dr1819

JimC has a good point actually, if word got back to your employer somehow you could end up in trouble. I wouldn't have thought that airport staff would react too much, apart from anything else they'd be risking you complaining to their superiors about them behaving in an unprofessional manner.

Chris

They're as primed not to draw attention to variations from the norm as they are spot suspicious behavior. Cross-dressing isn't considered "suspicious behavior." Appearing nervous or in a hurry, however, is.

I'd recommend you do what I do - pack a pair of heels (skirt if you'd like) in your carry-on, and wear jeans and walking shoes through security.

Oh, security will spot your heels, all right - I've seen more than a few smirks escaping the x-ray scanner techs' faces. But so long as it's not a prohibited item, they could care less.

Then, once you're in the airport, or in the airplane's lavatory, change.

I once flew from Germany to the US in a full-length dark denim gored skirt and a pair of dark brown boots with a 3-1/2" tapered block heels.

But I changed in the airplane - there's little anyone will do to stop you, then, particularly if they've already labled you as a polite, well-behaved passenger.

At my destination, I walked off the airplane like that (after talking with the retired librarian sitting next to me for 2 hours about various things in life - 10 minutes of fashion, and 1:50 about everything else), proceeded to the car rental counter, into my hotel, and that evening at a restaurant near the hotel.

Very nice, very relaxed, no worries.

But I still board the airplane in jeans and walking shoes (men's).

I'm not raining on the parade, but I'm all for this look: A Fashionably Fun Collection

The look at the parade is squarely considered drag queen, which is usually limited to parades and occasional evening shows. It's not mainstream heel fashion, nor is it intended to be, for either men or women.

An additional item of consideration not usually mentioned: Most people wearing a heel higher than they normally wear tend to slouch over a bit. This sends the hips backward and increases the bend at one's ankle, increasing the liklihood of injury or fall. Instead, hold your head up high, allowing the hips to move forward a bit. This will exercise those abs, as well as decrease the ankle bend, and give you a much more graceful walk, whether man or woman.

Be honest - integrity is everything, especially in relationships/marriage. Simply tell her of your interest, express your disire, and request her involvement. If she backs off, then back off with her, for two reasons: 1. It takes time for others to adjust to things outside of narrow societal norms. 2. Some people never adjust, and at that point you'll have to make a decision between your choices and hers. Backing off gives you enough time to seriously consider it before it comes to a head. In all, patience and understanding rule.

I'm up for #8 the best, as it's what I usually wear. The rest are very well done, too, from the heels up!

Cool - you're into skirts, now - sweet!

You'll find as you increase your world travels that skirts are the norm for men throughout many countries. See http://www.kiltmen.com/world.htm

While heels for guys is a bit unusual today, it's on the uprise, so give it time.

In the meantime, I wear heels and skirts around the house on a regular basis. In Germany we have no A/C, so the skirts keep me cool (just as they were intended thousands of years ago, alleles willing), and the heels are simply a personal preference as adopted by men on and off over the last 500 years throughout this region.

Hi, Micha - yeah, I live in Germany, too, but I see plenty of sandals these days with 2+ heels, as well as higher 3+ heels, in the evenings, if not in boots, then at least in sandels. Of course that's among the women... I've yet to see any male other than myself in my local community wearing heels of any kind.

Welcome! You'll pretty much find the full range, here, from guys who simply enjoy the look of heels to guys who wear them, guys who wear more than heels, guys who dress en femme, and guys who're in various stages of becoming girls. Me? I enjoy wearing both heels and skirts.

Of course, if you're quick about it, while the guy in the two truck is clamping your car for parking illegally, you can clamp his for doing the same! At least you'd had a bargaining chip.

Sure - here: http://www.sexyshoes.com/

Here's the link to the page with the boots: http://www.sexyshoes.com/p9810.html

You might try these, though - I think they're better: http://www.sexyshoes.com/p9703.html

Ugh! Ok, I'm biased towards conformity and comfort - I admit that freely. Given that, Ugh!

I blew an ankle in the mid-90s. Turns out an elevated heel solved my ankle problems, and I've been a happy camper ever since.

SHUR Too bad no one was willing to come out with a SHUR, which translates "Street Heeling Usually Required."

Otherwise we can all pitch the wigs, make-up, heels, jewelry, and everything else into the rubbish heap and go back to wearing loin-cloths and bear skins.

Which, by the way, are a more comfortable option in the hunting cabin during winter than my skirts...

Welcome, redplats69 - it appears you've found the right message boards for you interests! See you around the electrons...

Gladly, sscotty727, it appeares the world powers agreed that energy follows reality.

If it's so regular, sounds like a time to strut out in heels and welcome them to the neighborhood.

Double welcome UnderHerHeel! Glad you made your acquaintence. - Dr

Welcome! My ancestral roots wind there way back to Norway!

There shouldn't be a problem.... but....heels are generally marketed towards women, that's (one reason) why they're known as women's shoes. I disagree with it too, but that's the skewed reality we live in. It's people like those on this board that are pushing the changes so that the definitions don't much matter.

Any way to change the way they're marketed? If that were to change then that would push people to accept heels on men more easily.

You bring up some very interesting points, namely, design vs fashion.

Design is inextricably intertwined with fashion, but fashion is what people choose to wear while design is what the designers/manufacturers think people should be wearing. Surprisingly, the "hit" ratio is less than 28%, which means that while design influences fashion, it does not drive it. What drives fashion is sales, or what people are actually buying.

So far, no one's done any fashion-house-specific study as to what types of heels most men would wear as men, even though the recent movie Casanova, with Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, and Lena Olin, clearly indicated (via the pics, themselves) that men's high heels were alive and well back then.

Given the board's preponderance of posts, I can only assume that this phenomena is by no means localized!

Always Continues Until Repairs Actually (required)

I posted the following as an intro on another website. It's even more appropriate here: Have you ever heard the expressions, "common sense isn't common," or "if you're the one who's normal, you're in the minority?" I like them both. I'm not goth, per se'. Nor am I a crossdresser because I like wearing skirts (I find them very comfortable), or a transvestite because I occasionally paint my nails or wear my hair long or in a ponytail, or because I wear earrings. I'm a guy. I look like a guy, act like a guy, talk like a guy, and dress like a guy, with a few variations that are very common to guys in many areas around the world. For example, long hair for men is no longer weird, nor are earrings. Painting one's nails still raises eyebrows, as does wearing a skirt, although I get more stares with painted nails than I do wearing a skirt. And, yes, I do wear heels, not feminine heels, like stilettos, but usually block-heeled boots, beneath jeans. Surprisingly enough, most people never notice them. Those that do either ignore it, or ask me (almost always women), "wow - you're wearing heels - when did you begin doing that / why do you do that?" The ensuing conversations usually cover a wide range of topics which rarely have anything to do with my choice of personal attire. Case in point: Yesterday, I boarded an airplane in the states bound for where I live in Germany. I sat next to an attractive retired lady who used to work at one of the nation's (US) military academies. The first thing she noticed were my rings (including a thumb ring), but after about five minutes, she noticed I was wearing a pair of 4" tapered heels peeking out from beneath my jeans (above-the-calf leather boots). She was surprised at first, but when I gave her my reason for wearing them (I like the way they feel), she said she found my relaxed acceptance of myself and others highly desirable, and we proceeded to talk about many things throughout the flight (even though we should have been sleeping!) She even gave me her number in the states. This echoed the sentiments of a very dear friend of mine who first learned of my excursions outside the bounds of conservative Judeo-Christian dress in Western Civilization when I visited her this past weekend (many Christian men outside Western Civilization (WC) wear robes, skirts, sarongs, rings, long hair, earrings, etc. A few of us both in and outside of WC routinely wear heels, too). She, too, found my acceptance of who I am attractive. Where am I going with this? Well, this: Wear whatever floats your boat. Be nice to others, even when their opinions differ from yours (it goes a long way towards bridging generational/fashion/religious/political gaps). Carry yourself with humble confidence - you're a unique creation - there's no one quite like you! No matter who you are, you have friends, even if you don't know about it. Avoid arrogance (it comes across as dissapproving of others, and is the same thing most of us hate about others). Above all, just be comfortable and relaxed as yourself. There's no better way than to attract those who're attracted to the real you than by being who you really are.

I thought most wheel clamps blocked access to wheel removal...

Toe thong, thong, or otherwise, this guy delivers. All low to flat-heeled, though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7768661186&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

Nordstroms has the better selection of large-sized heels of traditional formation positions.

Folks, this was given in the main auditorium of a major office of the US government right in Washington, DC. So if the US government is now recognizing men wearing high heels - just how much more recognition do you need?

Wow - what office? If they gave the briefing, in public, I don't think it's constitutes a secret.