Women need to look out for each other

Published on December 23, 2003 By JillUser In Blogging

I am a subscriber to Woman's Day magazine. It professes to provide information to help women lead healthier, happier lives. I often enjoy recipes, tips and stories they provide. There was an article in the Feb issue that I just recieved that set me off though.

The issue I have is women's unrealistic expectations for fashion. The article about maternity makeovers took the women out of tennis shoes and put them in heals...that's right, heals! On what planet should anyone expect a pregnant working woman to be wearing heals?! Two out of the three women pictured looked like they were in pain just posing for the picture.

Why do women do this to each other? These makeovers were done by female stylists. Are they not thinking at all of the stress and strain that pregnancy puts on the body? Heals aren't healthy for any woman but especially unhealthy for a pregnant one. Does anyone really think it is better to be fashionable ( or so they think) and end up with back problems and vericose and spider veins?

I thought the women in the article would have been just as beautiful in stylish tennies, comfy slacks and a soft, comfortable top. The woman is already dealing with hormones, stretching, heartburn and lack of sleep due to discomfort. Don't expect her to be uncomfortable at work all day in the name of fashion. Shame on you Woman's Day!

Comments

TexasNurse2

on Dec 23, 2003

Jill-
How much do you want to bet that the women that did the makeovers don't have children? Perhaps they don't know what it's like to have your feet swell up like 2 loaves of freshly baked bread...

GemCityJoe

on Dec 23, 2003

Lots of laughs, I was going to say the same, they probably weren't pregnant at all. Just models posing to be. What do magazines know anyway? The're just out there to make a buck. GCJ

JeremyG

on Dec 23, 2003

Vanity is bad

JillUser

on Dec 23, 2003

Well put JeremyG

stevendedalus

on Jan 03, 2004

Is it possible, though improbable, that heels help lift the extra weight off the soles and perhaps improve circulation?

wnx_decoy

on Jan 03, 2004

I don't really know the stress but I have a VERY strong feeling that women don't wear stuff like that when they're pregnant for a reason. If I was tham I wouldn't ever think of puting fashion before health. If it is going to hurt me in the long run I'm not doing.
Like the one strap bookbag thing a while ago. I know that didn't like the idea even though it was more fashionable. I just prefer doing the best thing for me.
I don't know what those women were thinking though.
Capt. over and out!

JillUser

on Jan 08, 2004

Stevendedalus, put on a pair of heels and tell me how beneficial they are to your circulation. Heels are for looks and looks alone. Have you ever noticed at wedding receptions you see women taking their heels off during the evening. They hurt! I like to look good but I prefer to fell good. I will wear heels if I know I won't be on my feet much.

The women in the pictures were real, every day pregnant ladies. They looked (a couple of them anyway) like their feet were about to burst out of the shoes from swelling ( a very common problem with later pregnancy). I'm with you Capt, I don't know what they were thinking!

BTW, the magazine has not replied to my email.

wvjcgirl

on Jan 08, 2004

Well, I am all about comfort vs. sexy high heels. LOL. The only heels I have are those big chunky ones that look like army boots. Have you ever noticed that men don't wear high heels? Hmmmmm.......Anyway, all those articles use airbrushing so those aren't even real women! You go Jill!

MisfitChicks

on Jan 10, 2004

I'm with you, Jill. When I was pregnant, heels were the last thing I wanted to wear! The editor of Women's Day needs a beating.

Or at the very least a strong talking to.

I can't imagine what those stylists were thinking. They could have put them in flats. Or those cute little ballerina slipper shoes. You can be fashionable and comfortable.

Ali
The Misfit Chick

OccultPizza

on Jan 10, 2004

I think fashion sucks and is for lamers personally. I don't care if your a girl with hair on your legs and under your arms. Maybe I am just not that shallow. I tend to judge everyone on an individual basis because whenever I look at the whole I am usually disgusted from the hypocracy of it all. Most the women I know are beautiful souls, some are caniving wenches but there must be exceptions to ever rule.

While we are on the subject of women, I have noticed that younger women don't really care about finding a man with security. It seems too me that most of them today will even take a considerable amount of abuse to be with a trophy boy rather than a man who has his shit together. I have seen a lot more co-dependence recently, which in itself is kind of funny considering the amount of freedom women have today as opposed to the 50's and earlier. Thank the powers that be I found a good woman. She was co-dependent when I first met her and it took a long time for her to grow out of it. We have been married for 11+ years. So my observations are not from being ugly, single, desperate, etc. They come from a non biased observations(hmmm at least I think it is non biased).

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