Like stockings and high heeled shoes, a plaster cast should be regarded as merely an item of leg apparel. If casts were not associated with such a negative aspect of life, they might be perceived from a glamour perspective as easily as other leg related items. Despite this situation, I believe many people have an interest in casts, either actively or subcon- sciously. Of the many orthopedic devices that exist, only plaster leg casts have such charisma. Splints, bandages or braces do not have a similar allure, nor does a woman using only crutches.
Plaster is superior to fiberglass, and a poorly constructed cast has greatly diminished appeal.
Therefore cast attraction shares common links with mainstream leg topics. A cast does not have these limitations. However, high heeled shoes enjoy fantastic popularity mainly because of the glamourous appeal of shapely legs teetering around on three inch plus spikes. Seeing a woman swinging her leg back and forth, while dangling a high heeled shoe from her toes is delightfully flirtatious, but watching her cast rocking back and forth on the rubber walking heel as she stands or walks is ultra seductive. Unfortunately casts that incorporate such heels have become scarce in recent years, and the cast sandal that has replaced them does not have the same effect.