<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I seem to recall reading somewhere that high heels were originally worn mainly by men who rode horses; they help keep the feet in the stirrups.<br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> MB <mbb386@main.nc.us><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> ExI chat list <extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:12 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [ExI] how did high heels happen?<br> </font> <br>
<br>> Has<br>> anyone any speculations or theories that could explain why a little girl<br>> would be inclined to wear something that is uncomfortable, impractical and<br>> discouraged by her own parents?<br><br>You said it: "discouraged by her parents".<br><br>Better look out, she's starting young! :))) /teasing<br><br>Seriously:<br>When our DD wanted high heels (at about that age) we went to the local thrift shop<br>and bought her a pair of silver heels. She was delighted. *I* was disgusted as the<br>heels were missing their little rubber caps and poked some holes in our new<br>shinyl-vinyl flooring. :( Of course the things didn't fit right so she didn't wear<br>them much.<br><br>Dressups was the name of the game, and even my dear son dressed up in a bridesmaid<br>dress and big floppy hat! All the kids loved dressing up, and there's no doubt about<br>it, women's clothing is more colorful and exotic since our menfolk don't wear
great<br>robes, skirts, feathers, jewelry, etc.<br><br>We even found a couple of thrift shop wigs, a long blonde and a short brown.<br><br>It's the power of imagination.<br><br>Regards,<br>MB<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>extropy-chat mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a><br>http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat<br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>