Comments on: Poll: Are very high heels inappropriate for work?

By: Lawlala

Lawlala — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:26:18 +0000

I am a Sasquatch so 3″ heels don’t even look that high on me. I can pull them off, but I don’t go any higher than that

By: heel-lover

heel-lover — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:48:50 +0000

I am 5’7″ and I love high heels… and I love flats.The important thing is for the shoes to be appropriate for the outfit. When I am not wearing ballet flats, I wear heels 4″ and up, and I always get compliments on the look from my work colleagues, male and female alike. I fully agree that it is less about the height of the heel than it is about the design of the shoe, and the ability of the wearer to ‘carry-off’ the look. Whether heels or flats it’s important that the shoes are comfortable. I’ve had flats hurt my feet as much as heels. In my experience its very often about the cut of the shoe rather than the heel height. And I can’t drive in any type of shoe…barefoot driving for me!!!!

By: kristin wyngate

kristin wyngate — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:06:37 +0000

I’m 5’7″ but I love wearing heels. I think a 4″ heel is fine at the office as long as your skirt is not above the knee. The higher the skirt the lower the heel…at the office. When out partying, it’s a whole different set of rules!!

By: shoes

shoes — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:08:24 +0000

nice post, a good read thanks

By: High heels

High heels — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:19:47 +0000

Actually it depends a lot on your job. If you have a lot of standing to do, then high heels will not be suitable. Otherwise, high heels sure look nice in any environment!

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:54:30 +0000

Depends on the skirt length – not above the knee! And whether you can maintain good posture while carrying the laptop, files, etc.

By: SUCL 3L

SUCL 3L — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:36:17 +0000

I’m 5’2″, so I do kind of love/need the added height of a high heel. But as someone who has bitten it big time more than once while walking down a city in super high heels, I only bring out the 3″+ heels for the important stuff (court appearances, interviews, etc.).

By: Fullnelson

Fullnelson — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:24:33 +0000

Call me an old ladyif you like, but heels that are too high (3″ and higher) look impractical and too girly/sexy for office situations. They make you look like you’re TRYING to be sexy, which in my book is a huge mistake. As a broken ankle recoverer from my college days, I don’t wear heels over 2 1/2″, but don’t have any problem finding wonderful stylish pointy-toed pumps that flatter my legs and look polished, AND are comfortable. We need to re-evaluate the whole 3+ inch thing, girls–those things inevitably mess up your posture and your feet!

By: SUCL 3L

SUCL 3L — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:48:10 +0000

Being only 5’2″, I can’t personally relate to your situation. But I personally think there’s something really awesome and amazon-goddess-like when a tall woman rocks high heels.

By: georgienyc

georgienyc — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:26:29 +0000

Agree I think it entirely depends on the shoe. Some 3″ look a lot different from others (and i’m short so have quite a few 3″) Here are some other good corporate looks, shoes as well.
http://www.what2wearwhere.com/ListItems.aspx?pt=Event&q=15