Tacchi Alti

Simply Italian for high heels. No particular reason for Italian - just thought it would make a change from the various anglophone permutations.

But the real question is what kind of high heels should a MAN wear in the present of Her Majesty? Should a dude be subdued, as in boots or clogs with a 3" block heel? Perhaps a bit more pumped up with a thin heeled pump? Or on the bleeding edge with royal (what else?) blue platform stilettos and matching painted toenails?

I'm concerned because you never know - she may contact me some knight to come visit her. If she wants an audience with me, I certainly want to wear the right shoe, as well as the left one, so your advice is welcome.

Steve

On my feet as I write is a pair of Lady Elizabeth 5.5 inch heels. Would that be appropriate, do you think?

Have a look at what Jenny said about walking in high heels:

http://netdump.com/users/jenny/wearing.htm

I'm looking forward to following this thread over the coming months.

I'd shave my legs tonight, if only I knew that my wife wouldn't immediately start bouncing off the walls. I honestly believe she's "on the look out" for any sign that I'm wearing heels again and shaving my legs would be the first.

In a different life, I'd have been shaving since I left highschool...

Chris

If you shaved your head, would it mean you've been wearing a hat? I love the picture in my mind of your wife bouncing off the walls. Mine hits the roof, but perhaps you've got different customs in your part of the country.

Is it not just a function of the height of the heel? In flat shoes, most women walk in a similar way to men (this is a generalisation, not a scientific study!), but you have to shorten your stride in heels to avoid the bent knee syndrome. Just walk like you would normally - unless you normally walk like a gorilla - only with shorter steps. Anyway, you should land on the heel, not the sole.

Yes, there are some very nice shoes on that site.

I think there are plenty, but unfortunately most such shoes come with a thick platform, which in my view defeats the object. No doubt some of your compatriots will come up with suggestions of where you can try them on, but the USA is rather a big place!

Ideal for what?

Don't you know? :-)

thanks for all the nice words everyone has been saying. Hope to hear from more as I have to shed the guilt that I have been carrying. I still feel bad that I have to hide this from my wife -it feels like am having an affair or something.

I had tried to quit wearing shoes for a couple years but always come back to my true love. I so envy those whom have had the courage to go out in public. I live in work in a small city (about 10,000) so I really have to venture far to even buy shoes.

Happy to have found this site -

Yes, I'm sure many here will relate to that. I've got rid of them before now, but have then bought some more later. Fortunately my wife now tolerates my desire although she's not really happy with it.

It annoys me that such a little thing is such a big problem to many of us, and we end up putting it in the same category as dirty raincoats and stalking, while the main problem is the six inches between our ears. After all, it's only an item of clothing we're talking about!

The main thing for many of us is acceptance, and my big worry is offending someone close to me who can't understand that to me it's simply a fashion choice. I don't care two hoots what strangers think.

For some reason, a man in high heels is regarded by many as a sexual deviant, while a woman in men's shoes (witness the current fashion for flat brogues) is perfectly acceptable.

Does Google Earth measure the Garden Path? Seriously though, it really depends on how confident people are wearing heels publicly, how high the heels are, how much practice they've had, etc.

I wonder what language that was initially in.

Here's another one. I like this one more than the NYT's because it actually explains the trend a little.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2061430/High-heel-shoes-men-Would-let-man-wear-10cm-heels.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

As usual the comments are not the best but I think we're used to it at this point.

They stopped further comments before I could reply. :-(

Guys, sorry for interrupting the discussion, but as I was inspired by all your words, I've told my GF that I've bought HH and tried them on.

G.

Well done, and I hope your relationship lasts through this. You've done the most difficult thing; it's just a question of her knowing that heel wearing makes no difference to your character. You're the same bloke she originally met. You just have a desire that most men and a lot of women can't understand.

Whoever she is, she looks absolutely frightful.

Not sure which one you mean, but your new avatar - wow! Whoever's wearing those must be an instant celebrity...

It's called JTF, they are a warehouse chain that currently has stores in the North and Midlands:http://www.jtfmegadiscountwarehouse.co.uk/

Sadly no listings on their website as each store carries different stock!

OK, thanks. No good to me then, unless I'm heading north somewhere, which isn't more than 3-4 times a year.

Well, I promised myself that I would save some money and not buy anymore boots this year, but I went to a huge warehouse discount store local to me and they had some grey knee high boots with a fairly high chunky heel and a nice round toe for the grand price of......£7.50! I won't be street heeling in them so it doesn't matter if they fall apart quickly for that price!

Which store? Is it a national chain or local?

Does anyone know why the London walk was postponed or when it might take place?

http://globalwalkamileday.thepixelproject.net/the-walk/find-a-global-walk-near-you-walk-listings-2011/

I remember putting blocks inside my thigh waders as a kid when I went fishing, but heels and waders don't seem to me to be terms which readily go together. Positively lethal on slippery rocks midstream. Or are these strictly for the jacuzzi? Would you wear them with fishnet tights?

That's it, you're banned!!!

This reminds me of The Deadly Attachment in Dad's Army.

U-boat Captain: Your name will also go on the list! What is it?

Mainwaring: Don't tell him Pike!

U-boat Captain: Pike!

There are worse boots than Uggs. I may get an instant ban for even mentioning those monstrosities that I think are called "cardie boots". http://www.amazon.co.uk/WOMENS-BLACK-KNITTED-CARDI-LADIES/dp/B001N2ZMOI

Goes off to find some soap to wash out his mouth.

Oh yes, I've seen a couple of pairs of those around. The first time I saw them, I thought the wearer was walking on her hands. They haven't got my size on Amazon, though. Shucks.

Please give me a list of all these who have run a mile in high heels! I'd love to watch. Seriously, though, well done, and I hope all continues to go well for you both. The big thing is that everything's out in the open from the start. She obviously likes you as a person, and importantly has seen you face to face now. Your online persona must correspond with the person she's just met!

If anyone else posts that they like uggs, they're banned for life!

Don't think I won't either...

OK... I just don't like them OK?

Has matron come round with my tablet yet?

I was beginning to wonder whether I was the only one who loathed them! The grizzly bear look and walk, instantly turning the prettiest/most handsome wearer into an ursine nightmare. Are the snowboots of a few years ago still available? They're still not elegant, but IMHO they have *slightly* more style, are far more water-resistant and keep your tootsies warm as toast.

Had some fun at work. :-)

Which one are you?

This reminds me of the time a few years ago when the company I was with expanded into the Netherlands. Their first Dutch product range included a drain cleaner called - wait for it - Fast Clog Remover. No one at Head Office seemed to get the joke.

Come on, as a fellow-southerner you must know that's called clogelegy.