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This is one of the best Youtubes of how shoes are made.
Thanks to CStuff for the original directions to Shoes of Prey
Enjoy,
Ben
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I have been ready to go out on a nice night out and at the last minute decided that some cute flat lace up men's plimsolls were a better match to the outfit I was wearing. Heels are not the only fruit. Cheers, Ben
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Amanda, I do apologise for being rude. Also for being passionate and liking my clothes and shoes. I should have been more careful with my response and replied in a much more pleasant way.
Hopefully we can all contribute in a more adult way. It's the short 'What's wrong with that?' answers that get to me.
People that meet me and know me like me and also really like the way I dress. Even in purely mens clothes I get quite a few comments.
I'm truly sorry for any hurt I may have caused,
Ben
Actually Benno,
I don't have a job and I don't need one. However I do like to work from time to time albeit just for the challenge.
I do own a pair of jeans and a wetsuit which also happens to have legs on it and yes, I will drive a car if I have to.
You obviously have no idea of my horizons. I can't blame you for that but please don't accuse me of moaning. You are moaning not me.
Furthermore you're just so way off the mark with your comments that even you yourself would be quite shocked if you were faced with the reality.
As for boring....well I find that it's only ever boring people that get bored.
Now, I don't know what it was that sparked off such a response from you or what was going through your mind when you wrote it but I will give you the chance to apologize after which I will forgive you and think nothing more of it.
Amanda
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Just wanted to add that if I had been wearing boring men's clothes on the occasions I have mentioned. I don't think the women in question would have been so forward in their proposals. Again, Thanks to Kneehighs for pushing the confidence in your heels and clothes thing.
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And why not...what's so wrong about that?
Er... It's selfish, boring and outmoded. Amanda I do accept that you like playing Devil's advocate and expressing a view but are you really that blinkered in your thinking? I'm sure you drive a car, wear trousers and have a job. These used to be unholy and perverse things for women to do. Try to expand your horizons. All the moaning is a little wearisome. You are entirely welcome to have your views but I fear you may be fighting the inevitable. You sound slighty unenlightened and old fashioned.
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Just to add a little to this thread. I have NEVER had any true negative reactions. I've had some gentle mickey taking, but nothing negative or sinister and it was tinged with a little admiration and humour. Positives... My god you look amazing!!! If I was 20 years younger... I have had really attractive girls seriously come on to me. A few have asked if I wanted to go to their house and be dressed up in their clothes and shoes. One girl made me take part in a 'Who can stub out a cigarette the most like Sandy from Grease' competition and then tried to kiss me. I explained that I had a girlfriend and declined. One woman told me that if she could start over again, she would have chosen a man like me and was really sorry she chose a 'Normal' boring man to marry and have children with. She unlaced my high heeled boots and asked me to lace them on her. She wanted me to wear her shoes but sadly they were too small for me. A shame as her heels were really amazing Jimmy Choo 6 inch black patent platforms. So in summary and to add to Kneehighs "the reality of a man in heels is different than the idea" comment. Yes it's so true. I try to come across as fun loving and happy. The reality is so different from the idea. Amanda. Have you ever met and spoken to an attractive man in high heels that wasn't in full Drag? That may be the real issue here.
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I find London to be far better for sexy shoe shopping than any other town/city I've been to. What did the cork ones look like? Do you have a www link?
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I also think, in modern, fashion they are one of the last bastions of femininity and I don't want that to change.
I don't want to be on the arm of a man wearing stilettos. Neither would I want society to accept that.
Let's stay in the old days and have the pox and the plague and women not voting and people getting taxed on windows and salt and never move on.
I'm half joking but I don't understand the thinking behind never never never.
Ben x
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He's starting to sound like Apple and their current sewing endeavors.
My God. What would an Apple sewing machine look like. Would it be wireless and only sew patterns bought from their App store? : )
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...and may i introduce another new pair of designer heels, for all wedge heel lovers.
Those are cool. Who made them?
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I would say number 3 is the only pair actually sold in the men's section.
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What was so negative about the readers comments? There were just as many positive ones. Remember that women are expected to wear high heels. Imagine the pressure to always conform... Having idiotic role models such as Skeletor Beckham doesn't help. I like high heels but I wouldn't wear 6 inch platforms everyday even if I could.
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If they aren't massively bigger then a set of those gel pads work wonders.
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I once had an argument with an old flatmate about pornography after finding loads of his dodgy 'women vomiting salamis' stuff on my Mac. I told him he had no taste and in my view porn should be hand drawn and from the 1940s 50s.
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Broken ankles Ahoy!
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Thanks guys, I'm still not sure if I want to keep them or resell them on Ebay. I originally was going to resell them but I have a soft spot for Eighties heels so may keep them for a while and then sell them. I think that with a really good set of photos, a much better description (including the brand name) and a good start/finish time they could fetch quite a bit of dosh as they are size 8 UK. They are really comfortable and much easier to walk in than other heels of similar height. Decisions, decisions...
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Does anyone know about She An Me the fetish brand from Brompton Road, Kensington in London? I just received a pair of amazing 5.5 inch black patent ankle strap heels from a lucky bid on Ebay. I thought the shoes looked really vintage and took a chance bidding £13 for them. They look like they are from the early 80s but lots of these types of companies didn't change anything over the years their shoes were in production. Se the attached dodgy photos from the Ebay listing. I vaguely remember the company existed... I wonder if anyone here knows more. They look like they could have been made by someone like The Little Shoe Box. They have 'Made In England' stamped on the soles. Cheers and thanks in advance, Ben
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I like both equally. It also depends on the rest of the shoe.
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I don't see anything wrong with them. You have to take the rest of the outfit into account. We are seeing a huge revival of big retro silhouettes and the 'Flatforms' go really well with flared A line trousers. A stiletto won't really work with this look. So therefore there's a need for a shoes that give a bit of height and chunkyness. I say great. I'm a bit tired of the '5 inch stilettos with everything' trend of the last few years. Guys, not everything is designed to be overtly sexy and make women into tottering glamourpusses on stilts. Somethings are just fun and practical. Shock horror. Many women don't dress for men, instead they dress for themselves and other women. If you don't like it then it's your problem and not the women who choose to wear it.
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The linked video gave me an idea. How easily could he make the most amazing sculpted wooden shoe soles! Makes me want to buy a bandsaw, a box of plasters (band aids to all you Yanks) and get practicing.
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The sales are great. I buy for myself, my girlfriend and also to sell on ebay. I have bought 3 pairs in the last few weeks. 2 to keep and 1 to sell.
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If you have deep pockets then try...
I think they can/will make anything you want. See the attached red heels as a starting point.
I think that old school style of shoe has an almost ballet heel style hidden construction. A little like the foot shape in the attached photo of the black patent pony shoes.
I too love the style of the old Bizarre John Willie/Eric Stanton shoes. A brave and inspired manufacturer could make a killing if they made some exact replicas.
Dr. Shoe and Gina are you listening???!!! You make the shoes and I will style the hell out of the company. Pata and Gina can teach the world how to walk gracefully in them. I have fashion and styling contacts galore.
Thanks,
Ben
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