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I smile to think of the three of us, all very different, living in three different countries and on different continents, doing much the same things … I agree - 7cms is a minimum

Yes the story of how heels came to Europe and became a masculine fashion, later to be repudiated during the Age of Enlightenment is fascinating. I’ve done a fair bit of reading and research on the subject since I first learned of it and when I tell people about it they are invariably interested, even if they scoff at the idea of men in heels. Humans are a strange species

Even though in Germany it's very uncommon (or even non-existent) for men to wear high heels, I believe that the reactions would have been different. Most people wouldn't know about this history and rather be interested in it.

Seems we're all currently more going mid-heels. But as shyheels said, nothing wrong with that. I also like these styles very much, at least if it's not below 7 cm. And they're way more suitable for everyday wear, for both the look and the comfort.

I’ve not been doing overly much myself, just wearing my 12cm heels while writing or otherwise pottering about. I do like mid heels too and have a couple pairs of boots with 8 to 9cm heels which look nice and are so easy to wear. I’m always tempted to go with them and not just out of laziness either. This is the style that originally attracted me to heels and is still a favourite

I'm very sorry to report that I've been going the wrong way lately. That is, I wore shoes pretty much all of our Labor Day weekend which I don't even consider to be high heels. My excuse is that I spent nearly the whole holiday under the weather. I felt absolutely terrible for most of three days. Speaking of weather, it couldn't have been more pleasant the entire weekend, and I did take the opportunity to get out of bed and get a couple of snaps (and yes, I don't pretend that they're anything better than that). Shoes are a mere 8 cm (on the scooter), and effective 9 cm (on the deck). I sometimes wonder why I don't wear mid heels more often, but I usually come to my senses after a week or so.

Debbie simultaneously is and is not before my time. In other words, I remember her very well, but I was not really a participant at the time. The only man I know who can answer your question has not really been active on this site this year. And anyways, one ought to look forward and not backward.

I was wondering if anyone has been here long enough to remember Debbie HK. I use to have a lot of her photos which I have now lost as the hard drive they were on died so I lost them.:( So does anyone have any photos Of the gorgeous Debbie HK they would be willing to share please.

Yes narrowboats are susceptible of movement although it is generally very subtle. Living on a boat as I do I am quite used to it and tend to forget about it entirely - as I say, it really is very subtle - so it may be that I am better in heels than I imagine I am; that if I was on a dead-level rock stable surface I might be more capable of walking fluidly in 12cm heels, although I expect I am still a good ways off the sort of effortlessness that one needs to carry off the style. in general if a narrowboat is pitching noticeably, something is happening - usually it’s some clown in a rental boat speeding by at a rate of knots and throwing up a wake, or you’ve tied up at a lock landing, really close to the gates of a big lock and someone’s thrown open all the paddles, or else there are some big winds blowing.

I always suspected that you were just about half a bubble off plumb. . .

Regardless of the water level and any motion, a narrowboat is always going to be sensitive to the effects of loading - and that includes someone walking around. It can be slightly unnerving to find that the boat lists slightly one way, and then the other, and when walking around (in heels or not) one can feel as though slightly drunk! Also, as I well recall when doing some work on my brother's narrowboat in fitting a shelf along one side wall, being pleased that my spirit level initially 'proved' the shelf was level - and then a re-check ten minutes later said otherwise! I simply forgot that the lack of stable foundations made use of a spirit level (or a plumbline) pretty well pointless!

But we all know that you, @Shyheels, love challenges.

Sometimes on the boat I can find it a bit odd. If the water level in the canal drops, which happens fairly often, the boat will be on a slight list (or something more severe if you’re unlucky or don’t know not to moor your boat in certain places) If it’s just a slight list you sometimes won’t detect it until you put on your heels and suddenly feel as though you’d never worn heels before. And if you’re just learning in 12cm heels it can be quite challenging

For me, it's the carpet in theaters that makes it harder. Also, any path that is perpendicular to the slope. Even a slight slope to a drains can be problematic.

I would have had trouble decending the dark/steep stairs to the cinema seats as well

I know the kind of sloping surface you’re thinking of. Some of the cinemas are still like that here and would indeed be awkward in very high heels, I am at present eating lunch in a village in the Yorkshire Dales that would be a nightmare in heels of any sort - and even a bit chancy in hiking boots. Sloping irregular cobbled streets (large cobbles and many cracks) and made extra slippery by rain and mud …

I remember that back in the days some cinemas were like this. Nowadays they're still going downwards from the back to the front, but with steps in every row. So the floor is always even. So that's a plus for taking 13 cm heels to the cinema.

I am not sure exactly how German cinemas are set up, but in the U.S., there is always a slight downward slope from the back of the room up to the screen. I have always thought that it would seem much steeper in extreme heels.

It has been a whole year! It doesn't seem like it's been a whole year. I need to go through my collection as well, and see what I really have. It seems like I have been culling a lot lately and not buying new, which is probably a good thing.

Yes, I can also feel the difference in lower ranges like 7 - 11 cm, which I wear to the office. But since it's a normal chair and desk I'm fine with anything in this range. 13 cm would probably feel different, but I won't try these for the office 😉

Even the two centimetre difference between my 10cm heels and the 12cm ones is more noticeable than I’d have expected. I notice it while I’m sitting at my desk writing - but in a nice way

Such low seats really ain't the best for heels. With normal heights like 10 cm I'm well used to it, but I didn't think that the extra 3 cm would make such a difference in the cinema. But the Hot Chicks generally aren't that comfortable and waiting in the queue didn't help either. Fortunately for me it's only a part-time problem, taller people always have it 😄

Wow - that’s quite a week! I smiled at your experience with low seats in high heels. I had the same but sitting on a low settee in my 12cm heels and spent the whole time trying to figure out how to sit and where to place my heels so I didn’t look like a seated preying mantis with my knees jutting up under my chin. And then how to get up again! Without calling to mind something struggling out of a wallow. I can’t imagine doing that in 13cm Hot Chicks! Standing in a queue in 13cm heels would be a serious challenge too! Definitely an earned rest this week! But well done!!!!

On saturday I took the chance again to wear them out. Not the most appropriate occasion, but I have to ignore that if I want to use them more often 😀 We went out for dinner and to the cinema afterwards. I can tell you that cinema in 13 cm heels isn't the best idea. First we were waiting in the line for a while, and then the comfy cinema seats aren't that comfy anymore if you combine them with Hot Chicks. The steep angle of the shoes doesn't go well with the low seats. All in all I overdone it a bit last week. I wore them twice at home and then out on saturday, with all that standing and sitting in the cinema it was a bit too much. The balls of my feet and my calves are still sore, but hey that's part of the progress. Nevertheless I'll (literally) step down a bit this week 😉

Thanks!! They are just a bit large (sz 10 vs 9.5 which is "normal" for me) so I had a cobbler shorten the rear straps just a bit and they are now very comfortable. I agree that wedges, especially those with a platform, can be a bit much. These, however, seem to have the right balance of wedge and platform. I did receive the nicest compliment from a co-worker on them when I wore them. As we are heading into the autumn, however, I am not sure that I will get to wear them again before open-toe season comes to an end.