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here is a link to Brock: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/vanderpump-rules-star-brock-davies-115521260.html Yep, that is Brock for sure. Glad to read the article to see that the boots are his choice, not something a stylist put together for him to wear. Brock is a "guy's guy" and looks great, looks like he is taking some heat for it as expected. Hoping he won't back off, I'm thinking he likes the way he looks and feels in great boots...

Nice crisp look. Love the tie and shoes. Interesting situation. If I were you, I’d take along a spare pair just in case. You never know how deeply involved you are going to be anytime your wife is “involved.” Please let us know how things go.

Wow! For starters I wish I could go to this festival and stock up on some nice food! I love the sound of the stuff you guys have on offer! to your point on footwear - those are long days. Although your vehicle will be a ways off it might be wise to bring a spare pair just in case - either because your feet need a break or because it may be useful or desirable not to be heels for some reason. If you don’t need them a spare pair don’t take up much space and if you do you’ll be glad you have them handy

Indeed! When I was in college back in the 70s few girls wore heels but barefoot was not at all uncommon. What were really big were wooden soled clogs. Lots and lots of clogs

A long time ago, I mentioned something about my wife partnering with another Vietnamese woman for the purpose of selling food and making money. At the time, I think I mentioned something about not wearing heels to meet her so as not to project myself into something that is none of my concern. Today, that partnership truly begins, and I have already forgot about being invisible. There is an Asian festival taking place in the city, and it's one of those things that is well organized, well funded, and well attended. We went to set up some things last night, and I didn't even really think about it, but I wore some casual heels. My wife didn't say anything, the other woman didn't say anything, and her husband didn't say anything. Today and tomorrow, the festival is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. I am assured that I will not be obligated continuously for that long, and I hope that's right. I am not finding any joy in any of this. But, I am seriously not sure whether to wear heels to work this thing. Since I won't have a vehicle available right there (we have to park several hundred meter away), do I carry backup shoes with me on my person? I cannot recall ever needing the backup shoes in the past when I have brought them. And if I do decide to wear heels, which heels? Naturally, it is thunderstorming outside my window as I write this. It's supposed to be over by the time the festival starts.

Here is a link to his instagram with a quick vid of him rocking the heels you are probably speaking of @pebblesf https://www.instagram.com/reel/C61hRugpqND/

couldn't make it through 15 minutes of MILF

Have not seen the show but glad to hear what you are reporting. On the topic of watching idiotic shows, my gf and I are watching season 2 of MILF Manor lol. Very cringeworthy and kinda gross but we get a good laugh. All new low for my tv watching

I don’t own a TV and I live in England so I’ve no idea about the show or the actor. But it is nice to hear that a guy in heels is being presented sensibly

I guess you could always go for a Dutch barge …

Well, I guess I will have to admit to watching mind numbing, useless Bravo TV shows, but it is worth for this topic. "Brock", a very masculine husband to one of the stars of the show, is just the type of man we need to help promote heels as normal mens' footwear. The last three "reunion episodes" show Brock wearing some great looking pointed toe ankle boots with 3" block heels. Oftentimes, many actors look foolish with some of the outfits picked for or by themselves. But, big ol Brock really looks great in those boots. I'm wondering if he picked them out, of if one of the show's stylists picked them for him. Hoping he enjoys wearing them and thinks he looks good, because he does. Again, seeing normal, popular "celebrities"/regular guys wearing boots like this really does help normalize the fashion. This also helps regular guys summon the courage to try out fashions like these ankle boots, that they have only secretly admired in the past... OK, so now let me have it for watching idiotic TV shows like this... I'm not afraid to admit that I enjoy just letting my eyes roll back inside my head while enjoying silly stuff like this, even though I can feel my last remaining brain cells just melting away! D

Even if I lived in a trailer, I'd have to have a double-wide, I guess. 😆

I'm not entirely sure that my observations line up with yours 100%. If I understand you correctly, you say that Dutch chicks do not wear heels, ever, and haven't done so for decades. My observation is that college age chicks stopped wearing heels about 5-10 years ago. I haven't followed any to the tavern or anything, but for on campus daily student life, yeah, they don't wear heels. In my generation this was also largely true, but there were half a dozen girls who wore heels every day to class. Then again, there were also half a dozen girls who went barefoot to class every day, and you don't see THAT anymore, either.

Happens. Sent you a pm Never mind says you can't receive messages

Totally agree. You just can’t

Many of mine, not all, are ON college campuses; maybe more adminastrator types, but some faculty and students.

Try living on a narrowboat and you’ll imagine it soon enough! 🙂

Well we’ve got California and England confirming mine

We just had Iowa confirming my observation.

Thanks for the explanation. Woke up today with a bit less pain, so am cautiously optimistic. Perhaps I have been trying to do/expect too much too soon. Frustrated because I can't get a PT appointment until June, trying to do the exercises at home. The electric ice machine/pad thing is great also. I just don't want to do anything to mess up my recovery. I have noticed in the past that wearing my boots does improve my posture, and helps with some occasional hip discomfort. My buddy just got a new hip, so am hoping that goes well for him. So want to try my boots, but that is probably a mistake for new. Need to get some nice low heeled riding boots like Shyheels has advised.... For now, perhaps I will back off a bit on walking around, use the cold machine more and do more of the exercises... Don

Definitely not giving those up. Just too many other pairs that are either worn out, or just have lost their appeal and not worn anymore...

Yah, not possible. Not desirable. Not happening. Don, Not giving up your red stiletto boots I hope.

Leeds and York are both university cities and I see heels there right across the age spectrum - not loads of them, but they’re not rare either. Maybe it’s just Holland

I know it's very First World of me, but I cannot imagine having only 12 pairs of shoes.

I can remember that from about 1995 to 2005 was a dark time for heels--or at least stilettos. It seems all the girls were wearing "Spice Girls" giant chunky heeled boots. This was following a period in the late 80's-early 90s when stilettos were everywhere. Not everywhere at once, but at least 50% of girls had stilettos in their closets, which got brought out for special occasions. A few would wear them every day, but not many. I can remember shopping with my ex-wife in the late 90s, and you literally could not find a pair of shoes with 4 inch stiletto heels in normal shops. Then after the Turn of the Milennium, stilettos slowly but surely came back--only this time sporting giant platforms. Again, you didn't see them everywhere all at once, but they were definitely out there. After we decided that 6 inch heels with 2 inch platforms were no longer a desirable look, it was sort of a slow downhill slide, which became a fast downhill slide during the pandemic. Then it never really recovered. I do say I see more high school girls wearing heels than I do college girls. And I also live in a college town, 200 m away from the college, so I also see a "massive overabundance" of young women. My son is still in high school, so I get to see the younger crowd, too. I see lots and lots of belly buttons, but few heels. But not zero heels. The idle desire is still there, have no doubt. I know this because even young girls will often ogle my shoes and say they wish they could wear them. We've been through all that discussion before. The societal pressure to wear heels is gone, so they don't wear them much, if ever. I can't really blame them. Also (but not as an afterthought), Don, I hope your knee gets better. This getting old business is for the birds!