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I need to update this:  Gerhard has been replying to emails sent to info@elite-heels.com, but I can't edit my original post.

Order placed, and looking forward to trying them on!

Their website http://www.elite-heels.com is still working well, but nobody replies to my inquiries to their known email addresses elite@4ox.com and info@elite-heels.com

Gina hasn’t logged in here since 2014, she hasn’t posted to her FB page since January 2020, and her own domain http://www.queen-of-heels.de is for sale.

Has anyone ordered and received something from them very recently?

Edit: Oh never mind, they seem to not be viable since 2012.

All searches return no results.

As a workaround, I can google for “site:hhplace.org key words here”

Another video look inside the CL exhibition

26th Feb 2020 through July 29th

Of course there will be a selection of his shoes and boots on display, and also various objets d'art that inspire him, some from his own collection, collaborations, and an imagined English granny's room which he finds kinky.

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/christian-louboutin-exhibition-paris-2020

https://www.palais-portedoree.fr/en/christian-louboutin-exhibition

A quick look inside the exhibition, in French

Tabi sock toes look nice, although having a thick wall of leather between your toes doesn’t look comfortable.

The open big toe... Yuck!  Then again, I hate peep toes in general.

Back in the 80s, I ordered a pair of black patent kitten heel Mary Janes from JC Penney through their mail order catalog. 

I still have them.

I just wonder what’s going to happen to them when QE2 kicks the bucket.

A good thing for them that William seems sensible, or at least non-controversial enough to be the next monarch, if his father chooses to pass on the crown as expected.

Charles had awful moments, e.g. falling off a horse, and Camilla, to go with his good, and Harry had his Nazi costume party.

I am also wary of them. They seem desperate to convince you that their boots are "100% Genuine Jeffrey Campbell" or other brands

And the prices are too low.  You will likely either be ripped off or get a pair of low quality counterfeits.

Skip that one.

You could use a foreign buying service like this:  https://www.ausff.com.au/germany/

Such services exist for many countries to smooth the buying of goods from sellers who normally don’t ship to your country, speak your language, etc.

I have used such services in Japan.

They charge extra on top of whatever customs taxes, but well worth it to avoid hassle.

You will still have to pay import taxes, but at least the paperwork should be filled out correctly.

As to your other problem of how to receive the boots, have them shipped to work, or a reliable friend.

If you plan to order more things that you don’t want your parents to intercept, then rent a post office box.

Nordstroms and Dillards sell heels up to size 13 and up. 

Woman Within only goes up to 12, the styles are all flat or low heels, and their designs are meh.

Avenue, does go up to 13, but flat or low heels, again meh designs.

Long Tall Sally's best designs in 13 are from Nine West, so you might as well just go to the source.

My last few pairs of heeled boots and shoes from Payless turned into flaky goo, so that was the end of my shopping there.

I think they were done in by a better economy reducing demand for ultra cheap shoes.  Online shopping also knocked them down, as that continues in all retail sectors.

JP Morgan is starting its own cryptocurrency, JPM coin, to speed up the transfer of money around the world by bypassing the traditional wire transfers and clearing houses.

Consumers won’t be able to buy it, though. It’s for corporate transactions.

And it’s no good as an investment because it’s a stable coin concept whose value is pegged to the US dollar.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/jp-morgan-is-rolling-out-the-first-us-bank-backed-cryptocurrency-to-transform-payments--.html

@kneehighs The question I have about the state of bitcoin now is what are the emerging markets, if any, for bitcoin that will drive investment into the market?

The Chinese government slammed the brakes on their citizens’ export of currency via bitcoin, so that shut off one large source of demand.

Global financial troublespots like Venezuela, Iran, and Russia, and a certain volume of illegal transactions like the black market will always be there, but they’re small potatoes, relatively speaking.

On 12/18/2018 at 4:42 PM, HellHeels said:

And a pair of Monicarinas... 

Would be nice if someone knew where I could get a similar knock off pair.

I'm a big fan of Arollo boots. 

They make something similar. https://www.overknee-stiefel.net/product/long-overknee-princess/

And even better, they'll customize the shaft to fit your legs like a second skin and still come in at less than half the price of a pair of Loubi boots.

And unlike chinese knockoffs, Arollo uses real leather.

On 2/11/2019 at 8:59 PM, Cali said:

Men's torsos are also longer. I look for and buy styles that come in "Tall". I'm medium is both men's and women's, wear US size 8 and 10. Sometimes I will get a large if I am going to layer them and the item is to be on top.

That's true that men's torsos are longer.  The way I was taught to compensate for that and present correct body proportions, was wearing the waist on skirts about 2 inches above my belly button.

On 1/20/2019 at 2:19 AM, JeffB said:

I've found that shopping for women's tops can be a tad problematical. If you're tall and have long arms like me, sleeves often fall short which isn't a good look. Since men tend to be a bit thicker around the chest than women, you'd have to buy one size larger than needed. What helps is to take measurements of your chest, then check the sizing charts for women's tops and see what size works best for you. Good luck with your search.

Mens’ arms are longer in proportion than womens’. Mens shoulders are also wider in proportion.

For the rare occasion that I need long sleeved garments, I turn to stores or sites that specialize in womens tall sizes, to buy jackets and long sleeved tops.  These same places will often have larger sizes that are just right for my US size 18/1X shoulders. 

When I buy sleeveless, short, or 3/4 sleeved, I just go with regular womens’ sizes.

For bottoms, I just buy regular womens’ sizes.

On 2/6/2019 at 12:36 PM, p1ng74 said:

It is feasible.  Aloft hotel in Austin has a collection of boots to rent.  

It’s for cowboy boots. “Live like a local with our Boots to Borrow program, where guests can borrow an authentic pair of cowboy boots to wear out for the day or evening.” https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ausda-aloft-austin-downtown/

Bowling alleys rent bowling shoes, but they take your ID as a deposit so you don’t walk off with them.

A place renting Louboutins to take home would be a target for thieves.

If you want to try a pair on, go to your local luxury department store, like Nordstroms, Saks, Bergdorf Goodman, et al.

I know Nordstroms is accommodating for men trying on heels. I don’t know about the others. 

I would say the shoe part was true to size.  

The largest size 11.5 is a little snug on my size 12 feet, as they should be, but I don’t plan on walking around in them all day, so I’m okay with that.

I didn’t feel any awful pressure points, so that was a plus.

Come to think of it, since they’re real leather, I should try the alcohol spray stretching trick.

So I bought a pair of Leviticus boots in 11.5 for my size 12 feet, and they actually fit well!

The leather feels really nice. 

The shaft is a little wide around the thighs, but they’re supposed to be worn with pants or jeans on, so that’s fine.

But the problem is the shaft is too long!  For 11.5, the shaft is beyond crotch high, and I take a 32 inch inseam on my pants.

Still good value and quality for the price, and I am thinking about taking them down to a cobbler to take out a scoop on the crotch side.

I didn't know there was a custom boot/shoe company called Skyscraper (singular) Heels in the US

I thought you meant UK's Skyscrapers https://www.sky-scrapers.co.uk/   

Miguel Jones is famous for cowboy boots, but does all kinds of custom boots and shoes, including fetish styles.

Their business page http://www.custom-boots.net

Their Flickr album with their custom works https://www.flickr.com/photos/custom-boots/

Check out the Alexander McQueen knockoff on page 2!

Nice ensemble of skirt , hose and pumps!

I hate to sound like a robot, but...

A search on Skyscrapers website for “Explicit” returned no results.

As did a quick browse through their product pages.

You should email Skyscrapers themselves for sizing advice for the model, heel height, and size that you are interested in.  fabulous.footwear@btconnect.com

I know they’re not Skyscrapers, but Italian Heels had, what was to me, some peculiar advice for adjusting for size for their shoes. So as I have experienced with other companies, every company is just a little different in their sizing advice, so it’s best just to ask them.

Bitcoin may not be the best indicator for black market capitalization in the future because you can trace IP addresses associated with the coin ownership.

Monero, another crypto, is gaining popularity with dark markets due to better privacy tech.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/03/technology/bitcoin-popularity-criminals-monero/index.html

On 2/22/2018 at 12:44 AM, at9 said:

*snip*

I forget the name of a UK based supplier who have taken customers' money and not supplied the goods or refunded. There was at least one US based member of HHP who was very much on the warpath about them.  It might have been http://iliaslittleshoebox.co.uk   This is possibly a successor to the famous "Little Shoe Box" which used to be on the Holloway Road in North London. In any case the company has been dissolved: https://www.duedil.com/company/gb/07969910/ilias-little-shoe-box-ltd though this doesn't prevent the former director continuing in business as a sole trader (the pun is inevitable).

No it was never Little Shoe Box or Ilias Little Shoe Box.

The fraudulent company was Fabulously Fetish, who still have a website, I see.  I was almost ripped off, but managed to get my credit card to refund me.  Scary.

You can search this forum for others' accounts of their encounters with Fabulously Fraudulent.