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These are my recently acquired Steve Madden boots, don't know the model. Picked them up on the internet for a steal. Meant to post pics previlously but have been very busy. Still struggle with the 500Kb file size limit, always catches me out.

Yess!! I got them back!! And they are really gorgeous! Here's a picture of me wearing these beauties...

Working from home this afternoon. This morning, had a rendez-vous with a lady with whom I work with in the local non-profit organization. Like monday, when we met, I wore my brown naturalizer booties and had this leather bag my mother-in-law gave me. My nails are also colored, deep green (really looks black). What I considered impossible years ago is now just normal for me. Fear is the mindkiller.

My old open instep Maddens for today

New 13cm pencil stilettos. Love these shoes. They are actually very stable after several days of rough wear trying to test the heels. Pleased to report they past the test. The manufacturer agreed to make a couple colors not in their catalog for me so I'll be getting them in tan and red wine as well as white.

It has been a while since I posted any pictures, so here is one. It is nice to not have to force myself to go outside, now that the weather is reasonable. Yes, I still drive old cars.

Hello All, Haven't posted in a while as I just got back to Wisconsin after being in Arizona for 5 months. Saw the posting by spikesmike and would offer this: I believe, not positive, I met you in 2013 when a group of us got together in Chicago at a restaurant on Halsted St. in early March. A fellow from Grand Rapids, MI, two or three from western Canada, and a few others were there. I wore bootcut jeans with my JS Carlow platform sandals (6.7" stiletto heels) while everyone else wore boots perhaps because it was 32F. We had a good dinner then later split up. Many of us on the forum wear heels as high as yours but many also don't. We have varying styles and tastes not all of which are reflected here in the form of posts. As to declining membership or the perception of it within this forum I would say that this forum helps foster communication and the ensuing confidence which comes with it. We all develop our own style and then go out into the world to enjoy our surrounding dressed the way we like with the footwear of our choice. As time goes on we don't feel as much need to come here to the forum so we move on. The forum has essentially performed its function. We're not her to judge just to listen and offer perspective. HINH

I get what you are saying, but sometimes I do want to look as masculine as possible, and in those cases the boots above are what I would be looking for. Other times I am in the mood for 5" stilettos. Depends on my mood, no need to exclude one for the other.

Still not Labor day, so white remains in style. Of course for me it always is.

I've noticed that on Naturalizer' web site, you can now select your gender when you leave a review. I've used this function and will always use it. Proud to be a man wearing heels! As for the reviews, indeed it seems unfair to give a shoe a low score if the shoe doesn't fit. The buyer would have never bought this pair if he had went to a real shoe store to try the shoes before buying 'em. It's also true that lots of pairs go out of stock quickly, never to be replenished, so we often leave reviews for products no longer available. That is especially true if, like me, you prefer to buy your pairs while they are in discount.

Here is the outfit of the week, featuring my new Mary Janes, which I will post about later in the New Shoes section. Here is one regular picture, and one picture of me doing my very best pissed off looking model impression. Why do those people always look irritated?

This was an impulse purchase, light weight chunky heel lace up boots with side zipper. Let the party begin

That post was intense, but pebblef's interpretation rung true for me too. I was my worst enemy. No one cares. (well, my partner does, so it's a no-go at home) Blamed myself for so long, and acceptance did not come until recently, after decades of struggle and confusion. If I could go back, and provide some wisdom to myself, this would be one of them. Alas, that is not to be, but hopefully I still have a good number of years ahead of me.

Not at work but still enjoying the heeled life.

It's been cold and rainy for the past week. One a brief moment of sunlight I tried out my new JS Therisa. I happy with these.

To be fair, I have never been required to wear high heels, and I don't think I should like to be for any reason. I can see where the notion of shackles comes from, and I can also see that I am either a freak of nature, or I am willing to go far beyond the normal effort to be able to wear my heels whenever possible. I've said for years that 2 inch heels are not heels, and I don't see what the big fuss is about. Typical heel requirements for women have been about 2 inches minimum. I now know that for some people, desire or no desire, a 2 inch heel is almost an insurmountable hurdle for them to cross. For example, here is a woman who would love to be able to wear 2 inch heels, but simply cannot:

spikesmike If you are going to take the piss out of another members choice of shoes, maybe your the problem and you should leave. I don't understand why some people feel the need to be mean. yes the boots may not be your style. But does that give you the right to be rude? No. that is prob the real reason that female members no longer come here. due to people like yourself with your rude comments.

A Another impulse purchase, Having some fun wearing wetlook leggings and pleaser seduce heels for a fun night

Last night was the 4th week for the "big" farmer's market. For those of you who don't know, my wife has a side hustle making egg rolls and crab rangoons. The "big" farmer's market is not really a farmer's market at all in the true sense of the word, as about a third of it is food vendors. At any rate, it's on a city street that has been blocked off for the evening, so I always wear heels of some sort to work the evening. It can involve up to 5 hours of more or less continuous standing, with loading and unloading bookending the evening. We actually bought a full size cargo van to accommodate all of the necessary equipment to make this operation run. I have not been very brave so far this year, and have been very conservative in my choice of heels. I have not worn anything so far but my Söfft "Calvados" mules, which are effectively 3 inch heels. I have them in 3 colors: Black, silver, and taupe. The reason I haven't ventured any higher yet is because I have been slacking off on the endurance training this month, and also because our sales volume so far this year is a big upstep from last year. We set up at 3:15, start selling at 4:00, and so far, every week by about 4:45 or so, there is a line of 3 people or more from that time until closing/teardown time at 8:00. I am pretty much tuckered out by then, and ready to go home. Achy feet would be a big liability in such a situation, but nevertheless I'm sure I will wind up pushing it by summer's end. The Söfft mid heeled mules have not disappointed so far. It is very difficult at that height to notice that you're even wearing heels, and I've suffered no ill effects at all from any of the 3 pairs so far. I hope to get some pictures at some point of me actually working instead of taking a mirror selfie in the bathroom.

You get a pair, you'll love them. A little more more traditional today.

I am definitely way behind on introducing new shoes to this forum, so after I finish writing this, I'll be slightly less behind. Since this is my latest pair, I guess we're going in reverse chronological order. I wore these for the first (and only, so far) time a few days ago to church, documented elsewhere. The facts: Brand is Caressa, which appears to be made in Spain. Never heard of them. One shoe is labeled Caressa Prestige, the other simply "Caressa." I don't know if that's on purpose or not. They are size 9 USW, and they're pretty much a perfect fit, perhaps a little snug. Leather uppers, manmade liner and sole. Not a super high quality shoe, but not terrible, either. 4 1/8" cone-ish shaped heels, that taper to about 5/8" at the bottom, so not super thin, either. They were comfortable enough for the 3 hours I wore them. I did have to punch new holes in the straps because they were too big by 1/2". These are my first Mary Janes ever. I think I like them.

Back to heels. It's the start of Short Season here, so I wore some old wedges with my shorts to work today.

Remember that AlexC94 lives "oop north" where the mercury rarely rises above zero:-) This is part of the London mindset where everywhere north of the Watford Gap is a sprawling coalmine, where they race whippets, wear flat caps, eat tripe and keep ferrets down their trousers. I'm sure that Left Pondians have similar prejudices. [And when you've passed through the tripe curtain, you eventually arrive in a strange and foreign land: The Haggis Belt. Where men wear skirts and speak an incomprehensible tongue. I think some call it garlic [sic]. It's also a place that until recently has been run entirely by people pretending to be fish. Some other foreign guy called Adrian built a wall to stop the wild haggis making raids over the border.] PS: The system has appended my last post to the previous one. For clarity I've put the 2nd post in square brackets.

The other day I went to a gallery "private view". I wore black trousers, my ASOS leopard print boots, a leopard print shirt and a red wool blazer. I got at least one compliment on my boots. Somebody remarked to my wife that I looked "flamboyant". At 66 years old I'm happy to be seen that way.

It’s the kind of look that will go a long way to normalise the idea of men in heels

Great new resource: https://www.the-beskirted-man.com/skirts-and-dresses/why-i-wear-skirts-and-heels-or-why-showing-your-feminine-side-makes-you-more-of-a-man/?amp=1 It’s more on Skirts, but has some heels relavence.

Today I wore Steve Madden lace-up sandals. A woman from a group that has been telling me they love my heels as they walk past my office, saw me walking to a meeting and said "you always slay with your heels."

Just ordered these.

@WedgesAreFunyour comments sadden me. One's life shouldn't be a struggle and suffering. I switched to women's shoes over a decade ago when I finally figure out why I was having so many severe ankle problem (cause: men's shoes). I started to wear women's shoes and went through the fears of doing this fulltime. I started wearing 4 inch heels to heal a severe calf injury and found they helped another condition. So I have been wearing high heels since. I have found a way to live as a man, but with softer clothes, more colorful clothes. Don't limit your enjoyment.

Outfit photo from last week. I didn't fall over but 8 inch platform heels and a sloped street do not mix.

I agree, and in a way square-toed sandals are worse imho. As the toes are exposed, fully or nearly so, the failure of the insole to follow their outline fairly closely looks both ugly and absurd to my eyes. (In the other direction, sandals with a sharply pointed (usually extended) toe can look equally absurd, for much the same reason. The 'duck-bill' toe shape spoils these otherwise elegant sandals, as does the 'roach-killer' shape of the second pair: At least with closed-toe footwear, one cannot be sure what lies within, and even a square(ish) toe can pass muster! But I agree with those who consider an almond toe to be the most natural and flattering - it follows the foot outline fairly closely - but a pointed toe can look very elegant if not too exaggerated and unwieldy in overall length.

It's been a while here's a pic of pleaser seduce

Drinking and posting can end in tragedy.

I totally agree with you here peterborough. This forum is called High heel place. Who said the heels had to be fetish or exclusively stilettos? No need to be mean, to judge others. Some of us do like more "masculine" boots, and I'm one of these. I like the style you wore and grats to you for your outings! Spot on! I mean, these heels, as shown by spikesmike, are 'slutty' to say the least. What I mean by that is that most women would never wear this type of heels, anywhere but in the bedroom; there is nothing practical about it and I think it belongs more in the fetish realm. I love heels, however seeing a woman wearing these shoes out, I would think they are "innapropriate" and that the woman lacks class. However... why would someone in here attack another fellow heel lover because he does not like his choice of shoes? Are there any lessons that should be learned in here?

With respect, Mike, those are fetish heels and not worn by many women and certainly not in any day-to-day setting. Yes, they are high, but style is not quantifiable; it can't be measured with a tape. By many good opinions, both women and men, the shoes you pictured here could be reckoned tasteless. As I've already noted, you'd never see anything like that worn in an office, even one where high heels were de rigueur. Watch The Devil Wears Prada. Do you see anything like that there? No. Sex In The City? No. Your taste is your taste and that's fine - this forum is ostensibly about tolerance as well as about fashion. Now, there is nothing wrong or tasteless about those boots or with seeking or having a masculine look in heels. Nothing at all. Quite the opposite in my view. I think those boots are quite nice, especially paired with jeans. THat is my taste and style and obviously his - it needn't be yours.

Heelers : A masculine looking boot. Is that what this site has come to. [OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE REMOVED] Where is your pride? You talk about this membership dwindling. That we no longer hear from our female members Well hello, why would they fallow tasteless crap shoes that look like ARMY boots? I am beginning to consider leaving. The only reason I haven't dropped out thus far is because there is still one or two who still wear descent HIGH HEELS. This is HHPlace. These are HIGH HEELS. ---> Mike

Here is my latest. They are from Aldo. The heel measures just under 4 inches. They are animal print, but they are patent at the same time. And the animal print and patent is on the bottom of the shoe as well, which I have never seen before. And the best part is they were only worn once, and I got them on a local buy and sell for 10 bucks!

Off to town soon in my 4" boots. Picture on the left is how i wear my jeans with these. The picture on the right is so you can see how the boot looks. I'm going to town to get 3 new pairs of Jeans cut down which means the lady in the shop will see the boot as she will need to work out how much to cut down the jeans by

I just got them! I think these boots looks awesome with jeans!

Excellent news, wedges are making the summer comeback! Very nice.

Joe, those are amazing! I really love the unique heel and the pointy toes. So glad they passed your test. But would you include them in the "nice for all day wear" category? I need more of that type.

I understand 100%. I think alot of men struggle with this topic. i for 1 like to wear womens clothing, but i do so without looking like a female. i like to wear outside of my home and when i go to a local mailbox to drop offmail, all be it in the evening. also will stop on side of roads and get out and walk a bit, parking lots and parks. guess what iam saying if me i would dress and look like a female and pull it off

Although I have not been keeping up on the "New Shoes/New Sandals" thread, I just got a new pair of Steve Madden "Barbb" sandals last week. I think they were made in three colors, and I have all three--black, bone/ivory, and now red. These red mules were I guess what you might call New Old Stock, as they had obviously never been worn. I did the unthinkable, inadvisable action of wearing them out untried. In fact, I never even put the things on my feet for the first time until about 20 minutes before I had to walk out the door to go to church. However, having two other pair of the identical model, and being very familiar with what they are, I took the chance. Besides, I wanted to get all the mileage out of my newly purhased red jeans that I could, and it would seem a shame to wear black shoes. Everything went just fine, and I got to the point where I forgot I was wearing them, that is until it came time to load out my equipment. Carrying heavy objects while walking down a slight incline always reminds you that you're wearing high heels, I don't care who you are. Anyway, I got home, ran a couple of errands, so I did not take my shoes off right away. By the time I did, I was somewhat disappointed to find the following situation, pictured below. Disappointed, but not entirely surprised. As you may have guessed, like so many shoes in this price range, the uppers are actually leather, but the linings are not, and are therefore subject to the dreaded polyurethane degradation sitting right there on the shelf doing nothing. Oddly enough, the black pair I have shows no signs of the same deterioration, and they've got to be about the same age, plus they've been worn really quite a bit over the last 10 years. It's not like I have to get rid of the shoes, but it is somewhat inconvenient to have one's feet covered in little bits of plastic at the end of the heeling day.

All the bullets listed and the additional comments sound like we're all referrng to the same book, our book of life, experiences, tolerance, concealment, revelation and so on. Maybe we should all get to gether and write a book on this, might change the world, for the better. @hideenheels, it sounds like we're on the same page of the same book, how strange is life.

On Tuesday I had an older woman asked me "how can you wear heels, don't they hurt"? Answer: you start by buying heels that fit and don't hurt.

Thank you all for the replies. Busy day, but I read them all. Yes, I do have an amount of daily discomfort. I only wear heels on average once a month, and not long, so the pain is definitely due to my way of walking in flat shoes. My right big toe clicks (something with the tendon position) and that can really hurt at times. Surprisingly, despite the limited mobility, I enjoy walking barefoot more than in shoes, which is not the case for advanced Hallux rigidus (the condition I'm trying to avoid). I'm glad to see points being made for and against surgery, cautionary tales, etc. It helps build a stronger case in either direction. Of course, at my next appointment the doctor and I will definitively decide if the odds are stacked well enough for success. For those confused by the crossdressing: I met a fellow male lover of heels, but he wears fully feminine outfits in public. I was intrigued and tried it too, and I liked it. Actually, the fact I could still do that WITHOUT necessarily including heels meant it was a bit of a positive compromise. I could still do something with (female presenting) fashion even if it wasn't with heels, my primary love. I know most guys here like their pants with their heels, but I've seen some skirts in the past (JeffB anyone?) so is it such a new idea to bring up? Anyways, I still enjoy crossdressing sometimes, for fun, and it would be better if I can properly include the heels, the whole reason I experimented with crossdressing in the first place When I reach a decision, or I have some interesting/positive news to share, I'll definitely post it on this thread. Have a great rest of the weekend, all!

JS Therisa. So I finally found my hole punch and added extra holes. All I needed to do was add only one more hole to each strap. I know I will have to use blister bandages on the small toes as I break them in.

If there is such a thing as a masculine looking boot, I think you may have found it.

Here are a pair of boots that you never thought you'd see me in, but here I am. They are Unisa brand, model name unknown, and they have right at a 4 inch heel. Believe it or don't, I didn't measure any other dimensions, so I couldn't tell you what they are. They are substantial block heels, obviously. The uppers are made of a faux suede material, and do not have any stiffness to them above the part that actually goes around the foot. In other words, they fold up easily. I have been reluctant in the past to even try higher than above the knee because my legs are so short that I don't need any more help dividing them up visually. That, and the very physical fact that what is a thigh boot for normal people is crotch high for me. I am pretty sure that the instant pair were intended to be over-the-knee, but on me they are thigh-ish. Not only that, they actually fit in every dimension, unless I were going for a stretch-tite look. It was a cold and blustery day on their maiden voyage, and I was glad to have the extra layer. I have no idea what they would be like in warmer weather, and I doubt I'll ever find out. More images are presented on my Melrose Plant thread in the Guys section.