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Maybe she became apprehensive of your day to day compliments of her heels that she decided not to wear them to work. If she ever does wear heels again, hold on to the urge to compliment her shoes. Maybe you could compliment her on other things and then she might think that her shoes aren't the only things that you like about her look.

You have some cool and good friends bootylover. Do the local Chinese people interact in public or are they each in their own shell? When I was in Japan it seemed to be the general rule to not show any sign of emotion in public although it is also much more common now to see couple showing some sort of affection in public. Nevertheless, the impression I got was that a man could easily wear high heels in Japan because no one would dare say or even look at the man. Thankfully, East Asian women in general share their love for feminine style, especially high heels. When going out to clubs, almost every East Asian women is in high heels. Since I'm only 5'4" and most of the East Asian women I see are short, it's always a pleasure seeing them in 4" heels or higher and still being able to talk to them at eye level lol. I admit, I'm a fan of East Asian women and am happy to say that there are many to choose from in Canada.

I bought new mini skirt and sweater:

http://i3.fmix.pl/fmi29/df5640f2001267ae4ccafe5e

http://i3.fmix.pl/fmi1431/b9a8075300158c284ccaff88

Second photo is not good. I will make more photos soon.

Tomarrow (30.10) will be Skirt Day . So don't forget dress skirt to your heels.

In northwest Poland will be nice weather so i will bicycle to Germany (in new skirt of course ).

Although I myself am a fan of the miniskirts and pumps together, your total look doesn't work in my opinion.

The first thought that came to my mind regarding this combo is of a trailer park chic on a Saturday night. It's a hard style to pull off for even the most attractive woman because it's one of the most revealing and there's a very fine line between trashy and sexy (in a classy way).

The skirt is simply too short, not only on you but on ANY man/woman who would wear it. It would be almost impossible to sit down and hide your private parts. And you want to go riding a bicycle in that skirt?! It's also torn which on a mini skirt doesn't look good.

The top sweater would go well with a miniskirt but the white stripes are what ruin the sweater for me.

I'm sure that you could find a nicer, more classy miniskirt. A leather miniskirt would be great for the weekend. A cotton like miniskirt would go well on regular days.

Combine the miniskirt with a sweater with one dark color and a feminine cut jacket. With a jeans miniskirt and leather black pumps, a feminine leather jacket is the way to go.

A look like this must be feminine from head to toe simply because a miniskirt and stiletto pumps are as feminine as it gets. You obviously like a very feminine look. Trust me on this one and choose a better top and a miniskirt in better shape.

There's what they say and what they DO. We'll see how she handles herself next time we're out.

So there will be a next time with her? My impression was that there will be no next time. My bad..

It still is a sensational report since the police aren't claiming it to be a hate crime. Therefore, why even mention that the victim was wearing "woman's clothes".

Very unique and classy compared to the average dressed man or woman. You look very cool and it's no wonder that you attract attention on the street like you've just walked out of a Jean Paul Gautier photo shoot. Do you wear that outfit during the summer because I'd assume that it would be very hot in all that leather.

But before we parted ways we made out again. "just don't wear those heels next time," came out of her mouth.

"why?"

"because when I kiss you I think about those heels".

"darling, I'll wear what I want to wear" as I broke her embrace from the passionate kiss. (In hindsight, I should've said, 'no next time I'll wear 12" patent pumps from Happy Hookers are us' to dissolve the tension.)

"you do that" she said

And the night ended.

Oh well, next...

There is no such thing as a "normal" person.

We just wear heels and in some cases the odd dress or two too but how often do we hear after a peadophile is jailed all his neighbours say: "I'd never have known! He seemed such a normal bloke!"?

The word "normal" is just as subjective as the word "nice". Yet society has an idea of what a "normal" male wears and it doesn't include heels, skirts, dresses, etc...

Therefore, we males who do wear feminine items are not considered to be "normal", hence the need of society to label us.

With all due respect to society, with the current "normal" male fashion trend, I'm proud to be abnormal!

Yet I'm "normal" where it should really count. I treat people with respect (unless they don't deserve it for various reasons), am a gentleman, a productive member of society, pay my taxes, value my family and friends and wish to lead a happy life. Sounds pretty normal to me and I suspect that 99 percent of the forum members are in the same boat as I am.

Emo, goth, crossdresser, TV etc... The never-ending quest of society to categorize people, in this case within a clothing-fashion group which would make it easier to point out how F%$#@d up those people belonging to those groups are compared to the "normal" people. It serves 1 main purpose, to make the "normal" people feel better about themselves.

Although it's too early for me to know if I could attend, I'd say that Vegas would be the best for a heel meet, definitely THE best spot for non veteran heelers. We all know that "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" You'll probably be able to wear your heels anywhere you want without fear. Everyone in Vegas is having too good of a time for negativity towards a persons outfit. Establishments want your business and wont care whats on your feet as long as youre willing to spend some cash. Even the alpha males wont care. Think of Vegas as Halloween all year round. In NY, people might ignore or not care about a man in heels. In Vegas, they might actually think that its cool. Another advantage of Vegas over NY are the hotel prices. NY is way more expensive and Vegas has tons of hotel options. Even the high end hotels in Vegas are way cheaper, simply because the hotels want to you to gamble, therefore reducing the room price. Vegas also offers the option of wearing various footwear during the proposed months. Most of the places suggested would only be good either for hot or cold weather. January isnt a good time to go to Vegas, mainly because its trade show season and prices go up.Spring is a better bet. Thats my 2 cents...

If you look closely at the image of Jeff's back yard you will see where some things have been erased. After an exhausting reconstruction effort I have restore the image.

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Hahahaha. I LIKE your neighborhood Jeff!

http://thewiktordiet.tumblr.com/

Wiktor is a well-travelled Swedish model with a thing for leather, fur, jewellery and sometimes high heels. Very inspiring and worth taking a look, IMO.

Reminds me of Hansel from Zoolander lol.

While I fully support any person who has the willpower and long term commitment to try and change the general public's perception of men wearing heels and other feminine clothing, I'm not one of those people. Unless an individual is exposed to harsh discrimination and is traumatized by it, they would probably live on and won't make a fuss or try to change things. Since I haven't experienced any such thing while dressing up in a feminine manner, I don't see any reason to act. If you wait for the day that things do change, you'll probably miss years of potential heeling fun and self fulfillment, just in order to feel more comfortable around people you don't know and never will?! How messed up is that? We only live once. I just do my thing, use my so far good judgment in deciding where and when I should put my heels on, and go out. If strangers want to think that I'm gay, TV or a TG then fine. I have nothing against people who are and I'm not insulted if strangers think that I am one of them as well. If someone wants to ask me about my choice of style then I'll explain to them exactly what I am and why I wear what I wear. This strategy has served me well so far and most of the forum members here have written about countless uneventful public outings. Remember this though. You are dressed differently and people WILL notice. MOST will ignore it beyond staring (Through confidence, you'll become less self aware and won't notice/care most of the time unless you're too insecure and try to catch people staring at you). If a stranger is childish enough to laugh behind your back, so what? They don't deserve the benefit of a reaction at all and has shown you what caliber of person they are. The odds of any other more personal negative confrontation are so low that if you do get caught up in one, it's just bad luck and any other person could potentially be caught up in it as well. I'm sure a well dressed woman is equally apprehensive while passing a group of young males who just left the bar. Most will tell you that they stay cool, look confident, ignore them and KEEP MOVING. I think that the number one message in the forum which comes up again and again from veteran heelers is this. Wearing heels in public requires SELF CONFIDENCE. You need to be confident of yourself, confident that you are not wrong/weird because of your choice of style, confident that you have the RIGHT to wear what you want and that everyone else are WRONG for their close minded views and perception of clothes/accessories being more than they really are. It's amazing how a constant of a few small steps, with each step pushing the envelope a bit , builds your overall confidence in general. What's more amazing is how YOUR confidence in your look will affect other peoples perception of you. If you seem to be comfortable in your own shoes people will care way less of what you're wearing because through your self confidence and calm, you're eliminating that awkwardness people feel when they've just spotted you. You'll no longer be that weirdo stranger guy in heels and become that nice and pleasant guy with an unconventional sense of style. You might even make people completely forget about your dress style because you've managed to show them how minuscule that detail is compared to all the rest you can offer them as an individual. My point is this. As individuals, we SHOULDNT waste any time and deny us the pleasure of dressing how we like. We SHOULD strive to build our self confidence during our public outings to the point where we DONT notice all the strangers noticing us and ignoring the more unpleasant ones. We SHOULD build our self confidence to the point where people who DO wish to get to know us will forget about our style and focus on who we are, not how we are dressed. Those individuals who get to know us, who see us strutting confidently in public will spread the word and make a few more people accepting to the notion of a high heeled male.

What we don't see in the so called outside photo of your home Jeff are the lighting stands, camera and director sitting in his chair

Welcome back! I like your looks as usual, very feminine.

I prefer sticking to buying classic looking heels/shoes/boots, ones that would be good for more than 1 season. I personally did not like most of the styles in the video. Clogs, wedges, shoes/boots full of buckles, all are a no no for me. Oxfords I pair with my suits, not my skirts lol, not even my jeans.

Nice...very nice kneehighs :-)

I like the Jane Cash look Jeff lol. I see it as a blend between feminine and masculine. More importantly though, I like it that you like it, i.e, that you do your thing and don't give a rats ass about other people's opinions. Not only that, it boosts your confidence. At the end of the day, we should all dress in the manner that we like and strive to boost our self esteem and confidence in the process. If each one of us can manage to bring ourselves to the point where we don't care what 99.999999 percent of the population think about our look, I'd see it as a big accomplishment. A confident male high heeler, comfortable in his own skin, is one of the best tools we have to promote awareness and more acceptance towards our fashion choice. We're all critics and we're all judged and criticized, whether it happens behind our backs or in our face. People in the forum judge us and you can bet on it that the general public do so every time we wear our heels/feminine attire outside. Tech is definitely the most direct member on the forum when it comes to his opinions about different style of the member. I find the comments amusing and we should all take them with a grain of salt. A little "roasting" in the forum of members with a sense of humor/confidence could be entertaining. By the way Jeff, I always wondered what’s behind the yellow curtains in your house. Here are my guesses (let’s all guess what’s behind there): - A brick wall - A closet full of shoes that would make Carrie Bradshaw jealous. - A bookcase containing all the books and comics you've purchased at Borders. - A Nine West store - The time tunnel - A board full schematics of your ultimate dream shoe or boot. - Jabba the hutt - A giant wall portrait of you which is exactly the photo we see. Am I warm or cold?

I like the colors but I've never liked platforms. If you do like them, get them and enjoy wearing them!

Bumping up this old thread with an example of how a stylist wears women's over the knee boots and winds up getting extraordinarily positive responses from his readers:

http://www.thestarvingstylist.com/2009/09/look-of-day-these-boots-arent-just-made.html

I have those exact same boots. I bought them the second I saw them for sale and in my size. They aren't the best quality so when I was in Rome I bought another similar pair of boots yet made of real leather and nicer.

Here is an outfit I was messing around with the other day. I don't think I would wear it out of the house at this point. I would like to but I don't see it in the cards.

Anyhow, opinions please.

The outfit itself:

- guess pumps

- guess skinny jeans

- white womens top

- black wide belt

Nice casual feminine attire Mr. X. I like it! Something to wear to a patio lounge.

I had only once a comment from a teenager who asked "are these womens shoes ?".

I told these are "my shoes " .

end of the story and no further comment .

Prutske255

Why do these morons even ask a question they already know the answer to? Of course they are shoes marketed for women yet here I am, a guy, wearing them, as guy! You don't like it? Boohoo! Now piss off!!! That's what goes in my mind when I read about these stupid people's questions.

It also doesn't hurt that I was recently interviewed by Paris and Italian versions of Wogue and just had a positional interview in the U.S. Wogue offices too--the absolute Holy Grail of fashion. Even saw the Queen Bee herself when we walked down the hall too.

And what did Anna have to say about your shoe preference lol? Did you meet Grace?

The website replies to the article were very predictable. What's also predictable is that most of those people posting negative remarks would never say something to the person they see in public because there is a difference between talking behind someones back and causing a public confrontation that could put that commenter in harms way (most people try to avoid confrontation, not cause it). Put it this way, would you want to mess around with a person you think isn't normal? Most of the posters are probably teenage girls who's opinions matter to me as much as celeb gossip.

hi there Boot4Me... i'm new to the forum... signed up yesterday... just finding my way around...! your thread caught my eye because i've my eyes on the 1969 boots on ebay you mention... my internet searches have left me non the wiser also... however... check this link out...

http://stores.ebay.com/1969-Italia-Boutique_1969_W0QQ_fsubZ211344119QQ_sidZ87149869QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

they've tons of 1969 shoes & boots & now for the best bit... (drum roll please...!) they come in larger sizes...! upto a EU 43 at least from what i can see...! they don't come cheap mind...! hope this helps...!

cheers, gwyther

ps... anyone know how i can sort an avatar picture...?! many thanks in advance...!

Some very nice boots indeed (gotta love Italian workmanship

), yet very pricey.

Heels aside, the man store section has some very nice masculine shoes by

Gianni Barbato as well.