Being Tall & Wearing High Heels

I was given some really good advice many years ago:  don't draw attention to your flaws, it makes people notice them. 

For example: a fellow blogger I admire recently mentioned that she has always hated her nose.  I don't think there is anything wrong with her nose, and it never stood out to me, but now I find myself looking at her nose.

Where am I going with this?  This blog title is about high heels.

Okay - I am 6 feet tall and proudly wear high heels.  I love them, they're gorgeous and make me feel good.  My response to the all too frequent comments of "why do you wear heels when you're already so tall" was always "I'm tall with them or without them so it doesn't matter.  I love them and am wearing them".

Why, oh why, do people think it is okay to comment on a tall woman's footwear choice?  Why?!  I'd never say to an overweight person "You're already so big, why wear leggings as pants which makes you look bigger?".  I would NEVER say that, and am a bit embarrassed to have even typed it!

Lately I have been wearing only flats in my posts and am starting to feel self conscious about it.  I would hate for other tall women, especially young women who may still be getting comfortable with their height, to think I don't wear heels or think that tall women shouldn't wear heels.

My reason for wearing only flats lately is because I have a chronic leg problem , which is currently more problematic than normal and wearing high heels exacerbates the pain (left leg pseudarthrosis with neurofibromatosis for all you Orthopaedic Surgeons and related medical professionals who I am sure follow my blog.  Or not.).  So thanks to a dodgy leg I'm in flats of late.

I hope to be back in my high heels soon and will be wearing them with pride!  Of course, no one may have noticed that I've only been wearing flats...

Welcome!

Hi, I'm Allison.

I have wanted to start a blog for a long time now.  As a 6 foot (182cm) tall woman I have had my share of fashion struggles and want to share the wisdom I have gained over the years (decades!) to dress my tall frame.  This blog is the advice I wish I could have given my younger self!  When I was younger there was no online shopping and Australian retailers did not carry tall sizes, even now the pickings are slim.  I am so thankful for online shopping!

Fortunately I have always loved to sew (compulsively!) so have been able to make clothes when I just couldn't find anything that fit.  I am constantly refashioning items and will sometimes buy things that don't fit because I know I can make them work. 

There are lots of blogs out there for refashioning, but none I could really relate to.  As a tall woman I cannot buy an over-sized mans shirt and make it into a cute shirt dress, it's a just a big shirt on me!  I cannot buy a mini dress a size or two larger to make it a modest length, it's just a baggy mini dress on me!  And I have NEVER had to hem my jeans... can I have the bits you cut off?!!

So this little blog of mine is to chronicle my sewing and refashioning adventures and to challenge my own style because as a Mama of two toddlers it is easy to get stuck in a jeans and tee rut.  I hope to inspire outfit choices and to be inspired by other tall women.  

I hope to encourage those who don't sew (yet!) to do so and to give easy refashioning tips and DIY's to make clothes longer / work for your beautiful tall frame.   

Skirt made by me - tutorial to follow!

Photos c/o my wonderful Husband.