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No argument there, just had to back her up as a new "high heel icon". She's always wearing them, and those odd ones from that Japanese designer whose name escapes me. I just put her in the same general category as Madonna only because she does more than just sing. Not due to talent.

Agreed...no offence intended.

a) Same

I have proportionately short legs - so heels emphasize and flatter my legs, also.

c) Ditto

d) Girls love men in heels. Well, once the sight of men in heels is as common.

f) etc.

Aahh - but that's the whole point of the word. You use it when all others fail......so:

"I wear high heels because...they are 'supercalifragilisticexpealidocious'..!!

^ The 'rest' that are not showing are most likely marked as 'Restricted'...or....you need to be a Contact, Family or Friend of that person to view them.

PS: Are 'furry' shoes allowed...or must they be on a fur rug?

To be honest I'm sticking by my gaga suggestion. Here's why:

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/lady-gaga-flatly-refuses-low-shoes_1134081

and:

Think what you will about her music and her public persona, but you have to admit, those sentiments would seem to be in line with this particular forum's ideology. Also, she's managed to pull off what few singers can, built an image for herself and sticking to it.

I'm not a big gaga fan but just had to back her up here.

Lady GaGa is waay more talented than Madonna. She is classically trained, having learned to play the piano from the age of 4, and was performing her own songs in New York live clubs by the age of 14.

At 17, she was admitted to New York University's Tisch School of The Arts, studying Music and Drama and by the age of 19 she had her first recording contract.

She also writes 99% of her material, which 'Madge' does not do.

Definitely the last pair from Aldo.

Do they come in a deep Magenta? Blue is notoriously restricting and hard to match.

It all depends on the manufacturer. I have tried some which are fine and some which are way too tight. I'd say to be on the safe side that they run true to size or even a little small.

I just wanted to say that I LOVE the new avatar.....that pink dress with the strappies is fabulous!!

I love boots, all type of boots (open toe, thigh high ...). Then I vote for mules which are definitely so sexy !

Kiss

Sab

Definitely mules, strappy thong sandals and thighboots as favourites.

Heels I do not like are 'Mary-Jane's'....and also most long-toed Court shoes (Pumps).

I love a good puzzle! Unfortunately this one was too easy:

"As a management consultant she was making a big presentation when she noticed her uncomfortable shoe had irritated her foot. She decided there must be a better way to combine pretty shoes with pampered feet."

From: http://www.notabeneshoes.com/shoes/Press-PDFs/Comfort%20and%20Beauty%20All%20in%20One%20Shoe.pdf

Oh Well Done! I was only one step behind you......

Interesting - the story is about her quest to design the perfect heeled she, combining comfort and beauty........

....and yet - her designs are dreadfully ordinary and stuffy, 'office shoes'....!

I've got nothing against any man wanting to express his true indivduality and spirit by wearing heels.

Okay, that probably sounded better in my head but you get my point; they have the guts to go against the stigma and wear them proudly. It doesn't make him any less of a man. My bf likes to wear HH's, but he's only recently "come out." He told me first, then his parents, and he tells me he "yearns to wear HH's around in public like in the town centre" but hasn't the confidence to actually DO it. I may need to introduce him to all of you guys on here and see if you can persuade him

This makes total sense to me......and I agree 110%!

I was so naive that I'd never heard of toe cleavage until I found this site! I don't particularly like the very low-cut styles but a little bit of toe on show can be subtly erotic and sensual, I think. I also like shoes which have transparent vamps or sides, and open-sided styles, which look very delicate, as do mules with the thinnest possible strap. I think such footwear panders to my 'helpless' side!

I'd also never heard of the appeal of dangling, it was and is just something I do to relax my feet. Of course, though, for those who appreciate such things a low-cut shoe is so much easier to dangle!

I was exactly the same until my husband persuaded me to model my high heels online. I'm a big fan of clear vamps....and I simply thought that thin straps on mules were sensual and feminine....and hopless for walking in!

Thanks for the feedback the mirrored shoes I bourght her as a present from John Lewis brand is Carvella can't remember the name of the actual shoe though

Another image of them on for you!

http://h.imagehost.org/view/0995/DSC01627

I have several pairs of Carvela shoes...I had no idea that they made 'stripper' style platforms, that's the very first pair I have seen from them.

I think Ebay can be an excellent source, provided you're patient. You are unlikely to find 'skyscraper' heels, in my experience, but I've bought some 5.5" on there at a reasonable price, and plenty of 'everyday' 4"-5" heels. In the past, when I could afford more than I can manage now, I bought quite a few from Leatherworks, and they have lasted well (see my avatar and profile picture) despite a great deal of wearing, and are surprisingly comfortable and very stylish. I tried Fuss too, and their quality seems very good, I'd like more from them someday.

Actually, if you look hard enough you CAN find 'skyscraper' heels on EBay. There are several Sellers on EBay US and EBay Germany who deal in 'used' or Vintage extreme heels.

In the last 12 months, I have found and bought 3 pairs of 'Little Shoe Box' Covergirl stilettos, 2 pairs of 'Frederick's of Hollywood' 6.5" sandals, 3 pairs of very rare 'Highest Heel' 6.25" leopard mules, 2 pairs of 'Elite-Heels' mules - and a pair of pink 'Little Shoe Box' thighboots. I also bought all my Ballet heels - Thighboots, Knee-boots, Calf-boots, Ankle-boots and Pumps - in Red, Black and White,....from 'RedHeel' of Austria.

It's all a matter of keeping looking....and having some patience.

I also have heels from both Leatherworks and Fuss-Schuhe....I would rate Leatherworks over Fuss-Schuhe, as the more extreme heels on some of my Fuss shoes are rather weak and 'bendy' - whereas Leatherworks are made to last.

It's lovely....I WANT one!!

I'm a UK Size 14/16 blouse...............(please???????)

They are all nice - the first two pairs are very pretty. The Black Diamonte platforms are lovely - however - the SECOND pair, the white Buckle platforms - have it for me....they're gorgeous.

If I WAS your girlfriend...and you bought me those white Buckle Platforms....I would be very, VERY grateful....

...however, with a black lace dress - it MUST be the Black Diamonte platforms!

Most men are usually too worried that they will loose their partner, should they reveal things like their wanting to openly wear high heels. Then, eventually their beloved finds out and she is left to her own understanding of his activities. Divorce may be hard to do, but when the alternative of living with and tolerating a guy that has the desire that most people have been programmed to think of as a social taboo, divorce becomes the bearable option. The man also doesn't want the love of his life to suffer either, if she can't look up to him as her soulmate. There is also another factor in play here. She feels her position as his wife has always been and will continue to be secondary, when she begins to understand how driven he has been and is to wearing high heels, if they have not communitcated and she feels betrayed about his desire and activities.

The truth is: he can't understand why his heeling is prohibited. They are another selection of footwear and he has the desire to wear them. No social decree can rid or expunge this desire from him and because of this he continues to be driven to secretly wear the heels. He hasn't had the luxury of the social okee-dokee to wear without negative feedback. This social action makes him feel like an alien. So, he creates a closet world where all things are evaluated for their true to life position and used to make sense of the social world he has to deal with. With this world of heeling hidden from everyone, he learns that as long as society is against something, they really don't want to deal with it, unless confronted. So, some deceit becomes entwined with the rest of the principles for living in order to keep the secret and fulfill the desire. This type of communicative developement makes it hard to reach out to anyone. All his friendships were never more than surface dealings, because his trust in anyone stopped when it came to others knowing or getting close to knowing about his heeling wishes. Kind of like how the illegal immigrants feel in their situation in coming to United States right now.

I was simply referring to 'SarahLou's' comment - about people being worried about what other people think of them - in a general sense.

I referred my comments to one specific statement that she made - that is a personal issue to her.

^^ Love them all.

(BTW - 'v3g1ta'...you have 12 posts now - so you can post up photographs on the Forums).

That's a great site but OMG it is so slow! Anyone else seeing speed issues?

It's been slow for years......but you could try another browser. I find 'Google Chrome' and 'Firefox' a lot faster....and you can always open them as 'Administrator' on your PC....it does make a difference - as the permissions settings are different for website accessing.

I was wonderin', if the business suit had a certain color of pin stripes or highlight threadings, would it be all right to wear heels of the same color? I once had a dark brown suit with gold threading placed sparaticly throughout the suit. By the standards of coordination, two of my color picks for heels could be the dark brown or gold. I also had a light blue business suit. Would white, cream, or blue heels fit for this suit?

If the base colour of the suit is either black, dark grey (charcoal) or dark blue....then the shoes MUST be either black, or grey. It's just the way a suit is....it's not a 'freestyle' item...it's a formal item.

There are exceptions...for example, my husband has a beautiful silver-grey Armani suit with very faint white/pink pinstripes - and he wears silver-grey shoes with it. He also wears a pink tie with it too......but he wouldn't wear pink shoes!!

A light blue business suit should be accompanied by silver-grey, or light brown shoes.

The key word there is 'business'....and much as I loathe 'pigeon-holing', conforming or stereotyping, there are certain 'rules' in society that one really is better off accepting rather than railing against - and the formal wearing of suits for business is one.

Histiletto, I know that people feel bad about wearing heels because society doesn't accept them, or they have been told it is wrong etc, but I was just saying how I feel about it.

My boyfriend and I have just opened up to each other completely, about all kinds of crazy history, desires and thoughts, and I now feel so much closer to him. I always knew he was hiding something before. I hate that feeling you get around people.

SarahLou....I really could not agree with you more! I have never been able to understand the mind-set that has people more worried about what the neighbours think, than getting on with their own lives and fulfilling themselves.

My husband and I have been married for 22 years now - and one of our basic 'ground rules' in our marriage is -

"no matter how hard, painful or embarrassing it might be......TALK about it with each other!"

The sight of a man in heels may not be attractive, but can he look good?

I'm going to post exactly the same thing that I said in another Thread yesterday:

A lot of men look absolutely amazing in high heels. If they are worn in the right context - and by that, I mean along with other complimentary clothes and accessories - then there is nothing wrong with them at all and they can look really good.

Of course, there is the cross-dressing/TV aspect which we all know about - and again, plenty of guys can look totally convincing - and actually quite gorgeous.

It is only when high heels on a guy are worn without any consideration for their overall appearance and impression, that I wince slightly....like, for example....a pair of white 5" spike heeled boots with a business suit.

Brave...but wrong!!