lorriette

nice to welcome yet another lady to the fold. Your interests should keep many of the folks here riveted to any postings you may make.

I once fell about 1/2 way down the stairs at home. All I suffered were bruises and scratches. The stairs were polished hardwood open-flight, but the house was terraced and our neighbor heard the fall. As I was cross-dressed at the time, I told her I had dropped a box down the stairs, this said from the up-stairs window. The brown knee boots were undamaged, and I still have them, 30 years latter.

be pleased with what you have. You may find she'll become more involved of her own accord, or even, distance herself from your activity. Start pushing, and I'm sure your relationship will suffer. I think others have had the same thing happen, and their stories are somewhere on this forum.

I too did a test similar to Histiletto, and agree that the height gain diminishes from 8cm. heels onwards, based on uk size 8 (42).

welcome to the board. Browse, and you'll find a section to suit almost any taste. Happy heeling!

The guys here seem to have a fixation as to the actual height of the heel. I noticed a C4 news girl in heels with an arch angle of around 80 degrees, the heel probably only 8cm. It's the aesthetics of the heel and foot, along with the angles, not over-all height that counts.

I often see people do double-takes, or start giggling after seeing my footwear. I think we all understand this, and, for the most part, ignore the looks and comments. Console your nerves by thinking of yourself as a street entertainer; you've made their day, brightened their lives, broadened their horizons. Doesn't it feel great!

found interesting item at WWW.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2007/04/05/heels_feature.sht.

If you can't get this link, I downloaded it to disk.

try this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2007/04/05/heels_feature.shtml

Nigel. (not living too far away!)

they should have hired thighboot guy, he could walk a lot better than the model!

you may have been on crystals storysite, but with over 2000 stories, you'll have a lot of searching to do.

I wore my heavyweight denim skirt, ankle length, and it looked fine. The down side was it hindering movement and wrapping my calfs. I have some lighter weight skirts that are more comfortable. Jeans would do a better job of conceiling your heels, but frankly, if you're going to wear a skirt, SHOW THEM HEELS BOY!

I got hooked up with my current GF after lending a friend a pair of Aldo knee high combat boots with about a 3.5inch chunky heel with a .5 platform.

welcome stevem; I'm a little confused. Your location is France, yet it's hi from Belgium. Spill the beans, my son, oh! and details, lots of details.

Evans and Baratino (not sure if correct spelling) do, often for under 50 uk pounds. Both happy to serve men in ladies section.

The reverse question is: Would you want to date a woman (or man) who objects to your heel wearing?

I too find they run large. Euro 42/43, UK8/8.5, my normal size, are usually close fitting unless bought as wide fit, in Evans(essence) tend to be looser. ps. the staff in Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran and Abergavenny are happy to let men try on footwear AND clothing.

I agree with Shockqueen, 1st choice is *2

hello & welcome. This is a great site, but read it carefully, as many have gotten carried away with the excitement of finding like minded friends. Read and heed thier posts, then, enjoy being a part of the set.

I extend greetings to all fellow board members (and browsers) at this annual festive time. Party season is upon us, so I urge you all to avoid excess food and drink, take time to consider those worse off than yourself, and, most importantly, remember the camera at the party!

THE SHOE I was driving a quiet country back road, when I became aware that the car was unwell. A red light blinked at me from the dash, so I pulled over. Thlight showed the engine had gotten too hot, and as I never open the bonnet, [ wouldn't know what to do anyhow], switched off and prepared to wait. Getting out to strech my legs, I saw something in the road a couple of hundred yards up the road.I ambled off in that direction. A single shoe lay in the road, an expensive black leather ladies court shoe. It had a very high pointed heel, pointed toes, and although the sole showed it had been worn, the uppers were in as new condition. It bore no label or size mark, and niether it, or the road showed signs of how it got there. Perhaps it's owner had opened the door and placed on the road then driven away. Placing the shoe down, I searched an area extending about 50 yards in all directions, but could find no trace of it's partner.I picked the shoe up and returned to my car. there was a story about a shoe, I know, Cinderella, but alas, I am not prince charming, nor do I have help to find her. Leaning back against the car, I studied this beautiful shoe, then without thinking, slipped off my sandal and put on this one shoe. The fit was perfect. I twisted my foot this way and that, admireing the shape, then placed my foot to the ground. Now I understood womens' desire for these shoes. My mind was made up, I would seek the owner ofthese shoes, and BUY them off her!.

J D Williams, t/a 50+ and simply be, have a range of leather knee boots with adjustable calf sizes. Most end at8[e42], some go to 9[e43]andEEE fitting. Don't know if available outside UK. Find them on the web, hope they can help.

the guys go for boots because you get more support, and less vamp show when worn with trousers. Try to remember that this forum is not just for the guys, or the streetheelers, but anyone who has any interest in high heels, I think was established elsewhere at C8cm. If your fancy is sandals, good on you, go for it.

I agree that postings here can encourage guys to go that little bit further. On a personal level, I street heel, do get occasional funny looks, and suffer complaints from my wife if she thinks I overstep the mark. The seventies proved that when conditions are right, huge changes in accepted fashion can take place. The case this week, of the british rapist, who stole the stiletto's of his victims, will, of course, lend argument to the narrow minded, anti-everything brigade.

we all hit that sort of problem at times, you've done the right thing and bounced back.

wouldn't it be easier to rate high as 1cm higher than your comfortable at ?.