Hansi1973

The first (and biggest) problem of this poll is: everyone can subscribe - doesn´t matter if this user is male or female. The second problem is: the location/ place where you ask. Isn´t there a big difference, if you issue the same question on a "fetish party" or at the bible workshop? Third: which impact does this poll have or better: should have? If 99% (or make it easier: above 50%) says: "Men in Heels are okay!" - will you start wearing heels 24/7? Fourth: did women make polls, when they startet wearing pants - about 100 years ago? NO! they just simply did it! So do not expect lovely, nice and warm compliments, that everybody and especially most of the girls are PRO a man on heels. This poll will not even be representable to the woman you might meet tomorrow - she may like or dislike men in heels. Or will you tell her "64% of hhp users are positive about men in heels"? Therefor: this poll is useless! So: wear what you like to wear and where in you feel fine.

Women scarcely like WOMEN in heels..and you demand they like MEN in heels!!!!!!

I ' m carrying upon my shoulders during decades, the feminine sexual repression of my friends about my style and attitude concerning to sex, fashion, fetishes and way of life. And heels (and my taste of them) are in the first line in the batlle.

Here, women are generally afraid of fetish male. Back side of the coin is, sadly, men go to prostitutes for fetish pleasures. It s a pity

oh, oh, oh, oh...

So you would say, for women everything is allowed -

for men not or then: call it a fetisch!?

I have no fetish! I adore heels, I love how they look and like to wear them. That´s all!

I have sex (with my wife) without any "fetish objects". I can still pee without having military boots or toooo effeminate heels on.

Even though: I do not go out to please other people -

just to please myself!

SIR! pumplove SIR! Welcome to this community. Even though your are the older member. My best wishes to you and your comrades! Fortunately I am no longer a soldier. I have served more than neccessary; subscribed to to everywhere and - in the end I did not go. Even though I was in a high mobile division that was selected for. It must be hard, to be "prisoned" and not to be able to do what you want (i.e. wearing heels). So my best wishes! come back without any injuries (that will stop you from wearing heels) and enjoy your time! P.S.: Welcome on board!

I am in the lucky position to have a short distance between home and office. Therefor I am most often taken the bicycle (~20min), instead of bus (~20min + 10+10 walk) or car (during rush hour up to 40min).

And sometimes I am alone in the office, so I can do whatever I want or wear.

Today, I used the lunch break, to get something to eat at the supermarket and than rode to the nature sanctuary/ preserve area, to relax.

I took of my boring "men" shoes and slipped into some pumps. Ahhh...! That´s like a small holiday!

http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=hansi1973_mittagspauseamqq.jpg

So I ate there, studied the newspaper, got back to my other shoes and went back to the office.

When the office closed, I changed the shoes again and went back home. During this ride I decided to go into the city, in one of my favorite stores, because I had seen some models I wanted to try.

I entered the pedastrian zone and walked on heels through the city. COOL!

And noone took any notice or at least they ignored or mumbled too silent...

I went into that stor in pumps.

I did that already several times, but then I drove to an outlet some far away. Today I faced once again the risk, to be seen by one of my neighbours, colleagues, parents of other children we know by kindergarten or school. But as I said there was not really someone that stared, giggled or whatever. No.

What a pitty! I go on stage and don´t get the audience!

I tried several pairs of shoes and selected one and brought it to the desk.

Even the sales lady did not mention that I wore heels. As always they try to make additional sales by accessories (polish, in-soles, etc.).

"If these shoes are too high or uncomfortable for the lady, I propose some gel insoles..."

"Thank you. I am the "lady", I have already enough of that insoles at home and I don´t need them."

She looked a lit bit unsure, but that´s it!

I walked till the end of the pedastrian zone, near home. And there was still no offensive reaction.

F*CK! you want to say. I have the nerve to walk in heels through my home town and nobody notices?!?! Do I have to wear a mini-skirt and pink stilettos, before someone will react?!

But on the other hand it shows again: it is possible to walk in high heeled "Ladies" shoes through the world, without getting teased, not be treated like an alien or pervert.

I am already looking forward for the next occasion.

Have a nice weekend/ Pentecost!

Get on your heels and enjoy life!

WIth the right outfit, that matches the shoes and what is supporting the man who wears the clothes/ accessories - nearly everything and every colour is possible. It is just a question, HOW. For an example: if you wear a dark-blue business suit with a tie in "magenta" - you can wear also pumps oder whatever in the same colour. The same for (blue) Jeans, a polo- or T-shirt will look good if it matches the colour of your heels. Today I bought a pair of opentoes in lavender (because I had in mind to own the matching shirt). Sorry. Now I have to buy the matching shirt again for my new shoes. That´s okay with me. On the other side - I have seen some men, wearing some kind of high heeled (fetish?) shoes/ boots, with un-matching clothes. I.e. the red patent overknees, together with brown cord pants and a Norwegian wool pullover. Sorry - nice boots, but the outfit is.... for the waste bin. But I think , it takes its time, to be aware, get a feeling for it and to collect and combine the matching clothes and accessories.

He did not walk the first time with heels - that´s for sure.

I love her high heels in this video. She did another video of her hit "Locomaotion," and she all of the men dancing with her were wearing high heels.

Yeah - live in Manchester:

Sorry, I don't like them. In fact there haven't been any "heels for men" that I have like so far. The designers seem to be the ones who are stuck in a box.

Yeah. I totally agree.

I am already mad and bored, seeing "men´s shoes". They all look the same, ugly and preferred in black, some in brown and some in beige (often combined with othopedic air sole and spygmomanometer )

And this is also one reason why I like "female" shoes. They offer a big more variety. They have style and grace!

Exactly that is missing on designer heels for men so far.

:-(

For me it is okay - having a EUR 41/ 42 UK 7.5/ 8 US 10/ 11 I find lots of shoes in my size.

If I count my army boots too, I would end above 10 pairs. 2x Ankle Boots 4x knee high boots 4x army boots (3x original Geman Army "Kampfstiefel") 1x Magnum HiTec

I think, there are better way to stay in "drag", to test the audience, then to have a sick or injured person you have to take care about. I would not like to swap into that situation. But I can imagine, what kind of experience it was. My best wishes to you, your family and especially your wife!

Bienvenue à la place aux talons hautes. P.S.: Sorry - w/o being a member of Windows World, you can not get access - so your link does not work/ help. Je regrette bien.

I drive in heels sometimes too. Up to 4" is no problem. But you need to get a feeling, if you have to brake or try put the car in a parking lot. P.S.: In Germany it is not forbidden, to drive barefoot, in heels or with other strange shoes. But you could get problems with your insurance, that they will no pay completely.

My standard answer is: 1. these are just high heeled shoes - no matter if man or woman 2. I have the right size, they fit and I can walk in them - even though I am male 3. I really like them - that´s why I am wearing them.

Heels are a very nice kind of drug. But like any other kind of drug, you should be aware of the side effects. And as responsible parents, you would not either give your 6 year old kids coffee and beer to drink or light them a cigarette. Therefor - you should not allow your kids to wear heels, before they had grown up, either.

Even though I am quiet often looking for shoes, try them on, walk around and also walk in heels through the city - except of carnevals preperations - I have seen just 1 guy in heels.

I was walking around in that shop (the sales lady knows me already) in some of high heeled shoes, when a couple came in. Do not charge a book by it´s cover - but I think he was gay and she a good friend of him. He was a teenager/ maybe twen and not very self conscious. Light made-up, a purse, some frilly clothes,... Only funny to see, he wore the same boots as I bought last year (LINK). I think we both knew, that we were living in two worlds. So I had no interest, to talk to him. Same for him.

It depends on the mood and occasion, what kind of shoe I am wearing.

On a saturday morning, going to the bakery across the street, I would not wear 5" patent leather pumps. But while visiting the opera/ going to see a piece in theatre - it fits fine with the smoking.

My preferred net* height is 3.55 - 4.25" (~8,5 - 11 cm).

As you can see in my galleries (not updated/ complete):

"every day shoes": http://www.abload.de/gallery.php?key=99BBuLuE

higher heeled shoes: http://www.abload.de/gallery.php?key=mCmzuF9m

the real high heeed shoes: http://www.abload.de/gallery.php?key=nDkjKWIO

*: without plateau!

specifically this pair

here (clicky) that I would be hard pressed to step out of every day. Where did you get them from?

From such an cheap fahsion store, where they sell those cheap chinese shoes. On top - the shoes were reduced. I paid about 5 EUR ~ 4,44 GBP ~ 7,29 USD.

But with chinese shoes you have to be careful: Two years ago I bought a pair of truly nice pumps with a long pointed toe, thin heels, in 'camel'. THey - everything fine. But they were smelling...! Do you know "Carbolineum"?

I tried my very best - I put them for several weeks on the balkony, I put them at 80°C in the oven - to let the smell comes out. Impossible!

Very sad, to throw away shoe, I had not really worn. Probably I should have handled them as "hazadrdous waste". Anyway. Even if it is nearly impossible, to get feet cancer - these shoes will do! I am sure.

But the pair above is okay. It does not smell bad, strange,etc.

There is also one big advantage, if you enter in stockings and heels: you can easily change the shoes! You do not have to sit down, take of your shoes, maybe (beacaus of being extremly nrevous) fightign with the shoelaces, and so on. Best is to walk in with Pumps. They are easily taken off and on. And: there is no more excuse, why not trying some shoes on.

For sure - I would wear heels more often, if the society was more open-minded. If women can wear a business outfit with pants and heels - why should I not follow this was of look? If you are a bricklayer, or something else, were you have to work very hard, with muscles, it is forbidden by itself, to wear light and fancy clothes and shoes. But if women can walk in heels the corridors and properly do their work in the office, why should a man wear shoes, you could win the next war in? There are also situations and occasion, where I would not wear heels (i.e while having a bbq, on a trip through the forrest/ mountains, and so on.). MAybe I would wear more often lower heels (2-3") and only occassionally 4-5". I cannot say. What I do not want to have is broken and twisted feet like Victoria Beckham.

It is definetely me. :-) And where she is giving up (2,5 - 3"), I am just starting to feel good.

I took me a long time to through away the (big) fears

• "I am a man - I am not allowed to wear heels"
• "Even walking through the women´s section is curious (what might people think?)"
• "if I take one pair out of the shelf to watch them closer - they will definetely think I am a pervert"
• If I will try them on, they might be afraid I could start masturbating too"
• ...

Shoes are shoes. Something stupid you can buy like tons of other things.

Do you get afraid, if you buy some baby stuff for your colleague/ friend/ etc. - who just became mother? Do you think, all peoble will stare at you, because they can not believe that you are a parent? Or maybe know, that your kids are already grown up?

The pair of heels I bought at the age of 17/18: in a supermarket/ warehouse. With red head and glowing ears. I just grabbed them, brought them to the desk and silently praid, I would not meet anybody I knew.

The shoes hat the written right size, but it was definitely two sizes too small. And I did not had the courage to change them.

I took a while, until I tried this first pair of heels in a shop. On foot in - out - and paid. At the end those heels did not really fit either.

Nowadays I go into the shop, take a look around, take off my normal shoes and sox and slip into some stockings, to try the first pair of heels. If it fits >90%, I take a walk around and investigate other shoes I might try and buy.

Sometimes it is really funny to see the reactions of the other people in the shop. Some are paralysed - cannot believe what they are seeing, the younger girls (the "ballerina generation") is often giggling, but you will also get compliments, if you can really master the heels and do not stalk like a sork.

Sometimes it is also funny to surprise the salesladies. Sometimes I am tracking shoes of a shoe shop chain via internet, to see which model is in which store in the right size and then I make a reservation.

As I said it is funny, to see the reaction of the personal. A typical straight guy is asking for the shoes he reserved, the sales person comes back with a box, often filled with 9-11cm heels and asks, if I want the shoes with or without the box. "Sorry, before I buy them, let me try them."

Sometimes a friendly grinning, but sometimes a total astonished look.

Thank you very much for your warm welcome.

I just like to add some more words about me, my opinions...

As I already told you, I am often battling on fashion sites, in communities, etc., because there are so many people that ignorant what it is sometimes not believable. You can talk to them, you can have the best arguments, but in the end YOU are the curious freak, the fetisch clown, the pervert, the ...... (whatever).

If a woman is collecting high heeled shoes. Let´s say around 100 pairs, she is lovely called a "shoe freak" a "lunatic in heels" or whatever (I do not know all the english terms for it). If a man posseses only one pair of heels he is marked as abnormal.

The history of high heeled shoes was long time the history of MENs shoes. First heels for riding, up to High Heels, like Louis XIV had worn. Also King George IV wore high heeled shoes, when he made his first speech at the House of Lords*. Since French Revolution, male fashion was downgraded to "useful" und boring clothes. Until today, the classic business suit did not really change sind 150 years! And the "croatian halter" (better known as "Tie"/ à la croate -> cravatte) survived until today.

If new fashion trends are described, you can be sure, it is for women only; if there is a retro fahsion wave (i.e. 70s) there will be retro-styled clothes and shoes for women - but not for men. More and more, women are taken over our wardrobe. "Boyfriend Look", "Gentleman Look", "Dandy Look",... but where is the opposite reaction? Where is the "Girlfriend Look"?

Last year, some guys showed how it could look like:

http://www.riotcreations.com/blog/2010/04/Der-Girlfriendlook-erobert-den-Sommer.html

Unfortunately, it was only an April joke. And it did not influence the fashion scene. I think the pumps look great with the guy.

That men are often not relly interested in fashion is quiet logic: who needs five times the same suit, the same shoes, the same belt, the same... therefor many men go out for shopping, not because of follow ing the latest fashion trend, no – just to replace the old ugly rags against some new ones.

It is very funny talking with girls/ women about high heeled shoes and why I adore them. The answer is quiet simple: let HER go to the male shoe section of that store and let her select 5 pairs (from sandals to boots), she finds nice, attractive and would wear too. While she is selcting, tell her, that she have to think about frosty winter day, with up to 10 inches snow; about hot summer days with 40°C / 104°F.

And if she tinks, she found something to wear, remind her, that it might not be appobated for the office.

Maybe then, she can imagine, that men are really discriminated if it is about fashion, including shoes.

ARE HEELS “NATURALLY” FEMALE?

NO! Neither by history, nor by the type of shoes.

“Unicat79” (I do not know, if he is active too) has a wonderful declaration: “Shoes do not have a gender.” It is only a question about sizes – not about sex.

Is it my fault if they are hiding the nice and adorable shoes in the ladies section?

If women are claiming “skirts and heels are for women only” – why do they not (or only seldom) wear them?

As long as I feel fine in heels, I am able to walk in them – why should I resist?

Because of any neighbour who finds it strange? Or believes, I am gay?

Does he care about, what I could think about the way how he is talking and acting?

Maybe – in my eyes - he is a bigger idot then he thinks I am.

Enough of silly talking!

The weather is fine, I have to go out in heels!

Have a nice evening so far!

HANSI

*: Source: http://histclo.com/bio/b/bio-brum.html

Hi Folks,

my (nick) name is Hannes/ Hansi, born in the early 70s of last century. I am married and father of two healthy kids. Within the first months of our relationship I told my wife about the desire of high heeled shoes. After giggling, she accepted and got used to it. The only thing she disklikes is the volume I need for all the shoes.

I am in the lucky position to have EU 41/42 (UK 7,5-8/ US 10-11), what allows me to pick for small money nice and trendy shoes. And this is also a reason, why my stock is growing...

Here is a link to my gallery of what I would call "every day shoes":

http://www.abload.de/gallery.php?key=99BBuLuE

The next one is about more high heeled shoes, I wear more occasionally:

http://www.abload.de/gallery.php?key=mCmzuF9m

I am still working on the real high heeled shoes, I own. There are some more missing, but I do not find time (or get motivated) to take pics of the other shoes:

http://www.abload.de/gallery.php?key=nDkjKWIO

Unfortunately (for my feet more fortunately) I do not wear heels too often. Sometimes I am running every evening or the whole weekend in heels; sometimes there are weeks passing, until I find a new pair of shoes or find an occassion to where them,

Yes, and I do wear heels in public. Not often, sometimes I am blocked / paralysed and do not have the encourage, to step out; sometimes I could walk in pink overknees through the city and feel undefendable. Thant´s life. But the more I try and the more I go out, it becomes more natural and the fear slowly disappears...

For those who are from Germany/ Austria too, they might know me from other blogs and communities, where I often try to ran against windmills (like Don Quichote), because many of our citizens are not willig or able to understand, that wearing heels as a man can be part of fashion or personal style. It is not always "fetish". Ahh.... there are so many battles I have already fought about that and similar topics... I think the only way, to convince other people, is to go out on the streets.

Here in the WWW everybody can tell anything. Believe it or not. It is easy to say: "i will laugh about you/ beat you" in front of a computer, but would they really do it face to face - in real life?

Anyway. I am happy to found this community and I am already curoius about you opinions, life style, and so on.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR SHORT HEELS!

Hansi