• Beth@piefed.social
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    3 months ago

    I have worn flats my entire life. Any heel is uncomfortable, and to be honest, I can barely walk with them on.

  • LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    What does unbearable mean? I do like 10” pleasers for Halloween, and I mean I won’t do a marathon, but I manage

  • SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    Depends how far I need to walk or stand TBH. Couldn’t be on my feet all day in more than 4" heels, even when I was young.

    I don’t usually wear heels at all these days, though.

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Never. At some point they become unwalkable, but my lengthy goth phase prepared me for a lot of wobbly dancing on platforms with heels.

  • ChexMax@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If it’s a wedge i can happily handle almost anything. Actual heels though are uncomfortable too quickly to be worth it after 2 or 3 inches. Though right now I’m pregnant so flats are uncomfortable! I need sneakers or foamy slides

  • elanan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    It depends on some points:

    • how is the shoe made: Some have a curve (front to back) which is easier to wear some are harder.
    • where is the heel mounted: If the heel goes straight from the back down it is harder to go in, as the traditional conave fillet (where the shoe’s heel is located in the mid of your foot-heel)
    • are you used to higher heeled shoes?
    • are the shoes used (worn by) to you? your feet?
    • does the shoe really fit you
    • which shoe size you wear (3" height is a complete different story for shoe size US5 or US11)
    • the underground (hard,uneven cobblestone is more difficult to go on, compared to indoor pvc-floor)
    • the time period of standing/walking/sitting

    In my case (rather large shoe-size):

    If one or more of these points are not optimal, even a shoe with 1" can be uncomfortable

    If everything I mentioned is perfect or at least tolerable:

    2-3" for work/whole day is not worth mentioning,

    4" Is under perfect conditions also a no-brainer but not always appropriate

    5" Have tried, and can wear. But it does not look very elegant so I don’t do it

    • sorry for my bad english, obviously not my mother tongue, but I try my best I hope it is enough that you can understand what I mean. thx (edited several times to correct spelling)
  • dkppunk@piefed.social
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    3 months ago

    An inch and a half, maybe 2 inches with a little practice. But they have to be chunky heels, I can’t do the thin heels.

  • mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca
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    3 months ago

    2” heels. I used to wear higher when I was younger, but never was comfortable in them. Idk how some women do it!

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Idk, 6" doesn’t pose a problem to me, but I haven’t tried higher.

    That said, I only wear heels for fancy occasions or going out.