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Two more views of outfits with wedge sandals. The top one is a Soda brand wedge sandal with a full 6”/15cm heel and the bottom is a Nine West Vintage America wedge sandal also with a full 6”/15cm heel. Let the look match your venue for that day. HinH

Sizing also depends on the style and brand of clothing. For most, I'm a size 12, but skinny jeans size 10 works well, and recently bought some flared-jeans that are size 7. Not sure what logic there is...

Exactly this!

I can only speak for myself although I suspect that was I'm about to say holds true for others - and here Im thinking specifically of my two colleagues in the high heel challenge, @mlroseplant and @higherheels, but others on here as well. For me it is a matter of aesthetics, style and elegance. I like the look of them and always have, and for years resented the fact that as a man I was not supposedly allowed to wear them too. Heels are about self expression and personal theatre and bring with them a sense of fun, and a kind of sassy delight in their impracticality. Sure, the fact that walking gracefully in heels is an acquired skill adds something to the mix - there's a quiet pleasure to be had in doing a challenging thing well and with offhand grace, probably not too different to the satisfaction a motorist might feel in driving a sportscar well. And yes, there is a sense of pleasurable rebellion in wearing heels as a guy - and from what @higherheels has said, wearing them as a woman as well - but if by some magic all that were to go away, I would still wear heels, as I suspet others on here would too. My enjoyment is not dependent on flouting convention, but really, very much, a love of the look and style ad the sheer fun of wearing them

I am curious… and this is just my own musings and in no way arguing with you at all here… is if it is not even more simple than that. That people who love to wear high heels, just love the challenge of their shoe choice? In life there tends to be two kinds of people: 1. Those that just want to be comfortable, not just in what they wear for shoes, but where they live, what they do for jobs, their spouses, etc, 2. For other people they do not necessarily want to be uncomfortable, but getting outside your comfort zone causes personal challenges, but with it, also personal growth. As an example, I just moved to a whole new area and it is awkward and challenging, but at the same time it gives me a much more rounded life. What is the alternative? To say, “yes, I have lived on Third and Main all my life?” It is the same thing with wearing high heels, you cannot wear them and not be challenged, but also not grow thicker skin, break from the mundane, or challenge the status quo. This applies to both genders too…

A great pair of boots! And the red for sure screams "unhiding", so you did well 😉

For sure, my favorite "classic styling", they fit his legs so well, love the color, they look great over the jeans. So envious!

Those are certainly loud and proud. I approve!

Those boots are amazing, my favorite classic style, love the color. Looks like good quality leather as well, you look great!

Those are very nice boots! And you wear them well. That’s a nice combination. I’m very much a boots-and-jeans guy. Forget AI. No one needs it. Trust your judgement. After all it was your inner voice that led you to heels in the first place, not the promptings of a computer, so you can’t be too far wrong can you?

There is a shape difference in shoes. Men's shoes are like boxes, very little difference in width between the toes and heels. Women's show have more of a pear shape, wider at the front and narrower at the heel. For me it means in men's I am a 9-9.5 EEE just to get my toes in, but then I have 1/2 inch on both sides of my heel and at the toes, 'clown shoes'. Lead to numerous ankle and knee issues (operations ad sprains). In women's I'm a regular size 10 and size 11 in some narrower heels. I can't get my feet into pumps, but that's alright, there is plenty of others I can.

Since I'm active here I found that there are very few women around. Maybe this was the reason why many left? However I'm pleasantly surprised about the guys here and it's also interesting to see how different their approaches are. To be honest, I didn't even know that high heels are a thing for many guys (except crossdressers). So far I didn't have the need to post something here specifically in the girls forum, but it's nice that we have the opportunity 🙂

I, too, love wedges. To me, however, they seem to be more of a summer shoe but I do have a pair of wedge knee-high boots that I love. I tend to think that when worn "properly" wedges can be just as alluring as a pair of stilettos, as illustrated by my photo.