Ladies, What Is The Attraction To Shoes?

Never had a pair, but I understand Rockports are great for both men and women.
 

As a teen I wore Candies
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Yup it was the days of The Hustle, pointy cowboy boots too. It was nice being taller and they make your legs gorgeous. But they usually HURT like a hootie. I have never had a great passion for shoes. I have four or five pairs of sneakers and stacked heel boots from Duluth Trading. And black flats for skirts. Even if money were no object I would not spend more than $50 for a pair of shoes. It's like sneakers, name brand or off brand, if you're on your feet for miles they both wear out just as fast.
 
fureverywhere said:
As a teen I wore Candies
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Yup it was the days of The Hustle, pointy cowboy boots too. It was nice being taller and they make your legs gorgeous. But they usually HURT like a hootie. I have never had a great passion for shoes. I have four or five pairs of sneakers and stacked heel boots from Duluth Trading. And black flats for skirts. Even if money were no object I would not spend more than $50 for a pair of shoes. It's like sneakers, name brand or off brand, if you're on your feet for miles they both wear out just as fast.
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Oh gosh, I remember those from back in the late 70's. I wore them with a pair of jeans, they were very easy to walk in, very sturdily made shoe.
 
Shoes that flop around and don't stay securely on feet (Candies, flip-flops, etc.) are not safe. Too easy to trip on stairs, the edge of a rug(like Ted Beneke), a crack in the sidewalk, or even a flat surface. AND, it's very dangerous to drive in flip-flops.:mad: I never did that. Better to keep flat, functional shoes in the car. I was glad in the mid 80s when it became okay and even trendy to wear sneakers to the office and keep heels at work.

Phil, I understand your question. Women, in general, are much more concerned with fashion – with what they’re wearing themselves and with what OTHER women are wearing. They always “check each other out”…looking up and down, head to toe. If an even is coming up, even the first day of a job, most women will be thinking about what they’re going to wear. Men rarely do that.

It used to annoy me when women would routinely say “Ooohh, I love your shoes! New outfit? Where did you get it?” I rarely comment(ed) on someone’s clothes/shoes. I might say “You look great!” but that’s about it.
 
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SHOES! I can't explain it at all, but I, like most women I know, have always LOVED shoes! I wish I could still wear those sexy high heels, but I can't. My feet sort of fell apart about 20 years ago -- probably from working every day in those oh-so-sexy high heels (at least that's what the boring foot doctor says).
 
My shoes of choice from my early 20s on were: desert boots, water buffalo sandals, leather flat sandals, Birkenstocks. -- you get the picture. I stopped trying to wear high heels very early on in my life when I realized how impossible they were to walk in and how much damage they caused. Nowadays its Merrills trainers and boots or sandals for summer.
 
Speaking of shoes................I posted this before but now due a repeat:

The bugs were all headed for a conclave but one was holding everybody up.

Turns out, it was the centipede. They were all yelling, "HURRY up, man, you're holding up the whole show!"

Centipede says, "I'm working as fast as I can!"

Then, "WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?"

Centipede says, "I'm tying my shoes."
 
It's not only shoes...but clothes, in general. My wife has 3 closets jammed with shoes and clothes...and she even bought a bunch of these hangers that can hold multiple blouses, etc. One night, we were jerked out of a sound sleep when one of the closet rods collapsed under all the weight. It seems that at least once a year, we take a big bag of her clothes...some still with tags...up to the local Salvation Army. She loves to watch QVC, and the UPS and FedEx drivers could probably find our place blindfolded....and it is absolutely impossible to drive past a Kohl's store without making a detour.
 
I have more clothes and shoes than I need and my closet is getting a good going through this month. I don't buy ultra expensive clothes and shoes by any means. I get tired of things..well, maybe except certain purses. Purses and soft leather gloves are a weakness. I love shopping online when things are on sale with free shipping.
 
I dunno, I don't think it's gender based. I think some people just enjoy retail therapy...instead of overeating or over whatever, they over shop. I can get carried away in a good bookshop. But clothes and stuff meh, I get a few new outfits a year but certainly not a closet full. My daughter in law is like that though. I remember my son asking me one day " What is it about handbags and purses? I don't get it. Why does she need a different purse for every outfit?". I don't know myself. I've got two or three bags that go with everything.
 
Shopaholics Anonymous --- over shopping could be a symptom of bipolar disorder. I find after a while all the shopping for clothes/purses/shoes etc. etc. seem so sad and depressing to see these poor people searching desperately for meaning in their lives through inanimate objects.
 
Nah, people have all kinds of hobbies, for some it's shoe shopping, some shop for their cats, their dogs, their home, various crafting projects, fishing gear or whatever it is that floats their boat, long as they're not breaking the bank, spending funds they don't already have, no harm in it. I guess :D I myself don't shop all that often for new anything, I think I bought at most six pairs of shoes last year and maybe another one or two for special occasions.

Not everyone sits in judgement of other women on the negative either, we pay compliments to people on all kinds of things what's the difference in complimenting someones picture from times gone by as opposed to shoes or a nice dress, hat or other things. Of course there are those types of women who love to put other women down often for their choices in anything they do even if that's just for liking shoes or a nice set of earrings even. :rolleyes: Envy rears it's head in so many forms of put downs.
 
If I win the lottery, I'm taking the ladies who admitted to loving shoes on a shopping trip. :D You get new shoes, you get, and you and you and you get new shoes. :cheerful:
 
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