High heels

I am keenly aware of how high heels can project an image, attitude, self-awareness, etc. Many of our choices of attire have this power, but heels perhaps uniquely so.

And it can go the other way too. If I am wearing an outfit that naturally pairs with say a 3" heel and I wear a 2" heel that can project a lack of confidence or a desire to tone down any sexual attraction. Conversely if I up the heel to 3 1/2" or 4" it can project a desire to really own the look and the implied sexuality (not that I am looking for sex but that I am comfortable with my sexuality). In each case I say "can" not "does" because there are so many other things at play and each woman and each outfit is unique. But for me personally my approach is typically wear them and own the look or don't bother and just wear comfortable flats.

A wonderfully down-to-earth approach that I can certainly appreciate.
 
Tom Jones wrote a song about leaving your hat on but did he write one about leaving the heels on?

(And why did the image of Alicia Witt in Two Weeks Notice just pop into my head? I checked, she is wearing low heels but they're cropped off screen)
 
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