to think heels are now out of fashion for teens/young adults?

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Please say I'm right! I think heels are dated weapons of misogyny!

Phew, that feels better:

When you are a very senior lawyer and don't work in a law firm or go to court and don't have to impress anyone you can wear what the fuck you like. Currently working in my yoga gear. Yesterday I wore my flared jeans, linen shirt and trainers to work.

My teenage DD’s all wear flip flops, Vans, converse or some kind of trainers regardless of their clothing choice. They also have DM type boots that they wear. I was teetering about on platforms at their age (because that was fashionable in the 90’s) and probably wouldn’t have been seen dead in flats! Roll on 20 years and I basically wear ballerina pumps, flat sandals or flip flops! I may break out a pair of wedges every blue moon for a special occasion lol! Comfort is the way forward!

When you are a very senior lawyer and don't work in a law firm or go to court and don't have to impress anyone you can wear what the fuck you like. Currently working in my yoga gear. Yesterday I wore my flared jeans, linen shirt and trainers to work.

Awesome stealth boast there, love it

@SoManyActivities

When you are a very senior lawyer and don't work in a law firm or go to court and don't have to impress anyone you can wear what the fuck you like. Currently working in my yoga gear. Yesterday I wore my flared jeans, linen shirt and trainers to work.

Awesome stealth boast there, love it

Haha except it ain't stealthy

@Graciebobcat

When you are a very senior lawyer and don't work in a law firm or go to court and don't have to impress anyone you can wear what the fuck you like. Currently working in my yoga gear. Yesterday I wore my flared jeans, linen shirt and trainers to work.

I think this applies when you are senior in any role. It is usually the poor juniors who are forced to wear heels.

Just look at all those tech billionaires - I love they way they give 2 fingers to the stuffed-up suit brigade and how all the accountants and marketing agency staff who now advise them have been forced to 'dress casual' to fit in more with the younger, wealthier, clients.

Young teens near me seem to be wearing fluffy mules ( look like bedroom slippers to me) with black ankle socks. I find it a strange look.

I'm 62. Haven't worn heels for a very long time. Women should wear shoes they can run in

Young teens near me seem to be wearing fluffy mules - I have seen this on a few Waynetta types. It's an abomination.

@Witchcraftandhokum

I do agree that boots and trainers are very on trend now, But....heels are dated weapons of misogyny Fuck off. I love wearing heels, what does that make me?

Oppressed? Internalised misogyny? Not your fault of course, but these shoes literally make life more difficult for women to walk. Quite literally the opposite of an equal footing with men.

Oppressed? Internalised misogyny? Not your fault of course, but these shoes literally make life more difficult for women to walk. Quite literally the opposite of an equal footing with men.*

Agree agree agree

When you see a movie or TV show with female action actors in heels it always looks odd.

I am nearly 50 and heels weren't in in the 80s when I was a teen. As a result I never learnt to walk in them properly and hate wearing them. I will occasionally wear them for a wedding or formal event but I always totter around like a little girl trying on her mum's shoes. Dd (23) is much more expert at wearing them than me having worn them to events all through her time at university.

And yes I agree op they are weapons of misogyny!

I love my heels!!! I equally love my converses though.

The day I decided to never wear heels again was one of the happiest days of my life.

I'm mid 20s and I've never been a 'heels' kinda girl - always a pair of Dr Martens! So much so, when I got married, I wore Docs and not one person was surprised! 😂

When I was at uni 10 years ago it was all bodycon and strapless dresses and heels but now it seems way more casual. I'm glad young women can be more comfortable!

*on a night out' that should say, not during the day!

I'm a lawyer in a regional city with high net worth clients. A fair few of the other female lawyers have rows of pointy high heels under their desks for meetings and court. My background is in legal aid, plus I have 3 children, so I have always in my career been dashing about and never ever wore heels since I started my training. I wear brogues. I'm only 5 ft, and quite young looking, and have had comments from clients about whether I'm 'fierce looking' enough. I'm a damn sight fiercer if I can focus on the facts and not my feet!
For nights out (rare) and work events like award ceremonies, I have a couple of tux-style jumpsuits and some metallic brogues. I probably look like a child. I don't care, I'm comfortable and happy.

I think the comments about being oppressed and misogyny are ott. Threads like this make me feel more pressured to dress a certain way than any man has ever made me feel.

The comments are suggesting if I want to wear heels then I am clearly in the wrong, probably being coerced by the men folk and obviously am not able to think or dress for myself. I’m now wondering if I should stop wearing heels because some of you might be looking down on me for my footwear choices.

I am strong and active. I am not a weak woman. I mountain bike, hike, run and road cycle. For these activities, I obviously own a series of appropriate footwear. I own loafers, brogues, Vans, Birkenstock’s and DMs. I also like to wear heels sometimes. I can walk quite far in the heels I choose and I am happy standIng in them all day at work.

How my feet feel affects no one else. I am happily married and not interested in male attention (I mentioned before I work in a school with only female staff and children present, I rarely ever see an adult male when wearing heels).

Why can I not wear something to feel good without it having to be for someone else’s benefit? I like the look of them. I feel good.

@Goatinthegarden

I think the comments about being oppressed and misogyny are ott. Threads like this make me feel more pressured to dress a certain way than any man has ever made me feel.

The comments are suggesting if I want to wear heels then I am clearly in the wrong, probably being coerced by the men folk and obviously am not able to think or dress for myself. I’m now wondering if I should stop wearing heels because some of you might be looking down on me for my footwear choices.

I am strong and active. I am not a weak woman. I mountain bike, hike, run and road cycle. For these activities, I obviously own a series of appropriate footwear. I own loafers, brogues, Vans, Birkenstock’s and DMs. I also like to wear heels sometimes. I can walk quite far in the heels I choose and I am happy standIng in them all day at work.

How my feet feel affects no one else. I am happily married and not interested in male attention (I mentioned before I work in a school with only female staff and children present, I rarely ever see an adult male when wearing heels).

Why can I not wear something to feel good without it having to be for someone else’s benefit? I like the look of them. I feel good.

You like the look of them, and you feel good because of conditioning.

No choice is ever made in a vacuum.

But it's fine to wear what you want, but you should understand why you want to in the first place

I wonder about “wearing heels for yourself”...

Did you wear them in lockdown when you were home alone?

Somehow I doubt many (any) people did

I still like wearing heels!

Thank goodness for that. I hope they die the death, but I know they won't for as long as most designers are men who never have to wear the fucking things, and that they fulfil some men's fantasises.

I rarely wore high heels despite being short because I simply couldn't walk in them. So glad now as my feet still look like feet

I still like wearing heels!

Me too. I still wear them everyday for work. I walk better in heels, in flats I seem to drag my feet.