Ladies high heal shoes! Did wearing them ruin your feet and in what ways?

Alligatorob said:
Do these count? White's Smoke Jumpers - had a pair years ago, didn't like the heals. I think my heals were higher than in this picture, remember them that way.
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White's Smoke Jumpers! I've owned two pair of those, and had one pair rebuilt by the factory after several years. I have a hard foot to fit, but Whites specialized in good fitting boots, and they were more durable than anything else. I loved them, and never wore another boot that fit that well, but that was many years ago. Today, I opt for the more high tech hiking boots, because they are much lighter, but none fit as well or last as long as those Whites did.
 

carouselsilver said:
This. My chiropractor warned me, back when I was in my thirties, to stop wearing high heels, since I have a mild scoliosis in my spine. I still would wear them for special days, but I do have back issues now.
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I wore platform heels all through my pregnancy in the mid 70's.. The doctors warned me to stop wearing them, that I would tilt my pelvis.. and potentially make for a more difficult labour.. and with the arrogance of youth I thought ''what do they know'' :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I had a 3 day excruciating labour... thank Goodness no harm to my child.. but jeez how stupid can a person be ?
 
I quit wearing heels in my early twenties when I discovered I had a Morton's Neuroma in my left foot. It was fairly quiesent when in low heels and flats, but High heel use made for excruciating pain in my left foot.
 
When young and reckless I did wear stilettos and later, chunky platform soled shoes. One thing my mother taught me was to always make sure my shoes were a good fit for my rather short and wide feet. During my working life I wore cuban heels or thinner heels of the same height but since retirement I wear maryjanes or other flats everywhere.

A few years ago I bought a good pair of black suede shoes with a medium heel, thinking I really should have at least one pair of heels. I never wore them out of the house because of arthritis in the knees. Every time I put them on, my knees complained immediately. However, they were too expensive to throw out. I called them my funeral shoes because there was no way I was going to wear them while I lived and kept them in the wardrobe. Eventually I decided that someone else might be able to wear them and donated them to the Sallies. In any case, I shall be either barefoot or wearing slippers in my coffin because the tradition in my family is to be cremated in PJs or a nightie. We go to our rest, not to a gala and the coffin is always closed.
 
I worked for a Fortune 500 company for years and we had a dress code, so I wore high heels every day. I even had a box of shoes under my desk so I could change out of my tennis shoes when I walked to work or out of boots in the winter. I took the stairs (in high heels) at work and seldom used the elevators. At one time, I had over 50 pair of high heels in my closet. Loved 'em :)
 
I seem to remember reading that Prince got his legs & lower back so damaged from wearing & dancing in high heels that it led to him starting the painkillers, etc. that he eventually died from.
 
I had a few issues going on:

1. One foot is 1/2 a size larger than the other. No one ever told me I should buy shoes to fit the larger foot, so I'd usually size down 1/2 a size so the smaller foot would not be slipping out of the pump. That resulted in the bigger foot having toes squished into shoe, which led to bunions. Never wore taller than 2.5".

2. I was never taught how to buy genuinely supportive, high quality shoes. I'd have jobs where I was on my feet all day and I'd be wearing lousy $25 tennis shoes from Payless or KMart. I would sometimes put Dr. Scholls insoles in them to make them more comfortable, but when you are on your feet all day, you need heavy-duty support shoes like the ones nurses always wear.

But, in my younger years, no one ever told me I should invest $100 every 6 months in nursing-type shoes. I just didn't know. Plus, when I was young, my attitude was OMG, "I can't wear Clarks! My MOTHER wears those! I am young!!! I need to wear young people shoes!"

Today, sometimes when I'm in restaurants I look at the workers' shoes, especially if it's super-busy and the staff is looking exhausted. I see so many terrible work shoes. People still buy black crossfit or running shoes and think those are good enough for standing all day because they don't know about arch support either! Or, God forbid, CROCS. People standing all day in Crocs. Those make me mad. I'll see so many pronated ankles among wait staff and fast food workers. I want to tell them about shoes, but, of course, I don't.

3. There is a cultural expectation among women that your fancy shoes are going to make your feet hurt and this is to be expected - beauty is pain. That is still true with young women today. You think every pair of Jimmy Choos are comfortable? No. But they are worn anyway because they are Jimmy Choos. I never had expensive dress shoes, but I'd buy for looks rather than comfort just like everyone else did. Lots of toe smooshing.
 
I rarely wear heels and when I do they are chunky medium heels rather than high stilettos
I think this is what is meant by 'kitten heels'
No foot issues.
 
RadishRose said:
I didn't wear heels very often nor for very long. Worse than foot problems they cause serious back issues, but I hurt my back in other ways. *sigh*

I did have 2 pair of those high, ankle strap shoes for special occasions. My husband called them my "f***-me shoes"
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I'm sad that you hurt your back...but I bet I'd be in accordance with your husband on the shoes. Dressing for your man is something we all appreciate. My Sue would do that for me and it was always worth the price of admission.
 
I loved wearing high heels to work when I was young, but always carried flats in my bag when I got to work. Now that I'm older I've had to see a Podiatrist because of bunions and ingrown toenails. He said wearing those pointy toed shoes caused the bunions. Now I'm wearing much more comfortable shoes with a square heel.
 

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