pc@hplabsb.UUCP (05/01/85)
OK, everybody. Out of those cubicles! Eyes away from those CRTs!
It's 1985. In EVERY women's shoe store the shelves are PACKED with
FLAT (as in NO heel) shoes. You can't get a 1-1/2" pump if you beg!!
Where did all the clogs go? Low-heeled casual dressy shoes (for dress
slacks, skirts) are in short supply. The Killer Heels are still
available. For those who try to avoid pain by avoiding the Killer Heels,
there is always the reliable pointy toe. Seems to me that shoes should
be shaped the way feet are shaped. Does that sound too outrageous?
Very high heels, pointy shoes, no shock absorber (soles, insoles) must
all be hard on our bodies.
Is there anything we can DO?? (Besides gripe in a newsgroup isolated from
Madison Avenue.) Just not buying the orthopedic nightmares is too passive.
Who do we write to? (Turn those hours spent at your keyboard into
something constructive!) Send those shoe importers an imprint of your
foot (no, not on their trousers!) Encourage Bass and Dexter to make
"dressy" shoes with an eye toward comfort. Other American shoe manufacturers?
Does anyone have addresses?
Patricia Collins
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{ucbvax|duke|hao|allegra}!hplabs!pcbarb@pyuxa.UUCP (B E Nemeth) (05/08/85)
Good idea! Let's do it!!
zubbie@ihlpa.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck) (05/08/85)
> OK, everybody. Out of those cubicles! Eyes away from those CRTs! > It's 1985. In EVERY women's shoe store the shelves are PACKED with > FLAT (as in NO heel) shoes. You can't get a 1-1/2" pump if you beg!! > Where did all the clogs go? Low-heeled casual dressy shoes (for dress > slacks, skirts) are in short supply. The Killer Heels are still > available. For those who try to avoid pain by avoiding the Killer Heels, > there is always the reliable pointy toe. Seems to me that shoes should > be shaped the way feet are shaped. Does that sound too outrageous? > > Very high heels, pointy shoes, no shock absorber (soles, insoles) must > all be hard on our bodies. > > Is there anything we can DO?? (Besides gripe in a newsgroup isolated from > Madison Avenue.) Just not buying the orthopedic nightmares is too passive. > Who do we write to? (Turn those hours spent at your keyboard into > something constructive!) Send those shoe importers an imprint of your > foot (no, not on their trousers!) Encourage Bass and Dexter to make > "dressy" shoes with an eye toward comfort. Other American shoe manufacturers? > Does anyone have addresses? > > Patricia Collins > > -- > > {ucbvax|duke|hao|allegra}!hplabs!pc The American Shoe Company (Freeman Shoe Co.) Has a plant and I believe , its head quarters in Beloit Wisconsin 53511 I am not sure of the address but I would bet a letter to the comapany in Beloit would get to the right place. Jeanette Zobjeck ihnp4!ihlpa!zubbie
greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross Greenberg) (05/09/85)
Try complaining about ridiculous shoes to Footwear News,
a Fairchild trade publication that goes to Retailers and
Manufacturers alike. They are located in NYC at (I think!)
5 East 12th Street, NY, NY. Letters to the editor should
be addressed to Ms. Nancy Jaslow. Their telco number is
(212)-741-4321.
(My ex-So used to work there)
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