I go to work wearing my black and white AirWalk sneakers most of the time. It doesn’t matter what clothes I’m wearing, I usually ruin my whole “look” with the sneakers. But I don’t mind, because they’re comfortable and they make me feel like I am walking on clouds.

I like “not feeling” my feet when I walk. High heels usually make you aware of your feet, aware of your step, and they put you on a heightened level of sensitivity and balance. Not only that, they make everyone around aware of the fact that you are approaching. I think this “anticipation of the arrival of a woman” is part of why high heels are sexy. Add to that; they make you walk a certain way, add to your height, and might improve your posture (temporarily before killing it 30 years later).

I love high heels but I always feel they slow me down. When I need to go somewhere where I just have to sit down most of the time, I wear heels. Everywhere else, sneakers.

When ballerina flats became popular, I was delivered. I could wear something flat, unheely, and comfortable. It didn’t slow me down but it looked great and did not cramp my style. I must confess though, I have not bought flats for a long time and have relied solely on my B&W sneakers. However, today I bought this cute black patent leather pair from NEXT, they were on uber-sale:

And while I’m on the subject of shoes and heels, I came across an eerie, “classy shoe fetish” site that manufactures punitive shoes and sells them for pretty high prices. Check these out:

I don’t need research to tell me these will kill my back. They don’t even look healthy…punitive indeed!