10 Daily Things

High-heeled sneakers. Women’s vatiny at it’s best!

Whippersnappers have been skating around on these single-wheeled skate shoes since the early 00’s. Seeing them coast through mini-malls, supermarkets and movie theaters, I started to get jealous/curious. Turns out we don’t have to let kids have all the fun! They come in adult sizes, too. I had to special order mine and they didn’t arrive for a few months, but it was worth the wait. Gliding across the pavement is every bit as glorious as it appears. Kids make it look deceptively simple. I’ve really had to work to balance (Ironically, I’ve tended to stumble more while simply walking in them — and yes, these things are potentially dangerous, so be wary). My friends think I’m crazy, but there’s certainly something to be said for not letting yourself feel too old to try new things.

Visit product’s home page >>>

For all the ladies who need to wear a nice pair of heels to work but by the end of the day wish you could wear something more comfortable, and for those women who may be too tall or too short for that hot date, these are the shoes for you. Camileon Heels is a company that makes shoes that have adjustable heels.

Available in all different styles, heels can be adjusted from 1 1/2 to 3 1/4. Wear the shoes with just enough heel to look professional and then extend it at night for that after work cocktail party. The shoe is easily adjustable and tries to hide the extended part of the heel underneath the shoe. Prices range from $210 and upwards and are all made from Italian Napa leather.

High heels are uncomfortable and make walking more difficult. Prolonged use can injure the feet, knees and back. So why do women keep wearing them?

The short answer seems to be that women in heels are more likely to attract favourable notice.

In Sense And Sensibility, Jane Austen describes the character Elinor Dashwood as having a “delicate complexion, regular features, and… remarkably pretty figure”.

But Austen describes Elinor’s sister, Marianne, as “still handsomer. Her form, though not so correct as her sister’s, in having the advantage of height, was more striking”.

In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.

“Men like an exaggerated female figure,” writes fashion historian Caroline Cox. The problem is that if all women wear high heels, such advantages tend to cancel out.

Height, after all, is a relative phenomenon. It may be advantageous to be taller than others, or at least not to be several inches shorter. But when all wear shoes that make them several inches taller, the relative height distribution is unaffected, so no one appears taller than if all had worn flat heels.

If women could decide collectively what shoes to wear, all might agree to forgo high heels. But because any individual can gain advantage by wearing them, such an agreement might be hard to maintain.