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Bootylicious, where did you get the western-styled boots that are in your avatar?
They look very slick, don't they. I haven't got the exact same ones though.
They were sold by Blicker in Germany once.
They only went up to a size 42 and now they're gone alltogether. They are from Biondini and you'll find alternatives in this webshop.
http://stores.ebay.de/High-Heels-Luxus-fur-die-Beine_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZQ2d1QQfsubZ0QQftidZ2QQpZ2QQtZkm
That's where I bought mine in a knee-high version. Also available in bigger sizes and longer shafts. The foot part with the heel and toe is the same as the avatar and that's the main thing I guess.
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I was wearing my new 2 1/2" pointy Cowboy boots to work this week. After 2 yrs. of wearing my 3 1/2" Italian Biondini's, no one seemed to notice the difference. At one point I showed them to a female co-worker. "How do you like my new boots? I had these custom made in the US." - "Oh yes, now I see. Wow, those are nice too." I explained to her about the proces of designing and ordering them and showed her the height and decorations on the shaft and how pleased I was with the end result. She said she was happy for me and advised me to go to the local cobbler if I ever needed to resole them. She took her husbands boots there too because of their expertise on Cowboy boots. Later I had to go upstairs to the cantine to get some coffee supplies and when I did it was just during the morning break. 4 women from our production plant, which I've known for years, were sitting round a table and I walked up to them. I greeted them and asked for what I needed. When I walked up to the table one of them immediately had her eyes fixed on my boots. We chatted a bit, everyone of them was nice and friendly, I got the stuff, said 'bye all' and walked back. Walking away I could just feel 4 pairs of eyes staring at my boots. As soon as I was out of sight (but not out of hearing range) they quietly bursted out laughing. I decided to halt and try to hear what they had to say. I distinctively picked up 'Heels! He likes to wear heels! Probably likes to trip over or something!' I went on and for a moment I thought of going back and asking them to have the decency to at least wait for someone to be out of hearing range before starting their gossip. But those people usually dig their heels in deeper (no pun intended) when confronted so I just let it rest (for now). So basically I heel in an environment where some people even consider male Cowboy boots to be too much for males.
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In that respect, I feel good that the work I have put in and a huge amount more by others is lightening the burden of others' lives.
Have we changed the general attitude of the general public to guys in heels ?
Some days ago, there was a report in the newspapers that homophobia (in which, because of our dress choice, the uninformed include us) is about twice as frequent even as racial discrimination.
In short, I hope we are a force to improve the lot of heely-kind, but I fear there is much yet to do and that it won't happen overnight.
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All very true, this board on it's own can't do much in general but as we all know it does a lot for us individually and it's up to us individuals to show the rest we just want one of the basic human rights: freedom...
Regarding homophobia: the Western World has imported a lot of cultures the last few decades which are sometimes not all together very tolerant towards for example gay people. That seems to have an effect on the tolerance of our society as a whole. Weird thing is that saying this nowadays is almost considered discrimination. Go figure...
I dare to say we have passed the peak of our 'free society' quite some time ago.
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@Thighboots2
Thanks for your extensive reply. However, I'm not really a complete newbie when it comes to heels (see my other posts) and the Internet has shown me where to get them if I would so desire. These particular boots are from www.genioboots.com. I ordered them end October and received them Jan. 12th. They are made from all calf-skin for $350,- ex. works. The owner was very helpful during an extensive email conversation and helped me to design the perfect boot. I sent him feet tracings and measurements and went for a size 9.5 (I have EU 43). They're also designed with room for gel soles and they turned out to be the right size. Just enough push and pull to get in and out of. After I placed the order and had paid he became more silent and I had to push him a bit to confirm and tell me how things went. No big deal but these amounts make you nervous easily. I would buy a 2nd pair from him though.
You're right about the underslung heels, they are pretty extreme but I love the fact it add's to the agressiveness of the boot. It takes a little getting used to when walking but that's what heels are all about and only contributes to the fun, isn't it? Furthermore, because of the sturdy shafts, you can see they're knee-high cause they show through a straight legged jeans which is quite nice.
When I started wearing heels a couple of years ago I didn't think of Cowboy boots right away. I started with 5" stiletto boots but I've since descended to lower and more outdoor wearable heels and it is on this forum I learned of guys who wore Cowboy boots as an 'excuse' to wear heels acceptably. That sounded like a smart idea and that's when I remembered the following from my early childhood:
I was 10-11 yrs. old when a classmate came to school one morning wearing a pair of incredible Cowboy boots.
They were sort of a tan/greenish color so they really stood out and everybody noticed them. Furthermore the boots were equipped with very pointy toes and high underslung wooden heels. To be honest, on a boy that age it was a bit too much but I immediately was in awe and wished I had a pair of such boots. I guess this could also count as the 1st time I realized I had a thing for boots/heels.
Strangely enough my classmates started to yell and scold at him that he was wearing 'girlie' and 'gayish' booties! I looked at his boots again and realized that they indeed might have come from the women's section. I was puzzled by that and decided not to say I really liked them and become another victim of my classmates homophobic reactions...
Anyway, after a few hours most of the reactions on the boots died out except for one classmate who kept calling the boots 'gayish' and 'girlish'. They stood in front of eachother and the boot wearer warned his classmate to stop doing that. That idiot never did listen much and when he replied: "Haha, you're wearing faggot booties!" bootboy kicked him in the nuts with his pointy toed right boot. I remember him crying in agony and crawling across the school yard. Bootboy shrug his shoulders and click-clacked away. Nobody ever made a comment about his boots again...
That made an even more powerful impression on me and I also remember him wearing the boots all the time, running and even playing soccer in them (he ruined some soccer balls when he hit them hard with his pointy toes) so I figured they were very comfortable. Of course the fear of facing ridicule and rejection prevented me to ask my parents for a pair of Cowboy boots and so I stuck to sneakers.
So here I am, some 30 yrs. later and finally having the courage to wear my 1st pair of genuine Cowboy boots, only to realise I should have started doing this 20 yrs. ago...
Better late than never I guess.
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I welcome any decently stated comment guys, and yours all make sense. Of course I know these aren't high heel boots but they're pretty cool for a guy in a conservative environment nonetheless. I could have had them fitted with 3 1/2" heels but I already have a pair of boots in this height and these 2 1/2 inchers make it even easier to step out in. They're also very silent and ultra-comfortable to walk and stand in. And after a few minutes in them I can definitely say they make me realise I'm wearing heels and that's the main thing. I guess my main interest lies more in wearing stylish boots with high shafts and very pointy toes, the absolute heel height is kind of secondary but no heels at all is out of the question. From my own experience I can testify it feels better to be out and about care-free in low heeled boots than to be confined to in-house walking in 5" stilettos, but that's just my opinion. And the ability to wear these boots to work, as I do now, is even better.
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Hi all,
today after a long wait I received my 1st pair of custom made Cowboy boots from a classic US boot manufacturer.
Only difference with the picture is that mine have a normal leather inlay on the vamp instead of the shown woven leather. (To keep cost down a bit!)
They are a 100% male boots but I tried to order them a bit spicy with an 18" shaft, 2 1/2" riding heels and pointy X-toes.
Maybe nothing spectacular here at HH but they will still raise eyebrows where I come from. They are made entirely out of leather, incl. the heels and the leather of the vamp and counter is very shiny, almost patent-like.
I had them reserve room for gel soles and they fit perfectly, unbelievable craftmenship. Compared to my Italian Western boots these feel a lot more durable with thicker leather and reinforced toes that look like you can do quite a lot of damage to someone with a stupid comment...
Fortunately I always like going to work but when I decide to put on a pair of boots I can't wait to get up in the morning and tomorrow will be extra special with these new beauties!
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Congrats W&M, one of the most inspiring stories on this forum. I'm trying to picture the whole thing in my head and it makes me smile. It proves that by not street-heeling you avoid the negative reactions but you also might miss out on an oppertunity and compliment like this. How many negative reactions outweigh one encounter like this? BTW, it's been said many times before here but Western boots seem to be the ideal starting ground for men to wear heels. They are timeless and are sold as mainstream male boots up to 3 1/2" heels. So if you go for the more refined and better looking female types you're just being stylish IMHO. Apparently that's what the girl thought also. You made the perfect choice in clothing style, I guess if you showed up in stiletto boots things might have turned out differently.
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After reading a lot of posts of would-like-to-be and 1st time streetheelers I decided to update my post with some new experiences. I consider myself still as a beginner though.
Since a few weeks I've started to wear my +3" heeled Western boots to work again. During summer I've had them on in the house a lot so they're really 2nd nature now. I started out the 1st week with a new bootcut, slightly flared light blue Levis that I specially bought for the boots. Without heels the pants are useless unless I want them shred after a week, they show only 1/2" of heel and the tip of the toe.
I faced 2 new challenges the 1st week: bringing my car to the dealer for repairs was the 1st. While I was waiting at the desk a female customer came in. The also female clerk walked me to the back to pick up the rental but it wasn't there. When we both click-clacked back and went outside we passed the female customer and she was looking at me passing by. Women usually don't look at me a 2nd time so I guess she was intrigued by my boots. I didn't care and left with the rental which turned out to be manual (BMW 120i) and that was a 1st in pointy heeled boots too!
The 2nd challenge that week was that I finally found a mate for playing pool during lunch. A new colleague likes to play too so after a week in normal shoes I now had to face him in my boots. Now, last year that would have worried me still and I might have backed out but now I don't care anymore. Anyway, there is no carpet around the pool table and I can tell you guys it's my favorite part of the day now. There's just something sexy about walking around and hanging over a pool table in heeled boots. I deliberately clack my heels sometimes or play with my feet before a shot. And my colleague: he hasn't looked or reacted in the slightest...
The 2nd week proved some more challenges: a few colleagues from another branch office came over to work with us for a period of time. One of them was going to work closely with me and I've known him for a long time already. He respects me but I expected him to say something about my boots at some point. I wore them with a black slim Levis with the trouser legs slightly over the heels. This is the best looking combo I've got. When my colleague caught the first glimpse of the pointy toes he was obviously intrigued cause he kept looking at them every chance he got. At some point he sat next to me at my desk and I slid back a bit and crossed my right leg over the left to give him a good look at the high heel. That caught his attention for sure but he kept quiet. Since then he has gotten used to it and it doesn't distract him anymore.
Last year I was still a bit unsettled sometimes and didn't just do everything spontaneously, but more planned as to when and where I would venture in the office. That's all in the past and everything comes natural again now, I really feel the boots are an integral part of me and just look damn good!
The 3rd week I was planning on wearing my oldest pair of Levis: it's the skinniest I got and the trouser legs barely go over my calves. That presented another challenge: this pants is also the shortest I have, it's long enough for flat shoes but with my boots on they only touch the top of the heels when I'm standing straight. I practised a bit on Sunday and I just love the way they make the boots stand out. Bootcut's are fine and might make you feel more secure but there's nothing better than seeing myself really wearing underslung high heels and long pointy toes. So I went for it on Monday...
For a meeting that week a few other colleagues came over, they hadn't seen me in heels before either and there I was challenged again. When I lead them up the stairs that gave them a good close-up look of my boots. At the top one of them complimented me:
"Nice shoes you're wearing! Or are those boots?" (sounding sincere)
"Hmm, yep..." (slightly embarrased)
"Wow!" (impressed)
Needless to say that gave me an enormous confidence boost.
The only challenge I didn't face was the visit to a trade show in my boots. I did bring them with me but my feet are not up to hours and hours of walking in the boots. Not up for walking in plain shoes for that long either BTW. I would like to have done it because trade shows are a paradise for heel lovers: some of those magnificent women in crazy high heeled boots and pumps would surely have reacted at the sight of a guy in heels but I guess that would have been pushing my luck.
Hope I wasn't too wordy...
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Thought some of you might be interested to know there are now bigger sizes, higher heels and longer shafts available of my Biondini Western style boots...
To extreme for me, I'm happy with mine but these sure look sharp!
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http://www.stiefel-laden.de/Shop/product_info.php?info=p530
I had another encounter with Mr. Negative this week. I came down the stairs when he was in the office again. "Jeez, first you see a couple of long pointy toes and then the rest of you follows along." he started. Nobody, incl. me reacted. "You know guys," he continued, "I believe he's a line-dancer. Are you a line-dancer?" he now asked me.
I was in a 'feel good about my boots' mood and not about to be provoced so I just smiled and sat down. Nobody else gave him any comment either. He shrugged and went on his way saying: "I know, I know, I've got a big mouth but if I see something like this I can't stop myself from commenting, I'm sorry."
I just know at one point when we're alone he will ask me why I'm wearing these high heeled boots. I can't wait till that happens cause I got just the answer for him. This is the image I'm torturing him with:
He's weird but not really a bad person. I think he just can't grasp the idea that I'm the same guy who proudly showed up one day last year in his new sports coupe from Münich, which also caused his jaw to drop. To him wearing heels and fast cars are on opposite sides of the masculinity spectrum, for me they're 2 things that excite me and give me great pleasure, especially combined.
I like to look at my boots as I do on the wheels of my car: they should stand out to create a powerful and sexy image which gives any car an edge. However, they can also stand out too much and draw all the attention, that usually doesn't look good and shifts the image out of balance.
I'm now on the search for a pair of heeled summer boots, I hate the idea of having to go back to normal shoes for a couple of months. I've never worn such comfortable footwear as the last couple of months.
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A little update of my experiences with wearing my heeled boots a couple of months to work now.
I feel declined to start with a negative reaction from 1 colleague in all this time now. The only negative one so far I must add and this guy's got a big mouth anyway. It's been a while back now, the 1st time he saw my boots when I walked up to a group of 6-7 co-workers he noticed the clacking and glanced down at my feet. "What the hell are those..." he blurted out but I immediately changed conversation and hoped that would be the end of it. Too bad, a few secs. later he walked up to me and asked in a loud manner, trying to attract everyone's attention: "Since when are you wearing stiletto heels?" He then tried to step on the point of a boot stating laughingly stupid: "There's something wrong here, they are pointing upwards. You have to bring them down."
I warned him I was wearing very expensive boots and he'd better not touch them and back off. Which he did. I quickly glanzed round to see the faces of the other co-workers and they seemed embarrased by his stupid behavior more then about me. Not another word about it was spoken. Everytime this guy sees me now he tries to act normal but as far as I'm concerned he's history.
I feel more secure by the day and to be honest: Going to work has become even more fun now because a new dimension is added in the form of choosing the right outfit for the day. I upgraded my entire wardrobe to match the boots and I just have to walk by the full length windows in the office each day to see my reflection and how cool these high heeled boots make me look and walk. Now and then I wear my regular shoes, only to be really longing to wear the boots the next day again.
Last week I brought up the subject with the female co-worker by saying that I really liked my boots and they performed better than I'd expected. We talked some more about boots and she suggested there were also Western boots with lower heels that might be even more comfortable for me. I said: "Yeah well, I know these are pretty extreme and may shock some people but I love 'em."
"Don't let other peoples reactions stop you," she concluded, "that's their problem, not yours."
Anyway, last night I visited a friend and his wife and decided to dress up and wear my boots for the 1st time. His wife never even looked at them once (as far as I could see) but my friend couldn't keep his eyes of them. It was hilarious, I placed my boots in plain view for them and every time his puzzling eyes wandered down at my feet, drawn like a magnet, but he didn't say a word about them.
I started to teese him a bit by moving my feet around and touching and looking at the boots myself but I couldn't get him to react. I would love to know if he said anything to his wife after I'd left.
It's been said numerous times on this forum and I can agree: Wearing heels as a guy is mostly a head game. I'm glad I found the right look that gave me the confidence to come out first to people that already know me well. For me that works better than starting out in public and hoping to not encounter someone who knows me.
I'll take it from here...
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Translated from a few ezines regarding the trend in women's footwear for winter 2007/2008 to show everything is possible these days (if you're not a men of course). Art. 1: If the shoe fits, wear it... This can be taken very literally this winter, whether our shoewear is for women or actually meant for men, everything is permitted. Male shoes will be very common this winter. Perfect for the masculine look. We wear the smooth steppers with dress pants or skinny jeans combined with a gilet. Even under a pair of capri pants they go very nicely with socks. And if you want to wear them under your dresses make sure you pick a pair with a very small heel to preserve the feminine silhouette. Which model you choose doesn't really matter, as long as it matches your outfit. Round or pointy toes, black, brown, burgundy, white, snake print or perforated, everything is permitted. Then it goes on saying that next to male shoes everything sexy, pointy, booted and high heeled is still a trend, even combined with tights and wollen sweaters for a tough but still feminine outfit. Art. 2: High heels, male shoes and 'eighties' boots... New for us females our traditional male shoes. And I mean ultra masculine with perforated decorations, laces and flat heels. Nevertheless, feminity is still the most important with even ultra high stiletto pumps and boots making a comeback. ... For men the ponderous models are out. Male shoes this winter are slender and flat with lots of details and a luxurious finish. The soles are very thin and the heels as flat as possible. Very daring are the elongated noses that point a little upwards for a cheaky, tough look. I'm not sure whether to feel sad or just laugh about it. The last option I guess...
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http://www.hhplace.org/discuss/guys/9398-boots_contest-4.html#post145710
OK, here it goes...
It wasn't exactly the easiest day I had picked for my coming-out. After half an hour our CEO (who resides at another location normally) came in for an appointment with a colleague sitting closest to me, some 5 metres away and he spent the whole morning there. We don't have a dress code or anything and after some hesitation I just decided to walk around normally. Our office is carpeted but it's very thin so my boots still cause a distinct thumb. (I love it!) No reaction.
After he had left I had an appointment with 2 sales reps. of a potential new supplier. I walked up to great them and lead them upstairs to the conference room. The stairs is made of wood and my heels caused a nerv wrecking hell of a noise but again, no funny looks.
The meeting was very good, very nice guys and I could really feel I was getting more and more relaxed. I even started to feel really happy thinking about the boots I was wearing. Almost surrealistic.
After the meeting I just proudly clacked downstairs after them and didn't care anymore. Nobody in the office even glanzed up. Back behind my desk I just had to take peeks at my beautiful boots every time: I couldn't believe I'd actually done it and apparently it wasn't a big deal to anyone. I mean, we're not talking 6 inch metal stilettos here but these boots aren't exactly Joe Average footwear either. They're sold as darn sexy female boots and this lucky guy is wearing them like it's perfectly normal!
Normally during the lunch break I check this site for new posts or Google around for some more boot-related material but this time I had no urge to do that: I had all the boot-related material I needed right there on my feet! So I walked up to the female colleague for a chat when male colleague #1 came in again. He and I like to tease each other so he pointed his fingers at me and called out: "Tomorrow you're gonna be armed, right! Or better still, wear spurs!"
I replied: "Yeah, that would be cool, wouldn't it."
"I have plenty of spurs for you." the female colleague reacted, (she owns horses) and we had a laugh. At that point another male colleague first saw my boots and looked at us in a mixture of surprise and disbelief but he kept quiet.
So, satisfied and proud I walked back to my desk and I must say this was turning out to be the best working day in years because it has been a long time that I was so relaxed and productive. No more boots on the brain but right there where they belong: on my feet!
Strange thing is that during lunch I didn't even feel like typing this all down for you guys already, it came all so natural that it didn't seem something special to be writing about...
To be continued...
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Well guys, 2 yrs. of searching and 2 pairs of too feminine looking boots later I think I have reached my destination with my latest purchase: a pair of black leather Western-style kneehighs from Paolo Biondini with 3 inch heels.
I have worn these magnificent boots to WORK the last 2 days of last week. Yes, you read it correctly, to WORK!
I just couldn't resist it anymore, these boots are exactly what I had in mind as the perfect pair for me so I just plunged in. After a (still nervous) short walk through my neighborhood after dark last Sunday evening I wore 'm to the pool this week. That went so well from my part that I suddenly got the urge to wear them to work. Mind you, I wasn't planning on doing that AT ALL but I'm not really an outgoing person so the chances I have for street heeling are not that common.
I still don't know what got over me but on Thursday I just put them on in the morning and left. I matched them with a plain black straight legged Levis of which the hems covered the heels only 1/2inch, so no complete cover up but the heels exposed. I did take my regular shoes with me however, in case I would chicken out at the last moment. The walk from the car to the front door is short and my desk is some 15 metres from there on, so the entry was pretty safe. Our office however is one big open space so there was no chance of hiding the entire day in my own private cubicle or room.
First hurdle was going over to the coffee corner, in plain view for everyone. When I got there a female colleague was getting coffee when another male colleague unexpectedly came in from the factory. He spotted my boots instantly: "WOW, I'd better stay clear of you with those sharp points. Did you just buy these boots?"
"Relax," I replied, "I'm not gonna kick you and yes, these are my new boots."
"Aren't those difficult to walk in?" he asked and I told him no but that I had my regular shoes with me, just in case my feet would get painful. At that point the female colleague said: "My husband wears Western boots a lot, his are not as sharp pointed and high heeled as these but the pointy toes are no problem. He doesn't want any other footwear."
Well, that went perfect and as I walked back to my desk I said to the female colleague: "You have to try something new once in a while, don't you?"
"You are SO right, good for you.", she replied.
I was a bit baffled by these positive reactions and happy that I was exposed before I had the chance to sit down, I might not have dared to stand up for quite some time but now the cat was out of the bag from the start.
At the 1st coffee break the male colleague came over to my desk and asked: "How are your boots doing? Do you like 'em?"
I said: "They're just perfect. They feel great!"
More to come later if you're interested...
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Thanks for the compliments guys,
when I saw Bootopia's avatar the 1st time I desperately wanted a pair of similar boots. I found a tip on a German forum to www.stiefel-laden.de and to my luck they went up to size 43! Within 2 weeks I had them on my feet and they're simply awesome to wear.
Bootopia's Gaborit's must be the ultimate kick to wear but I'm afraid I lack the guts...
Anyway, my Italian Heels are for sale and I've got big plans with the Biondini's. To me they're just to unisex to keep inside the house.
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Okay guys,
here are my entries:
The brown ones are from Italian Heels and although I still love the leather ornaments and rivets of them the heel shape was always a bit too girly for my taste (and obvious for others I must add).
So, a few days ago I received the black ones, which will be my new favorites for sure. Those massive undercut heels, thicker sole and slightly square cut points are much more to my liking and they're a tad lower too, 3 inches exactly.
They are again real Italian boots, from Paolo Biondini this time and they also came in OTK and thigh high versions but that wasn't necessary under long pants for me.
They are ultra comfortable and although the heels are only half an inch shorter, I can walk in them like with my normal shoes. My posture is perfectly natural with this ones. I love em...
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Coold boots you have in your avatar, wanna post some pics of them?
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See your PM.
Check out this site too:
http://sito.dsquared2.com/index3.html
Look under Runway-FW2007M in the 3rd row, middle pic. Pants in boots for guys this season! No really high heels maybe, but pretty awesome high masculine boots.
This fine specimen is wearing the feminine variety of the boots:
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I found these boots under the New Rock men's section at http://www.hohe-absaetze.de/herren/index.html?lang=en-us
They are listed as having 2,4"/6cm heels without platforms and I thought they were pretty cool. I can't remember having seen male marketed boots with such high heels anywhere. Here they are called New Rock Austin but I can't seem to find them anywhere else, including the official New Rock site.
I wonder if they are also available without the flames.
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Hoverfly is right. You want to buy them for your own pleasure. Take her out and if you want to give her something I would suggest those sexy gloves that model is wearing. If she likes them you could suggest to go look for a pair of matching boots together. That's more fun than scaring her with these fetish boots, no matter how cool they are.
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Cow"girl" styles, cowboy or cuban heeled boots.
I'm only taking back what the ladies stole us anyway
Agreed for a 100% on the Western style because IMHO it's about the only style that's masculine enough to incorporate in an average male wardrobe.
I just wish I could fit in those supersexy black leather New Rock Bulls of yours.
The reason why young girls and women laugh about guys in ANY type of Western boot is cause they think we're trying to imitate them. They're simply too young to remember it's the other way round.
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This thread belongs in the 'Ultra High Heels and fetish things' section. 'Live and let live' I would like to say but somehow I don't think extremities such as this are doing the cause for heels as also part of male wardrobes any good. In fact, it's probably damaging...
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Aren't they bootylicious? Why not size 43?!
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Hi all. It's nice to see my thread has been read a lot AND you take the time to react. For me writing is a way to cool down after another exciting and successful outing. If it goes bad at some point (unavoidable) I will tell that also. Like right now... Anyway, I'm just trying now to see how much I can enforce my luck. Unfortunately I'm not an outgoing person like Kneehighs (and not so popular with the ladies as he is either) so I will have to wear my boots mostly during everyday occasions. Funny fact: when my mum first saw my boots she said: "Those Western boots are also nice to wear for work." She was already way ahead of me! I told her that might not be such a good idea yet. (I'm ICT Manager, no suit&tie, just casual but still...) I don't have to tell you I fantasized about it alot though. So I've been searching for days now for some more acceptable Western boots and I found dozens of beautiful ones that I would put on to work in a second but... not in my size. It's a shame that most of the heels available in larger sizes are more of the fetish kind and that is not the category I'm in. I guess I'll have to try smaller sizes in a real shoe store one of these days, to see how small I can really go. From what I've read here sofar, trying on heels in a real store is somewhat of the ultimate kick. The other night I went to town to buy a pair of leather gloves for the winter. I didn't have the guts to park in the underground garage in the city center. This means some serious echoing heel clacking, going up a stair and waiting in line for the cash machine when leaving. That seemed still too scary... So I parked outside the center and I had quite a walk first. Not smart, suddenly a man came from a side road walking behind me all the way. Although I felt pretty confident I realized I'm not there yet because I didn't like that at all. I am still very observant for who might notice anything. I went into a leather garments shop and found 2 ladies waiting for customers. They didn't sell gloves and advised some department stores that sold them. I thanked them and left the store. They must have seen my heels when I turned around because they didn't have anything else to do. I came by one of the department stores but my bravery had worn down a bit and I decided not to enter these brightly lit stores. I told you I'm still not there yet. As I walked on I encountered more and more people and stopped a few times for some supposed 'phone checking'. The men are not the ones to look out for, it's the women who are always looking how others are dressed. Suddenly a mother and her daughter came walking right up to me, talking to each other. As they passed me I could just feel the mother freeze in her tracks and turn around. The talking stopped. I knew I was caught and 2 secs. later I heard the girl laugh behind me. Damn! I knew this was inevitable but I honestly can't remember the last time somebody ridiculed my appearance and I felt stupid for a moment. Fortunately with age you also recover faster and after about 5 secs. of feeling stupid I was wondering what their secret would be that nobody's supposed to know. We all have them... I continued all the way back to my car and arrived soaking wet but at least I'd done it! When I came home I looked at my boots and thought about the laughing women if maybe they were right. Well, they have the right too find it strange but it's pretty stupid and disrespectful to laugh out loud at someone in public, no matter what he or she is wearing. Keep your negative opinions to yourself and let me be I would say.
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Latest update... I told my mother. Never realized she could ever have such a dull attitude as THAT! She was worried, and said that people would laugh at me, that wearing "women's" shoes is not "normal" for a man, that "are you a transvestite?" question, and stated that this ridicule would cause isolation.
Forgive me if I'm wrong but it seems you were in such a rush with your new boots that you just had to tell your mother how happy you were. I felt the same after I bought my 1st pair of stiletto boots but I managed to control myself and gave it a 2nd thought. I finally decided that stiletto's would not be acceptable and gave them up alltogether for more masculine boots with lower, thicker heels. I enjoy these even more because I think they look better AND they are accepted and I dare to venture out now.
Maybe you should have started a little lower and thicker with your heels. I know getting something in a large size is difficult but for me the fun is not so much in the height of the heel anymore. It's the fact that I wear stylish boots with a touch of feminine refinement instead of these male 'blocks'.
I can also understand your mother's concern regarding reactions of others. Last month I visited a trade fair in Poznan and there were a couple of things I noticed about your fellow countrymen:
- I have never been treated so unfriendly as a foreigner
- The Polish women are truly beautiful. I haven't seen so many sexy, spike heeled pointy booted beauties in a year as in one day on this fair and in town. My colleague and I were wondering what was being sold on the fair... Amazing!
- In the city, a lot of these beauties were walking next to 'skinhead-types'. They don't look to open minded and friendly and it's obvious the women are more sophisticated and modernized than the majority of the men.
Don't take this the wrong way but it's honestly what we observed. I wonder how your view is, did I get the wrong impression?
Good luck.
It's time to move on...
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Hello everyone, I feel it's time to say goodbye to the hhplace. Lately I noticed I 'needed' to visit this site less and less. After a few years of heeling I finally found out that I'm neither a real women's shoes nor a high heel wearer. Strangely though, at first this site felt as a support for me to start wearing heels (in public) but over time it has also made me realize that for me it's just not good enough to be constantly aware of doing something that is mostly regarded as 'out of the norm'. I just don't have the energy for that anymore. It was a meaningfull self-discovery, I gave it my best shot and have no regrets. Basically, I just like tall pointy boots with heels. On women they can't be high, pointy or heeled enough. For myself I found out through trial-and-error that the best way to wear some more exciting footwear is by means of (male) western boots. I only like the more extreme ones. I wear the pair in my avatar on a daily basis without problems now. For some people even those are a reason to frown or laugh but the hell with them. These boots have all the features that excite me: they're tall, very pointy and give me a distinct feeling that I'm indeed wearing heels, and in a comfortable manner. And western boots come in an enormous variety of shapes, heels and colours so I don't feel I'm having just one choice. Anyway, I leave this place a happier man and thank you for your support and stories and wish you all the best. Goodbye...