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I noted on my blog last week that I'd taken the first few pics of myself in heels and I've taken it further to incorporate my full collection (of 5pairs of shoes, 1pair of boots) with images taken from the supplier as well as pics of myself in the shoes.

The album is located here (clicky!)

Unfortunately I don't have someone else to hold the camera and due to circumstances at home, I'm not likely to get in front of a mirror any time soon but when I can I'll get more shots showing my whole outfit along with the heels.

Hope you like,

Chris

Here in the UK it's been a good mixture of random weather - heavy rains or wonderful sunny days. The weekend was a little damp and windy but that's about typical. On the topic of heels, none of the girls in the clients offices where I'm working at the moment wear heels (*cry*) though I see enough beautiful business types in and around my client's area wearing stunning boots and courts to keep me occupied. I'm trying to find a young woman I saw a week ago wearing a stunning pair of hidden plat boots and ask her where she bought them from! I do find that for around 2 months high heels become the main choice of footwear just on the run into winter, then everyone wears Uggs (*sigh*) or similarly hideous footwear. Chris

The plats in my avatar are the highest I own in both heel and platform height. Chris

Good read though it's only really the introduction to what I hope will be a deep and fulfilling series of articles. Looking forward to the next post! Please keep us updated on this Abburke. Chris

I voted "SOME of the same things". Here is what I like about heels:

- They look nice (So many styles to choose from...)

- They make your feet look smaller and your legs longer

- With the proper height, they are more comfortable to wear than flat shoes

- I find heels to have a "calming" effect. I feel more "relaxed" while wearing them.

- They are fun to wear

That's absolutely my feeling about it too, and as SleekHeels said, the sex-object view from guys isn't my desire when wearing heels either. As for the notion of being a sex-object from a woman's point of view, I've never thought of heels like that...

Chris

Having never actually encountered a cobblestone pavement while in heels this thread spurred me to find a location somewhere near my client's offices and see exactly what the challenge was for myself. I found such a location this morning just outside a small woodland near the business estate. Naturally, my calves now burn, my ankles feel like they've been turned inside out and the balls of my feet are building blisters as I type this - all from a 10minute slow walk. I don't think I'll be returning to that location until it is re-done in paving slabs. Now I understand why your so excited Wolf! Chris

The only ones that spring to mind would be these:Louboutin Daffodil (clicky)!

Crazy-high heel, large hidden platform, beautiful sculpting. Looking at them is like falling in love again for me. I'm seriously considering buying replicas of these exact shoes (as there's no way I could hide spending so much on the real thing!)

Chris

Without trying them on first, I've always bought the wrong size shoe and either had to return them for the next size down (which is then often too tight!) or opted for gel pads and heel grips to help reduce the size difference. Grips and pads can knock up to half a shoe size off and also makes walking in those killer heels a lot less painful. From my perspective, there's not a lot worse than high-heel related blisters on show with a missus who's seriously against me wearing heels! Chris

@Toby It was a while ago when I dropped the 'I like to wear high heels' bombshell on my missus. I was a closet heeler, kept the secret for years before meeting her and it took years to tell her. We were married and expecting our first child when I told her - it didn't go down well. Unfortunately the result of a long, heated discussion which questioned my sexuality, our future, desires to be a father and all other manner of craziness that spanned weeks was the "It's me or the shoes" ultimatum. Many others here have been given similar responses so I'm led to believe and it's heartbreaking to hear it. My only tips would be: Your with your missus for a reason. Keep that in mind if she reacts negatively towards your desire to heel. If required, emphasize that it doesn't change who you are - it's only shoes, not an affair. Remind her that you still love her and for what reasons you do and that high heels have not (and will not) change that. I would personally not tell her you've worn her heels. That could be taken as a violation of personal space on top of the violation of trust in the relationship. It might compound the situation so leave that little confession for the off chance that she does act positively to this revelation. Ultimately though, everything I've said is based on my experience with this and can be taken with as many pinches of salt as required. I wish you all the luck in the world and hope you get a positive result from 'the chat'. Chris

I can't help but laugh a little at the banter between Tech and Dr Shoe

Anyway, my most girly would have to be these : (click here for pic)

Purchased late last week @ New Look (£11)!

C

Hi Christine, how is it going? Having fun?

tpryor: I saw those boots online not too long ago - was seriously tempted to purchase them myself. Stunning boots and almost impossible to tell they're heels at a distance. Let me know how they wear - I might have to join you in that purchase C

Height : 5'10 Weight: ~14stone I do desire to have a little less around the middle and tone the legs a little more. One is fixed with exercise, the other through more heeling. Guess I just found a reason to walk more C

Larry - Thanks. I'm going to set off in about 25 minutes and my mind is already talking myself out of it. I'll do it I swear! lol

The shoes are originally from SoYouShoes.co.uk however I've found a reseller who's selling the same shoe (precisely the same shoe) at £5 less than the website price, so I couldn't resist. (direct link - Clicky!).

Either way, I'm adding to my collection today so I'm very excited

C

... And when I pointed out the damage (and I am certain the guy would have been happy to let me walk out of the shop without telling me) there was no apology, nothing. He basically told me to get lost and that it was a risk of the job.

@Tech: It was this one point that was made in the OP that brought me to the stance that I took regarding this matter. Had the person doing the work apologised for the damage up front rather than spinning the excuses he did then I'd have taken a different stance altogether and I'm sure Benno would have too. Their inability to both do their job and take responsibility for the cosmetic failure of the repair is enough to start pointing fingers in my opinion.

When in a restaurant would you send back your steak because it's cooked to the point where you'd rather eat your shoe? Is there something wrong in asking for the work to be re-done at the expense of Timpson when it wasn't done to satisfaction?

I don't want to sue. I just want what I paid for and the service agreed upon.

I am a graphic designer and If someone isn't happy with my work, I fix it free of charge.

In my line of work I end up going to extreme lengths to correct my failures for free without delay for my clients and I will gladly correct my mistakes to maintain the outwardly appearance of the professional that I believe I am. Naturally, not everyone is as willing to take responsibility as Benno and I.

Anyway, has there been any progress on the matter Benno?

C

I took the plunge this morning, so to speak.

Back story: Earlier in the week I put in an order for a stunning pair of black suede courts (pumps) with bow detail on the strap (I couldn't resist! Clicky!) and they arrive today. After reading other posts advising wearing heels and tights (hoes) to the store to try on before purchase, I decided to pick up my first pack of knee-length tights and give it a try when I collect the order.

So I changed into a pair of black lace up shoe-boots from New Look (clicky) with jeans long enough to bury the whole shoe in the car park and went shopping.

It was exhilarating being in a supermarket with so many folks around me and no one interested in me with the exception of a female security guard at the door on the way out who noticed the extra-long lower legs and eyed me up and down a few times to make sure she saw what she saw. I just smiled and walked on.

So, this afternoon after work I'll be cruising through the local mall to pick up my new purchase and hopefully (if I have the courage) wear the same shoe-boots to the store, try on my order and walk back out in either of the two pairs. Failing that I'll be trying on in the car park in some dark corner somewhere as I usually do.

C

I wonder if April knows she's got a bit of a fan club here at HHP? I have to admit, she's a stunning looking woman. I might be inclined to crawl over her in her Sunday best to get to those boots though C

Hi Benno, Firstly, the boots are beautiful. It's a crying shame they're in a state of 'dis'repair right now though the heel falling off does explain the reason for the frightfully cheap sale. I would personally take the complaint to the highest in Timpson and demand they not only refund you the cost of the bad repair but also pay for someone else to perform a proper repair on the boots or attempt it again themselves using new heels and a different person. Pictures and examples of cost are always helpful when trying to push your point across. It doesn't matter if you paid full retail price or not. The point of a repair, last I recall, was to fix that which is broken. I don't believe it means to damage further with the hope that it'll hold together long enough to keep the customer quiet. They are in the business of shoe repair and the person who performed this 'repair' simply didn't and I'd vent that point to everyone at Timpson until they get the picture. Hope that helps, C

I have been 'caught' on many occasions and I had always been ready to actually speak to the woman anyway, specifically to complement her on her taste in footwear. It's usually a great ice-breaker to open up conversation. I've also been 'caught' by the missus on more than a few occasions. Before I told her about my passion for footwear I would inform her that I'd like to see her in such shoes and was picturing it in my mind. Naturally that gained me a scalding but was always better than what might ensue had I confessed to 'checking her out'. Since telling the missus of my love of wearing heels many years ago, I've made a concious effort to not look when I'm out with her as I know it would make her uncomfortable. C

Congratulations on your recent outing and I'm happy you're pushing to make a second trip soon! I've had a mix of salesmen and women, none yet have personally asked who my footwear purchases were for and in a way I'm dying to say they're for me for the first time. That would be a nice milestone in it's self. As for people noticing what I'm wearing, only two security guards have given any indication that they've noticed, both being male, both being slightly disgusted by it. It's not a great sensation I admit, but if they're not man enough to accept a pair of shoes then they might as well be invisible to me. C

Hi Folks, I've followed this thread with some interest for a while and decided to add my mark to it. I don't recall much consideration for footwear or clothing until I was around the age of 4 or 5, at which point a cousin of mine around 15 years older than myself (approx. 20 at the time) visited my parents wearing a stunning dark grey skirt suit & jacket with matching 4inch stiletto courts(pumps). - this would have been around '85 to '87. Up until this point I don't think I'd ever noticed any difference in footwear between men and women, my mother certainly wasn't the type to wear heels unless it was a special occasion. On that day I vividly recall thinking to myself that those shoes were beautiful and I believe I was chastised for trying to steal them from the shoe rack by the door. Since then I recall stealing high heels from the girls 'dress-up box' at the local play-school/playgroup and it progressed from there. I can't say my parents had an impact on my desire to heel at all, but my cousin certainly did.

2007 Hyundai Coupe, Electric Blue with all the trimmings. It's a far cry from a 'dream car' but it gets me to/from work.

WoW, just simply stunning... and the shoes as well! I assume you've gained a lot more skill in wearing these types of shoe since your last post on this thread? C

Firstly, welcome to HHplace.

That's a stunning collection you've got there - a lot of your shoes are very much to my tastes, specifically this pair

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

C

Today I found myself on the verge of stepping out of my car in my favourite heels (New Look black lace up shoe boots) to go and shop for a new pair. Unfortunately, the entry into the shop was crowded with school kids having a laugh and a joke so I bottled and switched to my 'work' shoes - typical mens 1" shoes - however I did still go in and browse their selection. A specific pair of 5" black suede courts with a very fem styled bow on the ankle caught my eye and I was ready to try on in-store (a first for me) as well as purchase however they were out of stock of my size. I left the store feeling slightly disheartened - no new shoes and felt I failed to gather the courage to heel there and back. I don't intend on reliving that feeling again and fully intend to take the plunge the next time I'm in the area. As I'm hardly an inch ahead of yourself in terms of trying on in public I can't give any advice, only advise you to really think about what the other folks here have suggested and go for it.