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Where'd he get them? I really want a pair!
Hmmm... This Google search should turn up some links of interest. I saw a warning about possible injury as a result of wearing pony boots, which may explain why they seem a bit more scarce than I can recall.
Unfortunately, Kayser's Novelties and Pony Boots have now become Reactor Rubberwear, and they do not appear to have them any more. You can see what they used to look like on one of Wingett's high heels pages. However,
Punitive Shoes
(affiliated with Italian Heels)
list four styles, and there is this elaborate-appearing boot at
Marquis.
This whole "Human equine" fetish, both on its own and as a part of BDSM, appears to be quickly gaining in popularity. There are several sites devoted to the topic, complete with links pages:
Fetish Pony (many sources of "tack" and other gear)
and another site about riding fetishes in general.
Enjoy,
Molly
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That's true. I realize that the heel loading can change with the way someone stands.
Very true. A related factor is in how well the shoes are "balanced," this having to do with the shape of the arch and other things. I've had many pairs of 5" heels that were easier to stand and walk in, and created far less ankle and leg strain, than much lower heels. I also recently bought some 3/4 arch-support insoles that improve the balance of any court shoes in which they are placed. I find that, regardless of heel height, the more stable and better balanced they are, and the more arch and ankle support they provide, the more my weight winds up focused on the heels. My highest, for example, are a pair of K523 lace-up oxfords with 5.5" heels from Leatherworks. They are balanced such that most of my weight winds up on the heels.
Of course, the area of the heel tip makes a huge difference,
Probably the single greatest difference.
but my point was that some kitten heels have a very small tip, just as small as most stilletos.
I had always thought that this was the definition of "kitten" heels-- stilettos of 2" and under?
Also, metal heel tips are far more damaging than plastic.
Of course they are! That's more than half the reason for wearing them!
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In my opinion, women should dress like women.
Old thread, but I just couldn't resist... In different times, places, and cultures, people have worn all sorts of things, and images of what looked "feminine" or "masculine" have varied widely. Given that, I'm not sure what anyone "should" dress like.
One of the few things I love about living in Los Angeles is that it is possible to see and to meet people from nearly every culture and place on earth. During my year working behind a retail counter, I had the opportunity to wait on a beautiful, and obviously wealthy and cultured couple from India. As is not unusual, he was dressed in a western business suit, and she was wearing traditional dress. But oh, what a dress! She was wearing a sari of pure silk and an incredible vermilion red, more beautiful gold jewelry than the gold reserves of many small nations...everything! I could not take my eyes off of this stunning woman, but for none of the reasons for which men are held in such ill repute these days. I couldn't stop thinking that I had someone step off the cover of a special issue edition of National Geographic Magazine (or from out of the pages of the Mahabharata) to grace our shop with her presence, and she was stood just the other side of our counter, not two feet from my nose!
Her sari made our best western fabrics look like sackcloth, and her style made our best haute couture look like a garage sale! So tell me now, what women should dress like!! -
I wish I could have Dita's body .
I've actually said that to a few women, and have had some of the most hilarious responses...
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You look good in the picture too!
Ja, wunderbar!
I hear Die Walkürenritt playing in the background... -
Funnily enough - I was bidding on a pair of mauve satin '70's 'Springolator' mules with 5" heels on US Ebay last week. They eventually went for a price way above my budget however.
I gave up on bidding for shoes on eBay long ago, for that very reason. I just do not have the resources to compete with the hard-core collectors and fetishists, and I grew tired of the frustration. Goodies are dangled before your nose for a week, then yanked up out of your reach just as you think you have them. Talking about king Tantalus in Hades!
"Mules" (another trademarked brand name) or slides.
Darn it, I can't recall where I read that "Mules" was a trade name, but it turns out not to be so. Thank goodness for resources like Wikipedia. (according to the same resource, a slide is an open-toe mule).
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I gather that the business was getting less viable so he decided to quit before it got too bad. Cheap imports, disatisfaction with suppliers and falling sales were the main factors.
It's a sad loss. Have you any idea what he is on to next?
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Could you please repost with your images hosted somewhere more reliable? It is frustrating to read followups that rave about shoes I cannot see!
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Well I am the resident expert on TLSB! :-)
Why did Spyros decide to pack it all in, then? What is he doing now?
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This story is still a masterfully written work, and I'm sure lots of people here will enjoy reading it again - or even the first time.
Preeeeeee-senting.........THE STILETTO TRAP!
Ahh, yes, the memories! Per Gotterup, alt.sex.fetish.fashion in the days before all the alt.sex.* groups became spambuckets, the delightful Ms. Margo and all the rest of the gang... The Pattent Letter was still in publication... It was really the first place on the 'net that I found, where people wanted to talk about heels...
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For Leather Week/Folsom Street fair the end of September, almost need to be booking now as everything fills up quickly. If we're going to make something happen for this timeframe for a heelmeet we will need to plan quickly.....who and how many are in to give this a try??
david
I would be very interested in attending. It would be a "breakthrough" experience for me, full of "firsts": first time out in public in heels, first time to an event like this...
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Spring-O-Lators were invented by my friend Terry DeHavilland in the 1950s.
Wow, you know someone who created a bit of history! How cool is that?
There were many manufacturers doing a similar thing including on firm that made open toe mules (or slides in US) with elasticated insocks that worked in the same way.
It's been a very long time, but I recall seeing "Spring-O-Lator" printed on the shoes (which is how I became aware of them) in a custom type face that suggested (along with the name-- standard English cannot be trademarked, unless you happen to own Windows
) that the name was trademarked. I understand how a tradename can come to aquire general usage, in the way that "Kodak" became generic, for a time at least, for any camera. Nevertheless, was the name not trademarked? I also read that "mule," which has become a synonym for "slide," was originally also a trade name.The term "Spring-O-Lator" is applied to the strip of elastic and not to the shoe itself as shoes of similar styles were made without the feature.
Right, I understood that the name referred to the feature and not the shoe, but thought it was still trademarked, in the way that modern manufacturers patent and trademark the gel, padding, and other cusioning systems they put under insoles.
Interestingly, it was Terry who suggested that I do the design course at Cordwainers College (now part of the London School Of Fashion) as he is a professor there.
Did you get to study under him. I'll tell you, there is absolutely nothing like having a good mentor at your back to guide you through life when you're so intensely involved in learning!
Molly
I hope others will post what they have to say about them and post a pix or two?. . . .
I have a pair of shoes that are no longer wearable, which I keep around for historical interest-- one of the interesting features is the Spring-O-Lator elastic. I will make some time to get them photographed because they come up in conversations like this from time to time. I'll post them to this board under a separate topic.
Molly
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The elastic band which ran down the center of the shoe..heel to ball of foot to keep the shoe firmly on when walking...gave them the name..Springolator. Guess nowadays the closest thing is mules.
The elastic band didn't give them that name, the company did-- it was a registered traemark. And they are "Mules" (another trademarked brand name) or slides.
Ebay is best place to find them now.
I used to see them in the thrift shops, but that was during the late 1970's when spike heels were extremely out of fashion and very difficult to find new anywhere.
pony hoof boots
in Ultra High Heels
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How interesting, the Reactor footwear catalogue page does not currently list it, but it did when Google last cached it. Reactor still has the order page up, click the
boot
to see it.
Molly