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Hello from Kentucky! I finally got the chance to meet TBG in person after at least 7 years of online/phone communication. We played a lot of music together. My son proved that he can largely keep up with us, even at only 16 years old. Sorry to be a little cryptic, but I want to protect the man’s privacy. Those who know, know. I know many wonder what happened to him.

At work, the women who wear heels all the time love their heels. When we randomly run into each other we always compare heels. Let's get off of this statement that heels are uncomfortable and start looking for heels that fit properly to begin with.

I also find it very interesting that there are many men here on hhplace. In my area I barely see any men wearing high heels, but at the same time I feel like there are also less women wearing them. In the pictures of the "high heel race" post there were also apparently more/only men. Maybe there's a shift going on and once there will be more men wearing heels than women, who knows. For me high heels lookswise are still a feminine thing and I like men more in any other type of shoes than heels. But taste is different, and if it's the men who appreciate heels more than the women, I'm totally fine with that! Somehow it really seems that women may not like high heels that much anymore. Over the last few years, if anybody found out that I'm wearing my high heels regularly, women mostly said that it would be too uncomfortable for them.

I got these the other day in a thrift store for less than $20. The brand is Aldo. And the heel is 4.5". The colour is a fine, almost tweed like grey. It reminds me of the snow that you use to get on your TV. They are very roomy and comfortable, but not loose.

Hi, my name is Isabell and I am from Germany. I love high heels since my teenage years when it all started with the first times of going to the clubs on weekends. Good times! Since then I'm wearing high heels, went through many different styles but settled down a bit over the last decade. Now I'd like to try something new again and that's how I got here. I remember I stumbled across this forum sometimes in the past already and thought, why not join the community 🙂 Other than high heels I really love hiking and city trips. Greetings, Isabell

I agree with you. These things are cyclical. At the moment we’re between fashion cycles but I’m sure high heels will be back in vogue and probably sooner rather than later. Tastes are fickle - which is the whole point of fashion. At some point the present trend for dull comfort shoes will become boring and a desire for change will well up. Heels will become interesting again For people like us, who genuinely like heels, these down periods are dull, but they will pass and, change will come and the rank and file will follow

Yes, fit is something that is seldom mentioned in articles castigating high heels. Poor fit, lack of practice and the assumption that the heels women are expected to wear as a part of a dress code are invariably four- or five-inch stilettos colour virtually all narratives about high heels.

I am always highly skeptical of this business about what women are “required” to wear all day every day. While office dress codes may call for women to be in heels, as with coat and tie for men, we’re not talking about four-inch stilettos here - more typically two inch heels and rather thicker than stilettos. I don’t believe anybody should be forced to wear something they dislike or which is uncomfortable - you won’t find me wearing a tie, for example - but I think far too much is made of the “forced to wear heels” business. They aren’t in towering stilettos but in something much more demure and far easier to wear. Lets be real: two inch heels are no more uncomfortable than wearing a tie In my experience and observation women who actually do wear four inch heels are those who genuinely love wearing heels - and they wear them because they like them, and the emotional lift and sense of empowerment they get by wearing them, not because they want to please the men around them, or out if a sense of obligation, but because heels are a part of their identity.

Good for you on trying to stay fit! I can certainly relate, wanting to get in better shape but am struggling with quality shoes myself. I have not been on this site for awhile and part of that has been because I decided to be a little more proactive in my health myself.. It worked at first until it took a dark turn, but in three months I was able to lose forty pounds. Lost a lot off my waist and was two-thirds of my goal...Then all my walking caused the ligaments in my shins to detach from my tibia. Grrrrr. A lot of pain and a long recovery time. But I also hit a weight loss plateau and despite walking 5-7 miles per day, the weight loss was the exact same. I just stalled. But even before that I was struggling with good sneakers. I got some Sketch Slip-In's but their design rubbed a lot on the shoehorn part of the shoe causing the material to wear off and expose hard plastic that gave my archille tenon's blisters. I have switched to Kirik slip ins that use what they call a "cage" and they do not have the shoehorn issue, but they need help in their insole design as they are not comfortable to wear in extended walks like I do. I wish I could help you on your color choices but got nothing. If you can find quality white trainers/sneakers you might be able to dye them the color you like. My wife often does that matching dyed white Keds to specific outfits she wears. But I fully understand dying Keds is pretty easy.

Yay! Another fellow girly-girl. Heaven knows we need more female representation in here ☺️ Hi Isabell. Willkommen 🙌 I haven't had the pleasure of meeting or have been greeted by any of the women in here yet, but the men are quite sweet including Mr. Shyheels (I think he may had been nominated as Chairman of the Welcoming Committee; For good reasons too). I'm from the Big City (nearly 50 years) and love the increasing cultural diversity and spirit it generates, so I totally get why you love visiting (Just beware of the haters and thugs in certain areas). Like you, I too came across this site many years ago, but joined only recently because I want to: 1) see if I am really suffering from a rare form of OCD for stiletto boots 🥰 2) discover the secrets as to how the guys are able to flaunt their extreme heels in public without receiving the types of harassment that us women face when we decide to wear anything higher than 5 inches 🙃 I look forward to sharing ideas and experiences with you and our other fellow members. Especially if we are going to discuss stiletto heeled boots. 'Sweet regards, Prima

Those are both bad, but any heel on rough gravel.

I’m glad you had a nice visit. Sounds like your trip is going really well!

TBG is certainly missed here.

I love my suede knee high stiletto boots as well. And I also wear them in the summer with shorts.

I saw this article on the CNN website about a high heels race in Spain as part of the local Pride festival. Apparently it has been going for quite a long time. Minimum heel height is four inches or 10cm - so they are racing in genuinely high heels. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/05/travel/madrid-pride-high-heel-race

That's a good point, I also think that flats will become too boring (for me, they already are/always been) and then people will seek for something more exciting again. As long as they're still producing heels I can get through that dull phase 😀

Hi Prima, yes, let's go for it! Funny to have a high heel place with so less women, from real life I only know it the other way around😅 Oh, did you already have bad experiences? In germany it would probably be the guys who would receive harassment. I can't complain, the only thing is that I really stick out if so less other women wear heels. We can absolutely discuss stiletto boots, I really like them! (for winter at least)

There is a High Heel Race in Washington DC every year and is coming close now to 40 consecutive years of the running of it. I think on May 20th, High Heel Day, men are encouraged to wear high heels to their jobs so that they understand the rigors of what some women are required to wear for shoes all day, every day. Not the same as a race I know, but I always thought that was a great idea and not encouraged enough. I read an article years ago about the day and suggestion and some men had to remove the heels only a few hours in because of the rigors of wearing them showing that wearing them did heighten awareness.

I always thought your photos and poses were well put together. I am not sure that it matters but my wife does photography and we like the fine arts; said only so you know there is some added credibility behind it. As many of you know, I do not wear high heels myself, it is my wife who is the high heel shoe lover, I just like her in them, but I think if I did wear high heels it would most likely be in wearing high heel clogs for starters. I have no idea why, I guess it is just like fine art, there is no need to explain, if you like the painting you just get it. But the same can be said for high heels too I suppose, no need to justify or explain why; just wear what you like. I think for me it would be heeled clogs. Sorry to read quite a ways back and here that a lot of people have had eye trouble. I hope everyone is clearly on the mend regarding that. I certainly relate as due to my profession I have had my eye drilled seven times and my eyes are showing the wear from that. My plight lately is more inline with dental issues. I had a tooth extracted recently and it went horribly wrong. It took an hour and a half, then the broken tooth had to be drilled out, the dentist broke my jawbone so it had to be grafted back, the stitches came out before I even got home, only to get dry socket and an infection in the removed tooth. It was so bad that I was curled up in the fetal position driving myself as far back from the chair as I could it hurt so bad. It has really ruined me as I don't think I could endure a simple procedure without being knocked out by an oral surgeon. It really was that traumatizing to me.

I think that's a wise plan. As you say much simpler to do everything in work boots.

In just 24 hours, my son and I will embark on a motorbike tour, kind of like we did last year, but more ambitious this time. We will be staying in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana for our overnights. I have reluctantly decided to wear work boots on this trip, and I might bring along one pair of heels, I might not. Part of this decision is a practical one--it's simply easier to do everything in work boots rather than heels. The other part is social. I asked the guy in West Virginia about wearing heels in his neck of the woods, and while he didn't have a violent negative reaction to the idea, I decided right then and there that I was going to wear my work boots and not high heels. I mean, what would really be the point? It's not like I'm going to be doing a whole lot of walking on this trip. Anyway, I probably will not post anything until I get back at the end of next week. There will be nothing to post if I'm not wearing heels, innit?

Hey thanks. It is good to be missed. Just very busy as we finished up this house and then decided to sell it due to the incredible market right now. That part is easy but now its on to find a new place. It is tough as we are looking for a VERY specific place and there are only six places in the whole state. For those that might not be sure the scale of what I am talking about, our state is the exact same size as all of Ireland, so picture such a big area and only six houses to pick from. Fortunately three are in the are we wish to live, but none are perfect. If only this place, which is perfect building wise, could be put in this town people wise, but the town having views like this other town... Anyway, it's tough. I did think of all of you though the other day. I was watching a video on home renovation and a woman was just given a walk-in closet by her husband. As she looked at the top shelf of the closet she exclaimed, "wow, a place for all my red-soles". That is literally how she referred to her high heel collection. I thought it was cute and thought of members on here. My tenons are getting better in my legs with only a few pangs of pain now and then, but they say restarting again too fast is the number one cause of its resurgence. So I have yet to get out there walking again, but I do miss the exercise.

Yes I too am glad to see you back. In the end I gave up on finding trainers in the colours I liked and instead took satisfaction in finding running shorts and t-shirts in attractive colours instead. Congratulations on the weight loss. Hopefully the health issues have cleared up and you can get back to enjoying life!

Welcome back! I was idly wondering what happened to you. Sorry to hear about your injuries. I hope you have managed to recover. Although I haven't given up my HHP habit, I have spent less time on here in favor of pounding the pavement most mornings before work.

Mirose, I go to both Home Depot and Lowe's wearing heels and skorts. Never had a problem at either store, for my appearance. Happy Heeling, bluejay

My friends and I call it Home Despot. However, I can't say that I've had any bad experiences at Home Despot. I'd rather go to my locally owned lumber yard or hardware store, if I can. They don't mind my heels, either.

That’s nice when you get positive feedback - and nice too when a sales assistant goes out of her way to be helpful. Definitely a boost for the day

I had another pleasant experience at Home Depot, just looking for a large rubber mat to fit under the sink. A delightful young woman went out of her way to approach me asking if I needed help finding something, which was a bit shocking in itself! After explaining what I was looking for, I thought I heard her say something about my boots, but almost under her breath. I thanked her for the percieved compliment, and she went on to say that she couldn't wait for the weather to cool down so she could wear her boots again.

I'm pretty sure I could hang, even on cobblestones, but I wouldn't really want to be around that many people by choice.

I am reasonably competent in 10cm heels, but I don’t think I’d care to run a race in them! Partly I’d be worried about damaging my heels! But as you say, an interesting discipline!

If I remember correctly a similar event took place in Germany a long time ago. A high heel race sure is an interesting discipline 😄

Leviticus Boots are amazing and great to go out in.

HA! I got a private message on social media after church today saying, "I didn't see you after church to beg for your approval on my improved shoe choice." Accompanying this was a photo of her feet in red sandals with wedge heels. Pretty cute overall! I feel a little bit funny about sharing it here, so I'll just share what I wore. I was kind of ambitious this week, with Michael Kors almost vintage sandals (circa 2012) with 5 1/2" heels, 1" platform.

The stories I seem to remember predate the skorts. And they involved Steve. How is Steve these days? Haven't heard from him in an age! Here is what I wore to church today. Ankle breakers, is what my friend called them.

I certainly like stiletto boots - I noticed your style preferences in another if your posts. Like you, I dislike platforms, for the same reason as you, and I’m not fond of pointy toes either. i do like stiletto ankle boots although my preference with ankle boots is chunky heels. I think the long stiletto heels is better balanced visually with a long shaft. i don’t go for the super high heels. For me the look is too “crunched”. For me, the perfect height, aesthetically, is 12cm or just under five inches. I have a pair of 12 stiletto knee boots and love them, although I find them difficult to walk in (I’ve not practiced nearly enough - my calf muscles just seem to cramp up in 12cm heels. I have 10cm (four inch) stilettos knee boots which I also love, and can walk easily in and enjoy. i like heels for the aesthetics and 10-12cm is my perfect range for stilettos, although I have several pair if chunky heeled ankle, knee and OTK boots which I wear a great deal!