Elegant

I don't have too much difficulty with XP, so I'll stick with it until I probably install some Linux. My PIV 1800GHz with 256MB RAM and 80GB HDD may have a hard time with (hasta la) Vista, and I ain't no hardcore gamer etc. to buy a new graybox.

Well, I think your boots are really nice and they could be mistaken for cowboy boots marketed towards males really easily.

Just one remark: those guys are no examples for the "machos" here. They are, I'm completely sure, gay.

Bisexual, gay or straight- who cares? But don't assume the sexual orientation only judging by the look! You're starting to use that old stereotypes that are IMHO worth a bucketload of crap. I'm really skeptical towards the "gaydar" phenomenon unless I clearly see that a bloke is sexually interested in another men (yet they can be bisexual and be turned on by women too).

I used to put my momma's 2" chunky heel sz. 40 (I'm 42/43/44 and needed "socks" made of slippery plastic bags to put them on) ankle boots on several years ago... I was as young as 14 or 15 and it was my big fetish, it turned me on a bucketload. One day I broke the zipper, and my mom took the boot to a cobbler some months later, when the winter begun. She never got to know that I was in her shoes .

Well, I hope JeffB will! These are realy boot-i-ful .

My avatar is not me, but is "wannabe me". It shows a J. C. Jitrois model you can find at www.jitrois.com->Collections->Preceding collections->Autumn/ winter 2003-2004->Campaign. Such a leather tuxedo is "the outfit of my dreams", it's very classy and sophisticated in my humble opinion. Although the shoes look a bit too feminine for me (I'd like to see 4" or 5" patent black leather oxfords there...), I like the pic very much.

Hey! I perfectly know what you wrote about. Yesterday I had my first day out when I was wearing a faux fur jacket and a quite manly looking purse. Before I came out, I felt a wave of confidence. Leaving my house, I felt somewhat shy and nervous, but after some time I regained my confidence through self-suggestion. I thought: "I'm young, classy, attractive and confident, I don't care what others say or think, and I'm both a man and a woman at the same time- I'm liberated!"- and believed in this. Positive thinking is *crucial*.

Hey!

I also live in Poland and know about the problems you have to overcome in order to wear heels. I wear big 42/ 43/ 44 (the shoe size varies a lot...) and usually buy some nice shoes off Allegro. I prefer block heels and thicker spikes, and I'm a very big fan of HH oxfords. They are so... gender-bending, as it's a style associated with males, yet the high heel is the feminine part. I also post at http://forum.obcasy.net in the "men in HH" thread, and at http://trixi.mojeforum.net . How did you find your way here?

Pozdro 666

That's definitely some good news. I wonder what some more progressive designers who "believe in" androgyny will offer. I hope they're gonna push the envelope *a little bit further* . Oh, and this is my 200th post. Wanna join me up on a virtual beer?

In case of my family it's a classic Freudian BS. I'm the younger kid, and I've got a brother who's thirteen years older, and he's 34 now. He was always (from what I remember) closer to my dad and other males, whereas I was always closer to my mom. My bro's appearance is overtly male, judging by my standards and he was sometimes aggressive, and I'm more androgynous both in appearance and in psychology. He tried to impose that so-called "normality" on me, but he always failed, and I am who I am now. I don't try to fit in and pose as a heteric, a stereotypical "real man" (well, guys- you usually ought to have balls in order to wear heels, so you ARE real men!) or someone like that.

Oh, I think he is *CUTE*! Heh, my bisexuality is a wonderful thing .

They're beautiful. A truly classic heel and toe.

You certainly rock! The outfits are IMO great, yeah, I agree that the shirt looks too loose... but the look is an excellent example of androgyny.

Oh sweet geez, these boots are gorgeous! Are they mid-calf or knee-high? I guess they must have a zipper, because there's no way in heck to pull them on!

Since I like Gothic scene chicks (and some of them are really simmilar to Bettie), my definition of attractivity doesn't go with today's standards . But DILLIGAS about this? Everyone is different and most of those "standards" are a crime against individuality.

Whoa, now she looks as if she was into the wet and messy thing . Heh heh.

Since I buy virtually everything in thrift stores, I've got rather many garments, so matching outfits is no problem. I don't buy things without thinking though- I've GOT to check if a particular thing goes well with the rest (well, it's not a problem as I wear black leather all the time ), is in a good condition and fits me well. The size is sometimes less important (i.e. when I buy pants I'm only gonna wear tucked into boots), but usually matters very much. I love snug-fitting or tight garments and if something is too loose, I just ain't gonna purchase it. As far as shoes are concerned, if I see the right size, I must think what they will go well with. Then, the "price check" comes. I'm hardly ever disappointed. It happens that I change my style after several years though, but I try not to do any purges.

I'm not up-to-date at all, and know nothing about the newest titles- I prefer oldies but goldies. I'm a BIG fan of Fallout 1 and 2 (I also played Tactics, but I like FO1&2 more). I also like C&C Red Alert 1 and 2 and Yuri's Revenge, and Half-Life 1 (with many mods). I usually prefer single-player HL mods, and playing RA2 online. Oh, and I love some oldschool arcade games too- i.e. Commander Keen etc . I started playing around 1990, I used my brother's IBM (yeah, true IBM ) PC XT with- AFAIK- Intel 80286. There were two 5.25" floppies and no HDD. A: was a system disk (yeah, it was DOS 3.xx, no Windows and simmilar inventions!) and B: was an application' game disk. The monitor was AFAIR 14", monochrome with amber light. Good old times...

Geez, I never thought that a great guitar player designs shoes, and does it quite well!

I think the list ain't complete, but here are some: 1) Electricity and electronics, and general DIY. Currently I tamper a lot with old tube amps, but I also make some new ones. I can also repair transistor audio equipment and tube radios. I also like collecting and using vintage audio equipment, and listening to music using vinyls and reel-to-reel tape rather than CDs or MP3. 2) Fashion, with Gothic and alternative tendencies. This includes leather and heels too. I ain't keen on mainstream fashions at all. 3) A bit of computer science, but I can't label myself as a computer geek. 4) Chemistry- I loved it since primary school. Now I study it at Technical University of Lodz. 5) I also loved reading books, but unfortunately I wound down a lot. Well, perhaps I should register at a library? 6) Maybe it's not an interest per se, but I've been always good in English. I passed my CAE examinations.

You're blessed with 39.5 and you say you're not very comfortable? I'm just darn ENVIOUS of your shoe size! I wear 42- 44 (depends on the shoe ) and wish I was 41, not to say 39 or 40.

You hit the nail SQUARELY on the head with her. It was an excellent discussion- I wish I had the ability to respond so quickly and precisely!

Like I mentioned earlier, I wore my 3.5" spike ankle boots to the New Year's Eve party. It was a fancy-dress one, and the theme was "Hidden desires, deviations and perversions". Of course you can't think how happy I was- at last I've been to a party that matched my kinks . There weren't too many people (32 exactly) and they were rather old, but I danced a bit. Most guys were cross-dressed, and chicks appeared as dominatrices. There were also several vanilla people, and some toys: whips, a dildo, handcuffs and a gag (I made it myself out of two leather straps and a wooden ball). This time I put on my leathers that formed a "fetish evening attire": pants, long blazer, a low-cut waistcoat and a white cotton tuxedo shirt with French cuffs and a stand+up collar. I was wise enough to go to the ball in my cowboy boots and put my heels later on. I wore them for two hours until the pain in the balls of my feet kicked in (I have corns there) and I had to change boots because my feet were virtually killing me. After an hour I decided to change back into my heels. It was great that I took some thick socks to make the boots fit tighter (they were too loose and couldn't provide the proper support for the feet). My stride improved a bucketload, but soon my feet began to hurt just like before. After some more time I changed again and danced a bit. Unfortunately, when I stepped on a baloon (heh heh, I began to like squishing things with my heels ), the heel came off! It looks as if it was just fixed by some nails, and the glue was weak. The boots felt crappy from the very beginning, the heels seemed to wobble (but I thought it was because of the somewhat flexible sole). I also think they were placed too far to the back of the boots. They didnt provide enough support for my heel and arch, and taking my steps was a bit harder than e.g. in cowboy boots where the heel is moved forward and supports the foot much better. The broken heel ain't no problem, I was gonna take these boots to a cobbler anyway to swap the heels for some more stable ones. But heck, I came out, and got some compliments! Oh, and one woman had a pair of metal stilletto boots. The heels seemed 3.5 to 4 inch tall, and she had really small feet. Yet she wore her boots in a really confident, elegant and nice way. I think I'll have the opportunity to post some pics soon, because some people took photos and they'll surely share them.

Well, isn't that an old Wikipedia article? I think it's a pity that they "cleaned up" the original article and replaced whole lots of words that make sense with a short text.

Well, Firefox had some advice on his site, so I think you really should pay him a visit:

http://freespace.virgin.net/firey.fox/