I like flats

[Esther Latour]

Flats really were my first love when it comes to women's clothes. Flats and ballet shoes and tights. At 12, 13 I even dreamed of doing ballet so I could wear them. I don't recall wanting to dress as a woman. I just wanted to wear flats and tights. Maybe I wanted to be a girl. so I could wear them. Of course I never had the courage to take up ballet.
I also remember at about 12, reading a book about Napoleon. There was a picture of his coronation ceremony where he wore white flats with a bow. My feelings were sort of conflicting, on the one hand I thought that was way too girly for my beloved great emperor and master strategist but on the other hand I was intrigued. And slowly intrigue won me over. Flats with a bow are still high on my wish list. A bit later I got all dreamy from seeing period dresses (victorian and such) on TV but a lot of the female clothes I saw around me didn't do much for me.
Only a lot later did I start to see my desire as a desire to "dress as a woman" and I gradually expanded the clothes I was into, pencil skirts and heels are a pretty recent love (wearing them as I write this, I am completely won over)
Anyway, I don't know where I am going with this. I guess I have two questions to you all. 1: who else likes flats ( come on you girls, aren't flats the best!?) And 2: A more philosophical question: Do we just happen to like to wear certain clothes that just happen to be meant for women or do we like to wear them because they are for women. I used to go for the first option but I am moving toward the second.

[SHINY-J]

Ewww... a HUGE no to flats! Lol... to each their own, but I ONLY want sky high boots, heels and platforms!


I just feel SO much better and SO much sexier in heels! And they make my legs look better too!

[Melanie Moxon]

I quite like flats, they are cute and as I am 6' 2" they will be perfect for blending in when I eventually go out.

See, cute:
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[Nikki A.]

I have bad feet and so flats are my go to shoe if there is any real walking or standing to do. Not as sexy but a lot more comfortable.

[Esther Latour]

Cute indeed, Thunderbird. If I didn't control myself I would own 800 pairs of plain black flats. I don't see the option for posting pics otherwise I would show you the pair just slipped in.

[Julia1984]

Esther.....
Was Napoleon a CD? Interesting question. I'd say "quite possibly" but irrelevant to his place in history.
As for your qiestions: I honestly have no idea. For me: I just want to be a girl, always have and probably always will.

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Oh. And flats? They suck 😊

[Jean 103]

Don't like flats.

I wear shoes because they are cute and go with my outfit.

[suzanne]

No flats for me. It feels like a half measure. My minimum is a 3 inch wedge and my current favorite is a pair of red and black velvet pumps with an ankle strap and three and a half inch heels. When I dress, I'm a man in a dress, and that's what I want people to see, not an ambiguously effeminate guy in a girly top.

[Jason+]

1: who else likes flats ( come on you girls, aren't flats the best!?) And 2: A more philosophical question: Do we just happen to like to wear certain clothes that just happen to be meant for women or do we like to wear them because they are for women. I used to go for the first option but I am moving toward the second.

I like flats and heels! One of my first pairs of shoes were flats and I have a pair that are effectively my house slippers. Based on the picture you can tell I like like the scrunchy ballet flat myself. Like the shoes I like dresses, heels and skirts because they are dresses, heels and skirts and not so much because they are womens dresses and such. I love some of the Homme Mystere products.

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[Robin777]

I wear flats and heels. I like both and wear what is appropriate for what I am going to be doing while I am dressed. If I am working around the house,I wear flats.

[KimberlyJean]

I like flats as well. Gladiator sandals, riding boots, and of course the ballet flats. I believe every outfit needs the right shoe and sometimes that means flats.

[Sandra_Dodds]

Ballet Flats with opaque tights and a nice A-line or skater skirt is one of my favorite options.

[Jodie_Lynn]

Flats have their place in one's wardrobe, as do heels. However, for me, heels take pride of place.

[MindiB]

I think Flats can be just as sexy as heels.

[Dana44]

I bought flats for when heels hurt your feet on a night out and pull them out of my purse and wear the flats back to the hotel. Only time I wear them.

[ToniG]

Will be using my Flats tomorrow--as I have nr 200 yds to walk on dirt/gravel/rough path to get to the bus stop from my place. Then will put on 2.5" dress sandals for the ride, then walking to do at the other stop. I Love my 4" Pumps, and Block Heels sandals, but they are not practical for walking very far. That dadblummed landscape rock we have outside can wreck Shoes in a hurry!! But its my shortest route out of here. So like the GGs do, I carry a bag for the shoe changes. Use my Tall Pumps mostly for photos. Use my Flats or Low Wedges for walking. Blessings Toni G..

[Stacy Darling]

I'm a Flats Girl by preference! & I'm often told that I need to stay grounded, my flats keep me fairly close! Win win!!!

As for the Ph. Q. Both, my skirt was designed to fit a woman with my figure!

Stacy!

[Fiona123]

I bought my first femme shoes at a charity shop last week. Flats, comfy & cute

[Cheryl T]

I love my flats !
Certainly I love my heels as well, but for everyday wear doing everyday things flats are my go to.

I think my love of flats began when I was very young and I was captured by my cousin's patent leather Mary Janes. They were so pretty and feminine and I wanted them so badly. Never did get a pair of my own, but I still think fondly of the memory.

[Esther Latour]

Glad to see flats are popular! And May janes, I love Mary Janes!

Esther.....
Was Napoleon a CD? Interesting question. I'd say "quite possibly" but irrelevant to his place in history.

Well this is what he looked like https://www.rauantiques.com/emperor-...achim-guernier
Aren´t those flats cute! I guess he used his power to convince everybody that this was the macho look, or else...

[Julia1984]

Esther. Great painting, though "after Gérard." It didn't end well for the little Corsican, though.
Hugs
Julia

[Shely]

I just got my first pair a couple of weeks ago because at nearly 6 ft heels make me too tall. I always loved high heels and for years never had anything else. but I will be looking for more flats in different colors to go with my other outfits.ALEX (1).JPG

[Esther Latour]

Julia, I didn't realize it wasn't the original painting. On the Gerard version he seems to be wearing different shoes though.
You might say his career went a bit down hill but he did end up getting a lot of me time. I hope he was allowed to take his stash of white stockings and flats with bows to Saint Helena..

[FrannGurl]

I absolutely love flats!

I have a few pairs of heels and sandals but more flats than anything else in different colors and styles.
Also, while I'm not extremely tall or anything ( 5'-10") I prefer to not look any taller than I am, and like
to also present as an average woman my age.
When you go to the store or whatever, you mostly see women in flats. I think theyre cute, comfortable, and
an another expression of my feminine self...Theyre more "me"

As far as number 2, these days I wear them because they are for women..

Good post and Merry Christmas!

[Brenn]

I love flats. I just got my first pair of Tieks. They are fantastic!