

I love high heels.  I love the height they give me (I'm 5' 2"), I love how they extend the leg line, I love how they make me look and feel.  But I must admit that I do not walk far in them.  I wear flats when I drive - I'm concerned the heel will wear a hole in the carpet, or get caught under the gas peddle or clutch.  And I wear flats when walking into the office. When I wear trousers which require high heels, I simply roll them up at the bottom so they won't drag on the ground.  And I am a runner.  and have no problems with my feet from wearing high heels.  Personally, it's all in being yourself, with or without heels.

I don't wear heels because of a height issue. I wear high heels because I love heels. As long as you take care of your feet . . .wear your heels and enjoy. I know I will.

I wear uncomfortable shoes all the time as I am short and love high high heels. What has helped me a lot with foot pain is a toe stretcher called SmartToes http://www.smarttoes.com They're super comfortable and they help restore your toes and feet, back to their natural position. At the end of a long day it's great relief. I used coupon code MB10 for 10% off.

I went out to an out door New Years event last night with my son and his mom. It was held in one of those artsy brick paved pedestrian business districts. We got quite a laugh watching all those half drunk ladies in their stilletos. They would have had a tough time on regular pavement, the bricks were murder!