Ladies, What Is The Attraction To Shoes?

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SifuPhil

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I've noticed this most of my life with so many women and have never understood the attraction.

What is it with you and shoes? Is it like so many guys that love muscle cars?

I'd really like to understand this ...
 

Ooooh, they are soooo feminine. Yes. She likes to strut! Even in conservative clothing, add a pair of strappy shoes, even fairly low heels, and boom!
 

If I have a pair of red sexy high heeled shoes on, I can take on the WORLD! Unfortunately, my sexy high heeled shoes days are over, thanks to the 97-year-old feet that unfortunately happen to be attached to my 68-year-old body. I can still wear sexy red sandals, though.....as long as I don't plan on walking far. I am looking for some sturdy red walking shoes that my orthotics can fit into and, when that happens, LOOK OUT WORLD!
 
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Strappy....like these? Now, that is strappy...I love strappy sandels, but no more heels for me.

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Aww I don't know what the addiction is but I am pretty sure Eve had shoes to match those fig leaves, just sayin. When I broke my ankle in 2002 my high heel days were over, I cried. I gave away 50 pairs of quality shoes, very painful to part with. Now I pretty much only wear athletic shoes or flip flops, these I have in every color you can imagine. Oh and a purse to match of course!
 
I've always said one day I would own a pair of Minolo Blahniks. But my stiletto days are long over too... Now that I may be able to afford a pair... I have BUNIONS...
 
I am blessed with small narrow high arched Scottish feet. I can wear stilleto heels one hour max. Two and a half inch ones for hours--providing I keep slim. A skeletal system held together by scotch tape and blind luck has it's limits! Jackie, love those shoes. I have a pair of over the knee boots my vets brought me. Ooooh. Am I too old to rock them? Who knows? Who cares?

The guy makes boots for a living---they are made to measure, and they fit!!!
 
QS, I feel for you. My mom had them too. Somehow she managed to wear 21/2" heels until almost eighty. Either she didn't hurt, or she refused to admit it. She had a pain tolerance that was positively scary.
 
I don't know, even with my bad back and terrible feet conditions such as plantar fasciitis at least once a month, when I go out to a special event, I dawn a pair of heels. still waiting for the right occasion to hobble in on these gaudy things of course I have padding on in the one I'm wearing the shoe. And yes, I realize how utterly crazy I am for putting my feet through this, but, I only do it once in a while to make up for those crocs and new balance and other sensible I wear daily.

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So essentially, nobody can really say what the attraction is, even through the pain and consequences of wearing them.

As Falcon mentioned though, you ladies DO look good in them, so that's all the explanation I need.

Here's something else - Jimmy Choo, etc. - in my opinion, overpriced rubbish. Most of the time they look like something a down-and-out pimp would wear, yet people kill for them. I know from the '80's how crazy people can get over a label name, but come on - $1,000 for a pair of high-tops with star decals on them?

And Shali - boots and leather jackets for guys - squeeeeeee! :eek:

But see, THEY at least serve a purpose, whether it be horseback or motorcycle riding. ;)
 
When I was younger (20 – 40ish) I liked to have lots of pairs of pretty shoes to go with lots of different outfits. I wore lots of high heels (usually worked in offices). For the past 20 yrs or so, I go with comfort.

I got rid of most of my dressier shoes. Wore a pair of low pumps to a funeral a few years ago and wanted to burn them. My feet just were not used to that.

Best ones I have are a couple pairs of Rockports I paid a lot of money for in 2003. I love them! (Have a pair on now with jeans because I'm going out soon.) But I also wear sneakers and canvas slip-ons a lot.
 

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