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From: chabot@miles.DEC (Bits is Bits)
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Subject: Re: heels
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Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 09:46:46 EDT
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I too tackle the problem of the noise of walking in high-heeled shoes by not
wearing them.  Persistance helped me to find a pair of flats suitable to wear
with my suits, and I'm glad--although I wish they had more of a cushion on the
sole, at least I can stand up for hours (it seems to be the rule on the 
occasions when a suit-clad me is required) which I couldn't if I were wearing 
high-heels.

I'm never exactly comfortable with remarks from other women who say they wish
they had the courage to wear comfortable looking shoes like my old timberlands.
I wonder why they lack this supposedly desired courage.  I agree, they don't
go with much other than jeans and such now (they've had a hard year), and that
something lighter-weight would go with a spring dress much better.  Nothing
extraordinary has happened to me because of the way I dress, so I have a hard
time pinning down why it might require courage.

These days, anyway.  I can remember times when women wearing pants was 
considered pretty disgusting.  But that's been a few years.

L S Chabot
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