My back is so happy- my feet are even happier!

I spent most of my adult life in heels (though never the grotesque skyscrapers they´re doing now). I loved the way they felt - I bought good ones - and the way they looked. Much more graceful than flats.

Those ballerina flats in the photo may be one of the worst shoes a woman can wear.

As for what the Brits call "trainers", they are not intended to be attractive. Utilitarian. Soon become scruffy.

The pendulum swings in shoes and skirt lengths and the like are what keep the retail fashion business alive. Proceed with caution.

What´s "in style" and "out of style" is decided for all of us by a few dozen flaming-gay guys and haughty, snobbish women who anoint themselves and each other as the authorities on fashion (and edify themselves by scoffing at everybody else´s tastes).

To all that hyper-affectated fuss I say whatever.....

Heels will be back because no man ever felt anything from gazing at a woman in flats. I´m so glad I kept my 3" pumps; they are timeless.

Damn....I hope this is not true. As a bloke I can tell you, NO woman looks good in flats.. Give me the f-me pumps any day.

I love my pumps but like #2, not those stupid skyscrapers. When they are too high, it destroys your posture - not attractive to more people than one might think. Flats look cute depending on the outfit. However, high heels are forever....

I haven´t worn high heels in probably 20 years.

To paraphrase something I read in "Advanced Style" ... Fashion says me too, style says me only.

Sigh. A grim day for ankle aficionados, lol.

Tho´ I will say, watching a few ´girl´ K-pop group choreography sessions in heels...does leave one wondering if S. Korea leads the world in acrobatics - or knee-down surgery, lol.

...and they girls are suddenly 5" shorter...what happened?

Love the fashion quote #7.
Love it.

When was fashion ever anything but outrageous ? In my twenties I loved wearing ´winkle pickers´ [stiletto heels with extreme pointed toes]; in my thirties I developed hammer toes, in my forties I began to feel the pinch, in my fifties I realized comfort was more important and so on and so it goes. Security and comfort have won out - this is just a cautionary tale.

I like to wear flats with tights & tunics but I think a small heel looks nice with skirts and dresses. With jeans and slacks - clogs, mules, boots look cute.

For safety reasons, I gave up the spike heels after hip replacement surgery and don´t miss them.

In my 65 years of life, I have seen these women´s fashions wax and wane (heel height, eye makeup, hairstyles, hemlines, etc.). Why people don´t simply choose comfortable, sensible styles instead of following fads is beyond me, especially when you consider that most "current" styles eventually look ridiculous. Take a look at some of your old photos to see what I mean.

Flats with no arch support and paper thin soles are just begging for foot trouble. I like flats, but, most of the ones in the stores will not support your feet the way a pair of good pumps with 2 to 2.5 inch heels will. So called "ballerina" flats are horrible. Have you ever seen a true ballerina´s feet? They have been maimed and broken and have horrible bunions and flat arches.

Don´t know any heel addicts or models, but a few dancing nieces I know have some perty gnarly dogs. Hooker heels can slink back into the wholesome world of Halloween & Fredrick´s of Hollywood.

You mean the hooker shoes are gone ?
Isn´t there a happy medium somewhere between platforms and those flat things ?

Why would women let a man design their heels ?