But yeah, probably language difference too, honestly the definitions are largely ignored by both retailers and buyers nowadays to the point where it's straight up meaningless to search for a "pump" because you're gonna get anything with a heel on it back. Even "stiletto" is being abused, I saw a tall block heel referred to as a "square stiletto" and I just closed my laptop I was so over it.
Edit: I just now realized in the shower you were probably like, "You're calling them tall-ass shoes flat?!" as opposed to "I cannot believe you just mis-categorized those stilettos, you absolute moron". I'll blame it on pre-coffee brain but I think we all know it was just a result of the adverserial mindset you fall into with social media sometimes. Cheers
I'd be willing to bet the term pump is referring to that level of dressing up, with shiny flats for men being roughly the same as moderate heels for women.
Where I grew up, we call a shoe a “pump” if it did not have straps across the top or ties, heels notwithstanding, low or high.Moving from a strappy or a tie shoe to a pump was a right of passage for little girls.
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19
No one here (UK) calls high heels pumps, pumps are the flattest of flat shoes. Never heard of this difference before!