Pumped

54 minutes ago, TXGuy said:

I’m not sure how many stilleto shoes are designed to be really strong/rigid under a man’s weight(assuming 180 lbs+). I assume shoes are made to support a certain amount of weight, but there has to be a max, otherwise they would be outrageously expensive.

Most of us wear larger sizes. Put a woman in a 10, 11 or 12 and what would she weigh?

The other day I read an article about a woman that lost a bunch of weight. She was down to 175 pounds, and she looked good, not over weight at all, she there are heavier women out there so I don't see weight being an issue.

I have a pair of heels that the platform came loose from the instep and would move slightly and click when I walked in them. I eventually pulled out the padding and ran a couple screws into where the platform meets the instep and they have been find. I eventually bought s second pair, same style, different color and they are doing the same thing so I need to spend s few minutes in the shop with them too.

So it is possible the shoe is slightly broken, just enough to make s noise.

One more positive vote! Great heels!

I don't have a problem with Pleaser, but i do agree that they have swamped Ebay and even Amazon. I have a couple pair of Pleaser and they are ok, but I don't like wading through the tons of them on the different sites. I do the "-" on Ebay.

Plenty of women's dress pants available. Loose fit, pleated waist line. With the proper styled leg they go well with pumps. Women's regular cut jeans, men's Docker style pants. Help us out with what you are looking for!

I know you can stretch your muscles and tendons with exercise, but I believe at some point the body just hits a stop. Joints flex only so far. When I started out a 3" heel was a killer. I can do a bit over 4", maybe 4-1/2", but no way can I do 5". I have been doing exercises to get more range of motion but I wonder if I have hit the end. I have been stuck at this point for a few years.

Pumps for me, but really, it depends on my mood.

On 6/4/2018 at 7:26 AM, NEHeels said:

A few of my favorite heels

Love these two. Care to share brand and style?

I just ordered a pair of the Luichiny heels like the red ones, only with a leopard print toe. A while back I bought my wife a pair and decided we needed matching heels!

23 hours ago, CAT said:

I’m not one of the heated ones.  Just an observation.  I am one that wears what I like and could care less what people think or say. But 99.9 %of the time is very nice comments and some conversations.  I think everyone veiws this cross dressing topic in different ways.  As I have said for years I don’t fully dress not my thing.  I have no problem with those that do, I would hang with anyone anywhere any time.  When I’m out I’m just a guy in a skirt and heels.  Sometimes a men’s shirt sometimes a bodysuit and a jacket. To each his own everyone has there own thing going on.  I’m not here for a long time, I’m here for a good time !!!!!

Cat, IMO, you and JeffB are a crossdressers, as are a few others on the site. Some guys get tense about it, but for sure you two wear clothing that is obviouslly designed for a woman, and wear it well. The reasoning behind why you choose to wear it is unimportant, but you do. Call it fashion, or what ever the point still remains that the clothing came from the women's side of the store and is obvious. I believe there are more guys on this forum that are CD'ers, but will go to their death before admitting it!

I make this comment, not to offend, but just to make a point. You may, or may not agree and that is fine.

I do have to give you two guys credit, especially you,. You guys wear it well, and I am envious!

20 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Or is it seriously your contention that a woman in heels and a silk blouse and wholly feminine jeans is crossdressing if she’s also wearing a man's plain leather belt? 

No, because a leather belt does is not obviously male or female, way too general. You must have missed my point that there are many styles of clothing that could go either way, no obvious "gender" for the lack of a better word. If women never wore leather belts and they were solely an male item, then yes, but you can buy a masculine appearing belt in the women's section of the store. IMO, like I have stated before, it has to be a bit more obvious what the "gender" of the clothing is. Also, women's wear has the privilege of stealing style from the men's side of the store. Men do not share the right.

3 hours ago, CAT said:

A few topics here seem to have been “heated” here lately. 

 

I don't know why this has to be "heated". Unless some people are afraid to accept where they are at.

I am not afraid to say I am a crossdresser and I am ok with it. Right now I am wearing a women's stretch faux leather pants, women's panties, a man's t-shirt and my obviously female 6" spike red high heels. Earlier this evening I was wearing the same panties, work boots, men's jeans and denim work shirt while working on my Harley.

Exactly! One item is not, but two is, or maybe three items of clothing. Where is the line, and who decides?

I spend some time on crossdressing sites and some there might just wear women's panties under their male clothing and they feel they are crossdressing.

Until the average male quits trying to be so macho, to the point that anything that is not macho offends him we will continue to deal with the lack of acceptance. I see so may guys that when the term gay is mentioned I fear they are going to hurl their lunch and roll around on the floor like one of the three stooges. 

4 hours ago, Puffer said:

We've been down this route before - and the jury is still out, it seems.   In my book, wearing anything that is conventionally worn (or intended to be worn) by the opposite gender is, by definition, 'cross-dressing'.   The extent is unimportant and the term is not in itself pejorative and does not imply either any true intention to pass as the other gender, any medical condition or any conduct of a fetishistic nature.   That said, a deliberate and structured adoption of opposite-gender clothing (together with the use of cosmetics etc, if necessary) may well allow 'passing' in practice and may be a component of other broader conduct.   

I would distinguish 'fashion freestyling' (a useful and more neutral term) to denote simply the adoption and wearing of whatever clothes etc the wearer chooses (which may or may not include cross-dressing), regardless of their actual or alleged allegiance or the effect they may produce.   And that freedom of expression and conduct is, I would suggest, something that we would all like to see as acceptable - indeed, commonplace - regardless of any labels that may be (mis)applied to it.

I agree. 

I know of men that crossdress and make no attempt to pass as a woman but they fully admit that they are crossdressing. I believe some men that crossdress are afraid to accept that they do, and write it off as a fashion choice thinking it is more acceptable, like they are scared to admit it. Fashion choice or not the term covers the broad area of men wearing woman's clothing.

1 hour ago, Shyheels said:

Well if wearing anything  that is ostensibly designed for or customarily worn by the opposite sex is cross dressing then a schoolgirl wearing a necktie (as many do in their uniforms here, including my iwn daughter) would be crossdressing, as would any woman wearing a pair of men’s jeans or a man’s Panama hat. But not, apparently if said men’s jeans were labelled ‘boyfriend’ jeans and sold in the wonen’s section, even though the jeans themselves would be identical. What about belts? A woman who wears a man’s belt on her feminine jeans is crossdressing? 

Or look at gumboots. They  come in different colours. Men’s are nearly always green, women’s any colour you can think of. Suppose I take off my hunter green pair and put on a pink pair - everything else being the same - and out I go in my field trousers and flannel shirt and tweed cap, off to work the farm or walk the country lanes. Am I crossdressing? The boots themselves are utterly identical except for the colour. So...does the colour pink on its own make an item of clothing feminine? What about a pink business shirt? Would that not then inherently be feminine? Or a pink T-shirt? Or a pink canvas belt?  Or the pink jersey worn by the winner of the Giro d’Italia grand tour bike race? Or is it all situational? Do we have an umpire declaring it as we go along?

If one starts down this silly slope of declaring anyone a cross dresser who wears even a single object that is ostensibly designed for the opposite sex, the whole thing becomes comical, something out of Monty Python, and  the term itself is rendered meaningless. 

Sure, you will find blurred lines, clothing that is accepted both ways, such as the tie or boots you mention. It was not very long ago that it was not acceptable for women to wear pants ans they were for men. Women that wore pants were looked down on and questioned much as male crossdressers are today. 400 years ago it was wrong for women to wear heels, they were men's wear, time changes.

Find me main stream stores that sell high heels directed to men, or bras and panties, dresses, the list can go on. Do we see men wearing dresses on a daily basis? Or even occasionally?  When  was the last time you were out shopping and you saw a man in a dress and heels?

Most items of clothing are easily placed as male or female, many are not. Pants are accepted both ways, it is also acceptable for women to wear men's wear, but not the other way around. Pink shirt? If the cut is made for a man, then no, although it fits the blurry area as the color is typically female. Now add some lase or a frilly bow to the pink shirt and then yeas it is crossdressing.

IMO, many men run from the term "crossdressing" like it is some sin or the plague when it is just a term. Men, relax and admit you like to wear women's clothing, it is ok!

I have worn heels around the house all day. A few hours of shopping is killer in the same heels. Not sure if it is all the walking and standing. At home you walk a bit, sit a bit, plus you don't walk any great distance.

Macky, you return clothing you have worn to the gym? Unless it is defective I have a problem with that! IMO, returns are for unworn, or defective clothing. Once you get it sweaty, it is yours!

I know a gal that bought a dress for prom. She was able to tuck in the tags so they would go unnoticed. Wore the dress to the prom and returned it. I felt it was a crappy thing to do.

I am trying to digest this. You wear "women's" leggings to the gym, you run into someone that goes to the same gym, and it is a problem? If it were me, I would assume I would get "busted" sooner or later and be somewhat prepared for it. What were you going to do if your boss starts using the same gum, or the guy that lives next door, or some guy you play ball with....

I am 5'10" and really don't notice any difference, except my 5'2" wife is shorter yet!

At 30 seconds.

11 hours ago, JeffB said:

Well done! Why spend more money than you have to? Saving is cool! 

I know a guy that spends $300+ for sports shoes for everyday wear. Same guy can't pay the rent. He has matching sports jerseys with shorts with the shoes to match. Also has a nice Rolex. Can't afford to fix his car.

On 5/16/2018 at 7:09 AM, 6inchheel said:

A few pics of me getting ready to step out for a outing, I wore both outfits. I had so many woman give me compliments on my heels, one even asked me to give a a tutorial when u was wearing the blue heels because she said I was working them heels lol.

Maybe I missed it, but what are the brands of the blue and the yellow heels?

I saw those pink sandals too. Figured if I buy any more shoes my wife would want to catch up so it would be double priced!

I posted these not long ago in the "Who bought new heels thread".  They have become my favorite "knocking around the house" shoes! 

Last time a gay gave me some flack for my 4" block heel boots I just asked the guy if he wanted a pair and I would order a pair for him. He changed the subject!

On 4/4/2018 at 12:23 AM, Amanda said:

I'm seeing quite a lot of staggery looking "bent knee poses". You should really try and keep your legs straight when walking and standing. Bent knees is a sign that you're not coping with the heel height. Not a good look. 

Very good material but could be better presented :-)

I agree. I get a kick out of guys and gals that post pictures and videos, here and Youtube wearing shoes they can't handle. I don't have any desire to see someone clomp and shuffle around in 6" heels with their knees bent. Now if you wear a 6" heal and strut your stuff, bring it on!

Any heel pic I post I can actually walk in!