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I know what you mean. Sock boots never appealed to me in the least

The only reason that I sort of care is because, well, I'm going to need some higher heels. As you know, I have quite a number of heels in the 11 cm range, but only one pair that is really wearable in public that is 12 cm, and I think that pair is kind of ugly, mainly because of the design of the toe. Also, if I wear anything but skinny jeans, it looks like I have no feet. At any rate, it looks like I have two remaining options: Fuss Schuhe and this outfit called the Highest Heels that keeps showing up on my Instagram feed. Or the designer route, but I don't really want to pay that kind of money. I'm willing to pay a couple hundred bucks for the right shoes, but not a thousand. For that kind of money, I'll buy another obscure musical instrument. Did I ever show you my early 20th century Conn cornet?

I actually have some boots that are sort of like that, maybe not quite as sock-like, but a similar idea. I wore them exactly once, and never again. I do have photographic evidence, submitted for you here. I'm not saying they don't fit, I'm not even saying they don't look ok on me, I'm just saying I don't like them.

I am not sure if this is to anyone's or everyone's tastes, style-wise, but this might work for some with smaller calf sizes? These are not for everyone, I know, but I was curious if anyone has seen them on here. Seems quite an ingenious way to get over-the-knee boots to fit properly. Sorry for the link, but I looked everywhere for the video itself and could not find it. https://pin.it/MwnRzOFLh

Andre Courreges, the designer who introduced the go-go boot was heavily influenced by the space age and the futurism and optimism that came with it - a far cry from the cynicism of today. That’s why I dint think they can return, except as a kind of self conscious tribute to a bygone age

@CrushedVamp, bellbottoms are back. I even have a cousin of the bellbottom called SkyScrapers. They have a smaller bell with a slit at the ankles. Now great for boots though,

At one time I was considering starting a "Leggings For Men" company. I would put sport images on the leggings: footballs, soccer balls, baseball, golf, cricket, .... But I didn't, too bad. Men wearing pantyhose for heat was popularize by a football game when the San Francisco 49ers played Chicago Bears on January 8, 1989 in a playoff game on an iconic cold day. 49es won. I don't wear pantyhose, but I have many different different versions of leggings, from very thin to thermal versions for skiing under my bibb. Leggings a so much better that sweatpants, but I wear sweatpants to work in my garden. BWT: I have leggings on this morning as I write. And @Puffer. many doctor's recommend pantyhose for people with leg circulation issues.

I think Go-Go Boots were just a product of their times. In the 1950’s you had McCarthyism here and a push to conform on everything. I mean if you need an example: the flat top haircut? With a bit of age, those in the late 1960’s and 1970’s railed against everything typical. From shag carpets to avocado-colored appliances to strings of beads to use as doors to miniskirts: EVERYTHING was a trial of sorts. A kind of throw everything out there and see what sticks. I see Go-Go Boots as part of that era… and overall effort. Some things that did stick are miniskirts and the bikini but only because they are also practical besides just fashionable. My wife wears a bikini but only because at 52 years old taking off a wet one-piece bathing suit requires human manipulation that borders on being a contortionist! I would never condemn anything of that time as I wish today we had some of that embolden fashion behavior. For many guys on here, you do. (Me, I am more demure unfortunately) The combat boots of the 1990’s were a variation of the Go-Go Boots I think, started about the same time that bellbottoms had a short resurgence. But then so did the resurgence with low budget horror movies that brought onto the screen people flailing in sinking sand. Talk about a cinematic trope straight out of the late 60’s! I think Go-Go Boots are well poised to return to mainstream fashion, just with a slight twist of some sort. What is old is new again after all. But I see them making a return…

Ive worn thin wool base layers for cycling for ages and they look absolutely no different then feminine leggings or heavier denier pantyhose - it’s just the name. They’re indispensable when you’re out cycling for hours in the cold. By the same token, since I started wearing knee and OTK boots I’ve really come to appreciate warm ankles and calves on cold winter days. guys really need to put aside all this nonsense and just wear what is comfortable and what they personally feel looks nice - and forget about these made up fashion rules

I am not sure but I think the youtube I posted was probably spearheaded in some way by Amazon to garner more mantyhose sales? I am sure there is money to be made from such encouragement although that was never my intention. It was merely to show that it seemed to be rising in male wardrobe popularity. But that might be a chicken and an egg sort of situation; That is: which came first? I suspect there was some fashionable men trying to do something new, it was noticed by corporations in retail, and maybe videos made to boost the trend for sales from there? I don’t know: I am not a conspiracy theory type of person, I just know that these sorts of things happen, like engineered obsolescence. My wife would probably allow mantyhose to be worn on cold days for warmth, but not much more than that and nothing that would show while in public. As I said I tried some experiments and I did feel mantyhose was warmer than leggings, but I suspect from the way it wicks moisture and wrapped the lower half from waist to toes. Coupled WITH leggings I suspect it would be a super warm combination without a lot of bulk underneath my work jeans. Climbing a tower on a windy winter day would probably be a great place for that combo. Another experiment I did was with chaffing during exercise. Again, with mantyhose clinging tighter than leggings, it seemed to help without overheating. When I first started walking the 5-7 miles I do per day, I had chaffage issues on my thighs, and it was tried then. It worked, but having lost significant weight since first trying it, I don’t have that issue any more. But I can see men who work out having some benefit from mantyhose. All that being said I think you are right, we are seeing the first stages of it being a unisex thing. I know leggings for men have evolved to that point. Call them leggings or base-layer and they are common to see. I was mowing my lawn in my leggings when my neighbor had an emergency. I ran over to his house and pounded on his door and he came out and he was wearing leggings just like I was.

I don't have a view either but I have some circulation issues that encourage me to keep my feet and hands warm in winter - bedsocks are a must and these slipper-socks (found in Lidl as a Christmas item) have proved very snug, and a bit of fun too. I can see that tights could be an alternative, with added leg warmth too, but I can't imagine my wife approving. It did seem to me that the Youtube video was encouraging men to wear both tights and footwear of a distinctly feminine style, as both were featured throughout in what was ostensibly a message aimed at men. Nothing wrong with that; maybe wearing tights is a straightforward first step towards unisex/feminine dressing?

Yes, their website doesn't look very healthy. The homepage is all right but there's nothing if you try to check out any styles. Hopefully it's just a glitch, but it doesn't look good or bode well. They made nice boots, I know that.

Somebody wrote about this the other day, this staple of 12 cm heels seems to be on its last legs. No pun intended. I have never taken the opportunity to buy from them, but know a couple of people who have. If they are indeed going belly-up, it's a shame.

@Shyheels Thanks, I'm very happy that I reached a level where I can confidently wear them out for normal distances 🙂 @mlroseplant Great pair of heels! Yes, I feel like with time we really develop a sixth sense in avoiding such traps with stilettos 😀

I think, but I am not sure, that after 13+ years, that just maybe I am finally beginning to get the hang of this whole high heel thing.

I have worn leggings for years, but for me it all started in an extremely manly way… My trucker called and said he needed to haul the wood I had cut all winter which was at the top of a hill on a half mile logging road. It was January and -20 below zero (f) and blowing 20 miles per hour. I had a bulldozer but it did not have a cab that I needed to open up the snowed in road with. My wife suggested to stay warm I put on a pair of her leggings to get an extra layer on without bulking up. It worked and I was warm, but darn were they ever comfortable. Up until then I wore sweatpants under my clothes but they were bulky. I even wore a size bigger clothes in winter just to accommodate them. It seemed silly to have different sized clothes from season to season when there was a better way… leggings. Now I have switched to leggings and wear them year a round. In the summer just in lounging around the house, what I call wearing my “soft pants”, or come the end of the day declare, ‘it is soft pants time”. Sometimes I will mow the lawn, go through a drive-in restaurant, or go out to my woodworking shop wearing them, not caring if people see me doing so. But generally I don’t wear them in public.

Without question you know your friend and I do not so I take your word for her tough nails. It was just a thought I had on possibly why that might be so. Honestly, that super cheap seafood place is probably safe. Even here in the Northeast we cater to the Japanese Seafood market a lot. Japanese seafood buyers come dockside and buy their fish and crustaceans. It slows in the winter of course, but being so close to the Grand Banks, the Asian buyers naturally go to where the fish are being brought in, and it is definitely here. A funny, but true story is, up until the 1950’s when refrigeration began, lobster was considered a poor mans food since it could not be salted down and preserved like Cod, Swordfish and Haddock. It was considered so inferior that there is a law stating that they cannot serve lobster to prisoners more than once per week. But here there are a lot of strange laws, like it being a law you cannot have your Christmas decorations up after January 15th. Yep, its okay to celebrate the Christmas season but make darn sure is a season and are not up all year! 😊

They were larger before I tore one. Then that one was over 28 inches for a month. Try get pants on was phun.

I too have problems with calf size fit. My calf size is 15", Most women's size 11 boots come in a 16-18' calf for that size, much too big for me. I do not like that look at all. Several times I have taken bigger calf size boots to my shoemaker who cuts them down for me to 15" calf but at $65 a pair that gets expensive after a while. I've had him slim down about 8 pairs of boots, because I liked that particular style or color. I've had much better luck with some Nine West and Steve Madden boots as they are somewhat smaller in calf size on some of their models, so it's a hit and miss with a calf size. Happy Heeling, bluejay

I think it was probably Vivier in the early 60s with his designs for Dior and St Laurent that sent boots on their trajectory from dowdy winter wear to fashion staple, but go-go boots certainly played their part as did Nancy Sinatra. Shows like The Avengers didn’t hurt either. Did you know that Steed and Emma Peel (the Honor Blackman incarnation) sang a song titled Kinky Boots on a TV variety show in 1963? It was pretty awful - and kinky did not have the same connotations as it does today - but it does indicate that boots were creeping into the fashion consciousness. i would have loved to gave been able to try on a pair of go-go boots back in the day. Proper ones didn’t really fave heels but they were chic nonetheless

It's very funny you should mention that, because another friend, not on this forum, said the exact same thing, although I didn't send her the closeup version of the photo. I know it's been a while ago, but you may or may not remember that I replaced the entire deck in part because it was not stiletto heel friendly. It would seem that the wood has shrunk over the past several years to present the same dangers again. Still, I have not actually had a mishap for a very long time. Maybe I have developed a sixth sense about such things?

Why, those are practically Cedars of Lebanon compared to mine! 😆

I have to laugh a little bit about that, I'm sure it's absolutely true, but by the time I came along, at the very tail end of go-go boot time, they were being worn by 8 year old girls. And not with a mini skirt. And yes, I got the chance to try on a pair of these boots--sort of. The neighbor girl, Julie M., had a white pair that were lace-up. No zipper. I do not remember the circumstances, but for some reason she allowed me to try on her boots. I'm guessing I was 8 years old, she was 9. Something like that. Her mother was very suspicious of what we were doing behind the closed door of her bedroom, so of course I never got to actually walk around in these boots, which couldn't have been more than an inch high. And yet, this rather thrilling experience (for an 8 year old, at least) never translated to a love of boots as an adult.

You are quite correct, of course, we do not eat a whole lot of seafood here in the Midwest, with the possible exception of if you caught it yourself. Are freshwater fish properly called "seafood?" Lakefood, maybe? Anyway, I do have two excellent places to buy seafood in my locale. Of course, I have to drive 30-40 minutes up to Des Moines to get it, but it's available. One of them is an expensive place, located in a rich suburb. The other is an Asian supermarket, super cheap, and I probably don't want to know the ins and outs of transport, or food safety practices. The wife and I like fish a lot, and other sea-living species as well, although my wife does have a slight shellfish allergy, which limits our choices. Yeah, I've got a story I could tell under other circumstances. Our son, however, does not like anything that lives in water, so the only time we eat it is when he's away at a school activity of some sort on a given evening. As far as fingernails go, I really do believe Huyen is a freak of nature. She also has longer-than-waist length hair. There's only so much a person can do with diet to get that. I do have a guitarist friend who has been trying to convince me to get acrylics for some time. If I were a more serious guitarist, I might. But I'm not there yet. I don't want to. In the summertime, I can keep enough nail for my purposes.