{"id":5977,"date":"2011-12-04T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-12-04T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=5977"},"modified":"2011-12-04T09:18:12","modified_gmt":"2011-12-04T14:18:12","slug":"walking-in-heels-and-other-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=5977","title":{"rendered":"Walking in heels and other wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few easy steps, if you will, to looking and feeling better in high heels<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 40th<\/sup> birthday party of a very lovely friend.<\/p>\n

Prior to going to a fantastic dinner, we sat and had cocktails in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel.<\/p>\n

Who knew there would be such fabulous people watching at the Ritz?!?<\/p>\n

One of the most acute issues that I need to address first is the ability to walk normally in high heels.<\/p>\n

There were many, many gals teetering around in stilettos they had no business wearing about town.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a heads up\u2026it somewhat dampens the \u201csexy\u201d factor if you walk like you have two broken ankles and an urgent need for a chiropractic adjustment.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s review some basics:<\/p>\n

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  1. Wear the shoes indoors to get a feel for the height before venturing outside.<\/li>\n
  2. Start off with a wider heel rather than a spiky one\u2026stability is important.<\/li>\n
  3. Avoid strappy or backless shoes until you have some significant practice under your belt (stick to a pump instead)<\/li>\n
  4. Walk heel to toe with light pressure on the heel so that you don\u2019t snap it off!<\/li>\n
  5. Take smaller steps (trust me, it helps)<\/li>\n
  6. Imagine walking on a straight line.\u00a0 If you watch a runway show, you will notice that models walk with one foot in front of the other.<\/li>\n
  7. Try a shoe with a built in platform in the front (they are extremely popular and are much more comfortable)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It seems bizarre to \u201cpractice\u201d wearing heels; but, with the number of women who were visibly in agony with mangled feet, it\u2019s worth a try.<\/p>\n

    The other most obvious and distressing observation that evening was the gaggle of young girls who were dressed MUCH older than their chronological age.<\/p>\n

    Isn\u2019t it fascinating that when you are young, you want to appear older\u2026 until you ARE older and then you go to incredible measures just to look young again?<\/p>\n

    Makes you go hmmmmmmmm, right???<\/p>\n

    Anyway, we noticed late teen\/early twenty-somethings dressed in outfits that were much too revealing, too tight, too short and completely Unflattering!<\/p>\n

    When you have youth on your side, embrace it!\u00a0 Don\u2019t cheapen yourself by wearing clothes that make you look like a street walker in the name of sex appeal!<\/p>\n

    Young or old, the common thread to looking beautiful at any age is the confidence that you feel inside.<\/p>\n

    Forty is no longer middle aged.\u00a0 It IS the new 20.<\/p>\n

    And, I\u2019m not just saying that because I am forty\u2026OK, maybe I am, but, the point is still the same.<\/p>\n

    Happy Weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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