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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!

My foot doctor has done one of my ankle reconstructions, toe work (hammer toe), and a tendon leak. She says that the height of my arch puts my foot into the rare catergory. Then you add the large girth toe box and narrow heel pushes it to 1%. That why she says I should wear at least a 2 inch heel to absorb the arch. Since I changed to women's, I finally have shoes that fit my heel and I have stop having ankle problems (reconstructive surgeries). And 4 inch heels helps my hip. Knees ... 4 surgeries, one took 6+ months to recover, the last one's recovery was less than two days (they cut out a fold in my cartilage). Both of my MCLs have been strand over the years and I use KT Tape when they act up. That calms them down. But my daughter was off work for 5 months and at 15 months now, she still has limitation. ACL replacement. So count your blessings Don.

I live and work in a university city, which has a massive overabundance of young women. The only time I see a woman in heels is when she is in her 40's and 50's.

You definitely should! They are so handy in so many circumstances - so you can wear tall boots as a matter of course

Interesting, been ok for me. Let's try. I will send you a pm

Would love to get a pair of tall riding boots. Would also like some Hunter "refined boots".

Perhaps it is you that is living in the odd spot. I certainly see heels where I am, in the north of England. They are not ubiquitous, but it’s not like seeing a UFO either. If I take the train into Leeds or York I will certainly see stilettos.

I remember you saying that before, but I NEVER saw any of that. All I ever see is an ocean of flats. You might live in a tiny island of abnormality, where the women still wear high heels, because for the rest of us it's like seeing a UFO.