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Heelers : Here I go. I do not believe anyone is going to agree with this. I would never wear the shoes shown in this ad. What kind of a turnaround do you guys think will be achieved here? The men in western movies wear cowboy boots with higher heels than this crap. Do any of you think John Wayne would prance around in these shoes. Cowboy boots haven't encouraged people to wear higher heeled shoes over the last/past one hundred (100) years. Just wear what you like and move on. Mike

I would agree - there’s nothing that rings my bell there, but it is nice to see some motion in the right direction. And yes, I’d agree that it’s all predicated on profit and box-ticking rather than a sea change in philosophy, but there again one takes what one finds.

I guess it is encouraging to see shoes as well as boots in this ad campaign. I'm not going to give CL himself any crap about doing what is apparently a 180 on his former men in heels statements. Even if you can ignore money/profit motives, you have to give people room to change as the world changes. Having said all of that, there are no shoes or boots featured in this set that I would actually wear.

The way I view it is that these pro-brand endorsements of men in heels creates a cumulative effect of change. When viewed in isolation, they may fall short of our dreams and wishes. But when viewed in combination with the broader celebrity (Harry Styles), social media (Insta + Tik Tok), and high street (ASOS) endorsements of heels for men, they prime the broader culture to more readily accept the style we wish to wear for ourselves (pant suits with pumps). It shifts the needle in the right direction.

I don’t think it is anything like a turnaround, just a gentle nudge in a different direction. And the Louboutin name will certainly mean more than just generic cowboy boots.

Honestly I do like the 3 inch Cuban heel ankle boots even if they are on the low height side for me. Agreed with Melrose, good overall sign. Mainstream does follow his lead.

Yes, but as someone who manages buildings you, and your company, obviously have a vested intrerest in seeing those buildings used and occupied as much as possible. To someone with a commercial interest in office blocks it really becomes irrelevant how productive a worker might be at home - they could be toiling like a galley slave at maximum effort - but if they are not doing it in the office, boosting occupancy rates, it is a loss. Sure some people might take it easy working at home - just as some workers manage to slide by at the office. It's probably those very same workers. There will always be slackers in any collective environment, just as there will be people who are driven to do their best. THey will be just as driven at home - possibly more so, as it is that bit harder to switch off. All the studies I've read about suggest no loss of prduuctivity at all from home working. The people who are losing out are those who own and mamage office buildings, and while I can understand their frstration and sense of loss, the world is moving in a different direction. To be sure, some can - and are - using their clout to force workers back to their offices, but that will not be a long term solution. The demand is out there - other companies will offer the desired flexibility and ultimately changes will have to be accepted.

Exactly right. This is not an easy change of direction, and doing it in small ncremental steps is the only way this is ever going to work. Patience is required. This is a good and useful start

not sure if this is a step in the right direction or not. i still don't see much in the way of heels in those ads. i'd like to see a man in a business suit, or some form of normal dress, but wearing a pair of "so kates".

I handle 30 buildings in 5 states, new construction, remodeling, maintenance, inspections for a technology company that does marketing, managed IT, cyber security, cloud storage, business automation, etc. 900 plus employees and not 1 is allowed to work from home. We have found that not everyone will give you 8 hours of work for 8 hours of pay. Productivity is higher when people collaborate together, work together, party together. Some of the bigger companies have realized that it does not always work out with people working from home and are slowly bringing people back to the offices. Baxter had required 2 days in the office last year, this year it is 3. I will say that Allstate insurance sold off there headquarters in suburban Chicago as they found they don't need the offices. who knows where we will be in a year or two,,,,, The Doomsday clock just got moved closer to 12 midnight so at that point it won't matter :-o

That would me a marked departure from his previous comments on men in heels!

Christian Louboutin openly promoting heels for men. It's part of new Advertising campaign done in collab with ID magazine https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4qa4dvK8j/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzxFA0NqzW/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzjosSrmPm/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2J4YJr0ZE/

tomham: Just applied for a new Passport. I have started making plans for an eleven (11) day trip to Europe. I think Three (3) days will be sent in Munich. Oktoberfest 2023. Would Love to meet with you if such a thing is possible. Let me know what you think-plenty of time between now and then. Mike

Tech: What is the story? Just found out that PMs sent to me were blocked. One each JKrenzer and pebblesf. Do you not love me anymore? I haven't sent you nasty grams for years now. Motto: Keep your Heels and standerds high. Mike

I would just like to see the writers of these articles - for once - be open to the possibility minded that rank and file blokes might also want to step out of their assigned fashions and try something new. And to quit making the blinkered assumption that fashion and orientation are inevitably linked. They are not.