JeffB

18 hours ago, kneehighs said:

3 am!  Sometimes that's when I'm just going to sleep. 

Whoa! At my advanced age (60), it's a struggle to stay up until eleven p.m. or even midnight, especially when I'm watching the local sports teams playing on the left coast.

I've never had that sort of experience, haven't had men or women ask to try on my shoes. And since I wear a size 13, most women would look silly in my shoes.

7 hours ago, nzfreestyler said:

bags are almost like shoes.... you can never have too many.

I couldn't agree more! I love the heft of a full bag on my shoulder, and I absolutely NEVER leave the house on an outing without one. And yes, more often than not, I make sure my bag matches my shoes. Heh!

I'd file that experience in the mental round file and move on. Not worth dwelling on to be honest.

20 hours ago, kneehighs said:

Wow, that's crazy early!

Yup! My idea of sleeping in is waking up at five a.m., something I rarely do, and even when that does happen, I feel guilty for having overslept.

8 hours ago, kneehighs said:

She was just trying on shoes tbh, not wearing mismatched.   She asked for feedback as to which one she should get.  I said the patent pair.  She sent a private pic--just don't know where it's at. 

 

JeffB--you must be a really early riser?  Post time on my end shows your post went active around 5 am ish, EST.  

 

Twenty years in the military (Navy) made a mess of my internal clock. Waking up around 3 am daily is par for the course with me, but I don’t mind, I rather enjoy waking up before the roosters.

On 5/8/2019 at 1:56 AM, Cali said:

I also love the perfectly MisMatched shoes. I done it several times in the last year.

Maybe it's the anal knucklehead in me, but I could never bring myself to wear mismatched shoes. 

kneehighs: Along with being flat out stunning, your friend certainly is open minded about men in heels. Plenty darn cool!

Never been a fan of such shoes. Too cheap looking, and yeah, the stripper connection is too hard to break. Not my cup of tea.

Well done, malinheels! It sounds like you had a very good time.

On 5/1/2019 at 12:16 PM, Heike said:

Watch the placement of the high heel in relation to the rest of the shoe. If it's under the heel of your foot (shoe on the left), it will be more stable. If it's behind the heel of your foot (shoe on the right), it will be less stable.

 

Most informative. Makes damn good sense too.

11 minutes ago, Mr. X said:

The second pic is very androgenous.  it appears as if he may be wearing makeup as well

You could be right. I hadn’t noticed that.

Break

Pretty darn cool! Both pics! 

On 4/25/2019 at 7:40 AM, Bootslover29 said:

I'm keen of this everyday look

A very nice outfit there.

Below is what I recently bought from Amazon: the Trotters "Liz" woven leather slip-on in black. Stylish looking, easy to wear and comfortable.

Pretty darn cool, Cali!

12 hours ago, bambam said:

Certainly a prescient comment. I've said to friends, gf's and even a bf that I like the aesthetics of the clothing, the art associated with expression, being a walking work of art, and being me, but I don't think it would have as much of a draw for me if it wasn't femme by todays mores and biological expression, and taboo in our culture. Me overthinking it, but worth thought I think. You think?

Overthinking it? Nope, I don't think so. By wearing women's clothes, openly and proudly, we reject the outdated notion that men have no business sporting such attire, we reject today's brand of often toxic masculinity in favor of femininity and the joy it brings. I relish being feminine when I wear the clothes I love, it makes me feel happier, more alive, being a walking work of art (as you said) when I dress up, and get compliments from women on my attire makes everything I do as a fashion freestyler worthwhile.

Pretty darn cool!

On 4/23/2019 at 12:52 AM, kneehighs said:

For me, I care if they are women's styles.  For me, it's the fact they're stereotypically associated with femininity that provides me wearing value.  Without that association with feminine value, the initial attraction to the wearing experience loses it's value. 

For me, wearing accessories and clothing that women recognize as being only for women routinely elicits responses of positive intrigue from women.  Girls see the accessory on me.  Then they feel great.  They feel like they feel when they wear it themself.  This type of value is losing it’s value in my life though.  There is a lot more to life than seducing new women.

For me, binary gender stereotypes in clothes is what creates part of the value of wearing heels and styles exclusively associated for women.  The stereotypes that strengthen binary gender is what creates for me the inner responses of feeling feminine, feeling admirable,  feeling desirable, feeling beautiful, feeling like I imagine a woman feels when I’m attracted to her.

I don’t expect it’s the same for everyone.  

Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING you said resonated with me to perfection. Of course, I've gone a step or two further than you since I wear skirts, dresses, women's tops and jewelry on my outings, but yeah, I enjoy expressing my own femininity, I enjoy feeling beautiful and it's a wonderful experience.

Here's my latest acquisition from Payless I bought yesterday as they're in the middle of it's going out of business sale: the "Ryan" sandals with near four inch wedge heels. The shoes were easy to stand and walk in and were very comfortable. I could see myself pairing these shoes with either skirts or dresses.

7 hours ago, kneehighs said:

Cat eye sunglasses!  Almost exclusively worn by women. Never seen a guy wear them.   Something else to add to my bucket list for new accessory purchases.

 

They look cute! I'd give them a try!

Well done, WenHH! The first steps into a larger world are always the hardest. More often than not, things get easier from there. Keep on keeping on!

I have to say I'm not a fan either. This is just me, but I've never thought toe cleavage looks in any way appealing.

10 hours ago, Cali said:

Sorry SF, when you wear high heel shoes you are on the spectrum. But not very far.

I on the other hand are further down that spectrum on a daily basis.

I live my life close to this idea from Eddie Izzard:

An interviewer asked: Eddie why are you wearing a woman’s dress? “It’s not a woman’s dress,” he replied. “It’s my dress.”

Although much of what I wear might start in the women's section, once I wear it, it becomes a man's clothes.

An interesting article. Well, all things considered, I don't mind being on that particular spectrum, in fact, I cherish that distinction.