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Showing posts with label high heels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label high heels. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A quick post from your desperate Editrix in between lap dances
"I think it is stupid to wear stiletos to work, unless you are working as a *umm* professional dancer. For those in government, private industry, law, sales, and so on, I think it looks out of place and a little desperate. JMHO"
Normally, reader comments don't get to me.
Even the really spiteful, personal attacks that might've brought me to tears or anger months ago don't really pack a punch anymore.
But this one, excerpted above, in response to yesterday's very tongue in cheek analysis of the 'heels and sex' research has me about as riled up as I've been in months. So much so that I abandoned my half-written A-line skirt follow-up to address not so much the author -because frankly, I bet her beliefs have quite the following in DC- but more the meat of what she's actually asserting.
Now, it's unclear to me whether Ms. Anonymous used hyperbole in her comment for comedic effect or because she actually believes stilettos in "serious" offices smack of lap-dancing and desperation. Either way, what is clear is her gross generalization that all stilettos are five inches high and propped up by a translucent plastic platform and her assumption that all women who wear these shoes do so only for the effect they'll have on the men in the workplace -- at least that's how I interpreted the "desperate" bit.
I'll have Ms. Anonymous know that today, on this beautiful 70+ degree day, I'm rocking a stem-skinny four-inch grey suede stiletto peep-toe, and not once have I had the inclination to wrap myself around a chubby, depressed businessman nursing an overpriced gin and tonic or felt a desire to flaunt my lengthened legs in front of my male colleagues.
For most of us who step into stilettos day in and day out during the work week, not only do we have the common sense to select something elegant -not to mention temper our clothing, as appropriate- but the motivation behind our choice of footwear is a whole lot less complicated than you think: we just like looking thinner and feeling taller.
Unlike these women, who I think we can all agree stand before us as head-shakingly embarrassing examples of how not to dress if you want to be respected:
Sophia "Will Strip for Singles" Bush outside the Ports 1961 show
Ali "Built for the Pole" Larter
Angie "Handjobs for Smack" Harmon at Carolina Herrera
Mandy "Whore" Moore outside the tents at Peter Som
Some skank model at the Vera Wang Lavender Label show
A quick post from your desperate Editrix in between lap dances
"I think it is stupid to wear stiletos to work, unless you are working as a *umm* professional dancer. For those in government, private industry, law, sales, and so on, I think it looks out of place and a little desperate. JMHO"
Normally, reader comments don't get to me.
Even the really spiteful, personal attacks that might've brought me to tears or anger months ago don't really pack a punch anymore.
But this one, excerpted above, in response to yesterday's very tongue in cheek analysis of the 'heels and sex' research has me about as riled up as I've been in months. So much so that I abandoned my half-written A-line skirt follow-up to address not so much the author -because frankly, I bet her beliefs have quite the following in DC- but more the meat of what she's actually asserting.
Now, it's unclear to me whether Ms. Anonymous used hyperbole in her comment for comedic effect or because she actually believes stilettos in "serious" offices smack of lap-dancing and desperation. Either way, what is clear is her gross generalization that all stilettos are five inches high and propped up by a translucent plastic platform and her assumption that all women who wear these shoes do so only for the effect they'll have on the men in the workplace -- at least that's how I interpreted the "desperate" bit.
I'll have Ms. Anonymous know that today, on this beautiful 70+ degree day, I'm rocking a stem-skinny four-inch grey suede stiletto peep-toe, and not once have I had the inclination to wrap myself around a chubby, depressed businessman nursing an overpriced gin and tonic or felt a desire to flaunt my lengthened legs in front of my male colleagues.
For most of us who step into stilettos day in and day out during the work week, not only do we have the common sense to select something elegant -not to mention temper our clothing, as appropriate- but the motivation behind our choice of footwear is a whole lot less complicated than you think: we just like looking thinner and feeling taller.
Unlike these women, who I think we can all agree stand before us as head-shakingly embarrassing examples of how not to dress if you want to be respected:
Sophia "Will Strip for Singles" Bush outside the Ports 1961 show
Ali "Built for the Pole" LarterAngie "Handjobs for Smack" Harmon at Carolina HerreraMandy "Whore" Moore outside the tents at Peter SomSome skank model at the Vera Wang Lavender Label show
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Italians and Brits claim DC women's abs weak, sex lives wanting
Well, sort of.
According to an international medical expert (i.e., some urologist at the University of Verona), women who regularly wear heels at least two inches tall register significantly stronger pelvic muscles than women with the same level of daily exercise whose feet don't enjoy eight or more hours at a 15-degree (the equivalent of a two inch heel) or higher incline.
And anyone who's read a Cosmopolitan in the past decade knows good and well that a set of strong pelvic muscles is the Kegel key to unlocking that perfect, magical, lasts-all-night 'O' face.
Okay, maybe that's for the most part adolescent legend, but how about this...Harper's Bazaar UK recently polled a group of men of varying ages, races, education levels and socioeconomic backgrounds the question, "Which type of footwear makes you most want to have sex with a woman?"
Their "overwhelming" choice, according to the fashion mag, was none other than the stiletto.
Or more commonly known in these here parts as the shoe no woman wears on a weekday. For serious, on my five-block walk home yesterday evening, a walk during which I took my sweet, it's-60-degrees-outside time, I spotted nary a pair of stilettos, nor even a stacked, kitten, wedged or block heel exceeding the necessary two inches to earn a woman her wings for down there flexosity.
(shaking head)
My take on this "exciting new research" -the emphatic provided by designer Manolo Blahnik- is that even if the Italian urologist's new physiological findings turn out to be less than scientifically sound and high heels aren't in fact a reliable catalyst for better sex, why not prop ourselves up anyway to at least increase our chances of having more sex?
Of course, I'm bypassing the step that has the stiletto-wearing woman giving into the man who propositions her -and her lengthened legs- for sex, but hey, I'm single and spend my entire Tuesday counting down the hours until I can simultaneously write and watch "The Biggest Loser: Couples" with my dog -- just let me assume that's how it works.
In sum:
Stilettos --> hot legs --> aroused men --> empowered women --> sex --> good moods --> productive at work --> salary increase --> really nice stilettos --> even hotter legs --> more aroused men (and so on and so forth...)
Buy her shoes for Valentine's day, gentlemen, and you both win.
*kudos to Adam (and six other readers!) for alerting me to this article
**photo taken from The Sartorialist
Italians and Brits claim DC women's abs weak, sex lives wanting
Well, sort of.
According to an international medical expert (i.e., some urologist at the University of Verona), women who regularly wear heels at least two inches tall register significantly stronger pelvic muscles than women with the same level of daily exercise whose feet don't enjoy eight or more hours at a 15-degree (the equivalent of a two inch heel) or higher incline.
And anyone who's read a Cosmopolitan in the past decade knows good and well that a set of strong pelvic muscles is the Kegel key to unlocking that perfect, magical, lasts-all-night 'O' face.
Okay, maybe that's for the most part adolescent legend, but how about this...Harper's Bazaar UK recently polled a group of men of varying ages, races, education levels and socioeconomic backgrounds the question, "Which type of footwear makes you most want to have sex with a woman?"
Their "overwhelming" choice, according to the fashion mag, was none other than the stiletto.
Or more commonly known in these here parts as the shoe no woman wears on a weekday. For serious, on my five-block walk home yesterday evening, a walk during which I took my sweet, it's-60-degrees-outside time, I spotted nary a pair of stilettos, nor even a stacked, kitten, wedged or block heel exceeding the necessary two inches to earn a woman her wings for down there flexosity.
(shaking head)
My take on this "exciting new research" -the emphatic provided by designer Manolo Blahnik- is that even if the Italian urologist's new physiological findings turn out to be less than scientifically sound and high heels aren't in fact a reliable catalyst for better sex, why not prop ourselves up anyway to at least increase our chances of having more sex?
Of course, I'm bypassing the step that has the stiletto-wearing woman giving into the man who propositions her -and her lengthened legs- for sex, but hey, I'm single and spend my entire Tuesday counting down the hours until I can simultaneously write and watch "The Biggest Loser: Couples" with my dog -- just let me assume that's how it works.
In sum:
Stilettos --> hot legs --> aroused men --> empowered women --> sex --> good moods --> productive at work --> salary increase --> really nice stilettos --> even hotter legs --> more aroused men (and so on and so forth...)
Buy her shoes for Valentine's day, gentlemen, and you both win.
*kudos to Adam (and six other readers!) for alerting me to this article
**photo taken from The Sartorialist
Monday, February 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Where has all the good taste gone?
Bad shoes.
They're not just in DC and not just on the feet of middle-aged secretaries and stay at home Moms who consider their wide-strapped nubuck Mephisto sandals the perfect "goin' out" complement to their J. Jill 'Wearever' separates.
No, even the youngest, most well-paid, and in some cases, truly stylish stars are prone to an off day when it comes to footwear.
Below are what I consider the 10 worst offenses (so far) of 2008.
Enjoy as best you can...
As amazing as your pins are, m'dear, the French tips and cork heeled prom shoes have me leaning toward team LC...
Thankfully, the rest of you doesn't fit at all with the Mary-Poppins-gone-bondage theme you've created from the ankle down...
Not only are you inept at counting, but you also can't seem to tell the difference between Broadway kicks and red carpet heels...
They're not just in DC and not just on the feet of middle-aged secretaries and stay at home Moms who consider their wide-strapped nubuck Mephisto sandals the perfect "goin' out" complement to their J. Jill 'Wearever' separates.
No, even the youngest, most well-paid, and in some cases, truly stylish stars are prone to an off day when it comes to footwear.
Below are what I consider the 10 worst offenses (so far) of 2008.
Enjoy as best you can...
If you'd picked the silver fox instead of the young waiter, you'd probably have made off with a nicer parting gift than these clompers...
As amazing as your pins are, m'dear, the French tips and cork heeled prom shoes have me leaning toward team LC...
Thankfully, the rest of you doesn't fit at all with the Mary-Poppins-gone-bondage theme you've created from the ankle down...
Not only are you inept at counting, but you also can't seem to tell the difference between Broadway kicks and red carpet heels...
Where has all the good taste gone?
Bad shoes.
They're not just in DC and not just on the feet of middle-aged secretaries and stay at home Moms who consider their wide-strapped nubuck Mephisto sandals the perfect "goin' out" complement to their J. Jill 'Wearever' separates.
No, even the youngest, most well-paid, and in some cases, truly stylish stars are prone to an off day when it comes to footwear.
Below are what I consider the 10 worst offenses (so far) of 2008.
Enjoy as best you can...
As amazing as your pins are, m'dear, the French tips and cork heeled prom shoes have me leaning toward team LC...
Thankfully, the rest of you doesn't fit at all with the Mary-Poppins-gone-bondage theme you've created from the ankle down...
Not only are you inept at counting, but you also can't seem to tell the difference between Broadway kicks and red carpet heels...
They're not just in DC and not just on the feet of middle-aged secretaries and stay at home Moms who consider their wide-strapped nubuck Mephisto sandals the perfect "goin' out" complement to their J. Jill 'Wearever' separates.
No, even the youngest, most well-paid, and in some cases, truly stylish stars are prone to an off day when it comes to footwear.
Below are what I consider the 10 worst offenses (so far) of 2008.
Enjoy as best you can...
If you'd picked the silver fox instead of the young waiter, you'd probably have made off with a nicer parting gift than these clompers...
As amazing as your pins are, m'dear, the French tips and cork heeled prom shoes have me leaning toward team LC...Thankfully, the rest of you doesn't fit at all with the Mary-Poppins-gone-bondage theme you've created from the ankle down...Not only are you inept at counting, but you also can't seem to tell the difference between Broadway kicks and red carpet heels...
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