A recent tagline "Down with High Heels High Maintenance" by Mary Karr via The New Yorker caught my eye. I won't break anymore gogo boot high heels at the wise age of 37. Mine are now flat! Flat shoes can be stylish. As my wise dear mother would say, flats embody comfort and sensibility.
Women in the United States have the right to wear flat shoes to the office. Can you believe it's a law in Great Britain that women must wear heels to work? A woman was recently sent home from her PricewaterhouseCoopers client in London for wearing black flats. 100,000 signatures means Parliament must now decide.
The Mary Karr article references fashion writers wearing wingtips to the Met Gala. She points out how Victoria Beckham walked the Fashion Week runway in sneakers. My sister who is almost six feet tall rocks sassy flats. Her confidence empowers her.
Style and presence do not equate with killer stiletto heels. You may hold your head high and walk with purpose and even a swagger in stylish flats.une paire de nike
Heels can take a beating on your back and feet. The American Osteopathic Association should know. They caution, "High heels have also been linked to overworked or injured leg muscles, osteoarthritis of the knee, plantar fasciitis and low back pain."
Harvard psychologist and TED star Amy Cuddy book Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges suggests you may envision exaggerated stances before you present. You may lengthen your stride to exude power without heels.
Although some of my friends are fabulous in high heels, I love that super model Gisele Bundchen embraced flats on the runway six years ago. "She was so out of love with heels that she told the designer that she refused to wear his signature 4.5inch heels on the runway at the Paris show."
Don't you adore how she prefers bare feet? She expounded in that same article.
“From the beginning, looks did not define me in any way,” Gisele said. “I have a different idea of what I am. I wanted to be Jane Goodall [animal rights activist. In my mind, I’m still Jane Goodall in bare feet.”
New York Times article about the model Gisele expounds on her presence. They describe how she commands her space while seated on her couch with a rescue pup. That has nothing to do with how elongated her legs may look due to the height of her shoe heel. Her positive energy doesn't correlate with heels.
The super model is the most successful financially in her industry. She confides, "I always knew that, even if I was not the most beautiful girl, I'd be the most energetic and hard-working. If you want to know the truth, that's the reason for my success."
Even the stylish and elegant Duchess Kate wears flats! The French actress Eva Green born in 1980 says, Life's too short to wear high heels."
Where do you stand on this? Even if you wear high heels, hope you travel in flats for comfort. XO
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