I like real hi heels!

[docrobbysherry]

4" and up for me. Do they hurt like heck after dancing or walking/standing in them for hours? Yes!:sad:

But, I like to look pretty, sexy, hot!:daydreaming:
Not for anyone else, just for me!:heehee:

I've dragged myself into hotels at 3 AM swearing I can't take another painful step! Yet, I can't make myself take them off and walk in my nylons! Many girls carry extra flats, etc. with them.
But, I prefer to fly without a parachute!:eek:

I absolutely despise the look of low, chunky shoes!:doh:
And, only wear flats when doing ballet, etc. scenes.
As a CD, I rate looking good over comfort EVERY TIME!:D

Am I all alone in this?:brolleyes:

[Laura28]

Doc I am with you. Four inch bare minimum. I typically were 5 or 6 inches I do it for me I think it looks so sexy

[Dana44]

All of my heels are over four inches and up. Yep some hurt after wearing them for a while but the look great on me when i am out. You are not alone on this.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Sherry :hugs:, I am with you 100% 4" and up or Ballet flats.>Orchid...:daydreaming:...

[Rachael Leigh]

Tried 3 inchers a couple of times but just around the house.
So no I don’t do any high heel often and 2 inches is my limit

[Petra1]

4” heels with a 1 1/2” platform.

[Fiona123]

I like them too. I hear they are hell to wear, I have never tried though.

[Rayleen]

walking in heels too, 4 inches.

[Jean 103]

I with you, except for the hurting part. I’m in heels most of the time. To me they are more comfortable then flats.

[Tina_gm]

My limit seems to be 4" higher than that is too uncomfortable. 4 gets to me after awhile as well, but I can walk comfortably so long as my feet aren't hurting.

[Shirley Rose]

I agree 3 1/2 would be the lowest I will wear. I have 4-5 in stiletto heels but find them a little unstable but I love the way they make my legs and feet look. I have become a wedge girl. They are much more stable for me and what is it about the sound of heels on hard flooring. It keeps me in a constant state of "excitement" as I walk around my house. Pretty girls need pretty shoes !!!!!!!!

[Stephanie47]

My comfort zone is up to 3 1/2 inches. Four inches is doable. Five inches produces too much stress in the calves and lower back, spine issues. I do favor a nice two inch wedge for strolling in the evening hours. Concrete is rough on women's shoes. Totally different than walking on wooden floors and carpet. When I was working in a professional office environment I saw many very smartly dressed women toting their office heels in a bag to work. That was especially evident of women walking down the steep inclines of Seattle and Tacoma. Or walking up those inclines.

[Elizabeth G]

Most of my heels are around 3" but I have some "fun" shoes that come in at 5". They're not something I could wear all day but I love them for short stints.

[ToniG]

We keep the Tall ones around for photos. Have Bad Feet , and toe problems- so prefer low wedges, and sandals that are walkable in. Since I'm not a party girl or clubber type (63 and partially disabled), got away from the need to look sexy so much anymore. But then don't own bodycon dresses, or miniskirts either. Been called Ma am multiple times-and my feet didn't hurt!! happy New Year. Toni G..

[Samantha2015]

I'm with you Sherry, yes they can be a pain but they look so good. I go to the dollar store and get ball of foot pads
to put in my heels and they really help. If you have room in the toe area get the gel pads they better but they can be thicker
and cause the straps to dig into your toes so you need some wiggle room with those.
My lowest heels are 4" as well, but I really like the look of 5" heels and most of my others are that.

[rachel_rachel]

I tend to be the same.. all or nothing, if I wanted flats I'd wear sneakers.

[Diane Smith]

I wear 4" to 5" heels at all times except to work. I have a few platforms but don't like them as well as single-soled shoes, so I get the full sensation of the heel height. Right now, I have on a pair of Manolo Blahnik shooties with a very pointed toe and 4-3/8" heels - one of my favorites for around the house. I'm in the middle of a two-week break from school, so I haven't really had my boy-mode shoes on for more than a few minutes since a couple of days before Christmas. (Some of that time was spent shoveling snow and clearing ice off the car! An activity definitely not friendly to heels.)

After many years of this practice, I can now say that I'm usually more comfortable in well-fitting heels than in flats. But it took a lot of work to get to that point.

- Diane

[alwayshave]

Most of my heels ar sin the 2-3" range. I had some 4" heels I just can't handle them for long periods of time.

[Tracy Irving]

From flats to 5" heels with everything in between. Just too many styles and colors to keep a collection under control.

[docrobbysherry]

4” heels with a 1 1/2” platform.
That means you're in 2 1/2" heels, Petra. What I call flats!:heehee:
I have some 6" heels with 1 1/2" platforms. The most dangerous shoes I own! I try to stay away from platforms!:straightface:


I agree 3 1/2 would be the lowest I will wear. I have 4-5 in stiletto heels but find them a little unstable but I love the way they make my legs and feet look. I have become a wedge girl. They are much more stable for me and what is it about the sound of heels on hard flooring. It keeps me in a constant state of "excitement" as I walk around my house. Pretty girls need pretty shoes !!!!!!!!
Yes, I have some 5" wedges, Shirley. They r incredible comfy. But, make your feet look big and r hard to dance or walk in without looking like a cow!:doh:
Nothing makes men's big feet look more elegant than spike heels!:daydreaming:


I'm with you Sherry, yes they can be a pain but they look so good. I go to the dollar store and get ball of foot pads
to put in my heels and they really help. If you have room in the toe area get the gel pads they better but they can be thicker
and cause the straps to dig into your toes so you need some wiggle room with those.
My lowest heels are 4" as well, but I really like the look of 5" heels and most of my others are that.
Good info, Samantha! Unfortunately, my problem always seems to be in my toes. So, adding anything in that area would only make things worse! But, I often use 99 Cents Store pads in the heels of my heels!:devil:


My comfort zone is up to 3 1/2 inches. Four inches is doable. Five inches produces too much stress in the calves and lower back, spine issues. I do favor a nice two inch wedge for strolling in the evening hours. Concrete is rough on women's shoes. Totally different than walking on wooden floors and carpet. When I was working in a professional office environment I saw many very smartly dressed women toting their office heels in a bag to work. That was especially evident of women walking down the steep inclines of Seattle and Tacoma. Or walking up those inclines.
I hear u, Stephanie, on the calves issue. Whenever I spend a long nite out after not wearing heels for awhile, they get sore! But, they stretch out in time.:thumbsup:
Oddly, hi heels benefit my bad back. By changing the way I walk and the angle of my spine!:)

[Pumped]

I love heels, pumps, hence my name!

I am not "out" so I wear them around the house with once in a while a late night venture outside, or sit on the deck in back in the evening. At least my wife tolerates my heel wearing. But yes, the higher the better. I can wear 4" with no platform and am working my way up. My tendons and bones structure in my feet don't want to cooperate but I go up a 1/2" in height and slowly get my feet to adjust.

I am so envious of my wife as she has the flexibility in her feet where she can bend her foot past parallel with her leg.

[docrobbysherry]

2 notes, Pumped:

I have a set of ballet heels. Where my feet point almost straight down! To wear them, I have to do a long stretching routine of both feet. Otherwise, I get cramps! U mite try stretching yours before u put your shoes on, too!:battingeyelashes:

Another is that heel height in shoes is relative! If u wear size 12's and I wear size 10's? Your 5" heels r about the same angle as my 4" heels!:heehee:

[Teresa]

Sherry,
I love heels as well and feel like you that I'll suffer in silence. I will admit that the arthritis in my big toes tells me the next day how unhappy they are with me wearing them. Unlike you I feel it's quite sexy to slip them off and rest them in stocking feet , most GGs do it . I also love dangling them of my toes when sitting and chatting .

I also like my heeled wedges for wearing everyday but not so happy in flats .

I agree my size 8 (UK) US 10 4" heels are like wearing 5" in a bigger size. My wife has ditched most of her higher heels but then she's only a UK size 3 so I can never imagine her in 4" heels it would like be mountain climbing !!

[Shiny]

Interesting. I have many ladies shoes from flats to one pair that has a 7 inch heel. But, I seem to end up at 5 inch heels being my perfect heel height. 6 inch heels are too high and too painful to wear all day and I have trouble walking with a heel in the 3-4 inch range as it lengthens the gait of my step. The 5 inch heels seem the best all around.

[Joe Ann Miles]

Heels are the thing, to make it feel right.
Just practice all you can, if you wish more hight. 3 to 4 inch is "walkable" and not to Painful, for some hours. But 5 or 6 inch makes it feel "Pretty Woman", and who in this forum, dont want to look like that. .-)
Go` high or stay low, remember Girls, just walk slow. .-)

[Doaranna]

I am totally - totally - totally with you on that. I had tried some 6" pumps before but it was just not me, so I wear 4" around the house and frequently 5" when I am able to get out with the gurls. Love pumps!!

[Wendy me]

For Shure I admit it I am a shoe w*ore...
It is what it is ...

[Jaylyn]

I hear you Doc as all mine are at least four inches, I even have a set of wedge that are almost four inches. They are comfortable but I still love my four sets of other heels.

[lpjamey]

4" to 6" for me and I love stiletto's

[docrobbysherry]

Sherry,
I love heels as well and feel like you that I'll suffer in silence. I will admit that the arthritis in my big toes tells me the next day how unhappy they are with me wearing them. Unlike you I feel it's quite sexy to slip them off and rest them in stocking feet , most GGs do it . I also love dangling them of my toes when sitting and chatting .

I also like my heeled wedges for wearing everyday but not so happy in flats .

I agree my size 8 (UK) US 10 4" heels are like wearing 5" in a bigger size. My wife has ditched most of her higher heels but then she's only a UK size 3 so I can never imagine her in 4" heels it would like be mountain climbing !!
I'm a US women's 10 1/2 Teresa. Which is rare as hen's teeth! So, I usually end up with 11's. I've discovered that dancing all nite in heels that r too loose is way more damaging to my feet than heels that r too tite!:doh:

I think we socialize in different circles. I can't remember much casual sitting at any of the T events I attend. Much less that would allow anyone to remove a heel and dangle it without raising a lot of eyebrows!:eek:


Interesting. I have many ladies shoes from flats to one pair that has a 7 inch heel. But, I seem to end up at 5 inch heels being my perfect heel height. 6 inch heels are too high and too painful to wear all day and I have trouble walking with a heel in the 3-4 inch range as it lengthens the gait of my step. The 5 inch heels seem the best all around.
5" heels r my favorites, too, Shiny! I have few 5 1/2" heels, too. I don't believe ANY heels without platforms r too high.:D
Except sadly, I couldn't bend my toes enuff to get into the 6" heels I ordered------:sad:

[April Rose]

I am mostly a casual girl. When I first saw Charles Anders' book "the Lazy Crossdresser", I thought he was talking about me. I tend to dress for comfort, both psychological and physical, so it's mostly flats for me. I do own some heels though.

[Pumped]

2 notes, Pumped:

I have a set of ballet heels. Where my feet point almost straight down! To wear them, I have to do a long stretching routine of both feet. Otherwise, I get cramps! U mite try stretching yours before u put your shoes on, too!:battingeyelashes:

Another is that heel height in shoes is relative! If u wear size 12's and I wear size 10's? Your 5" heels r about the same angle as my 4" heels!:heehee:

No matter how much stretching I do my feet do not get close to parallel with my legs. I would have to break something to wear ballet heels.

I also wear a size 10.

[lingerieLiz]

I come from a different era. When I was young and could wear heels they were 2&1/2 to maybe 3 at most. I did good in them. I could dance ballroom dances and be comfortable in them for several hours.

Now at my age I wore boots with a 2&1/2" heel the other day and swore I would never do it again. Feet hurt for 2 days.

For you younger CDs your day will come when lower is better.

[Teresa]

Sherry,
Take a peep under the table some time to see how many have slipped their heels off . I was at a fund raising event a while ago ( sadly in drab) and many GGs had kicked off their heels and were dancing in stocking feet . I find the best shoes to dance in are ones with an ankle strap too lose or too tight I can usually dance most of the night in them .

[phlover]

I totally agree to sherry.
I usually wear from 3&1/2 to 5 inch stiletto heels as they look lovely on my feet and legs.
I own some platforms and round-toe heels, but they look rather dull and unattractive.
Of course it's rather painful to wear high-heeled stilettos for a long time, and I wear them usually for a brief walking.
I love wearing high- and spike-heeled stilettos as they make my legs beautiful.

[BrendaPDX]

I am lucky in that I wear a US 8-1/2 or 9, and I don't like being too tall. That said I can walk all day in 3"s and wear 4" for short events. When in the wild, I wear ballet flats. I have tried taller but one time my toes actually went numb for a day and a half! Thanks for asking, Brenda

[Shinya]

Well imagine that, me too .

Do prefer the single-sole , 5" to Ballet heel . The favorite here is from 5.5" to 6" .

Also have a couple of platforms 2" to 3" modules with 6" to 10" heels . Don't ware the over 6"ers to often because of door frames . [your tall joke of the day right thar]

[girlyman1977]

I like them too. I hear they are hell to wear, I have never tried though.

I am 6-4 220 pounds.

The key to 5 or 6 inch heels is that they have a platform. 6 inchers without a platform are absolutely brutal. I think 4.5 is probably just right for non platforms.

[Scarlett1975]

It's my favorite item I own, heels, minimum 4" but taller the better. I don't care about pain I just love them to bits

[Rebecca60]

A while back I started with the 3" heels . It took awhile to get use to 4" heels . I don't mind walking in them. Lately Instarted to prefer the 4" more then the 5" . The 5" heels are not comfortable and starts to give me cramps on my calves..

[~Joanne~]

I love my heels also. Most of them are 4" with only a few going any higher (5-6") or a couple going in the 3" direction but nothing lower, nothing with that chunky heel (which I hate also) and occasionally I will will wear flats but not too often. Usually when i do it's around the house so that i don't dirty or run my hosiery. As with any shoe, sizing properly is very important. On the days I do put a lot of mileage on my feet and heels, i am usually good and don't have sore feet afterwards. There are a few pairs that will make them a little sore but those are hardly ever worn and might just need a little stretching out and use. If not I get rid of them.

[Alice B]

Sherry,

For me 4" was the tallest I have worn and you have seen me in several pairs and I loved the feel and look. But now I am not allowed to wear any form of heels. I find this puts a big crimp in what I can wear and how I see myself dressed. I am always amazed in what you can wear and walk in. You have set the bar very high for all of us and unatanable for me

[stephenie3756]

Nearly all of my heels at 5". I have 6" platforms and 4" heels too....Also, they are mostly open toe heels. Size 10 for me. I find that I can spend the day walking around in my 5" heels and I love the way my legs look in high heels. First thing I admire on a woman is her choice in heels. We have a young woman in HR who wears platform wedge heels everyday. She is height challenged so I guess this is how she makes up for it. Some of my best heels have been purchased at Charlotte Russe - check out their offerings. Can't pass up a sexy heel just like a sexy LBD.

[ReychelleC]

I've found that heel height alone is not the only characteristic that leads to painful feet. After finding some relatively high pumps that I could wear for longer periods, I started comparing them to some that were the same height but different toe box and width dimensions. I then bought a shoe stretcher made specifically for high heels with small plastic buttons that allow you to expand the shoes in a particular area. It takes a few days of letting them stretch a bit and re-tightening and trying out, but I've found I can modify most heels into wearable shape if they are reasonably close to the right size.

[Beverley Sims]

Sherry, for the image you are portraying you need to feel pain and wear those heels.

Yes they look hot and attractive, for me I can look a little less outstanding and wear a two to three inch heel without a platform.

[Karmen]

I also love high heels. Most of my shoes I use for my night walks are pumps or sandals and have heels between 3.4 and 3.9 inch. I have a few with 4.5 and 5 inch heels, but I can't really walk in them normally. I only put them on occasionally when I feel the need to wear heels at home and feel extra sexy in them.

[jemima_bates]

Like Sherry (and the vast majority on this thread) I'm a high heels girl. It doesn't seem worth it unless I'm tottering around in cute heels.

But this did make me laugh:


I also love dangling them of my toes when sitting and chatting .

I also love this - but squeezing them back on when I next need to move then becomes so painful I've had to give it up! Never take 'em off till the end of the night.

Jemima x

[NicoleScott]

Reading all the responses I see many practical approaches to wearing high heels. Each person determining for themselves what height works for them. GG's do it, too.
I am unable to exercise such practicality, as I am driven to wear the highest heels. Since height isn't negotiable, I must limit standing and walking. "Wearing" high heels becomes "having them on".
High heels can be shoes for some, but something magical for others.

[Mykaa]

High Heel boots have always seemed to be a major weakness for me, thats what started this for me, I hadnt bought much at all since I got my car year before last, I still look online sometimes, I found some beautiful red brown Aldo boots with a brushed metal heel on ebay last week and got them at a really good price I thought, made in Italy size 40, knowing they might run a bit small I bid last minute and I won them, Ive worn them some every day since I got them, I wore them almost all day yesterday, 1st time I saw my feet swell, lol, I work on my feet and no my feet didnt hurt today, they are getting more comfortable finally gotta say I love'em, wearing them right now... for some reason I thought they had a 4 1/4 heel but checking they are 4 and a 1/2, I have many with that size heel but they kinda get me after awhile, Ive got a well broken in pair of Aldo knee high in black very similar to these that do have a 4 1/4 heel also in 40, they are very comfortable, Yes I do love heels, I have to many.... I enjoy shopping the net for them also, so I have on Peavey Hose in tan, black A line knee length skirt and a Victoria camp shirt in light grey. I thought to myself just a bit ago how could someone sell these.....
the ankle boots in the picture are Stuart Weitzman Goliath, they have a 4 1/2 inch heel too

[Denise S]

Love wearing 4 inch heels, make my legs look great in dresses and skirts. I have been trying to find some cute flats to wear with jeans.

[Kayliedaskope]

For Shure I admit it I am a shoe w*ore...
It is what it is ...

-whispers- Shoe sl¥t, handbag w40re ....


I have one pair of 5" strappy stilletos that I can wear for short stints, 4" heels (open-toe and stilletos) for longer walks, 3" Mary Janes which are comfortable as all hell, and a couple of pairs of ballet flats that are my backup plan when my tootsies are screaming.

[gunta]

I wear 3-4". I have several bought from aliexpress.com

[MorganStar]

i am comfortable in 4 inch heels these days..it took some time to get over that walking the tightrope stride where your afraid to bend your knees...lol..

[Mgreenva]

I wear heels out and about daily. I find that good brands and leather are most comfortable. I can walk no problem but find that if I walk more than a couple hundred yards my toes rip my pantyhose. Last summer I learned to love heels without hose too. I didn't think that would happen

[Karmen]

Closed toe shoes sometimes rip pantyhose, it shoes don't fit properly and toe nails rub against the shoe while walking. I had a few shoes like that in the past. They were almost too small and my feet nearly fit in, but while walking they ripped pantyhose quite quickly and toes on my feet started to hurt too if I wore them too long. Now I only wear shoes that fit properly and don't have any more problems with ripped pantyhose at my toes or any pain in my toes.

[gunta]

Where are you buying your shoes? Internet or regular store?

[docrobbysherry]

I wear heels out and about daily. I find that good brands and leather are most comfortable. I can walk no problem but find that if I walk more than a couple hundred yards my toes rip my pantyhose. Last summer I learned to love heels without hose too. I didn't think that would happen

I find it necessary to trim my toenails back as far as possible before a long outing in hi heels. Long nails push painfully against your toes! Add tite, very tall, heels and it means extra pain u can avoid!:doh:

Also, I've never torn hose with my toes no matter long I wore my heels, either!:thumbsup:

[Mgreenva]

This tearing hose is new to me too. Lol I just finished trimming my nails. We shall see.

[Glenda58]

4" is high as I will go Being 70 I don't want to break something falling down anything higher than 4". But I do have a few platforms over 5"

[tammy1]

I love 3/4 inch heels also. Does anyone have a great place to find a knee high/thighhigh heeled boot size womans 11 or 12?

[MindiB]

Depends on the shoe maker I have a pair of Chines Laundry and another pair that my daughter gave me. Both just over 5 inch low plat form hills and I did not have one problem at the end of the night and felt great.

[sissythings]

With you all the way on this doc. I now consider 4" too low for me. My newest pair of pumps have 5" heels (no platform) which seems to be the 'tipping point' for me. A 5" heel is super sexy and still entirely functional. It's amazing how, with the proper attitude (and a HH fetish to boot), how quickly one does adjust. Daily practice, which I religiously do, also helps immensely. Once you get used to wearing 5" heels, moving down to 4", or even something higher with a platform, is like a walk in the park.

[Ginni]

I love high heels. They are so sexy. 4 inch heel is as high as I can wear, but I wish I could wear higher.

[Alice_2014_B]

I don't wear less than four and a half inch heels when going out, most of the time I'm in six or six and a half (my pictures tell the stories).
I'm not counting ballet flats for when I drive.
Five and a half are the highest I can walk in with no platform.
:)