Beautiful Russian Women and high heels..
Especially REALLY High Heels have always been a bit of a fascinating enigma for me.
Just what is it about this seemingly simple invention that guys like me adore so much?
I admit I’m in an eviable position because I get to watch ladies in this part of the world walking around in some of the sexiest footware in existence.
It really doesn’t matter if it’s a knee high boot lined with real fur strutting throught the Siberian ice in the winter..
Or a hot looking summer stilletto with laces tightly criss-crossing up a well toned ankle with a shoe lace knot that’s just tempting a man to untie them ever so slowly.. 😉
Russian women so easily flaunting their natural and god given feminitiy like this is something that I’ll never take for granted.
And neither should you if you ever manage to make it over here to see for yourself.
Take a peak at the videos below to see more of what I mean.
Russian Women - The Real Truth 
September 4, 2009 at 10:19 am
Brilliant vids – especially the race. My last girlfriend wore heels so infrequently she could barely walk in them on the odd occasion she did… but SPRINT?! My word, impressive.
One thing that is very noticeable about Russian women is that so many of them have fabulous legs, certainly a contributing factor to that will be constant high-heel wearing and a practised, feminine walk.
And to think so many Western girls hide their legs because they’re unhappy with them… maybe that’s because they wear flat shoes all the time and walk like men!
September 4, 2009 at 10:21 am
Oh, and hello everybody!
[Formerly the occasional commenter “J”]
September 4, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Brilliant! Things like this make we want to go to Russia more than any of you guys :]
I’m sure I can win the high heels race myself!
September 4, 2009 at 6:23 pm
About walking on ice in high heels, I actually found it quite a bit easier as the heels dig into the ice.
How Russian women can afford those lovely fur coats is beyond me, though.
September 5, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I agree with everything that has been said on this site about the value of self-improvement, but wearing high heels will eventually take a woman in the opposite direction.
Although high heels do provide a cosmetic benefit, they also gradually cause irreversible damage (which is not noticed until it is too late) by misaligning the knee joint and thus causing significant mechanical wear of the cartilage.
There are many articles that discuss this, for example:
http://www.ynhh.org/healthlink/womens/womens_6_01.html
So I think that high heels should be limited to special occasions.
There are many other ways for a woman to emphasize her femininity, and I would much rather have mine be my active partner for a longer time.
September 7, 2009 at 1:28 am
John,
I have also seen the effect that many years of wearing high heels has had on women in my age group. The first sign, which was basically ignored by most women, was the strengthening of calf (gastrocnemius) muscles. This bulking up in the lower leg was from the body’s normal compensation for a misalignment in walking posture. Oddly enough, at the same time (back in the 60s and 70s) while skirts were getting much shorter and people were becoming less active, many women started developing more “protection” on their upper legs as well. In a nut shell, high heels or platforms and shorts skirts added to slower lifestyle produced fatter and less attractive legs in the women who tried hardest to show off those legs.
While a lot of women of that era dismissed the notion as little more than a ploy by conservative minded traditionalists to return to ‘more suitable’ clothing, the ongoing leg and back troubles that many middle aged women deal with now have been attributed to the footwear of their youth.
September 7, 2009 at 10:13 am
That’s a little scary… I’ve heard that wearing high heels might cause problems, of course, but never really thought it was a big deal. This will definitely make me think twice! I don’t wear them very often as I developed a problem with the cartilage in one of my knees when I was 13 so it just hurts too much for two days after I’ve worn them… But I probably wear them more than I should. They just look so fabulous…
September 9, 2009 at 5:39 pm
That is interesting Richard I did not know that information. I have high heel shoes that I will wear with my dresses. I don’t were them alot though so it shouldn’t do anything. One pair is painful to were so they are the pair I hate. I am not realy into short skirts that way above the knees or short shorts.
September 7, 2009 at 1:58 am
Darn, Marsha and those girls at the front were flying. Can you imagine trying to stay upright, much less run, on that old, uneven brick surface? I watched a replay of this year’s race on the national news here, and it made me hurt to see all those girls falling. I can sympathize, two seconds in those spikes and I would either be on my “arse” or head.
September 8, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I think while the higher heels may cause damage to a person’s body in the long run, that DEFINATELY does not mean that we women should resort to just wearing flat shoes with no heel at all, except for twice a year or something (unless, of course, you are actually protecting yourself from injury).
I believe that women who are used to wearing heels frequently, (and consequently can run races in them), are far less likely to get injuries from wearing them.
September 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Hi Ivanka
I like wearing heels too, but sometimes I wear flat shoes. I walk easily in heels and can run without a problem. But I walk a lot (have no car) so often wear, for instance, flat ballet pumps. If I wear heels for the entire duration of the day walking around, up hills etc, I find the ball of my foot gets really hurt, even if I use those gel-pads. So I am wondering:
Do you wear heels for proper walking, or just to office/to and from shops etc.? If so how do you get them comfortable? It can’t be experience because I have been regularly wearing them for years! Maybe yours are lower?
Why are heels so important to you? Do you not think some flat shoes can be pretty?
Many thanks xxx
September 10, 2009 at 10:23 pm
My heels are sorta medium height I would say, and I like wedge heels for more walking. For comfort in the shoe, a lot has to do with how well it was made. I save my higher heels for when I will be hopefully not be walking too much.
I do wear flat shoes, but I like them to look styled to the shape of the foot. I do not know why I like heels 🙂 I am just that way 🙂
I have noticed that it makes a big difference for me if the shoe is shaped so that my weight is more on the ball of the foot and less on the toes. I have a pair of boots (which I actually have on right now and I am standing up at a computer:) where the heels wore down only a small amount but it changed the angle of the whole shoe so now they are much more comfortable than they were when I first got them.
September 12, 2009 at 8:00 am
High heels is a weapon of mass destruction, espesially in public transport. I always fear for my feet if there are a lot *feminine* women around me in metro.
September 14, 2009 at 11:34 am
Kisha, I thought you were going to say you feared they would take them off and swing them like weapons.
I guess I find them attractive like most men, but, unfortunately, I see a lot of women with enormous legs wearing them frequently. I imagine all that weight combined with gravity and slope results in some sore girls at the end of the day.
September 14, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Doesn’t matter how big or tiny the girl is, even extreemely skinny ones don’t weight less than 40 kilos. Which can be really dangerous in terms of injury if their stilleto ends up on your bare toe. Happened to me once, still wodering how on earth I was able to survived it.
September 14, 2009 at 10:03 am
I can’t believe how much makeup/beauty products the girl in the first video owns! It’s very different from our Vicky Pollard lookalikes here in the UK 😉
September 14, 2009 at 11:29 am
Laura, who is Vicky Pollard?
September 14, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Vicky Pollard is a character from the comedy series “Little Britain”: http://tomofthailand.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/vicky_pollard_and_kids.jpg Obviously it’s a stereotype but although we have stylish women in the UK, I live in a rather bad area where many of the locals look like this. Most of the women I know don’t really wear makeup, so it’s interesting to see how things are different in Russia.
September 14, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Thanks a bunch for the picture, Laura. I guess a guy learns something every day. No offense to anyone, but that gal needs to join Bella on some of her nice walks.
September 14, 2009 at 1:51 pm
tsssss don’t tell anyone, but that’s what, she believes, makes her a woman.
September 14, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I sent the link of Vicky on to all the single guys and athletic recruiters I know. Man, isn’t it amazing how technology allows one to “learn” so many things so quickly?
November 19, 2009 at 12:53 am
Bad mistake sending that image of Ms. Vicky Pollard around— I caught some serious flak on that one!
November 17, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Russian women truly are impressive ladies, but I must ask: how can they afford such decadent clothing? Maybe they spend more money towards appearance than Western ladies because they value it more? I was just wondering, because I doubt these women are all rich, even those that live in the capitol.
Thanks 🙂
November 18, 2009 at 3:45 am
Hello Amanda,
You know we all have our priorities and interests, and virtually every page of this blog speaks of the average Russian woman’s strong interest in dressing nicely, and expressing her sense of fashion and style. As several have pointed out, the quality of garments varies widely, and not all share the same tastes, but, regardless of means, the average Russian woman is going to strive to look, what she considers, her best.
I have always loved loose-fitting comfortable clothes that don’t necessarily look good, but it is refreshing to see people that have a very different philosophy.
November 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Amanda,
It is not about price of clothes, or amounts of it. Matter of fact salary of an average Russian is much smaller then American. It’s about sense of style, knowing your body, what fits and what doesn’t. Actually spending time studying what looks good on you, don’t hide your assets, don’t be afraid to show that you are a woman. I’m a Russian living in US and dress code is my biggest problem of all culture pressure I’ve experiencing on a daily basis here. I look at clothes as way to express myself, my mood, my inner being. People always ask me “How come you always dress up and look put together?”, and I want to ask them back “Why aren’t you dress up and keep hiding behind those baggy clothes? Is that how you see yourself?”
Best regards,
Evushka
November 19, 2009 at 12:51 am
“I want to ask them back, ‘Why…….?'” That’s hilarious, Evushka. Please don’t let them get you down! Those girls oughta live and let live, and, perhaps, hop on a treadmill on ocassion, too.
November 18, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Amanda, fur coats are not as expensive as you imagine. If they really want it they may save up for it for several months. Russian women are generally crazy about clothes, big malls here are always flooded with girls, they rarely buy anything that doesn’t fit them perfectly and can spend hours shopping for their dream something. Which makes Russia one of the biggest emerging markets for clothes.
November 19, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Amanda,
One thing that I have found in my travels and also in spending a lot of time writing about other countries and cultures has been that young women in most of the world care a great deal about their overall appearance. Unlike NA where women act as if looking nice has to have some specific reason or benefit, women throughout the rest of the world are showing that a big part of who they are and how they feel is something called self respect. I applaud the girls of the FSU and many other places for taking the time to say, “I’m worth it” whether anyone else takes notice or not.
When I was last in Hong Kong it simply amazed me how wonderful the average woman looked on her way to work or even to the market. I asked a young woman that I met on the Star Ferry to Kowloon how she could spend so much on her clothing for every day wear and she said it is easy to blend your needs with your sense of style even on a budget. She went on to explain some of her shopping habits and even that she would sometimes make accessories when she couldn’t find something to match an outfit. It was more important to her that people didn’t have a chance to discount her based on appearance before knowing who she was. That, to me, is dignity. She was very humble and spoke respectfully to me, a complete stranger, and she was open and willing to share about who she was.
NA women need to follow such examples in both attire and even more so in attitude.
November 18, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Eastern European women have much less of an influence of Protestantism, which brings with it, duelism between the body and the spirit.
In short, they have no need to feel strange about looking their best and attracting attention, all which can be done on a modest budget 🙂
November 19, 2009 at 12:46 am
Wow! Russian women are chiming in on this one, and I love it. Living in a land where a compliment often is considered sexual assault, and where we take ourselves so seriously that we can’t joke around without a severe backlash, it is thrilling to read about women who are good stewards of what they have, enjoy fashion, and looking their best, and aren’t afraid to say so.
February 24, 2010 at 3:44 am
I noticed when the English woman was being interviewed she had a “frown” while the Russian woman looked relaxed and the other Russian woman in the video had smiles and no perma scowls.
June 15, 2010 at 4:29 am
It’s easy to walk on snow and ice in heels!Much more easier than sneakers or ugg boots because the heels dig into the snow and ice.
I love wearing a miniskirt or dark skinny jeans,blacktights,fantastic boots and a fabulous peacoat when I’m out and about.
I feel happier when I know I look fantastic which may be why the RUssian women are smiling and the english girl is frowning.