Red carpets and high heels: I take guilty pleasure in checking

[hedgehog]

out the dresses on-line the day after the awards ceremonies ( I don't have the patience to watch in real time). A lot of the feet that are in high heels look swollen and bent. I'm talking about some very beautiful women who presumably would have very nice looking feet if they were in a proper shoe. Isn't it time for designers to take on a real challenge? Instead of trying to see how much flesh can be exposed, ( I think Joy Villa took that prize!) how about designing a good looking, sexy but comfortable shoe for women?

[ProfessorGAC]

1. That's What My Wife Said

She used to wear spikier shoes than she does now, and she admits she could never tolerate them now. But, she said that she wished they made really attractive flats or a least a mildly raised heel.

Just thought it interesting that you posted basically the same thing she mentioned.

[enlightenment]

2. The problem is with the word "sexy"

Generally, that is something defined by the viewer, not the recipient of the view.

High heels throw women's 'assets' into high relief - an exaggerated 's' curve of tits and bum. They make legs look longer, too. All designed to attract attention; attract a mate.

There are many, many good looking, comfortable shoes out there, but the vast majority aren't sexy, nor will they be as long as sexy is perceived as "ready to have sex".

[Orrex]

3. Personally, I don't "get" high heels

I can see maybe an inch or so, if the woman likes them. But higher than that just makes no sense to me. All I can think when I see them is "those must hurt like hell."

Kind of takes the fun out of whatever enjoyment they're supposed to inspire IMO.

[hunter]

5. I'm missing whatever that is too.

I've always been attracted to women who wear comfortable shoes.

I get that same wincing "Ouch, those must hurt!" reaction looking at high heals.

[ND-Dem]

6. They do. When I was young, there was a push against high heels. Women saying these are

useless, physically harmful, designed just to attract mates, etc. -- rather like corsets and foot-binding -- and I thought they'd gone out of fashion forever.

It appears at least a subset of women today positively champion them, and in the name of "feminism" too.

I don't get it.

[hedgehog]

12. Foot binding is an excellent comparison - there is nothing inherently

sexy about high heels, it's the result of a social construct. As I said in the OP, seeing a foot bent out of shape covered with swollen veins wearing a pointed toed high heel doesn't seem like much of a turn-on to me.

If anything - it looks like an old lady's foot! (Horrors) Although I have to say, after 61 years in flats, my feet look pretty good!

[CountAllVotes]

4. Some women wear heels constantly

They have to if they've been wearing them non-stop for many years as they will alter the structure of the feet over the years and it becomes extremely uncomfortable/painful not to wear them and even walk around the house without them on (needless to say, I know of a person like this).

What a nightmare!

Did not watch the show so I guessed I missed a lot of nice outfits and the like. Oh well ...

As for high heels = ugh.

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. It is not the feet the designers care about, it is the what it does to the other asset.

Shortening of he Achilles Tendon from chronic use of high heals, makes it necessary to wear them without intervention of a physical therapist.

[HappyMe]

8. I like high heels.

I don't wear them all the time.

[bettyellen]

9. not going to happen- most actors and performers are much more petite than you would imagine, so....

they try to get the extra height so they can carry off things that barely look "flattering" on models who are 5' 10- 6' with similar heels.

If you look close at a lot of what they were wearing, especially Kim K's robe dress and many of the ones with strategic cut outs- they were designed for models with much longer torsos. Some cut outs were in awkward spots around hip and thighs.
Many of these came right off the runway, could not be shortened in time for the grammys, so they were dragging even though the performers wore extra high heels.

I think Armani is the only one who insists things be retailored to fit these days. Versace only did for some, it appears- like Gwen Stefani. Kim's sleeves and bottom hem should have been 3-4" shorter. Kanye should have pulled a dress that fit her. That was awful.

[appalachiablue]

10. Wearing very high heels long term also effects the spine, esp. the lower back, and the pelvis.

It throws off natural posture and alignment of the body structure. You won't see many women with back problems wearing high heels; I know from friends and relatives.

[tammywammy]

11. There's a young lady in the office next to mine that wears those 4-inch heels to work everyday

I've never seen her wear flats. The worst part is the way she clumps around when walking.

the worst part is if they wear these shoes for years and years they'll mess up their feet and could need painful foot correcting surgery later on.

I'll stick with my flats.