Just saw what Jessica Simpson and Mariah Carey wear when boarding an aircraft to jet off to an appointment, a concert, a whatever---just to jet off! Clothing is chic and of the latest, trendiest designers---but the shoes----help me out, here! Designer platform high, spiked heels? I hope they carry an extra pair----a few sizes larger!

 

I have traveled in cattle class, medium, and well-done (oops---still thinking about "cattle class!"). I have found that my feet don't care where I sit on the plane or how much I paid for my seat. In fact, my feet have a certain singleness of purpose---to plump up, inflate, to swell. It's really not a pretty sight and, perhaps, if you just finished a meal, you might want to pause before reading on. My feet resemble lumps of Play-Doh taken straight from the can with ten plump, round Play-Doh balls attached to the ends.

 

Sure, I bet you've heard the trick of not taking off your shoes while in flight...doesn't work---well, it does, sort of...if having skin overflow your shoes is what floats your boat---aah, float rhymes with bloat! So, ix-nay on the spiky platform heels and es-yay to Travel Sox (what I wear---no ownership or referral fees, I swear!) or any compression-type sock brand. They are very comfortable, look like regular socks, and, most important, when I get off the plane at my final destination, I can then wear the platform, spiky heels! Of course, there's only one small problem----I don't think I could balance on those wobbly designer must-haves. Do you think they were really designed by an out-of-work orthopedic surgeon?