Listen lady, I have to wear high heels and a dress for my job. I also wear a long jacket to compensate that it might be f&^aking cold out. It wasn’t snowing, so why the *&^& would I wear boots and carry my heels?? With work I have to arrive ready to go, because anyone could see me at any moment, and warm pants and boots just are not a feasible way of getting to a job where I am working as soon as I walk through the door. You didn’t need to whisper those things to your husband, I heard every word. I feel bad for you. You are old, and you are sad. Once you wore heels at inooportune times too. My shoe choice does not make me a whore, by any means. You are a mess. Get a life, and get your man to help you get the bug out of your a$$ or next time I will do it for you with my heel. —Innocent Girl Walking Home
This article appears in Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2012.
Here here! Reminds me of my favorite En Vogue song, Free your mind. “Because I wear high heel shoes,
It doesn’t mean that I’m a prostitute”
The nerve!. Get your pimp to take a razor to her. That’ll teach her some manners. >; )
I kid, I kid. There’s never any excuse for that kind of garbage. I hate people who feel the need to comment on the things around them. Which doesn’t exactly explain why I hang out here, bu that’s just one of life’s little intangibles. Hope your weekend is free from contact with the thinking-impaired.
I have encountered this phenomenon somewhat too. Some of the crotchety old bats at my work were talking about some other woman in this office building was always “sooo dressed up just for work”. Some people have professional jobs which require them to look good, what’s the big deal? If you can’t be bothered to dress well for work, then what the hell do you dress well for?
even if it isn’t for work some women just dress up to make them feel good. who cares. that woman was just mad because like you said. she can’t do it anymore
You should have given her a coupon for a free fish sandwich and a sanka.
High Heels = Slut
High heels don’t make you a slut. White belts do. Never fails.
High heels = fashion sense. Flats are frumpy and dumpy and just don’t go with a dress.
You really should have said something OP. Really politely and with as much snark as possible while keeping a smarmy, super friendly tone and impeccable grammar. Told her how sorry you felt for her and whatnot.
flats aren’t dumpy. you can get really nice ones. if it’s a daytime dress they look fine. i mostly wear flats because i’m already tall
i’m always impressed with folks that can walk and look good in heels, either sex. i have enough trouble walking without the added danger^^
Whatever you wear in the workplace, wearing heels on the streets of Halifax won’t do you or the shoes any favours!
In the 1980s, I had to wear a suit and heels to work in Boston. The bottom of my heels would get totally chewed up by the city streets and sidewalks, and as I picked up one pair of pumps re-heeled by the cobbler, I’d leave another.
Rubbers, which American don’t typically wear, will help, but it’s best to have a sturdy pair of flats to wear on the street and save the heels for the office.
Not a judgement on you (the old crone can suck an egg) shoes are expensive though, and shoe leather does not long on city streets.
Heals are hard to wear alone. I tend to trip and lose my balance in them so I don’t wear them anymore. If you can good for you. But in the middle of winter I can see why some would think your crazy for it. Being a slut for wearing them no. Crazy yes cause its winter.
Flats aren’t dumpy at all. I agree with atecookie!
I wasn’t sent to physio after an ankle injury when I was younger so I don’t have any balance and can’t walk on anything higher than just above a kitten heel (maybe a 1-1.5 inch heel) and I look damn GOOD when I go to work (granted, I don’t own a pair of flats anymore and am wearing shoes with a 1.5 inch heel). But even with flats I looked good. And when I wear pants to work (isn’t often — usually skirts and dresses), I prefer flats.
Sanka! LOL!
I Love High Heels!!!!:D She was probably just jealous of your awesome kicks ;D
OB, great excuse. What door are you walking through to get to that street corner you work at?
I love high heels too and can most definately walk in them, I have even been stopped for someone to say “If all girls could walk like that in heels, the streets would look much better”. AND I dress up for EVERYTHING, even to cook dinner. I like it, It makes me feel pretty and sexy.
I absolutely would have commented on her comment, the old goat.
🙂
Hayyy I have the cutest selection of flats! Soo not dumpy. It helps that I can fit into kids shoes ;D little girl shoes are the best, they usually have rainbows, popsicles, cherries and kitties all over them!
i go for more of the animaly print and bold colored ones but hey.
Well OP does not say what she does. Maybe she is a prostitute. After all, she does “have to arrive ready to go”.
the suckster prefers high heeled sneakers.
If someone tries to take my high heels away, they’d better have a gun!
girls and heels. even when i don’t even wear them often i still love them and sport them when i can. pretty sure i walk better in them than sneakers. just being tall already makes me look like an amazon when i wear them
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I’m glad you brought it up Alex, not a lot of people have just an explicit appreciation of some of the geographical wonders on this planet.
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Gotta love the toad. Big fan of the bufo genus.
it was a touch choice for a link, lots of cool creatures http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archiv…
*tough*
I would nominate the toad for mayor but they tend to croak before they finish their term! hahahahahaha.
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High heels used to kill my feet – oh, how the ex used to love ’em. After we divorced, I threw them all out and happily wore Converse sneakers for the next ten years.
high heels are only comfortable if you’re lying down
You got that right, sister. The West’s version of foot binding.
my mother is in a photo from varsity sports, all the player’s feet are pointed inward. the little white *sneakers* are perfect, except for me ma’s hightops