Elegant

Oh, so you're a fan of oxfords too? That's nice, because I love the style. I've got a pair of square-toed chunky/ thick blade 2.5" heel oxfords and they're the first shoes I streetheeled in (I started a week ago, heh heh). They go very well with my leather suit (I wear it everyday). Sorry, no pics though... I ain't got no camera too. BTW, are you a fan of Fallout cRPG?

Nice boots, I like the look.

Oh' that's a beautiful corset! I'd like to have a simmilar one in under- or overbust (but tailored for a male chest) version.

Yeah, I Like some of them, for example these:

http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/pooteaky/?action=view&current=splash08.jpg

http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/pooteaky/?action=view&current=laundry01.jpg

and these:

http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/pooteaky/?action=view&current=colinst01.jpg

Well, I liked the Lanvin pic the most. [gives a horny look, and his voice sounds sexy and provoking] You know why .

here is my collection

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/94/234867310_350c54b6b3_o.jpg

Yeah, definitely. I like the gothic/ fetish fashion very much, and I've been wearing a leather business suit everyday for over a year (not counting some hot days in summer). I think that high heels go very well with my leather pants. They match my leathers much better than MUFS (Male Ugly Flat Shoes). I came back in my 3.5" ankle boots, unfortunately at the end the balls of my feet got sore. I think I should get some gel cushions to deal with this.

Yeah, in heels I feel more stylish, sophisticated, avant-garde, rebellious... And, of course, sexier, taller and a bit more confident and dominant: if any guy negatively commented my choice of footwear, I could tell him: "Now take a look at YOUR shoes! They're flat, heavy and as big as oil tankers! And they're all the same, no variety. Definitely UGLY!".

The moral of this story is that fetishes are often really useful and practical .

Yesterday I decided to wear my heels again, and a party in a campus radio seemed to be the perfect opportunity. This outing was slightly different from the first one, as I technically street-heeled (on NYE, I went to the party in my cowboy boots and changed later on, and heels could be taken as a part of the costume). I wore my 2.5" block heel oxfords, because I thought that 3.5" ankle boots (the ones I wore on NYE, now re-heeled) would be quite hard to manage for an untrained wearer. At first, I felt a bit awkward (that's normal for me), and then I had a talk with one guy in a workshop: -You're wearing high heels! -Yeah! -Are you screwed up? -No, why? (with confidence in my voice, heh heh ). Then I joined the people and drank a bit, and no one noticed my footwear. After a while, a girl I'm friends with noticed, we complimented each other (she was wearing gorgeous 3.5" thick stilletto knee-high boots) and she said that she was wearing higher heels than me. Well... she'd be eventually surprised, heh heh. Then, some other girls noticed and asked why I wore heels. I said: "I can't let girls have all the fun, okay? ;)", and they were in fact positive about my choice of footwear. The party was one of the best ones I've had, I felt really confident and laid back (well, I'm usually tense and stressed). I eventually stopped hiding my shoes, and showed them in the full light. Kinda provocative, heh heh. No one reacted though. Later on, I showed that girl my ankle boots. She was a bit asleep because of booze, but her reaction (a positive shock) was priceless! We compared heels and turned out to be "on equal level" . The only bad thing about the party was that the skin of my feet got a bit hurt above the heel because of the shoes' edges. That makes walking a bit painful. I got this issue in my ugly low-heeled "men's" boots too. Today, I'm coming back home in my 3.5" ankle boots. I'd definitely post some pics if someone made them .

Whoa! You look stunning! Stylish, beautiful and very feminine. Kudos to you!

Oh, I love the second pair of boots! They're somewhat simmilar to my knee-high cowboys. Where did you get them, and how high are their heels?

I've seen some of his shoes on eBay, but that was a long time ago (when I visited eBay once or twice). Nice ankle boots, I like Cuban heels. The leather the lower part of the vamp has been made of doesn't appeal to me though.

Well, as a bisexual, I'm attracted to more delicate and feminine guys (as well as women, of course). The muscular and scruffy macho types put me off!

Don't care what people think. THAT is the key to success in street-heeling! I think you look great and natural, you should pull this look off easily (but the jeans could IMHO be tighter a bit).

Both of you look great in your boots. Keep it up!

OK, I see your point. I guess it's all about proper fastening and balancing, so that a heel, especially stilletto, won't fall off, the wearer won't fall down, and the shoes will be comfortable. I hope my repair will be successful though . I saw Firefox', Highluc's and Joak's websites, and I decided to replace the heels myself using the advice the shopkeeper gave me.

Several months ago I bought the Essence ankle boots with 3.5" spikes I described in the guys' forum. During the New Year's Eve it turned out that they were poorly made though. The heels were fastened with some glue, a screw that was 20mm (0.8") long and 3mm (0.12") thick, and four nails that were of the same length (or even shorter!) and 1mm (0.04") in diameter. No wonder why the heel came off... For one and a half month these boots lied in the closet (heh, heh) and they're about to come out. I din't refasten the original heel, but bought a pair of new, chunkier ones with heeltips, and two D- shaped metal washers with a hole for a screw. Their purpose is to 1) prevent the "main" fastening screw from damaging the insole, and 2) make the force used to hold the heel and sole togeather spread over a larger area. My small guide to replacing a heel: 1) Before you go to the shop with shoe parts (like soles, heels, heeltips etc.), take one heel away from your shoe/ boot and remove all nails and screws. This will allow you to try matching the shoe with various heels and decide which one suits you best and will be technically possible to fix on your shoe. Make sure the heel (and the whole shoe) is well-balanced! 2) You should buy a pair of heels, heeltips, and the D-shaped washers I mentioned before, as well as four thinner (3mm) and two thicker (4mm) self-tapping wood screws. I'm using Spax and they're OK, I guess. Remember that sometimes the heel is so rigid that you'll have to make small holes in it in order to guide the screws. 3) If the insole is rigid (wooden etc.), you may have to make the existing holes (previously occupied by nails and screws) bigger. Then, place the heel EXACTLY in the position in which it's gonna stay, and either screw the insole and the heel together, or (if it "won't go" because the heel is too tough) use an icepick to mark the locations where the screws are going to enter the heel, and drill small (i.e. 1mm in diameter) holes there. Now you'll be able to screw things together and correct if something goes wrong. 4) Time to use the final, thicker screw with a D-shaped washer. It'll be the main measure of fixing the heel (the two other screws are just auxiliary, to prevent the heel from moving around). Then glue the insert together with the insole and it's ready! If everything goes OK, you'll be able to please your eyes, ears and feet with shoes/ boots you modified yourself!

balletbooter Nice boots, I like them. With their rubber heels, they seem very comfortable.

Well, a telephone (not only the mobile one) can be a fashion accessory . Great outfit, I love it!

No matter if it's gonna be a guy or a gal, if they don't tolerate my heel-wearing and can't get past it, they won't probably date me. If I'm gonna have a significant other, they will probably be an individualist, perhaps with artistic inclinations. Such people are often open-minded (well, I know it's a stereotype, and maybe that's a wrong one? I hope NOT...) and may accept or be (very) positive about wearing heels, leather head to toe and so on . Take me as I am or leave me.

Oh, I think it's really nice...

Really nice... I hope the male fashion will adopt "female" garments like corsets, high heels etc. just like the female fashion did with pants, wingtips or ties. I've got a light fetish for corsets, and most of my fetishes turned (or are turning) into everyday fashion- leather or, recently, high heels. I'll eventually get that underbust steel-boned leather corset (or a corset vest), you know?

They look pretty, and are quite masculine too. Kudos!

If you're aliready quite experienced with walking in at least 5"ers, then so be it. But if this is gonna be your first time in heels, don't start with 6" or 7", for goodness sake! First: it's gonna be VERY tiring to even stand in the shoes, second: I bet you won't be able to walk even three meters in them! Start with something lower, e.g. 3.5 or 3" and work your way up gradually, don't push it too soon. Remember that the leap between 5" and 5.5" (not to say 7", or even 6"!) will probably take very much time to practice.