To think ladies are not wearing heels anymore

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I was watching a fashion item on tv the other day,and the presenter said " isn't it wonderful that we are all wearing flats now ".

I have worn my trainers a lot over the last 18months, but I've still worn my wedge heeled sandals too.
I'm really looking forward to wearing a dress, thick black tights and boots with a heel.

Has everyone converted to trainers now?
I know they are very comfortable,but is glamour fading fast?
AIBU to want to keep my heels? I will keep wearing them anyway, as I'm not one to worry about it.

YABU for using "ladies" - let alone implying that women need to damage their posture and health for the sake of looking "glamourous"

That said, I have just bought "heels" - the most beautiful aigle wellies with a 1.5 inch heel.

Good question OP! I’ve always felt like I only feel properly dressed for a night out when wearing heels. But more recently have worn trainers with a nice dress and realised not only do I still feel good, I am also so much more comfortable! That said I will still be wearing my heels for certain occasions (such as a black tie ball this weekend where my dress would drag on the floor if I didn’t wear my (relatively comfy) heels!
My very gorgeous niece looks ace in little dresses and trainers or chunky biker boots, totally love the look.

Don't wear heels. Haven't since I had children. There all grown with there own children now so you can see how long that is.

TBH I didn't wear them alot before having children. Comfort with trend has always been important.

Health issues meaning I can't really wear heels anyway. Wore a 2 inch heel for eldest wedding. I kicked them off most of the time once at the receptionist.

It was such a hot day I kicked them off in grounds of where they were married only putting them on for pictures.

There is fabulous flats if you look around for them. You can get them in colours and various too

I haven't worn heals since 2014 (when I was still 30).have absolutely no desire to wear them ever again. So painful, completely unnecessary, my feet and me are happier with flats.

If you love heels by all means wear them. However, I had a conversation about precisely this with a lot of women lately and every single one of them noticed that their foot/back/knee pain is gone since ditching the heels and how they will only wear them for very special occasions from now on and certainly not for work etc. I think hero's won't go extinct overnight but I'd be surprised if they were as popular as pre-pandemic.

I'm not a "lady" so never felt the urge to wear heels.

'Ladies', lol yeah, sod being a 'laydee'. I wear flat boots, trainers or flat sandals with a contoured footbed. I like my feet and look after them.

I have never worn what others might regard as 'heels' and honestly don't see why you'd want to. Each to her own, etc, but I prefer shoes that support me properly, allow me some comfort and the ability to run if necessary.

Frankly after the appalling details regarding the Sarah Everard case, I can't imagine why any woman would feel safe if she knew she couldn't run away fast.

I've not worn heels since the 80s. Fucking awful devices of torture - look lovely, but I'd rather be comfortable!

On a recent night out where I live all the young women were wearing strappy high heels.

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You need to speak to your Solicitor immediately. There are a couple of aspects that cover you from this kind of behaviour and gives your legal protection. The property seller should tell any prospective purchaser something that it would be reasonable to expect a buyer would want to know. I.e., that the windows so not work, secondly the property must be vacated free of rubbish and in a clean condition. It doesn’t matter who put the rubbish there the contract is between yourselves and the seller so he has the legal obligation to remove the rubbish. You have the right to pay for it to be removed/repaired and claim the cost from the Seller. Years ago the “expression” caveat emptor” meant buyer beware and this meant you had no come back. This was removed and in the replies to enquiries before contract it is clear that the seller must reveal any information that a buyer would reasonably want to know.

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You need to speak to your Solicitor immediately. There are a couple of aspects that cover you from this kind of behaviour and gives your legal protection. The property seller should tell any prospective purchaser something that it would be reasonable to expect a buyer would want to know. I.e., that the windows so not work, secondly the property must be vacated free of rubbish and in a clean condition. It doesn’t matter who put the rubbish there the contract is between yourselves and the seller so he has the legal obligation to remove the rubbish. You have the right to pay for it to be removed/repaired and claim the cost from the Seller. Years ago the “expression” caveat emptor” meant buyer beware and this meant you had no come back. This was removed and in the replies to enquiries before contract it is clear that the seller must reveal any information that a buyer would reasonably want to know.

Did you intend this post for this thread?

I and the women I know don’t wear heels. I suppose some ‘Ladies’ might 😉

I've never worn high heels. Do wear wedges at times, but mainly flats. Can't imagine getting around safely or in comfort in spiked heels.

There's a few times in my life where if I was wearing heels I probably couldn't have run from the man attacking me, like I did.

I never wear them. I don't think it's paranoia really, and I don't dwell on those times, but I can't walk in them that easily and feel vulnerable.

Work, family wedding and other safe places, sure. But perhaps not a night out.

Many years ago a female Director of HR in the NHS tried to tell me what I should wear to do my predominantly office/desk job.

My organisation had always had a smart-casual dress code but when we moved into the local Health Authority building, we were still independent but used them for our financial matters.

Other than on about 12 occasions across the year I sat in my quiet corner on the top floor, as far away from the front door/the public as it was possible to sit and was generally only ever seen by my own team and would normally wear flat shoes, comfortable trousers and top/blouse.

On occasions when I was running a conference which always took me out of my office to a big hotel, I would add a jacket and NEVER heard anyone comment on my poor choice of attire.

But this HR woman told me I MUST NOT wear trousers and flat shoes but a knee length skirt with 3 inch (or above) heels.

I basically told her where to shove her instructions, I spent 98% of my working day sitting behind my desk, I'm 6ft tall so don't need heels increasing my height and I'm disabled and struggle to stay on my feet even with flats, so I would definitely not be wearing heels.

If I CHOOSE to wear a very small heel, that will be my choice, NO-ONE will ever be able to dictate what I wear.

I love a heel, admittedly can't manage the skyscrapers of my 20s now due to dodgy knees, but also love a wedge, trainers, all kinds of different shoes...but while there's breath in my body 'sturdy' and 'supportive' will never be on my shopping list unless I take up a hobby that requires specialist shoes! WFH is very limiting on the shoe front though.

While I love trainers and flats I am noticing a very boring uniform emerging. Last weekend on a day out nearly every woman there was milling about in the same long floral dress, faded denim jacket and white trainers. Use your imagination people.

Wore them to work in the 80's because that's what everyone did. They gave me big toes that incline inwards and a ganglion on the back of my heel that had to be removed surgically

I now haven't worn them for getting on for 30 years. I love a comfy biker boot and I'm sure my back and slightly arthritic feet are thanking me kindly.

Ladies?! Or just plain women, maybe? 😂

I’ve never worn them. Men don’t have to be in pain, why should we?!

I never ever wore them to work in the 80’s! Everyone l o
knew didn’t, so not ‘everybody’ wore them!

Men don’t have to be in pain, why should we?!

This too.

Even as a child I wondered why boys got the comfy, practical clothes and why I couldn't have the same.

I don't bother now with anything uncomfortable or time- consuming that men have got away with not doing for years unless I want to for me.

Come on ladies admit it, high heels were always stupid - & the reason why we all have corns and bunions and can't walk properly any more - I bless the day years ago when I stopped wearing them, at least my feet are no worse and I can walk properly in trainers every day - I have younger female friends who have never worn high heels, such clever young women, they have goid feet, just like most men do, because of wearing sensible shoes. I'm really glad trainers are so fashionable now - tbh heels look old fashioned and a bit "drag" now don't they

I never wanted to wear a shoe that meant that not only was I uncomfortable but I couldn’t run away. 😬