BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: LadyJean
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 11:55 PM

My first thought seeing those shoes was OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only in larger type. How would you walk in those things?

I am, quite possibly, the only Christian in the history of the church to have been baptized in yellow high heeled pumps. But the heels weren't that high, and they were roughly the same shape as the heel on my foot.

I was looking at sandals today with roses on the toes, thinking I might consider buying them if they went on sale, though of course they might rub blisters.

With Exibit A and Exibit B, my feet would hurt so much I wouldn't notice blisters.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 10:55 PM

Back in the 70's I helped with costumes in a theater troupe. There was a beautiful young woman in the troupe who turned her ankle while wearing a pair of high wedge heels. She had had 3-4 operations on her ankle to try to repair the damage.

Whenever she saw a woman wearing shoes like that, she told them about what had happened to her.

Sad, isn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 12:07 PM

Women suffering in the name of fashion in killer high heels

A few days ago a doctor was talking about the serious injuries caused by falling over when wearing the ultra-high shoes round today, but I couldn't find it.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Will Fly
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 06:58 AM

It's not just the foot that suffers - this stuff can throw the spine out of position and create back problems as well.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Emma B
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 06:27 AM

Secret confessions of a Feminist.....

I'm five foot one (and a bit) and I've worn some kind of heel - OK NOT those monsters! - all my adult life

This would be MY ultimate foot torture

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 05:24 AM

quick escape shoes for the hussy on the go

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 05:16 AM

Lol! That came out funny.

I kinda like stacks.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 05:12 AM

oops... my post above was referring to normal high heels... not extreme high heels.

I wore stacks though not for very long.

1970 stacks

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 04:48 AM

Further to the crippling effect of high heels and fetishising of woman as victim. I mean how many times have we seen some typical dolly bird / airhairded bimbo character with big tits tottering along down some dark alley while being pursued by a 'shadow'.

Cue "scream" and her clippy cloppy trying to run but... Oh No! She almost immediately falls over (skirt half way up her thigh, but not quite exposing her crotch (well we don't want to see her pissing herself as it would ruin the aesthetic) as said shadow looms over her... Glint of knife (ie: symbol of shadow bloke's dick) Fade out.

I think I've seen this exact same scene again and again in virtually every American crime drama and film created. But it was especially popular throughout the seventies and eighties.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 04:38 AM

But further to RB's point - I'd just like to add the important difference between normalised mass cultural representations of 'woman' fetishised as a potential sexual victim, and what two people do in their own imaginations and bedroom.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 04:36 AM

never worn them... never will (especially now with RA in my feet)

did enough damage to my feet and legs with

these

and I only danced en pointe for 3 maybe 4 years

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 04:27 AM

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Richard Bridge - PM
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 05:57 PM

It is of course part of the symbolic crippling of woman so that she cannot resist or escape violence."


Yes, and I'm surprised no-ones made the implied fetish reference. Lots of it about these days in design. The shoes CarolC linked to look like a rocked up cat-walk version of your classic ballet boot. Such shoes are a part of bondage wear & dominance / submission sex play, and are specifically intended to render the submissive party incapacitated and vulnerable to the dominant one - with a side-order of discomfort and pain of course. Be warned this piccy has pink hair and and boobies in it - for anyone easily offended by pink hair Ballet Boot

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: CarolC
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 02:07 AM

I've worn high heels twice in my life. And by that, I mean higher than about an inch and a half to two inches. Once at my sister's wedding (and I accidentally made a spectacular entrance to the bouquet throwing event by sliding into it like I was sliding to home base, bridesmaid's dress accompanying me like a billowing parachute), and once (same pair of shoes) for Halloween. That was enough for me.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 01:13 AM

If I remember correctly she said they were very comfortable, but I can't be bothered looking thru these sites to check.

posh beckham in heelless boots - 1360 pages on google web

Tho this was to good to resist - ShoeHunting Blog: Celeb Fashion & Shoes!

happy hunting!

sandra (flat-footed wearer of orthotics/arch supports who hasn't worn high heels since the 70s & they were only about 1.5")

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 01:02 AM

My physios have a small collection of pics of starlets on red carpets & other horrors of current or future back & foot damage.

I gave them a pic of some Exhibit A shoes - it was from one of those Best & worse dressed series that papers & magazines feature

Excuse my while I find the other pic I added to their collection ...

... returns seconds later with posh beckham in heelless boots (amazing that google knew what I wanted!)

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: JennieG
Date: 19 Mar 10 - 12:40 AM

If you get to Toronto, Canada, visit the Bata shoe museum ....it's amazing and has shoes from the sublime to the ridiculous. I particularly like the chestnut crushing clogs from France, and I just luuurved Ella Fitzgerald's midnight blue satin shoes with diamantes over the heels - could imagine them sparkling in the lights when she was on stage - they were very pretty. But not ugly. Sorry......

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: CarolC
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 09:30 PM

Love the Danskos (I'm addicted to Scandinavian clogs), but this is a thread for ugly shoes...

;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Maryrrf
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 09:11 PM

I think I'll stick with my maryjane crocs.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: open mike
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 08:44 PM

ouch...my feet are throbbing just to look at these..
i'd rather wear these http://www.dansko.com/#categories,0,1,1
or these http://www.uggaustralia.com

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 08:23 PM

The second ones with the coil are legitimate. I know nurses, etc. who wear them and swear by them.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Wesley S
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 07:01 PM

Those aren't shoes. They're fetish items.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: CarolC
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:48 PM

That top pair looks like a set of tiny bar stools for the feet.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: CarolC
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:46 PM

Those are spectacular in their hideousness.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:39 PM

What the fuck?

and for the sporty type

it just gets weirder

who needs wellies?

for animal role play

can't make up its mind what it want's to be when it grows up

flower vase shoes

do my calves look fat in these?

shoved her feet into some shitzu sandals

I quite like these crocodile shoes

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:17 PM

I saw those on some website the other day and the first thing that came to mind was the foot-binding in China. Next to clitorectomies, this is one of the most heinous things to do to a little girl.

As to the women who wear and model these...slaves to fashion, indeed. I cannot imagine the problems they may have later in life.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:13 PM

my favourite shoes were thom mcan psuedo earth shoes with negative heel. saved up forever to get those shoes when I was 16

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: gnu
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:12 PM

Sick.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:06 PM

lady ga ga shoes.

yep ugly and stupid

basically holds the foot in en pointe positions with added stabiliser heel

high heels shorten the achilles tendon and deform the foot.


lets talk about binding now http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111742/boundfoot.gif

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: CarolC
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 06:00 PM

The flowers would be pretty if they weren't stuck to that awful shoe, Emma.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 05:57 PM

It is of course part of the symbolic crippling of woman so that she cannot resist or escape violence.

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 05:43 PM

is this prettier?

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Rasener
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 05:40 PM

How absurd

Subject: RE: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 05:39 PM

Holy fuck.

Now I've seen the Worst!

Subject: BS: Brand new ways to torture the feet
From: CarolC
Date: 18 Mar 10 - 05:30 PM

I need an ugly shoe thread. I've been kvetching about ugly shoes for years, and I recently thought we had passed through our ugliest shoe phase around the time people started rejecting the ugliest of SUVs, the Hummer. But oh, was I ever wrong.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B