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Sarah Ibarruri

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49. Thanks for the pics! Good encouragement to stop wearing those stilts we call women's shoes.
Fri Dec 30, 2011, 11:54 AM
Dec 2011

And flats are cute anyway.

my theory of high heels barbtries Dec 2011 #1
LOL My sister just doesn't wear them. She has dressy flats for dress-up occasions. If she tried to Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #2
I gave all my heels to a woman's shelter many, many years ago. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #7
Neither do I proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #12
Finn Comfort for me SoCalDem Dec 2011 #144
I stopped wearing them 30 years ago malaise Dec 2011 #20
Strangely enough they were invented by a woman. nt Snake Alchemist Dec 2011 #40
I've never cared much for catch-me-fuck-me shoes. gkhouston Dec 2011 #3
True. Plus the damage to feet is not too amusing, either Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #4
Hmmm so they should only be worn when they are having sex. LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #105
rofl, yup solution is dont wear them everyday, just that ahem special occassion. working guy Jan 2012 #192
Former ballerina here JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #5
Yeah, but wait until the next big thing here... Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #8
hahahaha! OMG! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #18
OMG - LOL otohara Dec 2011 #21
You've not missed out on much, except falling down. :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #24
OMG I can't decide pipi_k Dec 2011 #30
They're slightly similar! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #66
After seeing that. I'm wondering... LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #106
I seriously JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #120
Can you imagine the heel callous you would have to develop to avoid bleeding out? Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #122
DUzy nominee! meow2u3 Dec 2011 #191
LOL! God in the closet. :) Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #10
I haven't worn heels in decades lunatica Dec 2011 #6
Very wise. I've been wearing high heels since I graduated from college, and my left Achilles Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #13
I refuse to wear heels proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #9
Everyone should have women in their families that urge kids not to wear high heels Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #16
Sadly, I have engaged in this self destructive behavior etherealtruth Dec 2011 #11
Thanks! Me too. God I LOVE shoes!! Maybe I'll just wear high heels at social occasions. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #15
Find some pictures of women feet in terrible condition because of high heels LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #109
Tha's actually quite a good idea etherealtruth Dec 2011 #115
Both my own mother and my mother-in-law MineralMan Dec 2011 #14
Fashion sure is not kind to women, Mineral Man. I hadn't even thought about the corsets! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #19
I was shocked to see my mother's feet, and my mother-in-laws. MineralMan Dec 2011 #37
Thanks for this MineralMan. Jazzgirl Dec 2011 #87
And don't forget hoop skirts. Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #36
Men's clothing has changed surprisingly little MineralMan Dec 2011 #53
Hoop skirts must've been a nightmare! Imagine sitting in those? nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #65
Yabbut they kept pesky men at a distance, pretty much. MineralMan Dec 2011 #93
LOL! Even small pieces of furniture could be hidden in there. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #95
The ones that couldn't fit inside the skirt. LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #110
Which is why people of exceptionally short stature were so MineralMan Dec 2011 #118
They were actually a safety hazard - hedgehog Dec 2011 #157
Oh my God. That gives a whole new meaning to 'that just burns me up.' Remember the corset in Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #161
I LOVE my moccasins! Linky for you! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #17
Oooh NICE!!! I love those! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #23
Love the first pair- BeHereNow Dec 2011 #38
Moccasins are perfect footwear, I think. MineralMan Dec 2011 #45
Nothing beats the feeling of riding barefooted bare back on a horse. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #47
Well, I love mocs, but that horseback riding thing MineralMan Dec 2011 #50
Oh , I'm sorry to hear that- BeHereNow Dec 2011 #70
Gah! I've gotten stomped on too many times to go barefoot around horses! riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #83
LOL! Once was enough for me- entirely my fault too. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #129
Geez, I get stepped on at least once/week - heels, ankles, toes. riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #134
OMG! You are working in a SERIOUS horse scene! I'm envious! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #138
40 miles west of Chicago! Come anytime!! I have a packer QH we keep for guests riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #147
Do you know Roger Daly? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #179
I love those! But I couldn't find any prices at your link. senseandsensibility Dec 2011 #85
Actually- they very reasonably priced! Extremely well made and COMFORTABLE! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #123
You're right, pretty reasonable. senseandsensibility Dec 2011 #189
Nearly all of my shoes are flat or nearly flat. Ilsa Dec 2011 #22
The foot and leg problems high heels cause don't make them worth wearing, really. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #25
In Imperial China, young aristocratic girls had their feet wrapped, permanently deforming no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #26
Modern foot binding. And actually, wearing heels ends up making the feet uglier because Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #28
I read in the NY Times a few years ago about a new crop of podiatric surgical clientele: no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #165
You've got to be kidding! Cutting feet to look dainty? Things are getting uglier by the second. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #168
I found the article for you. Nine years old. no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #173
I wonder what this does for your balance. gkhouston Dec 2011 #180
My feet are living proof pipi_k Dec 2011 #27
:( Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #31
I know...I saw your post above pipi_k Dec 2011 #73
I wrecked my feet 40 years ago with high heeled shoes. Lugnut Dec 2011 #29
My GP told me that, that the toenails start getting thick, misshapen and weird Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #33
I'd say EVERYONE's feet are a mess (thanks to shoes)... drokhole Dec 2011 #32
Those are some butt-ugly feet lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #35
That's exactly right! drokhole Dec 2011 #58
Thanks for the websites! I put them on my calendar to view tonight. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #62
Get yourself a pair of Vibrams. n/t tammywammy Dec 2011 #117
Makes me glad I wear sneakers UnseenUndergrad Dec 2011 #92
I read some articles on barefoot running a year back, hedgehog Dec 2011 #158
As a somewhat vertically-challenged man, I can't say I'm all that fond of high-heeled shoes either. dawg Dec 2011 #34
I'm guilty of trying to look taller. :( And you're right about a man's height. It's partly Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #42
Maybe the 70's will come back, and then I'll be tall enough again. dawg Dec 2011 #57
ew! Those are fugly! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #195
the taller the woman, the closer the motorboat Bucky Dec 2011 #43
Ahem. Well, then you're just going to have to kneel more. And genuflect. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #56
My feet are a good example MuseRider Dec 2011 #39
It is! It feels good to be taller if one is short (I can reach cupboards better with heels on) Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #52
This is why women always fall down when running from monsters & ax murderers in movies. Bucky Dec 2011 #41
Well, maybe you guys should encourage women to wear flats then! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #46
Ummm... Is that the reason why men want women wearing high heels? LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #116
Or you could subscribe to the theory mythology Dec 2011 #154
I love my feet handmade34 Dec 2011 #44
Thanks for the pics! Good encouragement to stop wearing those stilts we call women's shoes. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #49
These are lovely, BUT lapislzi Dec 2011 #59
True. The front of the foot has to fit well, not act like a vise. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #64
My mom was a dancer lapislzi Dec 2011 #72
Bunions can be caused by short shoes. They don't have to be heels. immoderate Dec 2011 #166
There was an anthropologist in the 70's... CanSocDem Dec 2011 #48
Put them away forever? Good! lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #51
I have a couple of pairs that I wear a couple of times a year. lapislzi Dec 2011 #54
Fuzzy and with Tweety Bird? :) So nice to have a guy that likes fuzzy slippers rather than Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #79
I gave away my high heels after a car wreck eighteen years ago Missy Vixen Dec 2011 #55
Well, I'll be drooling soon too, since I'm switching to cute flats. Oh, by the way... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #60
It also warps your toenails. MuseRider Dec 2011 #74
Ooooh...Mary Janes!!! pipi_k Dec 2011 #94
Have you tried European shoes? gkhouston Dec 2011 #119
Something I will def check out. MuseRider Dec 2011 #121
I usually buy mine in person, although Zappos probably carries them. gkhouston Dec 2011 #127
Oooh ECCO! MuseRider Dec 2011 #146
I wore heels many years ago Irishonly Dec 2011 #61
Run in heels? That's more dangerous than running with scissors, imo! ~lol. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #68
Moccasins are looking good Irishonly Dec 2011 #142
My mom has diabetic neuropathy and has bought herself some really cool flats. She won't look Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #78
Smart mom Irishonly Dec 2011 #141
"Bunionette" lapislzi Dec 2011 #63
LOL! Stop that. ew Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #67
High heeled shoes are nothing more than a more sophisticated form of foot binding. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2011 #69
Pretty awful. Maybe if women saw these pictures, they'd think about it twice & burn their magazines Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #76
Dating a nice, handsome man shorter than 5'11" ... dawg Dec 2011 #71
There ya go! We need some encouragement here. Wearing flats is healthy and makes available Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #75
Being short ohheckyeah Dec 2011 #131
Worked for me! eridani Dec 2011 #182
I think high heels look ridiculous. They're an accident waiting to happen. qb Dec 2011 #77
I saw a lady at a coffee shop the other day who was slightly heavy wearing huuugely high heels. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #80
Thank you!!!!!!!!!! arcane1 Dec 2011 #81
Daily footwear for me: New Balance sneakers, Danskos, or Ariat riding boots riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #82
Ariat riding boots MuseRider Dec 2011 #88
I've found that you get what you pay for. In the long run, the money's worth it, they last forever riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #99
My husband has learned that when his back or knees start to hurt, hedgehog Dec 2011 #113
Shoes for Crews sarge43 Dec 2011 #100
Love Ariats! ohheckyeah Dec 2011 #132
Foot pain is a pain BootinUp Dec 2011 #84
That sounds like a nerve problem. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #90
Its apparently caused by mechanical damage to the nerves BootinUp Dec 2011 #124
I've wondered why high heels are worn in porn flicks, Ron Green Dec 2011 #86
I wonder that sometimes. We'll have to ask guys if heels are a sign of submission. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #89
High heels tighten the calf muscles and the buttocks. MineralMan Dec 2011 #96
Walking on tiptoes is also a sign of autism. So there! :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #97
I shall make no comment, I think. MineralMan Dec 2011 #104
And make the hips sway. n/t sarge43 Dec 2011 #98
Actually, that's a result of walking abnormally by placing one MineralMan Dec 2011 #103
IMHO high heels are a first cousin to footbinding. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #91
Just thought of something... pipi_k Dec 2011 #101
Those are dangerous because it's like walking on stilts Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #102
these take the cake for fugly! shanti Dec 2011 #126
That's what they should be called Fugli Shoes lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #130
THAT is a shoe? Rex Dec 2011 #143
They're shoes and they're incredibly expensive, too. Nasty, ugly things. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #152
Looks like a good way to break an ankle. n/t gkhouston Dec 2011 #167
Are those really meant to be worn? MuseRider Dec 2011 #159
Yup. They're Alexander McQueen shoes (had to be a guy designer lol) and cost thousands! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #160
I don't think I would ever even want to sit in them. MuseRider Dec 2011 #162
They don't have to wear them, so they're fine with designing unwearable things. :( nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #170
lady gaga shanti Dec 2011 #171
The Ugliest Shoes of 2011 progressoid Dec 2011 #164
Okay, yes, those win! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #169
OMG I think those pipi_k Dec 2011 #181
I remember, I loved those shoes. sufrommich Dec 2011 #111
How do you walk in those things? Rex Dec 2011 #156
The only time I wear high heels - emilyg Dec 2011 #107
Cruel shoes TransitJohn Dec 2011 #108
LOL! Cute. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #151
Steve Martin. eom TransitJohn Dec 2011 #175
I've been stocking up on cute flats this year - it's wonderful hedgehog Dec 2011 #112
There are lots of cute and sexy flats around now! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #149
I will NOT wear any heels nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #114
Good for you, Nadin. Flats it is for me too in 2012. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #140
The fastest growing Medical speciality in NYC is podiatry. People destroy their feet. stevenleser Dec 2011 #125
That's interesting that podiatry is such a busy medical practice. Thanks. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #135
We were 'requested' to wear high heels at a lounge I worked at polly7 Dec 2011 #128
I remember going to Reno at least 25 years ago now arikara Dec 2011 #133
I went to a wedding a few months ago where the *bride* was wearing a dressy pair of Tom's sneakers. gkhouston Dec 2011 #139
the reality show 'what not to wear" always makes over the woman into high high heels Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #136
It does. That's the major problem in all this. The standard they set is one of women on stilts. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #137
If women *need* to be taller, they can always tease their hair high. nt valerief Dec 2011 #145
ahaha! Beehive style? Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #148
Big hair, big fun. n/t gkhouston Dec 2011 #150
the bigger the hair, the closer to god shanti Dec 2011 #172
Your doctor is correct. aquart Dec 2011 #153
LOL! Medusa toes? ::shudder:: I'd better rush out and get those flats right now! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #155
Yes. aquart Dec 2011 #163
Anybody ever tried these? blaze Dec 2011 #174
Whoa, those are wondeful, and modestly priced. I will check 'em out. joshcryer Dec 2011 #177
If you prefer walking barefoot blaze Dec 2011 #178
Those rope shoes would look hella cute with a little nail polish and all Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #185
OMG, that's horrible. I spent my entire childhood barefoot 80-90% of the time. joshcryer Dec 2011 #176
It's nice to hear that you encourage women to wear comfy shoes Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #184
Well that's just more reason not to wear 'em. joshcryer Dec 2011 #186
Ha. :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #187
Why listen to men? Or doctors? LOL Mimosa Dec 2011 #183
I'm a 52 yr old woman with a neuroma in one foot and OnionPatch Dec 2011 #188
It's too bad shoe manufacturers don't care a rat's ass about biology and anatomy. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #190
My sister got stilettos for her birthday Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #193
Yup! I think that x-ray showing the foot inside the high heel, is here Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #194
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