Comfort vs Style


love high heels. Towering, stompalicious, sculpted stilettos. The higher and sexier the better. Well... in theory that is. I love the look of them, what I don't love is the feel of them. I think I have high arches (or more likely, I'm just a sook with a low pain threshold) but I cannot wear the super high heels I love for more then a few tentative steps around the shoe-shop. Even in the high heels that I do wear, which are never over a 3-inch heel with a comfortable angle, I'm still generally complaining within the hour. My man has now taken to giving me an ultimatum whenever buying new shoes, "If you buy those, you better wear them and I don't want to hear you whinging about how sore your feet are!".

It's the same (though to a lesser degree) with clothes. If something is tight or scratchy or it rubs, I will be ripping my skin off in a matter of minutes. I actually left my sisters's wedding earlier then I would have otherwise as the synthetic lining of the dress I was wearing was sticking to my skin in the humidity and driving me insane!

So maybe it's just me? I think I have particularly sensitive skin, either that or once again I'm just a sook, but I need to make sure I'm comfortable before leaving the house for any lengthy period of time. Of course, there's a line, if I really wanted to be 100% comfortable I'd get around in track pants and ugg boots 24/7, and clearly I don't do that (not most of the time anyway)!

So where is your line. How much pain will you put yourself through for a great shoe or outfit?

Shoe Heaven, now I just need to learn to deal with the pain!





14 comments:

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  2. Thank you for your comment on my blog, i'm now following you. Love high heels too, they are amazing and transform outfits! Great post.

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  3. I love high heels too! =) Do you want to follow each other??


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  4. Yes the age old question of comfort vs looking great. Well I always try to look great while still feeling as comfortable as possible. I must say that as Ive gotten older I dont like to suffer for fashion as much as I used to! but I still think you can look good as well as feel good... however I must say... my looking good and feeling good...doesnt include wearing towering high heels.

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  5. High heels are fab. I love wearing them, but i hate if they don't match my feet perfectly. That can be annoying!
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  6. Yes the age old question of comfort vs looking great. Well I always try to look great while still feeling as comfortable as possible. I must say that as Ive gotten older I dont like to suffer for fashion as much as I used to! but I still think you can look good as well as feel good... however I must say... my looking good and feeling good...doesnt include wearing towering high heels!

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    1. Thanks for your comment. It is hard to balance both! I always choose (at least some) comfort over style but still make sure I look good as well. Like I said, I'm not going to walk around in trackies and ugg boots even though that's how I'm most comfortable!

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  7. mmmmm. absolutely love the look of them. but can't walk. i am looking for the perfect 1 1/2 inch heel boot in colour that doesn't look grandma ish. still looking. love your blog . and the new outlay. love love.

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    1. It can be hard to find attractive, low heeled boots. Are you looking for a knee-high style or an ankle boot? Novo has some nice boots on sale at the moment and I know Betts has a sale on boots currently but I haven't checked it out yet. It might be hard to find a pair in a colour though, what colour were you thinking?

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  8. Another fun read Steph! Great that you are blogging more regularly. I really like these short, sharp, fun, quick reads.
    Go girl!

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  9. ! Love your blog !
    following you , hope you can follow us back
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    1. Thanks for the comment. Following you back :)

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  10. Absolutely looooooooooove the pink heels!!! Awesome! :D

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  11. What a lovely pair of shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For creating an awesome fashion you need to match the style and comfort perfectly. In this blog you can find several important information about how to select a pair of shoes which one will be perfect for your desired style and also can give you a tremendous comfort. Pictures are just outstanding. Thank you very much Steph from the bottom of my heart for sharing this kind of interesting blog with us. please write more and more and keep us providing more unique information about latest fashion and style.

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