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Thread started 05/04/16 12:50pm

feeluupp

HIGH HEELS

The paradox of the symbolic fashion statement when u think of PRINCE... The high heels.. Is ultimately what caused the "alleged" pain killer addiction... Was all those years in his heels. neutral

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Reply #1 posted 05/04/16 12:53pm

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feeluupp said:

The paradox of the symbolic fashion statement when u think of PRINCE... The high heels.. Is ultimately what caused the "alleged" pain killer addiction... Was all those years in his heels. neutral


We don't know that, yet.

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Reply #2 posted 05/04/16 12:55pm

feeluupp

JudasLChrist said:

feeluupp said:

The paradox of the symbolic fashion statement when u think of PRINCE... The high heels.. Is ultimately what caused the "alleged" pain killer addiction... Was all those years in his heels. neutral


We don't know that, yet.

believe me, we are knowing more facts, that many fans are just turning their back on...

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Reply #3 posted 05/04/16 12:56pm

feeluupp

but before u turn this into a thread about painkillers so it will get locked...

its about the high heels, how all these years of him wearing it caused him those joint pain... the sad thing is... he just wanted to be "taller" but in the end look what it caused

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Reply #4 posted 05/04/16 12:57pm

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All I know is that I had to give up high heels when I was in my 20s... confused

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Reply #5 posted 05/04/16 12:58pm

BillieBalloon

Some women wear heels their whole lives. Anyway I think it's what he did in the heels that caused pain not the heels themselves.
[Edited 5/4/16 12:59pm]
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Reply #6 posted 05/04/16 12:59pm

pandemoniun6

Prince didn't wear heels because he was short, he wore heels because the women like 'em. lol
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Reply #7 posted 05/04/16 12:59pm

feeluupp

BillieBalloon said:

Some women wear heels their whole lives. Anyway I think it's what he did in the heels that caused pain of the heels themselves.

yea i mean jumping off the pianos, dancing, all the touring in those heels...

anyone know how many inches the heels were? some say 4 inches others say 6 inches... if he was 5"2 that means he was either 5"6 with heels or 5"8??

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Reply #8 posted 05/04/16 1:01pm

Guitarhero

feeluupp said:

BillieBalloon said:

Some women wear heels their whole lives. Anyway I think it's what he did in the heels that caused pain of the heels themselves.

yea i mean jumping off the pianos, dancing, all the touring in those heels...

anyone know how many inches the heels were? some say 4 inches others say 6 inches... if he was 5"2 that means he was either 5"6 with heels or 5"8??

I think when he was younger the heels were longer and then a little shorter later on , i might be wrong and he did all those spilts in his heels too.

[Edited 5/4/16 13:03pm]

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Reply #9 posted 05/04/16 1:03pm

feeluupp

Guitarhero said:

feeluupp said:

yea i mean jumping off the pianos, dancing, all the touring in those heels...

anyone know how many inches the heels were? some say 4 inches others say 6 inches... if he was 5"2 that means he was either 5"6 with heels or 5"8??

I think when he was younger the heels were longer and then a little shorter later on , i might be wrong and all those spilts in his heels too.

[Edited 5/4/16 13:02pm]

deff agree.... if u look at his heels from the lovesey era vs. the come era and other periods in the 90's the heels deff look higher back in the day.

anyone post a pic??

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Reply #10 posted 05/04/16 1:08pm

nursev

purplethunder3121 said:

All I know is that I had to give up high heels when I was in my 20s... confused

me too

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Reply #11 posted 05/04/16 1:11pm

AnonymousFan

AND NEVER DID HE EVER FALL IN THE HEELS!!! NOT ONCE!!! I NEVER SAW THAT!!! HOW?!?!?!?!

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Reply #12 posted 05/04/16 1:12pm

feeluupp

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AND NEVER DID HE EVER FALL IN THE HEELS!!! NOT ONCE!!! I NEVER SAW THAT!!! HOW?!?!?!?!

he slipped once in the act II tour lol was an article and pic of him falling lol

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Reply #13 posted 05/04/16 1:12pm

Guitarhero

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AND NEVER DID HE EVER FALL IN THE HEELS!!! NOT ONCE!!! I NEVER SAW THAT!!! HOW?!?!?!?!

I know , he was the magic man. smile

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Reply #14 posted 05/04/16 1:13pm

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Remember all the threads where we complained that he doesn't dance.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #15 posted 05/04/16 1:14pm

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Guitarhero said:

feeluupp said:

yea i mean jumping off the pianos, dancing, all the touring in those heels...

anyone know how many inches the heels were? some say 4 inches others say 6 inches... if he was 5"2 that means he was either 5"6 with heels or 5"8??

I think when he was younger the heels were longer and then a little shorter later on , i might be wrong and he did all those spilts in his heels too.


The extremely high heels he wore in the Parade/Sign 0 The Times time frame had a hidden platform under the ball of the foot. So while the heels were high, the pitch from heel to toe wasn't any steeper than what he had been wearing.

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Reply #16 posted 05/04/16 1:37pm

Suzanne

It wasn't so much the heels... it was the stunts, jumps, splts in'em. Most women in my family wear heels for their entire lives. Of course more tamer ones the higher the number, the lower the heel. You start a stiletto and end a Kitten! So much rumors and gossip out there, who knows if it wsa the heels or whatever. Having been in gymnastics, dancing and teaching group exercise, doing splits in high heels, is dangerous for the most in shape athelete. He woud slam his body down so hard, then glide it back up, that motion right there.. as wonderful as it was to watch, I bet is what did that hip joint the worse damage. Look at Tina Turner? The Rockettes, so many other women wearing heels. They just dont do the acrobatics.

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Reply #17 posted 05/04/16 1:41pm

nursev

One thing is for sure...Prince had class and was the MAN! bow cuz he wore some BAD ASS SHOES...I mean stuff the average person couldnt pull off and wouldnt dare put on lol Ahhh...I will miss him heart

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Reply #18 posted 05/04/16 2:08pm

Diananeith

pandemoniun6 said:

Prince didn't wear heels because he was short, he wore heels because the women like 'em. lol

lol
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Reply #19 posted 05/04/16 2:09pm

nursev

My fav were the light up ones razz I mean such fun...like a kid running with light up shoes...was too cute razz

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Reply #20 posted 05/04/16 2:10pm

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nursev said:

My fav were the light up ones razz I mean such fun...like a kid running with light up shoes...was too cute razz

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Reply #21 posted 05/04/16 2:12pm

nursev

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the man had some bad ass shoes...loved em.

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Reply #22 posted 05/04/16 2:17pm

nursev

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even his wedges were cool

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Reply #23 posted 05/04/16 2:18pm

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Sammy Davis Jr. used to wear heels, too. When you look back at the outfits musical acts wore in the 70s, Prince really isn't all that different.

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Reply #24 posted 05/04/16 2:18pm

nursev

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Nobody but Prince could pull these gold numbers off lol

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Reply #25 posted 05/04/16 3:28pm

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BillieBalloon said:

Some women wear heels their whole lives. Anyway I think it's what he did in the heels that caused pain not the heels themselves. [Edited 5/4/16 12:59pm]

Women are more likely than men to suffer from chronic pain. So if the painkiller story is true, it's probably a combination of shoes and what he did in them, and there could certainly be genetic factors in there as well. It's not uncommon for people to start suffering from the very beginnings of arthritis at his age, either.

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No one less beautiful
Or more special than the next
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Reply #26 posted 05/04/16 3:36pm

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the other day I saw these amazing black leather ankle high heeled boots and thought to myself "Prince would have loved those"

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Reply #27 posted 05/04/16 3:36pm

nursev

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the other day I saw these amazing black leather ankle high heeled boots and thought to myself "Prince would have loved those"

aww...that is so sweet.

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Reply #28 posted 05/04/16 3:40pm

MMJas

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nursev said:

[img:$uid]http://i497.pho.../img:$uid]

the man had some bad ass shoes...loved em.

Love this. His heels are wicked cool!

I stopped wearing heels a couple of years ago. Have terrible feet pain everytime I do wear them and I don't dance on top of pianos. It must have been a real strain on him.

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Reply #29 posted 05/04/16 4:06pm

nursev

nursev said:

My fav were the light up ones razz I mean such fun...like a kid running with light up shoes...was too cute razz

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