I like real hi heels!

[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!

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!

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.
Except sadly, I couldn't bend my toes enuff to get into the 6" heels I ordered------

[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!

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!

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.