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I have a pair of Arollo boots, and the leather is buttery soft

To add to the list, CQ Boutique/GioHel are on eBay http://stores.ebay.com/CQ-BOUTIQUE

Although their site organization is the absolute worst. 

I suggest searching their store by your Euro size and "boots" to see what styles they offer, e.g. "44 boots"

There are specialty shoes for organ players that are designed for traction, feel, and a nimble profile.  Sadly, no 5 inch pumps though.

https://store.organmastershoes.com/womansorganshoe.aspx

@Pierre1961  I have uploaded some photos and my review of my Bedheels 7 inch court shoes.

p.s. I still can't walk in them

4-5 inches minus a thin platform is good for walkability.  Preferred heel style, a classic supportive and centered fetish heel.

The shaft crotch hi, woo!  At that length they’ve gotta be very well fitted or have some kind of thigh cuffs or be chap boots though.

According to the articles I've googled up, Louis XIV made red heels a privilege for the monarchy and their friends.  Heels only, it's unclear what color their soles were.

http://www.thefashionhistorian.com/2010/11/red-heels.html

https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45ghf/louis-xiv-of-france-posing-in-red-heeled-shoes/#6c091a097a02

But traditionally in fashion, features can't really be patented. A new design trend like peplum skirts or shoulder pads can be copied by anyone else.

It's more like you can patent a logo like Nike's swoosh, or Louis Vuitton, or Tommy Hilfiger's logos.

Allowing patents on color or color scheme would be like saying Body Glove could patent day glo green or yellow and black swimwear.

Very cool story!  And some nice heels there.  They look like they're actually into riding, as opposed to the usual "bike hos" that I see in photos.

I'm not familiar with how to operate a motorcycle.  So there isn't anything to do with your feet other than use them as kickstands when stopped?

Is there usually some leg rest where you can hook your heels?

Wow, back to USD10,000. 

The 3rd largest bitcoin wallet bought close to $400 million more between Feb 6th and 9th at an average of about $8,400.  https://www.marketwatch.com/story/anonymous-trader-buys-400-million-of-bitcoin-2018-02-16

I have no idea what that means in terms of the future.

This might be late, but it would help to tell us what size they are.  And post some pictures.

I think CL has a good case for patenting that shade of red on their soles. 

I had never heard of such a thing before they started doing it. 

Unless someone can show "prior art" i.e. somebody else put red soles on high heeled shoes, then they should be allowed to say that this is their trademark. 

EU Court of Justice says no.  US Federal Appeals Court said yes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/business/christian-louboutin-shoes-red-trademark.html

One more use of crypto/Bitcoin's regulation-bypassing qualities is bypassing credit card (VISA/MC) censorship of adult content/art/porn.

I'm surprised nobody's done that yet. The censorship has been awful.

Bloomberg has an article on it.  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-07/sex-businesses-are-finding-willing-partners-in-cryptocurrencies

What does legwear mean in this case?

Trousers, leggings, socks, legwarmers, and/or hosiery?

edit:  Apparently it means hosiery, tights, nylons, etc.  Tight lower body wear.

@ZedMaybe they're still in your computer's "Recycle Bin"?

(post self deleted)  If I can't say something nice, I shouldn't say it at all.

@kneehighsI hope your investment capital and of course your person are both safe and sound.

A bunch of crypto-millionaires/billionaires are planning their Crypto Utopia in Puerto Rico.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/technology/cryptocurrency-puerto-rico.html

Hmm, they look kinda like high heel ankle boot versions of Allbirds wool sneakers http://www.allbirds.com which is a total SF tech hipster trend.

I doubt that BTC will fall all the way to zero, as the economist in the Guardian article predicts.

As I said before, it does have value as the most widely accepted means of exchange for those who wish to bypass their governments' regulations and economic controls, whether that means buying drugs and other illegal goods and services, or moving wealth out of a tightly regulated financial system *coughChinacough*

And that's a valuable quality to those who need it.

BTC's true value will eventually be determined by the value of those markets, which is no small sum.

Its value will continue to change:  For example, if China manages to clamp down on every single fraction of a BTC held by its citizens, then that segment of the market disappears and the overall value of the market goes down.  But in my example, the market still has value because others still have need for BTC such as electronic black markets (e.g. Silk Road's legion of successors) and Venezuelan food buyers and others I can't think of. 

And the market's size could increase with unexpected events, let's say the United States' democracy fails and it becomes a fascist dictatorship, then the oppressed segment of its citizens may want to join the market for BTC to move their wealth out of the country along with their persons.

So it's not falling to zero in the forseeable future, although I have no idea where it will end up after the casual speculators leave the bitcoin/crypto markets.

"Bitch Pumps" is the house brand for bedheels.com/thesissystore.com

On 1/21/2018 at 11:48 AM, Catherine said:

Platform boots I bought. Not sure of the brand, but they're made in canada. Real 70s platform boots are getting real hard to come by. 

 

I have a similar pair that were my favorites but I need to throw them out because the cheap synthetic leather is cracking. I hope yours are made of better stuff.

Looks like Tech nixed the pictures due to size.  Please shrink the photos and try again.

Some look like RTBU designs and photos.  They might just be reselling those or other stuff from Aliexpress.

Very nice!  I love the covered platforms, and the wingtip looking stitching.  Handsome, yet feminine.

Leviticus redesigned their boot pattern.

Her version 2.0 design now goes up to size 11.5

I feel obligated to buy a pair now because I suggested she go up to size 12 in one of her videos’ comments, but 11.5 is just short of my size 12 feet. :-/

Or you can google for an arch stretcher, used by dancers. About US$30-50

https://www.google.com/search?q=arch+stretcher

I figure the mostly women who can walk in these and ballet heels have had some classical ballet training, otherwise feet just don't bend like that naturally.

The good news is that there are plenty of ballet training and stretching videos on YouTube like this one:

The stretches get really intense starting around 12:00m