"Custom illustrated for me by Richie and Traver of Heatherette, I can't stand in them for more than an hour because they're plastic and have NO traction or support." -- Faran

"I call these my Rat Pack shoes 'cause, for some reason, when I wear them with black slim pants, a white shirt and black skinny tie, I feel like I'm channeling Sammy Davis, Jr.! They're a little scuffed, but when they're buffed they're cute -- though definitely not to be hoofing around in. I've got about 30 minutes standing in them before I get a little grouchy." -- Malcolm

"Three to four hours max! That peephole can be dangerous." -- Jackie

Three hours for the brown ones and about eight hours for the striped ones."
-- Elsa

(left) "These were my wedding shoes and I wore them for 16 hours -- their time limit is actually closer to two hours. I didn't feel two of the toes on my left for about nine days after the wedding." -- Aya

(right) "I couldn't even put a time limit on these because I've never
managed to wear them past my front door... I no longer wear leather, these boots epitomize the bad karma I'm hoping to work my way through." -- Cherrybomb

"They're Gucci -- the only designer shoes that I own, and I bought them on Bluefly... They are semi- comfortable for about 40 minutes, but I actually endured four hours of standing in them for a party once!" -- Kylie

"I bought these Christian Louboutins in London. They aren't the highest of heels -- but the 'buckle' is not very well placed. It digs into the toes like a vice gripping a piece of wood. They are quite pretty though, so I endure the pain. I wore them to our holiday party and thought I was going to hurl them off the top of the building by hour two. Instead, I had a couple extra glasses of wine, four extra strength Tylenol -- and pretended my feet did not exist. :) All of this and yet, I continue to wear them." -- Stacy