Smudgeur

I was working late in the office the other day and was the only one left there. Whilst wandering around the admin. part I spied these beauties under a desk - excuse the poor shot quality, I took the pics on my phone. They were only 1 size smaller than my feet so I thought it would have been rude not to have tried them on!!!

One small good news story from Faith closing down. A branch not far from me is opening up again through the initiative of former staff - rebranded it "Hope", which I thought was nice.

Have a look here:

http://store.hopefootwear.co.uk/

Went back to Oxford Street again yesterday morning with the intention of trying some heels on, but again I chickened out! Evans (nr. Marble Arch) has a young male assistant in there on shoes and I'm really not comfortable asking a bloke, even though I did browse for a little while. Faith on the next block up (towards Selfridges) was far more promising, although was a little busy for my liking - even at 10.30 in the morning. I had a great opportunity when the very friendly shop assistant came up and asked "is there anything in particular you are looking for?". Of course, my answer should have been "I'm looking for a high-heeled court shoe in a size 9" when really what I actually said was: "No thanks, I'm just browsing"...... DOH! Thinking of returning again soon wearing a pair of (discrete) wedge heeled boots which will at least send a signal to any shop assistant looking that I'm in the market for heels.

I was on vacation in the USA (stranded by the volcano) and was shopping in a Mall in Naples, Florida when I spotted a male heeler in the Old Navy store. Anyone on here?

yes - 100% me

Well unfortunately yesterday wasn't much of a success. For starters my meetings got all messed around so I wasn't able to take up the kind offers of a bit of company for the trip. In the end I made a quick trip in the morning and a slightly longer one in the afternoon.

I started off at Primark to by some glossy sheer knee highs (to make it easier to try on heels) I went into Selfridges to put them on.

My first stop was, as advised, to Evans which is opposite Primark. Their shoe department is downstairs. There was one lady trying on shoes and one male assistant. For whatever reason, I couldn't bring myself to be served by a bloke so, sadly I left the shop. Next stop was M&S where there were loads of people about, I did however manage to try on one pair of heels in an interesting design that I hadn't seen before.

http://bit.ly/akbw0P http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414eEUTaX5L._SL500_SX182_SH35_.jpg

I then tried the following stores:

Faith - (Too many men shopping with their partners)

Aldo - (Generally too busy)

New Look - (Generally too busy)

So in the end I walked the length of Oxford Street and tried on only one pair of heels. Next time I think I might go in earlier in the morning when it is less crowded.

That's a kind offer Xaphod, thank you but I'm not free in the afternoon at all - in fact I've only got about an hour in the morning between appointments - that's why I wanted to make it as productive as possible by going to a shop where I could try a few shoes on in peace! Thanks again, some other time, eh?

Hi guys I am going to be in the Oxford Street area tomorrow morning and really fancy trying on some heels. I will be dressed for a business meeting, but will probably wear some tights under my suit. I know a lot of you on here are confident enough to try on shoes anywhere, but I have never done this (except very quickly in M&S where all the shoes in all the sizes are on display). Where have you tried on in Oxford Street recently and had a favourable reaction? I went into one of the shops there recently and many of the assistants in the ladies section were male which I would find more embarrassing than asking a female assistant. Is there a better end of Oxford Street to try, or am I even better off trying the Carnaby Street area where I would imagine they are more broad minded. Are department stores or dedicated shoe shops better? Any advice gratefully accepted.

They look great Henri - congratulation both on your choice of shoes and your courage to wear them in public

Saw these beauties on Liverpool Street Station in London the other morning so quickly snapped them on my Blackberry - apologies for the poor quality.

Your teacher is back

http://www.queen-of-heels.de/img/hhl/tzee.jpg

And now a close up with the glasses ON please!

Just changed my avatar to a picture of me wearing my latest favourite heels from M&S - I really like the hidden platform design. I have attached a picture of me wearing the black version of the same shoe.

They arrived today - feel and look gorgeous!

Pictures in the picture thread "the full Smudgeur collection"

http://www.hhplace.org/discuss/your_favourite_shoe_pictures/1748-full_smudgeur_collection.html

Hi Gina Great pic, although it's a shame you weren't wearing your glasses too. Smudge

Like the black pair best. Are you intending to keep both pairs.

Haven't decided yet - probably not, but I'll see what the Mrs says

I really loved these shoes from Marks and Spencer, but have checked 4 main stores in the last couple of weeks and can't find either colour in a size 8. Up until last week, the online store only had small sizes available and I thought they had gone forever, however checked tonight and both pink and black are available in a size 8 with free home delivery. Given the strength of M&S's returns policy, I ordered both!

Fantastic looking shoes - I'm really jealous, but the budget just wouldn't stretch that far. Still have them in mind for the future though. Would love to see the other pics. too

Ended up buying these from New Look for £25 - the Aldo shoes were lovely, but at £70 a bit over our budget.

http://www.newlook.co.uk/women/footwear/courts/1398305/139830518/ProductDetails.aspx

I really like the Atlantic City design from Aldo (with hidden platform):

http://www.aldoshoes.com/eng/storeSection/redirect.cfm?sectionID=b2c/style/productDetails.cfm&itemID=67343497&&var=d&ckey=UK&colorid=97

Anyone else tried them yet?

I'm a size 42 so sometimes mainstream shops will cater for me. Did you find any good shops?

Planning a visit to Paris soon - any tips? where is the best place to shop? how accepting are the French of men in heels?

My wife and I are both a UK8 (EUR42) so we have a lot of fun together!

I'm a UK 8 (EUR 42) which I think makes me a 10.5 or 11 US. Couldn't find the reference to Century 21 - can you please point me in the right direction?

Planning a first ever trip to New York before Christmas. Any shoe shopping tips? I'm staying nr. Battery Pk so Century 21 looked like an interesting store nearby - anyone bought anything from there? What are the other shoe shopping tips? Where will I be welcome to try before I buy? What is the attitude to male heelbuyers in the big stores?

Do you like me better in red ?

I like you better wearing glasses...