Are stilettos still stilettos if they cost less than $200?

BootyCamp · 06-08-2009, 10:40 AM

I'm just curious as to how many people believe this.

I was talking to a guy the other week (azzhole) and we were talking about shoes (stilettos specifically) and he said that if the shoes cost less than $200 they're not stilettos; he also went on the rant about "fashionally ignorant southern women" and how he wish he could bring back a woman from NY.

Is this true?
Do you wear stilettos?
Are they cheap or expensive?

I have one pair and yes they are cheap because I wear a size 12w in dress shoes (the only store that sells my size shoe is Payless), 11w or 12w in boots depending on how they are made, 10.5 in men sneakers, and a 13 in stripper heels.
Now if Gucci made heels in a 12W I would buy them.

Elfie. · 06-08-2009, 10:56 AM

I LOL'd

...dude sounds like a moron and is obviously flamming.

According to Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: stiletto heel
Function: noun
Date: 1953
: a high thin heel on women's shoes that is narrower than a spike heel.

Nothing at all to do with price but rather the make of the shoe.

LilRed03 · 06-08-2009, 11:00 AM

I guess by his definition I don't have any stilettos in my closet, then. Who cares how much they are? If it's cute, I'm going to wear it.

iKoniConSciencE · 06-08-2009, 11:02 AM

Yup, it's just a freakin' SHOE!

I don't see the point of paying $200 for a shoe that I can't even wear for more than 3 hours and that's if I'm sitting down. Any pair of shoes must look SUPER AMAZINGLY COOL and be extraordinarily unique/rare for me to spend $200.

I'd offer the guy some country wisdom and poke his eye out with a $20 stilleto from Payless

RebeccaG · 06-08-2009, 11:05 AM

Penny Loafers didn't cost a penny...

I always thought it had more to do with the heel than the price. You should tell your friend that unless his name is Jimmy Choo, he has no business speaking about women's shoes.

BootyCamp · 06-08-2009, 11:06 AM

Like I said, he was a true azzhole.
For some reason I've been running into alot of men who happen to be fashion/beauty experts.

This dude at the Chinese resturant had the nerve to tell me my scalp was dry!

iKoniConSciencE · 06-08-2009, 11:07 AM

Are these dudes gay or something? (Nothing WRONG with gay of course, OR straight men who give beauty advice, but going by good ol' southern stereotypes, men who are exceedingly into beauty tips and shoes are usually gay...)

BootyCamp · 06-08-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RebeccaG

Penny Loafers didn't cost a penny...

I always thought it had more to do with the heel than the price.

When I googled stiletto I came across this:

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Stiletto heels transmit a large amount of force in a small area, and are therefore often strengthened by a metal tube, into which is inserted a metal or hard plastic tip.

I don't know if the cheap ones have metal tubes in them or not.

BootyCamp · 06-08-2009, 11:10 AM

Nothing about them set off my gayday; if it was a gay man telling me this I would accept it as truth.

iKoniConSciencE · 06-08-2009, 11:10 AM

They might. The operative word is "often" as opposed to "always"

swindled · 06-08-2009, 11:17 AM

A stilletto is a style of shoe, generally a very high heel, with very very thin heel on it. I own two pairs of stilettos, one cost me $100, and the other cost me $40. Both heels are higher than 4" (one is 5 and the other is 6...I think), and both heels are smaller than a canadian dime (which is about the average size of heel for a normal pair of heels).

ps. if he has a problem with the cost of my shoes, I bought both pairs in NY...I also bought a $200 pair of shoes in NY that werent stilettos (in fact they have a really really thick heel...which would classify them closer to a mary jane or mule)

Its amazing how many men think they know things about fashion. I actually had a guy (probably about 50), come up to me in a bar and tell me if I was going to wear an off the shoulder shirt to wear a strapless bra with it...I laughed hysterically when the shock wore off (I was wearing a tank top underneath a see through white off the shoulder shirt..and a strapless bra...lol)

varza · 06-08-2009, 11:30 AM

that is probably one of the weirdest things I have read in a long time... a stiletto isn't a stiletto unless it costs more then $200 bucks?! lol... l'sigh, that is just weird.

Beefcupcake · 06-08-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BootyCamp

I'm just curious as to how many people believe this.

I was talking to a guy the other week (azzhole)

Why do you pay attention to a guy that has this description?

Stilettos are about the heel not the price.

SpittfireDA · 06-08-2009, 12:46 PM

unless he's the one wearing the heels, I wouldn't bank on a guy being an authority on shoes

BootyCamp · 06-08-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Beefcupcake

Why do you pay attention to a guy that has this description?

Stilettos are about the heel not the price.

I was unaware that he was an azzhole until he started talking.

Amanda76 · 06-08-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BootyCamp

I'm just curious as to how many people believe this.

I was talking to a guy the other week (azzhole) and we were talking about shoes (stilettos specifically) and he said that if the shoes cost less than $200 they're not stilettos; he also went on the rant about "fashionally ignorant southern women" and how he wish he could bring back a woman from NY.

Is this true?
Do you wear stilettos?
Are they cheap or expensive?

I have one pair and yes they are cheap because I wear a size 12w in dress shoes (the only store that sells my size shoe is Payless), 11w or 12w in boots depending on how they are made, 10.5 in men sneakers, and a 13 in stripper heels.
Now if Gucci made heels in a 12W I would buy them.

My vote is that for your birthday, Christmas or whatever...you ask him for some stillettos. You know whatever he gets you is gonna be good.

BootyCamp · 06-08-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Amanda76

My vote is that for your birthday, Christmas or whatever...you ask him for some stillettos. You know whatever he gets you is gonna be good.

I'm pretty sure he was just putting up a front.

Unless he's coming to UAB for medical school, any man that moves from NY to Alabama is a FAILure. Felon, con man, baby daddy run away, something is w-r-o-n-g.

futurebird · 06-08-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BootyCamp

I'm just curious as to how many people believe this.

I was talking to a guy the other week (azzhole) and we were talking about shoes (stilettos specifically) and he said that if the shoes cost less than $200 they're not stilettos; he also went on the rant about "fashionally ignorant southern women" and how he wish he could bring back a woman from NY.

Ha ha ha. What a doo-fus. Were did you find this guy? "stiletto" is Italian for "pen" the heels of the shoes look like pens... that's it. They could cost $2... LOL.

I don't rock heels since I could get injured and not be able to run. They scare me!

swindled · 06-08-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by futurebird

Ha ha ha. What a doo-fus. Were did you find this guy? "stiletto" is Italian for "pen" the heels of the shoes look like pens... that's it. They could cost $2... LOL.

I do not ever where heels since I could get injured and not be able to run.

Nice to know where the actual term comes from

And Ive limited my heel wearing like crazy because of the same reason (bad knees....could mess up my rugby season) I dont think I've taken the 6" stilettos of the shelf for a good year...I know you are supposed to get rid of things you have that long, but they are so pretty I just cant give them up yet

MustangFanatic0 · 06-08-2009, 03:45 PM

stilettos hurt my feet and ankles

Emoore · 06-08-2009, 05:26 PM

I don't actually own any shoes with heels.

'cept for cowboy boots.

CATRACCOM · 06-08-2009, 09:32 PM

I would tell him that maybe he overpaid.

Keltron · 06-09-2009, 06:59 AM

I've always been amazed at how some people can make judgements about a womans "genital generosity" based on her footwear..

Myshell87 · 06-09-2009, 04:14 PM

i love my shoes, but i would never spend that much on a pair of heels...

thats just crazy imo....

Amanda76 · 06-09-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Keltron

I've always been amazed at how some people can make judgements about a womans "genital generosity" based on her footwear..

I've always been amazed at people who know enough about footwear to make that kind of judgement.

eriplex · 06-09-2009, 04:52 PM

i don't rock stilettos, but I have some intense wedges that i love. i've never spent $200 on a silly pair of shoes and never plan too.

dude sounds like a weirdo.

Jrzimmer · 06-09-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Myshell87

i love my shoes, but i would never spend that much on a pair of heels...

thats just crazy imo....

Tell me about it! I am cheap... lol But to prove my point I love shoes and I found this cute pair of black pumps at walmart for $16 and one day I walked into Journeys and found the same pair for $45!! Needless to say I was pretty dang proud of my purchase after seeing that!

Keltron · 06-09-2009, 09:44 PM

kind of a side topic but are women's clothes generally cheaper than men's?

Myshell87 · 06-11-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jrzimmer

Tell me about it! I am cheap... lol But to prove my point I love shoes and I found this cute pair of black pumps at walmart for $16 and one day I walked into Journeys and found the same pair for $45!! Needless to say I was pretty dang proud of my purchase after seeing that!

haha im exactly the same.

I actually found a pair of shoes in a store yesterday they were priced at $85, and i had actually bought them 2 months ago for $20, i was very happy with myself after that...

Myshell87 · 06-11-2009, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Keltron

kind of a side topic but are women's clothes generally cheaper than men's?

depending where you shop, typcially womens clothes are alot cheaper then mens, I can pick up a whole outfit (jeans, shirt, jewellery) for the same price my partner would spend on one shirt...