# Do you like high heels? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518 "2010-11-22T05:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/161 "2010-12-02T06:18:47Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > (Really, I’m just showing off my new boots here. Are those frakkin’ fabulous or what?) Hawt! ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/162 "2010-12-02T07:42:21Z")
Woah, this thread is still active! Well, I’m happy to see that it’s become a lovefest rather than what I was expecting. **DianaG** , we could go shopping together. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/163 "2010-12-02T13:48:09Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > I wore [these](http://www.zappos.com/images/z/1/2/8/1286848-p-2x.jpg) yesterday for 14 hours, including the three miles that I walked back and forth from the train. I can’t do that in ALL of my heels, but clearly, it’s possible to find a heel you can do that in. > > (Really, I’m just showing off my new boots here. Are those frakkin’ fabulous or what?) Holy boom-chikka-wow-wow. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/164 "2010-12-02T14:54:21Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > I wore [these](http://www.zappos.com/images/z/1/2/8/1286848-p-2x.jpg) yesterday for 14 hours, including the three miles that I walked back and forth from the train. I can’t do that in ALL of my heels, but clearly, it’s possible to find a heel you can do that in. > > (Really, I’m just showing off my new boots here. Are those frakkin’ fabulous or what?) Those are indeed fabulous boots. Got pix of you wearing them? (_Someone_ had to ask.) ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/165 "2011-03-02T16:09:21Z")
^^^^Pole Dancer^^^^ So yeah, I love my heels. I don’t wear heels when I’m going to be walking all day and I don’t wear cheap or poorly designed heels. One thing I’ve noticed about my pole heels/stripper heels is the heel is angled differently and placed closer to the ball of the foot than regular street heels. This makes the pole shoes much more stable and I can dance a lot longer in them. Because of the heel placement, my center of gravity is much better balanced, so less weight is on the ball of my foot. That results in less pain overall. In fact, my 6" pole heels don’t hurt at all. My 4" street heels sometimes do. I train both ways – barefoot and in pole shoes – so that my leg and foot muscles don’t get “stuck” moving in only one way. For everyday at the office, I rarely wear heels higher than 3", precisely because street shoes are designed so differently from stripper heels. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/166 "2011-03-02T20:20:08Z")
I spent four years as a stripper… I wonder if that contributes to my liking to wear heels? ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/167 "2011-03-02T20:50:34Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > I spent four years as a stripper… I wonder if that contributes to my liking to wear heels? I don’t know, but I wanted to tell you that I still have the old “Ask the Stripper” thread bookmarked and occasionally review it from time to time. I am not a stripper, but I’m learning pole from a bunch of strippers and I have to say… I love them dearly. Anyway, thanks for your contributions to that thread. I learned a lot from you (And who was the Doper who started that… **Indygirl**?) ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/168 "2011-03-02T21:52:43Z")
I don’t like wearing high heels and I don’t particularly care for the way they look - a pair of Merrells is way sexier on a woman. I have a pair of heeled logging boots that I like though. It’s easier to get around in steep country with a 2-3" heel though I’ve no idea why, seems counter intuitive to me. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/169 "2011-03-03T02:30:43Z")
I’ve always loved high heels, and over the years I’ve worn some crazy ones. I don’t wear them nearly as often as I used to (not sure why), but I still have a closet full. . . An awesome pair of heels can make me feel like a rock star and put a swagger in my step. And that’s an awesome thing. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/170 "2011-03-03T02:52:13Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > I don’t know, but I wanted to tell you that I still have the old “Ask the Stripper” thread bookmarked and occasionally review it from time to time. I am not a stripper, but I’m learning pole from a bunch of strippers and I have to say… I love them dearly. > > Anyway, thanks for your contributions to that thread. I learned a lot from you (And who was the Doper who started that… **Indygirl**?) Yep, that was me. My love of high heels is definitely related to stripping. It’s been great fun dancing in a variety of insanely high heels over the years. In fact, without stripping I’d never have had the opportunity to wear so many cool shoes. I’d feel a little silly wearing lucite platforms to the grocery. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/171 "2011-03-03T15:26:21Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > Yep, that was me. My love of high heels is definitely related to stripping. It’s been great fun dancing in a variety of insanely high heels over the years. In fact, without stripping I’d never have had the opportunity to wear so many cool shoes. I’d feel a little silly wearing lucite platforms to the grocery. > 😃 And much thanks to you for that thread! I’m totally with ya on the swagger. I recall watching an interview with Katey Sagal, the actress who played Peggy Bundy. The interviewer asked her if she came up with the Peggy Bundy walk. Her answer was basically, it was all about the shoes. She didn’t feel like Peggy Bundy until she put those shoes on. > [@](#): > > ARTHEL: Am I right; that you came up with Peg Bundy’s walk? > > KATEY: Ah, well, actually what happened was, uh, I, when we went to wardrobe, about how we wanted them look - them all to look, and I thought that she should wear shoes like that, and anyone who wears ‘those kind of shoes’ will walk that way. ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/172 "2011-11-20T04:41:59Z")
I find the current fasion of women wearing super high heels and pants that go over them almost to the floor ridiculous looking. You can tell they’re wearing heels because of their stilted walking but with no heels showing they look like robots. I actually find all the really high heeled shoes ridiculous looking and most people look clumsy walking in them. I don’t understand all the women I see shopping at the mall stumbling around in stiletto heels. Mid height heels look nice and allow women to walk more naturally. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/173 "2011-11-20T07:58:38Z")
I’m a man and I don’t care for them. They look whorish, and I don’t see the point (heh). First time I considered this question, but I’m certain my answer is accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Untoward\_Parable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/174 "2011-11-20T10:55:47Z")
Life is a joke, lighten up and dress up on occasion to get in on it lol. I wear cowboy boots on occasion, are they practical? No. But they make this clippity clop noise and I get an excuse to walk like the hero in a 70’s B-movie. ---
**Author:** ![Untoward\_Parable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/175 "2011-11-20T10:57:21Z")
> [@Jaledin](#): > > I’m a man and I don’t care for them. They look whorish, and I don’t see the point (heh). First time I considered this question, but I’m certain my answer is accurate. Well if the girl is cute they look expensive whorish… wait what’s bad about that? Never been insulted by a woman telling me I looked like a gigolo. Kind of hurts my feelings now that I think of it… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/176 "2011-11-20T13:27:48Z")
I said no, even though there are exceptions. It’s just that most heels look exactly the same to me, and they just look painful. And if you can tell that the feet are squished, that’s aesthetically displeasing. I do make a point of complimenting anyone who actually wears cute heels, though. Well, assuming that there is an appropriate time to do so–I’m not going to just run up to a stranger or anything. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/177 "2011-11-20T14:40:54Z")
I haven’t worn them in decades and glad for that. I do have an emergency pair strictly for posing purposes, that is, walking from the car holding onto someone’s arm for dear life - into a restaurant or party. I DO feel different, all dressed up, made up, hairstyled, and in heels, but sadly those times are fewer and fewer. ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/178 "2011-11-20T16:42:44Z")
I don’t really care for them. Especially the stripper style ones, that make a girl look 20 cm taller than she is. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/179 "2011-12-03T03:16:34Z")
Yup! They make me stand up straighter, make my legs look awesome, even make my boobs look bigger, and they’re not uncomfortable if you choose heels which actually fit. I wouldn’t wear them for walking long distances and don’t if I’m going to have to walk even, say, half a mile to the tube; they’re not usually that good for that kind of movement - that long stride that you do when walking distances more than a couple of minutes long. If women are expecting to be able to walk that far in heels, especially stilettos, then they’re going to be disappointed. It’s easy enough to take a pair of shoes with you that are suitable for walking home in. This is also partly because, as someone else said earlier, heels are not so good in gutters or snow (though some heels are better in snow than some slippery flats). > [@lindsaybluth](#): > > Spiky heels, no. Cheap heels - well, I’d rather you just twist my ankle and get it over with. > > But well-made heels, that are slightly wedge-like, thus providing stability? PRICELESS. I have a pair of Clarks that are amazing. Can’t find a picture or link to 'em though. I don’t really like spiky heels, but this is partly because it’s rare to find shoes which have spiked heels and an otherwise comfortable shape. However, I do have two pairs of shoes which have spiked heels and are fine for walking around the office in or dancing. One of them I call my ‘happy-happy-fuck-me-pink-stilletoes.’ That’s how I feel when wearing them. > [@appleciders](#): > > As a (straight) man, I suppose that heels do accentuate a few key features of the female anatomy. However, I honestly don’t notice womens’ shoes very often, and I usually only consider whether a woman is wearing heels when deciding whether I need to offer her my arm to get down a flight of stairs. > > But: > > I love dancing with women in heels. I do mostly ballroom, and heels get a woman up on her toes with her weight forward, and that makes a lot of things easier. The best example is a simple inside turn in swing dancing: a woman with her weight on her toes can whip through the turn very nicely, while a woman in flats is at a disadvantage. Shoes with a wide, lowish heel (between 1 and 2 inches) are ideal. In other dances, like tango, it can help with long sliding movements, especially because women usually have smaller legs and so take naturally smaller steps. My girlfriend sometimes wears character shoes, like some dancers in musical theater, which are really ideal. When I wear heels it’s like I’m in some fairy-tale where I can actually dance really well. Hell, I got invited to join a dance troupe last time I went out dancing while wearing my retro red spiky heels - sadly, I don’t have time for that dance troupe and the dog has now eaten those heels. Dancing in trainers is really damn hard by comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/180 "2011-12-03T03:42:36Z")
> [@Untoward\_Parable](#): > > Life is a joke, lighten up and dress up on occasion to get in on it lol. I wear cowboy boots on occasion, are they practical? No. But they make this clippity clop noise and I get an excuse to walk like the hero in a 70’s B-movie. Inapropos IMO. I like cowboy boots, though I don’t have a pair that fit me now, and if I did, I’d be compelled to dress like Travis Bickle, but they are fun. So chicks like to have the pimp swagger? Heels do make you walk different – but I as a “male” do it by switching shoes every day, and also pretending I’m Joe Pesci on a bad hair day (which means he’s mad about something). Guys can do it too,. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518.md?page=10)