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    Default Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    We all know that strippers strongly favor extremely high heels. Most dance in shoes that you would virtually never see, let's say, an office worker wearing. And if you do see a stripper wearing relatively conventional looking heels, it is a good bet that she is still a newbie and will soon be up on those 6-inchers with all the other ladies.

    All common knowledge of course, but I often wonder why it is that way? I understand that high heels make a woman's legs and gait look sexier, but as far as I can tell, there really isn't much difference between 2 or 3 inches vs 6 or 8 or whatever is typical for a stripper these days. Once you are more or less up on the balls of your feet, it is about the same I think. Moreover, some guys don't even like high heels at all, and I think rather few much care how high they are. I have never heard a pal say anything like, "Wow, look how high the heels on her shoes are; I gotta get a dance from her" or "Damn, this club sucks; none of the dancers are wearing over 4-inch heels." I suspect that most SCJs are pretty indifferent to those shoes...except maybe a few foot fetish types, and they might like a barefoot look even better.

    So, I wonder why or how it got to be standard practise for strippers to wear such exaggerated shoes? Surely it does not make the dancing any easier. Does anyone know or have a theory?

    (This is just idle curiosity...not an important question I know.)

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    for me, it does make dancing easier than dancing on just stillettos. The platform absorbs more shock and creates less of an arch.

    Many clubs have a shoe height requirement of at least 4" heels.

    And believe it or not, I've seen girls sporting the platform stillettos out and about. At the mall! Crazy, huh? I think they look like street walkers, but whatever.

    usually the girls who wear the pumps (no platform) are from the old school. Unless you work at a club that prohibits platforms.


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    I feel that strippers have to be larger than life. Everything has to be exaggerated,,hair, nails, outfits, personality..I think the extra height is just a fad right now..BUT as strippers we know that less than 5" heels is a no no. We have to be as far apart from the masses as possible..I think it has to do with the fantasy aspect of "strippers". Housewives and regular women don't usually wear those things. WHY? Because if they do..they are thought of as trashy or whorey. Those shoes are reserved for the supposed "bad" girls of the world.



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    High shoes make your posture better... I actually don't slouch. Also it makes you pull your stomach in and makes your legs look longer.

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    Default Re:Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    models are usually pretty tall naturally so maybe it has something to do with that. guys wanting their fantasy girl to be tall and "model" like?


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    Default Re:Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    Guys like high heels. I think it really is that simple.

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    Default Re:Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    the heel that i wear is very "conventional" looking, its a plan black opentoe heel of about 3inches, with criss cross straps in the front, i do private parties/ Given i also have "stripper" looking boots and shoes as well, i've noticed a lot of dancers that do private parties to have fiarly conventional heels

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    Default Re:Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sapphire link=board=27;threadid=9911;start=msg119132#msg119 132 date=1086639026
    1- for me, it does make dancing easier than dancing on just stillettos. The platform absorbs more shock and creates less of an arch.

    2 - Many clubs have a shoe height requirement of at least 4" heels.
    1 - I don't know much about women's shoes and am not sure what the difference is between stillettos and platforms, but anyway, I was asking why the heels are so extremely high. I can certainly see that anything that absorbs shock would be helpful.

    2 - That's interesting; I didn't know that. Of course, it doesn't answer the question so much as it transforms it to another question, namely, why do the clubs require such high heels?

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    Default Re:Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    Quote Originally Posted by HolidayOnStage link=board=27;threadid=9911;start=msg119135#msg119 135 date=1086639211
    I feel that strippers have to be larger than life. Everything has to be exaggerated,,hair, nails, outfits, personality... We have to be as far apart from the masses as possible..I
    Great answer. Thanks! I have asked a lot of dancers this question (but this is the first time I ever posted it), and that is the most insightful answer I have ever received, and as you point out, it explains not only the shoes but other extreme aspects of typical stripper outfits and personas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jillian link=board=27;threadid=9911;start=msg119167#msg119 167 date=1086642914
    models are usually pretty tall naturally so maybe it has something to do with that. guys wanting their fantasy girl to be tall and "model" like?
    Yeah, that makes some sense, but I also always wondered why most guys like tall (looking, at least) models but often like to date women that are markedly shorter than they are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StripperTips link=board=27;threadid=9911;start=msg119168#msg119 168 date=1086642921
    Guys like high heels. I think it really is that simple.
    Some do and some don't. I don't for example; I often wish a dancer would take off her shoes when doing a private dance for me (though I understand that the floor is usually too dirty for that), and as I mentioned in the post at the top, I don't think many guys really care all that much whether it is a 3-inch heel vs a 6-inch one. I have heard guys remark on all sorts of aspects of dancer's appearances and costumes but have never heard anyone say they thought that those outrageously high heels were particularly sexy. If it is mentioned at all, it is usually along the lines of "how the hell can they walk in those things".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Muyaha link=board=27;threadid=9911;start=msg119158#msg119 158 date=1086642001
    High shoes make your posture better... I actually don't slouch. Also it makes you pull your stomach in and makes your legs look longer.
    In addition to this, high heels make our ass more "out there"

    Ww, to further clarify the differences in heels, when one mentions stillettos, they are typically referring to a pump or shoe with a 5"+ spiked heel; platforms have a platform under the toe ranging anywhere from, oh, 1/4" to 4" or more in addition to the heel. I'd estimate that most of our standard stripper shoes have a spiked heel of about 4" then add the platform height. That 1" or more difference in heel height actually makes a world of difference in how my back feels at the end of the night.

    Interestingly enough, I dance the most gracefully and fluidly in 6" platforms but damn I just can't give up my 8 inchers. Holiday said it best I just love being larger than life.


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    Strippers are not office workers so we don't wear 'office' shoes at work. Our shoes are exaggerated like everything else about us at work. We are supposed to look a bit more glamorous and sexy and over the top than average women. Our shoes are just an extension of that. Generally speaking, nothing we wear would be appropriate anywhere else in public.

    Also, as Sapphire already pointed out, the platforms are easier for us to work in than regular heels or pumps. The open toes don't scrunch our toes, the platforms absorb shock and arch our feet less. Even when I was a newbie and couldn't wear the 6+" heels, I still went for open toe platform heels, they were just lower and wider and heels were thicker. I used 4-4.5" heels with a .5-1" platform. Even alot of 'regular' heels have small platforms. There's a reason for that, and it's not for looks.

    Finally, some guys do like our exaggerated shoes. I have had plenty of foot/shoe fetish customers who paid me because I wear superhigh heels and know how to use them. You'd be surprised how many guys I dance for every night who try to 'slyly' catch glimpses of my feet/toes/shoes, who really don't have a foot/shoe fetish but who like a girl with nice feet/shoes. Some will stick tips in my shoe straps or under my toes. Some even compliment me on my feet/toes/shoes and want me to use my feet/shoes on them when I dance for them. In my experience, most guys don't really want the girl to take off her shoes when dancing, most actually don't care but some want the shoes on. Not everyone has a 'standard' idea of sexiness. It's a big wide world.

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    Are you for sure/for real? LOL couldn't resist j/k


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sapphire link=board=27;threadid=9911;start=msg119186#msg119 186 date=1086645857
    Ww, to further clarify the differences in heels, when one mentions stillettos, they are typically referring to a pump or shoe with a 5"+ spiked heel; platforms have a platform under the toe ranging anywhere from, oh, 1/4" to 4" or more in addition to the heel. I'd estimate that most of our standard stripper shoes have a spiked heel of about 4" then add the platform height.
    Thanks for the further explanation; I get the picture now (I think).

    And lest anyone get the wrong impression, it is not that I hate or particularly dislike "stripper shoes"; it is just that they do nothing much for me and look awkward, uncomfortable and maybe even dangerous for the dancer (they look like it would be real easy to twist or break an ankle wearing them). So, I was just wondering why so many dancers wear them. Thanks for all the informative answers.

    Btw, the reason that they don't seem particularly sexy to me may be that I am an old hippie that "grew up" sexually in the late '60s. My ideal of a sexy woman is still a very natural/earthy look, a left over from my youth, I guess.

    It also occasionally crosses my mind how much it would hurt if one of those heels got accidentally planted on my feet/toes during a private dance. Did that ever happen to anyone?

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    Default Re:Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    I accidently stepped on a guys bare toe once with my heel (he was wearing sandals) I felt the "softness" but I swear I thought it was his wallet on the ground (some guys do empty their pockets) and just kept stepping, until he screamed in agony. It sounded like it hurt alot.

    On the other hand, some guys have requested that I dig my heels into their thighs or kick them in the balls. Different strokes I guess.


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    This should be added to the Customer Rulebook:
    Never wear sandals or other open shoes to the strip club! It is difficult to see the floor and dancers do occasionally accidentally step on customers' feet.

    Ww, the platforms really aren't as dangerous as they look. Obviously we wouldn't wear something that dangerous! They are bad news if you twist your ankle, but any heels are bad news in that case.

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    i wore stilettos for 5 months, and ont he 6th decided to start stripper shooes. I feel so much better.sexier and comfortable!(taleler)
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    I remembered seeing one of those "Humans: Sexual Animals" type shows on the discovery channel a few years ago. Apparently, the ratio of leg length to torso lenth changes with puberty, and the legs get longer while the torso stays about the same. I didn't quite get it, but they did some computer thing, where they took a picture of a girl and then showed it again with her legs likes 2 inches longer. I thought she looked about the same, but my dad was all "well i'll be damned!" So I guess something in the male mind likes the legs longer and the torso smaller because it shows post puberty-ness, thus reproductivity. Notice we always add height to our feet, and nowhere else?

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    Personaly I think 7 inch heels are the sexiest and most comfortable. We had this '80's themed VIP part once and I wore like '80s pumps form the eighties with no platform and three inches. My feet were killing me because the arch was more dramatic than the platforms. I was dancing for this man at the end of the night and I was like "Sorry I have to take these off they are hurting my feet" he didn't care he was like "Whatever makes you comfortable" I know most men don't like the platforms but I think the regular stillitoes just do not look professional.

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    I was gonna keep my mouth shut on this one ...

    Ok, I confess - I hate "stripper shoes". Never understood it. Always thought it's the living relic of '70s Fashion Hell (like the "cumshot" in porn-sorry). Definite turn-off.

    I look for the same thing in strippers as in civilian women - girl next door or Fifth Avenue lady. Same with shoes - classic sandals or Manolo Blahnik. No double standards.

    Not mentioning how much these platforms restrict your movement - you can't dance in the same all-out carefree way that you can on a regular dance floor (which I love watching). Instead it's more like calisthenics on stilts

    This is all personal opinion of course - no offense meant. Just wanna put in a different man's POV.

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    hmm, honest to god, I've danced in many different pairs of shoes [no shoes, ballet slippers, pointe shoes, sandals, sneakers, stilettos without platforms and now stilettos with platforms]. Of these, sneakers are easiest but sweaty and thereby later uncomfortable - barefoot solves this but very difficult to do spins in. Pointe shoes and stilettos without platforms are tied for least comfortable. Platforms feel good to get out of, but don't bother me nearly as much as some of the aforementioned. Basically, I find they don't hinder my dancing ability.
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    I like to see an attractive woman in high heels...but there is a limit. If I see you in shoes that I think are hurting your feet, I will be distracted by it.

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    in my case i have to have high shoes...in the 7-8inch range because im small and they longait my legs...and they make it easier for me to walk...like if were at the mall in some 4-5inch heels..i wouldn't last 2 hrs...but i work with my taller heel i can handle it..plus they are purrty


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    Default Re:Why are "stripper shoes" so exaggerated?

    Unless a dancer is wearing thigh-high boots I never see any of the dancers shoes. It could be just the layout of the club or the lighting.

    I can watch my friend strip in front of a crowd. Walk around half-naked. Head off with people for lap dances. But it's not until she once in a while props her feet up on something nearby and I see her crazy shoes that my mind goes "OMG you're a stripper!"


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