Do you think high heel shoes make females look more attractive?

Well, the high heel causes the calf to bunch up, resulting in a shapelier leg most of the time.

That said, since nobody looks at my legs any longer, it's not worth it for the trip to the ER that would happen if I wore high heels. Besides that, a facial expression of dire agony doesn't go with fashion.
 

HoneyNut said:
I mostly don't like the way they look, it bugs me to be watching TV shows and movies that have women wearing high heels in so many situations that look inappropriate to me.
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The first thing that comes to my mind, is Ron Howard's daughter, who plays the leading female in Jurassic World a couple years back. She's like a park administrator, always dressed to the nines, and somehow always ends up running around the tropical jungle in high heels. It sets a new record for absurd Hollywood wardrobe details.

Edit: Although it's hardly the most absurd part of the Jurassic franchise.
 
Foot comfort has always been top priority with me. High heels can be comfortable if the shoe is a good fit and you are able to run in them. If not, they will do damage to the knees and hips, so not worth it.

Decades ago I decided to buy myself a dressy pair of black suede shoes with a cuban heel. I brought them home and put them in a cupboard, waiting for the appropriate occasion.

When I did bring them out, no sooner had I stood up in them, I was experiencing sharp knee pain. I never wore them again but kept them for a very long time, joking that they were the shoes that I would be buried in.

In the end I gave them away to the op shop because, like all members of our family I will be cremated in my nightie. Hubby was cremated in his best pjs with bare feet.
 

Samantha had ten minutes to get ready for her gala date, which in her world, meant nine minutes of soul searching in front of her shoe rack and one minute of intense cardio trying to cram her feet into a pair of heels that looked as though designed by an architect with a vendetta. She stood by her mirror, adjusting the thin straps of her dress and eyeing the pair of black high heels on the floor.

They were elegant, sleek, and slightly menacing. Shoes promising height and posture but threatening blisters in return. The kind of shoes that whispered, "You’ll regret this, but you'll look amazing doing it." Soon, she was out the door with the grace of a caffeinated flamingo. Even her neighbor’s cat paused to judge her life choices.

By the time Samantha clacked onto the marble ballroom floor, each step echoing like a warning shot, heads were turning. Compliments flowed like champagne. “You look stunning!” “Love the shoes!” “Are you okay?” Somewhere between hors d'oeuvres and losing all sensation in her toes, she wondered, was it the shoes, the dress, or just the audacity of showing up like a giraffe in a tiara that made people notice her?

She decided, maybe if the idea of beauty and attraction involves suffering in style. But honestly? Samantha knew real beauty came from confidence, charm …. and the ability to fake it 'til you find a chair.

In the end, Samantha admitted to herself that someone who feels good in what they’re wearing, tends to be perceived as more attractive because that self-assurance is what truly stands out. And of course, surviving the night without falling over, or at least doing it gracefully enough to look like it was part of the choreography is bonus.
 
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Always loved high heels when I was young. It did make you feel glamourous not to mention the band aids hiding the blisters on my heels. When I was much older, I was with my granddaughter in a lovely shoe shop and she wanted to try on some lovely stilettoes and I thought I would as well, but I had to hang on to the shopping trolley in case I fell. They were not comfortable.
 
Have always had a negative feeling against women wearing high heels, not due to the aesthetics, but rather because it reflects the kind of wealth oriented higher status, earlier society generation, suit and tie male culture, this Counterculture Era person generally dislikes that pushed that style on women solely for its sexual look and walk purposes.
 
Naturally said:
Samantha had ten minutes to get ready for her gala date, which in her world, meant nine minutes of soul searching in front of her shoe rack and one minute of intense cardio trying to cram her feet into a pair of heels that looked as though designed by an architect with a vendetta. She stood by her mirror, adjusting the thin straps of her dress and eyeing the pair of black high heels on the floor.

They were elegant, sleek, and slightly menacing. Shoes promising height and posture but threatening blisters in return. The kind of shoes that whispered, "You’ll regret this, but you'll look amazing doing it." Soon, she was out the door with the grace of a caffeinated flamingo. Even her neighbor’s cat paused to judge her life choices.

By the time Samantha clacked onto the marble ballroom floor, each step echoing like a warning shot, heads were turning. Compliments flowed like champagne. “You look stunning!” “Love the shoes!” “Are you okay?” Somewhere between hors d'oeuvres and losing all sensation in her toes, she wondered, was it the shoes, the dress, or just the audacity of showing up like a giraffe in a tiara that made people notice her?

She decided, maybe if the idea of beauty and attraction involves suffering in style. But honestly? Samantha knew real beauty came from confidence, charm …. and the ability to fake it 'til you find a chair.

In the end, someone who feels good in what they’re wearing, tends to be perceived as more attractive because that self-assurance is what truly stands out. And of course, surviving the night without falling over, or at least doing it gracefully enough to look like it was part of the choreography is bonus.
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I had fun reading this @ Naturally, your creative writing side is 'great', now about that 'caffeinated flamingo' and giraffe in a tiara' 😊.
 
I suppose that women originally started wearing high heels because they make their legs look better, especially if the legs are stubby or too bulky.

My mother wore heels her entire adult life, which caused her big toes to angle so far inward that she had to have surgery to straighten them.

To me, some of the real high heels look ridiculous. I've noticed that more on TV or in photos of actresses than I have in normal life. Some of the heels look to be 5 or 6 inches tall. They look silly, unnatural, and they can't be comfortable.

Another point: most men aren't attracted to women taller than they, so that's a consideration.
 
I am older than most of you but I never felt we had a choice. Heels were part of the business "uniform". I wore them, my sister wore them, all my friends wore them. I was happy that girdles finally went out of favor. They had garters attached to hold up your stockings. Playtex made rubber girdles.
 
Dave03 said:
You know, back in the 80s, I worked for DuPont for a couple years, in a building that was half labs, half offices.

I grew to love the skirt with sneakers look.
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When I worked in DC most of the women wore sneakers while commuting (on the subway, walking) and would put on their dressy shoes once they got the office.

I'm fairly tall (5'7") and thus have always preferred flats.
 
My thought is the Ladies want/crave attention. Playing even steven with the Men.
Don't you ever look down on me! Of course they look hot. Some fool thought
sandals and floppy loose duds ! ..... 😂 .....

It's sort of like watching the Guys playing at trans woman roles lately.
 
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I'm completely objective since I'm gay, but we just saw a great cover band aboard a ship and the young lady who sang lead wore combat boots and shorts on the first night. I thought her legs looked really big and muscular for her thin body. Then she wore a dress and heels the next night and she looked fantastic. I'm sure there were many straight men salivating in the crowd. :ROFLMAO:

So, yes I think high heels make a woman more attractive but at the same time I think women shouldn't care less and should be able to wear what is most comfortable. My opinion doesn't matter.
 
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