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So glad to find those beautiful Longchamp low boots for 10% of their original price! They are very comfortable and easy to walk in.

I got out shopping yesterday to a rather large outdoor mall. Found myself some Sam Edelman (danna) black pumps with a 5 inch heel! It's so nice to find a pair that's not 4 inches

received yesterday my new boots DSQUARED2, size 40 heel 12.5 cm, super comfortable walking, what a pleasure

I mentioned recently that I have begun wearing heels at work. I'm an engineer at a factory. The factory proper is strictly safety shoes but the office is whatever. Pictured here are my FSJ safety heels. Metal toes, somehow I don't think they will fly. I'm wearing these today in the office.

Forum engagement seems low Hope this post increases engagement. Social media really is the new message boards.

Today, I decided to do something a bit different. I made a little introductory video, so that you can put a voice with the name. The video was unscripted, unrehearsed, and unedited. The focus doesn't come completely sharp until 15 seconds in. The furnace kicked on about halfway through. But at least I get to talk about my shoes, and I figure nobody will get impatient with me for it. I will admit, the video is probably 2 or 3 minutes too long, but I wasn't going to do a second or third take just because of that. I think I am slightly more animated in real life, but not a whole lot more. I'm actually a very boring person. Enjoy!

Officially sexually exclusive with Slovenian. It's a mutually agreed upon boundary. We have a trip together to Paris for 6 nights at the end of the month. We have a mutually agreed upon boundary we'll call ourselves a couple if things go well there. If things go well in Paris, we've mutually agreed she'll start to make plans to move in with me near April/May She's positively cool about me wearing heels, wearing gel polish on my nails (we're going to get matching red), (skirts--but I never wear skirts) and is cool with any level of gender non binary dressing. Needless to say, that's a dream come true. To express with authenticity my feminine style in my closest relationship is something I'm very grateful for. More importantly, she exhibits character traits suitable for a happy long term committment. Kindness, consideration, respect, loyalty, warmth, etc. I've had my fun. Sowed my wild oats. Some of the stories are even documented on here from back in 2005. Dated too many girls to count. Time to settle down and build something together. In pic, her legs on left, my legs on right.

The shoes presented here are very unlikely to offend anyone, but neither are they likely to really excite anyone. Somehow or other, these slipped through the cracks when I first got them as far as posting them here, so technically they are not new shoes, even to me. We have some round toed Cole Haan pumps in size 9 with a 4 1/2" heel and a 5/8" platform, netting an effective steepness of 3 7/8". Which makes them very easy to wear and live with. The heel itself is 3/4" thick and the one nod to complication or flash is that the heel does feature a snakeskin printed covering, which I believe is actual leather. I've no idea what these went for when they were new, but they appear to be all-leather, including the sole. I paid a whopping $26 for them, plus shipping. I didn't actually step out of them when I wore them the other day, even wearing hosiery, but it's a dodgy proposition. I could see where it could happen. Worn barefoot, this problem does not exist.

Photo from hotel balcony overlooking a lake in Europe. I'm wearing a white lace top, blue Zara blazer, leather pants, and Nine West pumps This photo shared on social media truthfully reflects reality. Similar outfit worn to dinner.

Not really a discussion, but YSL is breaking away from block heels for guys.

Absolutely correct! Even if I went with platforms, it would not correct the fundamental problem you mention. And it certainly would not correct the other problem of the hem catching on the back of the heel when one stands up from a seated position, particularly if one has crossed his legs at all while seated. That's even worse! I have no idea how the ladies circa 2000 made this style work. I much more cooperation from the pants I chose this week, though the look was more casual. Shown here are my Steve Madden Klory pumps, which look remarkably similar to several other pumps I own, but these are better! Slightly. They are cataloged somewhere in the "New Shoes" section, I am sure. This was their maiden voyage, and I had occasion to actually walk in them for some distance, totaling not quite a mile. They are not bad, but they did eventually rub blisters on the outsides of my feet, directly underneath my ankles. My fault for not checking that sort of thing before I wore them out for the first time. That, and with the 4 3/4 inch heel, it took forever, or so it seemed, to get to where I was going.

Proper coordination today

Here are my other Italian Heels brand pumps. These are the same style as the red ones.

Been a while but still wearing them regularly. Today I have my rounded toed stilettos on. I reheeled the tips recently. Tapped out the shank and added a spacer and cap screw. Added about 3mm in height. I was getting tired of replacing the tips. Admittedly love the sound on cement and tiled floors. New heel tips

Been a while since I posted. Nothings changed still heeling at the office, just pretty much what I have already shown. Today I'm wearing a lighter color. Taupe or light beige are really one of my favorite color for heels.

Just a couple of my latest brown heels I tried tonight

I can't believe how long it has been since I have posted something here. It is not because I haven't been getting out in heels. It is just that my outings are pretty much the same evertime except for the outfit. And unless something happens worth posting I usually don't. Todays outing was the same as most of my others. Just me, my laptop, and a coffee shop. The difference today was in my outfit. Most of my outfits are put together myself. I am at the point where I can look thru my stuff and know what will go with what before I even put them on. Today however, the inspiration, and pieces for my outfit came from someone else. I was out shopping earlier today in a clothing store and I spotted a young women In her 20's or 30's If I had to guess. And as jerry seinfeld once said. She posessed many of the qualities prized by the superficial man. She was also nicely put together. Not over dressed, but better dressed then alot of the other women I see out and about. And as it turns out, we have some of the same tastes in clothing and footwear. She was wearing an outfit similar to how I usually dress. I call it "fancy casual". More dressy than what you normally see around here, but at the same time it doesn't look like you spent hours getting ready. A complete outfit where every piece compliments one another. I can usually put one of those outfits together in 20 minutes or less these days. I studied her outfit from head to toe. I realized I had something similar to almost everything she was wearing, except for her handbag. I might just have to add one to my shopping list for the future. We happened to be shopping in the same area. And we both happend to pick out the same piece of clothing. Just in different sizes of course! She was a little shorter and thinner than I was. I have always seen women in jumpsuits, and I have always wanted to try them out. But I had yet to find one that I liked and thought would work for me, until today. We both picked out the same one off the rack and she comment to me how cute she thought it was, and I agreed. It was a darker pink colour and I decided to go and try it on. Not only did it fit great, it was so comfy! as luck would have it she was trying some things on as well, and we left the changerooms at nearly the same time. As she walked towards me I politely asked her if it fit. She said it fit so good! She then asked If I tried it on. I told her I did. I told her I agreed with the great fit, and I told how comfy I thought it was as well. She told me that she now had to find a jacket to pair over top of it. I told her good luck with that. And I also stashed that fashion nugget away for the future. After paying for it, I left the store. And after a few other stops I headed home. Once I was finished things at home I went on the outing I have been building too. Now this is where the inspiration comes from. With the events from earlier still fresh on my mind, I decided why not go out wearing a recreation of the outfit the women from earlier was wearing. It was also a first for me. She was wearing a shirt that was a color I would have never thought to pair with the other pieces she was wearing. Even to this day, I am still learning things as I go along on this fashion journey. I have worn outfits similar to what she was wearing many times, but as best as I can recall, not with that color shirt. And of course I had to use a different handbag. Because as I said earlier I didn't have one like hers. So here is the outfit that both her and I wore today! I hope I did it as much justice as she did. the outfit 1) peachy colored shirt 2) grey and black plaid jacket 3) black leggings 4) chunky black ankle boots with strap and buckle detailing 5) black crossbody bag

Been a little while. I have another old pair of Maddens on. These also have a hidden platform, thicker than my Darrt. These are called Lipstyck, the manliness of names.

I haven't felt like taking any pictures in a while, but I did this week, simply for the purpose of making fun of myself. I have two different ways in which to do this. One, my process of trying to decide which pair of shoes to wear to best complement the suit I had chosen. I finally decided on a certain shade of so-called nude pumps. And I thought nude in general was supposed to go with everything! Alas, it is not so. I went to such a great deal of trouble to pick out the color that I neglected to put on the suit until the last minute, at which time I discovered that I must have been smoking crack when I had these pants hemmed. At this point, it was too late to change.

Cali: I can believe your co-workers would say that they believe you should have gotten the red boots. I get more compliments when I wear anything in red, boots or pumps. Mike

I'm expanding my work collection. Currently at 6 pair at my desk. Heels as we all know offer so much more in terms of types and colors.

This color looks amazing, and the lining is also red. Too bad they are $$$.

A little bolder today.

I wear my boots on the outside of my pants all the time. The last time I wore my Jessica Simpson stilettoes shoe shopping, the shoe manager told me she had the same pair, but had to give them away when her feet grow during pregancy. Mine are not "modest" heels, most 4 inch + whatever platforms. I get the eye roll, more often from older adult women. The eye roll is where they see your boots, roll their eyes up and see you're male, then roll their eyes down to look at the boots again. By that time I am past them Kids sometimes will point it out to their parents. Rarely a comment. My boots are real or faux leather or suede. I would guess the responce might be different if I wore a fetish or shiny plastic looking boots. Or boots covered in sequins. It took sometime to start wearing them on the outside. But my boots weren't cheap, so why hide them. I trying to expand my boots into other colors and styles, like the western boots in ICE from Freebird.

I post these photos not to show off any heels, but to show off my new winter coat. I finally found a coat that I actually like. This one I got from Macy's online for about 100 bucks. It's Tommy Hilfiger, size Medium. I like the fact that it has a belt, and the belt sits kind of high on me, which somewhat balances out my long torso/short legs. It has an inner liner which can be zipped separately, so you can wear the coat unzipped yet still be covered. It may be totally useless, but it's kinda cool. The big furry hood can be detached if desired.

So, turns out these are nearly brand new. Almost no wear on the sole’s, so plenty of life left in them. One aspect of the ankle strap I didn’t think of was that they hold your ankle in standing heel position when not standing, much like boots do. I am not complaining.

Well, I already have them here. They are not bad, but the heel is short: 11 cm. I have become a 5 incher at least. I'll return them probably and i'll go for higher heel.

And does anyone here wonder why this "trend" goes nowhere? Did you see the shoes? looks completely stupid and ridiculous. Wear a f***ing normal pair of heels

Hi. ASH, Eloise model. Leather borwon. 13 cm; 1 cm hidden

Heelers : Here I am getting back to the basic topic. Yesterday (10-20-2022) I went to an event called The Circleville Pumpkin Show. OHIO. I went with a neighbor and her three (3) year old son. I knew the day would be long, so I wore comfortable shoes, lace-up oxfords 5 1/4" high heels by Ellie. There is no way of knowing how many miles we walked. What I cannot believe is no one threw rocks or stones at me. Fair size country town. Surprisingly I did receive mutable complements, mostly from young girls. Never thought to have April take pictures. For sure a fun day. The oxfords looked much like these. Mike

One of my favorite look

Figured I should get in on the topic. I finally did it!!!! I wore something other then a skirt!!!!!!!!!!! It was ok but just like the skirt choice better, maybe because it gets the looks and the conversations, sadly none on this flight. Guess I like the attention!!!

I wear heels often enough that some of them end up looking like this: I actually rebuilt my deck because of this problem: Seriously, folks, I do wear heels every day, with rare exceptions, but I do not wear them all day every day, as my work prevents me from doing so. If I'm going out of the house, I will have on some type of heel, again with rare exceptions. I no longer do yard work, home improvement, or automotive work in heels. I don't wear crazy heels around the house, favoring mid heels instead. I do wear heels (sometimes crazy ones) to the grocery store, any type of shopping, eating out, visiting friends, and twice a week to church.

I may need to take some home.

Dancing as a workout, "Zumba"

I picked up some new steve madden (kare) boots this weekend from nordstrom rack and i wore them out shopping today! I was originally unsure about the orange laces but after receiving 4 compliments on them just today! I don't think I will be changing them out. They are very comfortable I think I might have to order them in the other colors.

The better half is under the weather, so all the shopping/chores have fallen on me. Not the worst thing, I got to spend some time in Macy's yesterday, and they had a pretty nice collection of knee boots, didn't recognize the manufacturers, but the boots looked nice for the price. That is, until this "bull in a china shop" arrived. There was only a male sales clerk in the area, he kind of gave me a second glance while I was looking at boots. There were about 15 pairs of knee boots, free standing on the top tier of a display shelf. Needless to say, I picked up one boot to have a closer look. When I put it back, the boot lost its balance and fell into the pair next to it knocking them into the next pair and so on down the line until all 15 pairs had been knocked over, some on the floor! I could feel the glare of the sales clerk on the back of my neck without even seeing his face. What could I do at this point, except what I'm good at, laughing at my own clumsy self. Didn't run off, spent about ten minutes very carefully picking up all the boots and gently placing them back on the shelf, hoping they would stand up. Kind of like setting up dominos. Needless to say, I was the focus of a few inquisitive customers/workers by now. Oh well, at least I can still laugh, at myself, no issue with that yet. On the positive side, I went to a different store in the mall to buy some needed items. The young male counter clerk stopped me as I was walking away (after paying) to compliment me on my knee high Champion cowboy boots with 3" heels. Believe it or not, I was wearing the boots over my tight fit levis, so am making progress. The fellow said he loved my boot style, and the cowboy look. He asked if I actually did ranch work, I admitted that I had never been on a ranch, and just love wearing boots "of all styles". I thanked the clerk for taking the time to compliment me, admitting I appreciated it. Now, I just must summon the courage to wear my new nine west boots over the levis or "lucky jeans". Getting closer guys, thanks.... Don

I’m just back from a stroll to the supermarket, a mile or so each way, and with the supermarket being in quite a busy crossroads, and at quite a busy time - lunch hour. I wore my grey suede OTK boots, medium heels. Usually I don’t bother noticing if anyone is noticing because I don’t care, but today as an experiment I decided to look at where people hold their eyes when they are out and about. In almost every case it is straight ahead into the vague middle distance, or else they are looking for something, or speaking to someone. In any case their observation threshold doesn’t appear to be lower than the waist. There are those of course with downcast eyes, either gloomy or lost in thought or because they are very introspective. And again, these people don’t seem to observe much either. One woman noticed my boots - she had been gazing at a spot on the footpath and I happened to walk through it. She glanced up at me, then back at the boots and then returned to her own private bubble. Now I was wearing, as I said, mid-grey suede OTK boots paired with fairly light coloured, but not pale, blue jeans. And worn outside the jeans. They worked together in a complementary way. If I had been wearing something more eye-catching - patent thigh-highs - maybe more people might have noticed. The point is that while we may be conscious that we are wearing something outside the norm, most of the rest of the world just doesn’t. Especially if you don’t make a show of it. I mention this because of some posts I saw lately where people were wearing really quite presentable boots and were nervous about the reactions. Don’t be. It’s fine.

No one has ever come out and said the "why" to me, they have only asked if they were hard to walk in. I usually reply they are fairly easy to walk in and are comfortable.

Just got these "Circus" by Sam Edelman Boots, called Clairmont. I suppose Circus is a budget brand, as they were only about 30 bucks new, but as is often the case, they fit better than boots that cost quite a bit more. They're really high, about 5 inches, and single sole, and pinch a little, but they are all man-made material, so I just have to hope it stretches a bit. The big thing for me is still width across the calves, as I am still a pretty skinny guy, even by guy standards. I just also happen to be tall, so, big feet, thin calves, and these seem to meet well in the middle, without spending the 450 I would have to spend for custom leather boots.

I just returned from Omaha, Nebraska, where my son had a show choir contest. Well actually, he's the bassist in the backing band, he's not one of those to go about singing and dancing on a stage for people. He really does a good job, even though he's less than enthusiastic about the group. It's good experience for him as a budding mercenary musician. At any rate, that's got nothing to do with heels, except that I had to park a long, long ways away from the school building where this contest was being held, just because the event was so large. Nebraska is in general a very flat, sparsely populated state, known mostly for being way too long to drive through on your way to Colorado, and college football. However, Omaha is a river town, and the Missouri river, upon the bank of which Omaha is situated, used to be many several times bigger than it is today. Therefore, Omaha is quite a hilly city in many places, one of which is where I parked. I did ok, but I was pretty slow, especially compared to the kids, who seem to like to run everywhere. I can run in the heels I chose to wear, but I have never tried it downhill, and it is probably inadvisable to do so. I did actually bring backup shoes with me, just in case. I did not need to be dealing with a shoe failure that far away from home. There is really nothing out there on the internet about "How to Walk in Heels in the Real World." And really, what would such advice be? "Walking uphill OR downhill, you're going to look like you're struggling a bit, and forget about walks that are canted sideways. The best you can do is avoid falling or twisting an ankle." Or, "Walk tall and look forward off into the distance, while at the same time paying attention to what is directly in front of you, so that you don't put your heel down a crack in the sidewalk." Oh well, we do the best we can!

I have 2 pair of pumps. Super comfortable but they do show a well worn look quickly. They rapidly conform to your feet and quickly wrinkle and bulge once worn. Personally I love the look of well worn heels but if you're more into shoes looking trim and clean these may disappoint you. They currently run at about $200 before shipping. See my heels at work posts. I pictured both pair there.

Variation of yesterday on-site theatre, this time leggings and boots on my way to a mani-pedi.

So, today I hit two florida malls, spending about 3 hours shopping wearing my 85mm (actually 3-3/4") JC pumps. I was feeling it by the time I was done shopping, so switched to a pair of 4.5" for hanging around the house. My goal is to get proficient in the 120mm (5.25") heels so we can go to an event or dinner while walking normally at least.

Have serious issues posting photos of myself on the internet, so as much as I would like to share this, I cannot. If I can come up with a creative way of doing so, such that someone close to me would not recognize the photo of me, I will. In the meantime, I'm sorry. ------------------- Had a chance to go to another mall today, was looking for something specific that is only in that mall. Anyway, was way too obsessed with my new pumps to not give it a go. Tried them on in the morning, and was sad to see that they did not fit too well, was a bit too small...? Thought feet expand during the day. I still wanted to try them out, they're so gorgeous. So drove to the mall, same skinny jeans, white top & black jacket. Got out of the car and started walking, no butterflies. Very quickly noticed that the pumps were oh so comfortable! In terms of comfort, they were beyond expectation. I was surprised. Is it because of the leather? I know the shoe must fit properly, but still.. I have other shoes that fit, but aren't this comfortable. This mall has the same store as where I bought the black Steve Madden pumps I mentioned above. Went to the store, just to check it out. To my surprise, they had a bunch of "nude" versions! Same Vala, leather! And they had my size! I couldn't resist, bought that as well. Haven't unboxed it yet. Did what I needed to do at the mall, then went to a coffee shop for lunch. The pumps are super-comfortable. I'm happy. Also happy since there are no more butterflies. Love the look, skinny jeans & pumps. Maybe I'll work up to skinny jeans and boots in the near future!

Wow, time is flying! Haven't posted here in what seems like forever. Have been making good progress, and have received some good feedback. For heels, I've gotten a few skinny torn jeans which I think look awesome, so been wearing them (have them in blue, black and white). I really like this look: Ripped jeans with pumps. So been experimenting with that. Blue jeans, yellow matte 5" pumps. Most recently I've settled onto something like the above image, black jeans, black pumps, white shirt, and a black jacket (it's cold outside!). Once wore this outfit with my 4" pumps, and some guy complimented me, and started asking questions ("how far do you live", "come here often", etc); the conversation didn't last long as I didn't feel comfortable. Recently I felt adventurous. 4" pumps were easy to wear, but have another with 5" heels, matte black, so I thought what the heck, and went with those. Parked by a mall, shopped around, went to the other side of the mall to a coffee shop, did some work, then more shopping, total 2 hours? Standing in line at the coffee shop, this lady comes up to me telling me how I "rock" those heels, and she couldn't do it. The compliment felt good, was really appreciated. Wore the same outfit yesterday at a different mall, after about 3 hours I was tired, both of my errands, and my feet. Need to get my endurance up a bit. But I felt great, and still am feeling great! It's so nice to be out and about, presenting myself how I feel comfortable. In guy cloths, I'm invisible. So these compliments are certainly noticed!

I always wear mine over my jeans. I like the look and also, in the case of OTK boots it’s just way too much of a hassle to do anything else. My boots are fairly conservative in style - classics, real leather or Nubuck suede, and quiet colours which pair well with jeans. There’s no reason for them to attract attention

giaro slick essence in matte black.

Wore one of my favorite winter outfits last week. Cold day and this sherpa is warm. Started out going to Costco and had at least 8 compliments on everything. But the funny thing is I ran into my Ex-wife there. She knows I wear heels and have seen me in many different one, she had never me in knee high stilettos. First time for everything! 😆 She was surprise, maybe because I towered over her, who knows/who cares. Then went to my eye exam test and after it was done the tech told be how nice the boots are how well I walked in them. I love wearing these Jessica Simpson boots.

Im not quite sure what is meant here. I have not "changed" but having - some years ago now - decided to allow myself to buy and wear knee and OTK boots simply learned through experience the styles of boots that I like and that suit me. I have pairs of knee and OTK boots with low or standard heels that I like as much as my chunky-heeled boots - its a matter of general styling. I have gone, over a period of years, zero practical experience of wearing tall boots to knowing what I like. It's not change but, rather, discovery. Opening a door, and then some trial end error, and establishing my personal style I do not aspire to wear higher and higher heels. For me wearing heels is not a contest or challenge, but purely a style choice. I wear my tall boots outside of my skinny jeans and like that look.