Druken Stupor Pt. 5: Painful Measures.

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Who designed this shoe? As "fierce" as it may look, I feel like it completely castrates a woman. The foot is one of the most important body parts, in which many women don't take care of properly. It's the body part that you rely on completely to stand, run, walk, dance, etc. All your weight is dependent on your feet alone. When you wear heels of such great height, then all your weight is then shifted to solely the ball of the foot. Imagine all 135 lbs (that's how much EYE weigh, replace your weight with mine) of your body weight, all depending of that little ball of your foot alone. No wonder we can't stand on high heels for long periods of time! It can't take it! Ladies who love "six inch walkers" (such as myself) know that it's literally impossible to run in shoes like this. I don't know how models can even do their runway walk....but we all know that models and dancers have the most ugly feet out of all. If the foot isn't in healthy condition now at a young age, it will cause serious issues in the future. Lmao #funfact: if humans had no big toe, we'd just be walking around in circles all day.

I'm not complaining about high shoes....lawd no! I'll love them forever! But not too long ago I came across a contest online called "The Bad Shoes Contest". It's only requirements were to send in a photo of your baddest shoes, and you win a free pair! Of course I submitted my photos, and completely forgot about it right after. About a month later I got an email saying I won! I was so surprised because I never win anything, and I forgot I ever even entered... So I won a book called "Bad Shoes and the Women Who Love Them" and I got to choose a pair of shoes from this Italian designer. Once I heard the title of the book, the wheels in my head started turning. I have a knack for guessing things, so I already knew this designer wasn't about to be no Alexander McQueen or nothing....and that the purpose of the book was to talk about how bad high heels are. NOT praise them. I was right. The title was clever, no? The double meaning behind the "Bad Shoes". But then I got to reading, and the author made many valid points, and brought up many facts that I never knew before. It basically scared the bejeezus out of me to not wear high heels for long periods of time anymore. I'd really like for all of you heel-lovers to go out and read/get this book as well. I'm not saying DON'T wear heels! Because I surely will be! I'm just saying be more cautious... I'll post a picture of the book soon. As for the shoes I won.... it was a designer that makes comfort shoes. I chose these cute little black ankle boots, that I surely will be wearing when winter comes back. I've been searching for a shoe that I would be comfortable in all day, not a high heel, but not FLAT because those aren't good for you either... and they hurt my legs and back after awhile. They contest trickbagged me, but the shoes were worth a little over $400, so it's straight, I guess?

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This is the book..

"Bad Shoes & the Women Who Love Them (Seven Stories Press; Mother’s Day 2010) is both a celebration of the spunk and sex appeal that can dress up a woman’s feet, and a lighthearted wake-up call to women to make informed decisions when buying and wearing fashionable shoes. The book explores our desires to wear ‘bad shoes’, delves into the fascinating history and psychology of them, and gives us the information we need to buy pairs that are both cute and comfy. Illustrated throughout by Vanessa Davis”.