LADY OF SPAIN I ADORE YOU …LALALA WITH CARLA BRUNI SHOWN FROM BEHIND
on 04/27/2009 at 12:42 PM
I use to wear those things all the time (ex hubby is 6’4") however on Sunday for the latest grandson’s baptism wore little piddling 1.5” heels all day - and have been in pain since - not to mention the blister on one heel. I do not wear them because of the horrid back problems they caused me. However, social convention requires them - so I have 4 pairs (black, navy, white & cream - to cover all needs) of short ones & one not short that I almost never wear anymore.
I think that my problem is I started with minor back problems (stemming from an issue at birth) and combined it with a tomboyish childhood - so I never got into that stuff until college and as I said - it caused horrid back problems a few years into it.
Women wear them - as they create the leg & walk that men love & they make the legs look longer - and if you are a normal, good looking woman - they work.
However, they just create back problems.
Oh and whoever wrote the caption - Lady of Spain - is clad in a shade of red [amaranth or cerise, maybe red-violet], but yes for some stupid reason the shoes are a shade of purple. Perhaps it is the angle, lighting - but for me not a good match.
There’s a few people who wear those fraken things. My days of doing so are long over. If you happen to have Degenerative Disc Disease they’re a definite no-no to wear. Of course, that also necessitates wearing what is not considered “chic”, the “social norm” or whatever your flavor of fitting in is called.
Wardmama4 has it right that social convention demands they be worn in certain situations. My take on that? Have men HAVE to wear those dayum things for a month and I’ll bet we’ll see a whole lot of “why don’t you wear something more comfy, hon?”
Here’s my take on those who wear high heels (especially stilettos such as are shown in the picture):
A) They WILL mess up your back due to changing your whole body mechanics just having the things ON, let alone walking/dancing/running in them (although wearing them does tend to tighten up the look of one’s derriere);
B) they’re proof positive the wearer has a death wish if running’s attempted while wearing them;
C) On the other hand they make handy dandy self-protection objects if some idjut tries to attack you and you’re not allowed to go “armed”. Eyeball, stiletto, attacker, some assembly required. And you have the bonus of looking o-so-innocent-and-vulnerable until one’s removed for defense.
04/28/2009 at 05:52 AM
