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    Quote Originally Posted by ASinclair View Post
    This is a bit off topic, but I'm curious about 2 things. Why would ladies not be allowed to wear stiletto heels? If their gowns are floor length all the way round, how would anyone know if they were wearing stiletto heels?
    Enquiring minds want to know.
    I was wondering the same thing. Possibly to protect the finish on the floors?
    I'm 6'3" and my wife is 5'2". She wears 3 inch heels and her floor length gowns are sized for those heels.
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    Give him power.[/B][/I] - [I]Abraham Lincoln[/I]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Highlander31 View Post
    I was wondering the same thing. Possibly to protect the finish on the floors?
    I'm 6'3" and my wife is 5'2". She wears 3 inch heels and her floor length gowns are sized for those heels.
    My first thought was, what an odd fashion rule. Then, I thought maybe it was for safety. Possibly wearing spike heels with a floor length dress would pose a greater chance of tripping. I also considered it might be to protect the wooden ballroom floor. Since your wife is comfortable with high heels and floor length dress, maybe they are just worried about the floor.
    Allen Sinclair, FSAScot
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    North Carolina Commissioner
    Clan Sinclair Association (USA)

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    Highland dancing in stiletto heels is a blood sport! It's not so much the floor that's at risk but the feet of dancers ... and the modesty of the ladies.
    It's coming yet for a' that,
    That Man to Man, the world o'er,
    Shall brothers be for a' that. - RB

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