Shoe Question, ladies!

[Queen of Poop]

To and from work, as I have quite a walk, will be in either boots (winter), sneakers or sandals (not often). Once I get to work, as I work in a downtown office environment, I put on 3" heels and run around in them all day. Anything else and I just feel sloppy. I've got a few kitten heel shoes and wear them occasionally, with specific outfits.

[Barbara]

I used to wear heels when I was younger- but I suppose 3 inch may have been the highest. There simply have not been shoes higher than 4 in then. Today I wear 1-1,5 in at the max and most of the days I am wearing flat ballerinas in the office and if we ever should see summer again ( we have weeks of predominant rain now) I'll be wearing leather flipflops in my time off.
I own 2 pair of sneakers- red leather Adidas that are about 10 years old and black suede pumas that are about 5 years old

[Randi]

When I was younger I did wear high heels when going out, but not anymore. These days I want comfy shoes above all. I don't buy shoes often, but when I do, they have to be good quality!

I like shoes/boots with thick soft soles. What I have now are Clarks (also sandals), Ecco and Adidas sneakers - oh and also a pair of Reebok, and a pair of old Nike I really like. Unfortunately, they don't make them with the soles I like, anymore.

The Clarks I have look a lot like these - see link!

http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/departm...ct-is-20347244

OK, I do have a pair of Arche which are high, but they are SO comfy.

For slippers, I also want comfy, with thick bendable soles, like Hush Puppies, or Sorel. I bought a pair of Sorel when in USA last winter - for half the price! ($39)

Now, the problem is finding slippers for summer that fulfill my requirements.

[Taz_Zoee]

I had a pair of tall black boots I bought years ago for Halloween. I wore them rarely. The last time I wore them was back in May to a work dinner. I was walking around a lot taking pictures and the balls of my feet were so sore and on fire! The heel was less than 2 inches!!! Well, I threw those boots away! They were falling apart anyway.
The high heels make you practically walk on your tippy toes. I don't get how that doesn't hurt. It hurt me with small heels.

[kuhio98]

I have 1 pair of heels -- 2 inches, but I can't remember the last time I wore them.

At work we are not allowed to wear heels as we have metal grating stairs -- and why would anyone want to wear heels in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska where it's covered in snow 9 months out of the year? So, at work, I wear something similar to the attached.

Tennis shoes for yard work and boots in the winter.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I've always hated wearing heels because I'm tall,almost 5'10", and I don't want to be any taller. When I was younger I would usually wear a low heal when I would go out. I work in a dental lab so I can wear jeans and tennis shoes. I also need a good shoe with good arch support and I've found that New Balance works well for me. There are several women at work that wear nothing but high heels because they're short and they don't want to be any shorter. When I'm at home I live in slippers most of the time. I have to be comfortable.

[momcat]

I'm a paralegal and am constantly going over to the printer and the attorney I work with is in another building so I'm back and forth several times a day. Since my idea of being dressed up is clean jeans and a clean t-shirt, heels flat out don't work. For me it's sneakers or dressier flats.

After surgery on my spine, the doctor told me that high heels can throw your spine out of line. Ugh!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I don't really wear heels, either; once in a while I will wear a small heel if I'm dressed up for a wedding or something similar.

I'm in education and I mostly work from home- I don't wear shoes in the house, unless it's really cold, in which case I wear slippers. I also teach piano lessons one night a week, and ironically, I don't wear shoes there either. The studio is on the lower level of the owner's home, and she doesn't like shoes in her house. I'm either barefoot, in socks, or wearing slippers for my job there.

I also work very part time as a researcher for the Denver Zoo, and I always wear comfy tennis shoes or sandals there because there's usually a lot of walking involved.

When I taught in the classroom I also wore flats, just dressier ones. I actually like walking when I have comfortable shoes, but I can't imagine being up and around all day in heels!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

sneakers to work, then change into steel-toed sneakers while in my scrubs. I work in a lab. I never understood the shoe obsession a lot of women have, I'm too much of a tomboy I suppose. I prefer sneakers or barefoot, LOL

Ditto! Except I'm a veterinary technician! Running shoes it is!

[Cataholic]

I wear all types of shoes to work, some heels, some flats. Good quality heels do not hurt, and usually dress up my casual attire enough to call them work clothes.

[Nomilynn]

I wear all types of shoes to work, some heels, some flats. Good quaity heels do not hurt, and usually dress up my casual attire enough to call them work clothes.

I am the same as above. I'm a program assistant as well as a facilitator, so I have a desk job, as well as teaching at the front of a classroom. I have some not so quality heels as well, but when they are cute, it doesn't matter about the pain

[kitten645]

I will admit that I'm short so high heels were a way to make up for that to this day.
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[jenluckenbach]

I haven't wore high heels since high school. I wear crocs practically 100% of the time. If I NEED to dress up, I find a ballet flat to wear.

[Lizzie]

Winter, spring, autumn and even through parts of our cloudy summers in Seattle, I wear ankle-high boots. For several years now I've been wearing a pair of Coach boots which I found in a thrift shop, brand new, for $3.50. My very best thrift shop buy. I walk fast with long strides and can't imagine trying to do that in heels. Besides, I spend quite a bit of my time consulting with contractors and trades people so I feel part of the team if I'm wearing boots - especially important since I'm often the only woman.

I used to love wearing expensive high heeled shoes, they made me feel elegant, but I don't go to the kind of events where I'd need to wear fancy shoes or clothes any more so I'm well out of practice in wearing them.

You are right, Karen, and it's something I notice all the time, characters such as medical examiners wearing 4 inch heels. It's really ridiculous.

[cassiesmom]

A lot of the nurses wear Dansko clogs and swear by them. I can't imagine how that would be comfortable for 12 hour shifts, but I've never worn them. When I worked shifts I always sought out cross training shoes. I have flat feet and I walk on the outsides of my feet so shoes are always a problem. I wear flat shoes every day.