wintercoat said:
Do high heels count? Because I can't for the life of me understand why people still wear them.
Now, I don't mean all heels, mind, just the large ones, those that are several inches high. Short heels are fine, as they allow for more even weight distribution than the others, and can even be quite comfortable for short periods of time.
No, I'm talking about the type that put all of your weight on overstressed toes. The ones that are 3+ inches in height and bend the ankle sharply. They're literally torture devices that are willingly worn for the sake of fashion. It's absurd. They're never comfortable, a pain to walk in, and can lead to compression fractures in your foot bones. There is literally no good reason to wear them.
They make your legs look thinner, and you, my friend, are obviously not only 5 feet tall. Now, I don't wear my crazy 6 in heels on regular occasion, but I depend on at least one set of my stilettos if I'm ever in a skirt for the sake of looking better. Yes, it's completely cosmetic, but they're so darn cute. And walking in them is eventually non-issue, usually by the time a girl as a teen after her age. I guess it's a woman thing, though. We do a lot of crap just to appear "pretty." (Please don't let this explanation incite a thread about gender issues, or feminism, or any sort of gender bashing. I'm just explaining my opinion, one that I share with many women.)
As for what I don't understand? Wearing fur boots with short shorts. Just... why?