High Heels with No Grips!! - Fashion vs Winter!!

[lissa]

Have you got any "coping stratagies" for walking on grass. Also, how do you manage on steep stairs?

Hi Jessica,

When it comes to surfaces like grass (and the soft dirt underneath the grass) or stairs, there are are at least a couple things that can help:

1) Don't be in too much of a hurry
2) Walk in a "toe first" manner, and then put either very little or no pressure at all on the heel.

Stairs can be pretty easily dealt with once you have a little practice in the "toe first" technique, but grass really isn't an ideal surface for walking/standing in any sort of heels (though of course, we often enough find ourselves having to deal with this anyway).

Another potentially treacherous type of surface is a patio/deck made of parallel pieces of wood. If there's even the slightest bit of separation between the pieces of wood, those long open slits can cause all sorts of problems...especially with very narrow tipped heels! Not only can you lose your balance and possibly injure yourself (twisted ankles are most common here), but you can very easily ruin a nice pair of heels as well (I've certainly done this, and it's not fun!).

We may look great in heels, but considering some of the places men have taken me while I'm wearing them, I wonder if many men realize just how dangerous they can be? Speaking of "dangerous heels", perhaps we can discuss "heels as a self-defence weapon" next!

[Guest]

Hi Louise,

It was good to ear from you. I will try e-mailing you again. Anyway, you can imagine how muddy it is where we live with all the rain we have been having recently, - a real nightmare. No choice really but to go shoeless or just wear slippers in the office at the moment.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Jessica.

[Guest]

Hi Louise,

Are you still out there, and how are you getting on with your heels?

I think that you mentiones wearing slippers in work, - do you do this. If so, where did you get the slippers, as I would love to have a smart looking pair to wear around the office when my heels start to feel uncomfortable.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Julie.

[the guest]

wow i didnt realise women had such trouble walking on softer surfaces in heels.

so whats the worst surface to be walknig on then in youre heels or whats the worst incident youve ever had.

would be great to hear from some of you gals

[Guest]

Alas I don't need ice to slip.

Yesterday, I was in a shop which had a smooth shiny floor. I slid along the ground which isn't unusual, but this time I fell into a man. To make matters worse, I put my hands out instinctively as I fell, so it looked like I was trying to grab him. I was so embarrassed, and couldn't get out of there quick enough.

[Nailheels]

Didn't realise slipping was such a problem? My gf walks through shopping centres etc on shiny tiled floors with smooth soles and her heels worn down to the metal nails and rarely if ever slips. And she is one of the clumsiest people i've ever met! maybe her balance on stilettos is just good!

Nailheels

[sarah200]

I don’t slip on shiny floors or anything like that nether. In fact I’ve never had any problem with a shiny floor. I guess it depends how used to it you are as I cross a shiny slippery floor every day as the lobby at work has a floor like that.

As for other surfaces I wear boots quite a lot of the time so if I'm walking across grass I don’t get stuck. I avoid slipping because I let the heels sink down which really helps if you don’t want to slip or fall but doesn’t do you’re heels any good. I would prefer to have muddy heels that slip over and get covered in mud any day.

The surface that I hate the most when wearing heels is the board walks or decking. Stiletto boots and decking don’t mix as if the heel gets stuck you can’t just slip you’re foot out of you’re shoe and pull it out that easy.

[Guest]

hi sarah
sounds like youve had a few incidences where youve had to wear heels on difficalt surfaces.

im a male so ive never had to do this but i find when a woman is walking over a difficalt surface it is very sexy. my gf walks her dog every day when she gets home and somtimes she does it still in her work shoes.

i think all or most guys do find it very sexy you know even if it is hard. so have you got any incidences in paticulour you or any other women on the forum would like to share for us guys.

[Guest]

Does your girlfriend ever get her work shoes muddy walking the dog, and what happens if she does?

[Guest]

Hi Sarah,

Can you explain how you walk accross wet grass, etc as I often have the same trouble.

Also, if you get your heels muddy what do you do about it when you reach your destination, - clean them, take them off or what?

[sarah200]

Sure no problem. I’ll tell you how i do it and my advice then.

In my experience wearing boots is the easiest way to do it, what you have to do is not worry about the heels and let them sink in if you can. It will help to keep you from slipping or even falling and ruining you’re cloths. But when wearing shoes it’s a lot harder and I don’t know a really easy way for doing it in shoes. for me personally I still let the heels sink down if its really wet as I would prefer not to slip but I do admit the amount of times I get stuck is soo annoying and can be embarrassing if people are in the area. Another way I’ve heard is to walk on the balls of you’re feet, this would help with the getting the heel stuck issue but would make it more likely to slip which I cont like running the risk of, way more embarrassing of a litter stuck heel.

My advice if you think you will have to walk over wet grass, wear boots and let the heels sink in. also carry something small to wipe the heels clean when you get to where you’re going. Even tissues can be wet and would work which you can keep in you’re *a**a* or pocket. I always carry a few and when I get to where I'm going just wipe the worst of the mud off if I’ve had to walk over wet grass, then when you get home check and properly wipe it off.

That’s my advice but if you want to ask any other questions pm I and I will answer anyone’s questions happily.
Even the guy’s questions if they are that interested in it.

[Nailheels]

Hi Sarah
Real interesting technique and i'm sure very successful - though I reckon most girls would actively try and avoid letting their heels sink in?? Are you not concerned about damaging the heels or scraping them if they sink right in?

Thanks
Nailheels (BOY!!!)

[sarah200]

Well I do try not to let my heels sink yea but if I think there’s a risk of me slipping then ill let them sink. It’s a lot less embarrassing.

But yea I have had to get the heels repaired a few times because of this but not as much as you would really think so it’s never really been an issue.

[Guest]

Hi Sarah,

When you get to your destination do you ever just take your muddy boots or shoes off and go shoeless, rather than bothering clening them, for example, if it is raining heavily or here is snow on the ground.

Also, what if you know you are going to walk through he same grass or mud on your way back home, - do you still bother clening them or just take them off. I would have thought it would be easier just to take hem off, particularly if you know they will get muddy again on your way back.

Also if you get your shoes muddy or wet on the way to the office do you remove them in work.

When the weather is very bad I wear wellies to he office and take hem off all day in work, rather han taking a pair of heels with me. Do you ever do this?

[sarah200]

I guess it would be easier to just remove my shoes when I got to work if they got muddy. But the way I see it, it only takes a minute or tow to wipe them and I always prefer not to go shoeless in the office.

But if I'm going round a friends or somewhere where you would usually take you’re shoes off I wont bother wiping them and ill just wait till I get home and then clean them.

In snow I won’t wear heels if I can because I don’t want to slip over, but I do sometimes go in heels through the snow on rare occasions.