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Since I started crossdressing I have noticed a very impractical feature of some women's shoes - the buckle is on the outside (lateral aspect ) of the foot. They would be so much easier to close if they were on the inside (medial aspect)! Or even in front! In order to see what I'm doing I have to kneel down and look over the side and if I'm wearing a long wig at the time it always falls in a way to obscure the buckle. Does this annoy anyone else?
Yes, buckles on the inside would be a nightmare of catching and tripping over, I mean one of the things we have to do to walk like a woman is to put one in line foot in front of the other so the feet pass really close to one another and the fewer obstructions there the better. Buckles on the front might tend to make the shoe look more like a shoegirls sandal, although some might like that style 😉
Most of my shoes are slip-on, zipped boots or lace-ups, I don't have any with buckles.
I have a pair of sidebuckle shoes, and there's always a bit of contorsionism needed when I'm fastening them. I've almost put my back out once or twice!
I wonder if it is not for the same reason buttons are on backwards. You Ladies Maid would find it easier to buckle your shoe....
Bingo! Diana got it! That’s exactly the reason!
Ok, it is bothersome for the same reasons mentioned above while putting them on, but (and this is a big but) I love the way I have to lean my leg inside and tilt my foot outside to unbuckle them.
You can say it: I have WAY overthought this!
Many tiny things about women's shoes and clothes are odd....probably designed at first by men (lol).
The tiny buckle on strappy heels, and the tiny holes in straps, how does a woman fiddle with those when she has beautiful nails.
Tiny pockets on jeans.
Zippers on the back of jeans and skirts.
Bra clasps on the back assuming every wearer is that flexible to reach there.
Oh for goodness sake girls - what is supposed to be practical about womens wear? Zips and clasps at the back, Buckles and bows, hose that snags at the slightest touch, highest of heels, practicality out of the window. That's why back in the day ladies employed dressers to assist in all the fiddly parts of dressing.
Clothes are meant to look good that's all, imagine how drab they would be without the impracticality?
buckles on the insides risk laddering tights. Most of my femme shoes are slip on, I have 1 pair of heels with a buckle.
Hi girls,
I have been dressing in feminine clothing for so long that I've "forgotten" most of these "inconveniences". It was just part of the journey into embracing the woman I always knew I was. I quickly learned how to put on and wear a bra, panties, stockings, pantihose, heels, lipstick, nail polish, dresses, skirts, tops and anything else a girl would wear. After so many years, and now knowing I am an intersex female, I understand why it all felt so natural.
Hugs,
Ms. Lauren M
Annoying, yes, but no pain, no gain. Every girl has to experience a little pain in order to look pretty. Stiletto heels, corsets, girdles, pantyhose, etc. We endure it all, because we want to be girls and look pretty.
For me, summer is here. When I slip my foot into a pretty sandal, the buckle is the final touch on a foot that I have already dolled up by working on removing calluses, gone to the nail salon for a pedicure, have a pretty color on all the toe nails, wearing toe rings and an anklet.
Males don't do all that type of pretty stuff. I do, because I love being a girl!
It was interesting and fun reading the comments.
I have a couple pair of heels with buckle closures as well as a pair of sandals. With the sandals and one pair of heels I am able to buckle them and keep them buckled as there is a small piece of elastic that stretches enough to slip over my heel when I put them on and keeps them in place. The other pair I have to bend my leg inward to reach the buckle to attach it which I find it to be a very girlie thing to do. My wife was the one who suggested keeping the shoes buckled. She gives me tips like that at times.
As to the comments made about other articles of clothing I agree but I also find it part of the experience of dressing. I don't wear button down blouses often so when I do it is a bit of a challenge. I so have a couple pair of women's shorts my wife gave me that the zipper opens on the left. When I've worn them it is easy to forget that but is a nice reminder that I'm wearing female shorts. They are the one item I wear outside the house that my wife is okay with, there are also a pair of ankle boots I can wear out. We have an agreement that my dressing stays in the house so her saying I can wear those things out is a big deal for me.
XOXO
Suzanne