”I wouldn’t take it as a compliment if someone looked at one of my shoes and said, ‘Oh, that looks like a comfortable shoe.’ There is a heel that is too high to walk in, certainly. But who cares? You don’t have to walk in high heels.

Christian Louboutin

Mr. Louboutin I confess I am a huge fan of your work. I adore your shoes, for their beauty and god knows they are not comfortable. But most of us still have to walk, at least a bit, even in your shoes. I know the valet to the table is a short walk, or the car to the bedroom but still some walking happened. Unless we can all get carried about Cleopatra style to every room/ event. Which I’m not against, but for practical purposes it’s hard to travel this way. Everywhere I go I need 4 men to carry me on a chaise. Okay this is a better idea than I originally thought, but still not realistic.

I confess I love skyscraper high CFM heels, I wear them and I know they are bad for my feet, knees, hips and back. What makes it worse (full confession) I am a licensed physical therapist. Yup technically Dr. Laura. So I REALLY know how horrible these beauties are for my body. Its like finding out your doctor smokes. I would never let my patients see me in the shoes I love; they are very hard on your body. They cause foot deformities, nerve entrapment, increase arthritic changes in feet, knees and hips and are just plain horrible on spinal alignment leading to a barrage of lumbar problems.

And yes I still wear them. I justify it by only wearing them on stage or in the above-mentioned scenarios, but still I know they are not healthy. Will I stop—no.

We all have vices and bad habits, I don’t eat fast food, I don’t smoke, I wear sunscreen, I exercise and I don’t drink soda…. I could go on for a while of all my healthy choices— but for now I will carry on with my vice, my addiction. I confess I’m not ready to end my obsession – I’m sorry feet.