Amanda

i am new to the site, and would like to know if it is ok to ask this on the ladies site?

if woman are known to love shoes sooo much, why in the world do you wear pants that are so long and flared at the bottom that your feet are no where to be seen? i love to see your heels, but when you hide them with long pants, you might as well wear house slippers. not only that it makes you look like gumby. show us those sexy feet!

I like to wear jeans that cover my feet sometimes.

They make your legs look longer.

Close fitting ones, I don't wear flares.

it's still obvious that one is wearing heels, and I enjoy the suggestive peeks.

It's a casual only look for me as the hems at the back get ruined.

Got mine too!

Johnie, they lookfar more comfortable.

I think, aside from the damage to the heel and floor mats, that driving in heels is unnecessary and dangerous. It's no bother to keep some flat pumps somewhere handy. Mine fit under my seat.

I cannot wear heels with ancle straps because I have very "fat ancles" and big calfs....

I would love to wear shoes like that

FL

That's a shame, Ankle straps really do help especially when you're on your feet all day.

Neither can I Amanda, but you always can take your heels off to chase the burglar...FL

I suppose shooting a burglar would be easier. That's what I would opt for

Now you have me all curious, I'm going to look for some....

I wear heels on average about 13 hours a day. I have worn them to bed on request but quite honestly I'd rather be out of them come bedtime.

Hmm, forgive me for posting in the guys only thread again but. I prefer to try shoes on in the store. I make a note of them and then buy them online at home. I have bought shoes online without seeing them but often it's not worth the hassle when it comes to returning them if they don't fit. I imagine for guys it's not so comfortable to brows in high street shops. I think that's a shame but from reading all the posts here then maybe you guys can change that. I wish you luck.

I think Marcus was saying that wearing heels does not make a male heel wearer de-masculanised - Let's face it (depending on your interpretation of masculinity) it does!! Although different cultures view masculinity slightly differently, I think most people here look from a traditional/medieval?/historical/religeous/mythical/christian view - I've got a vision of King Arthur gallantly striding forward leading his men into battle and getting his 4 1/2 inch Jimmy Choo's stuck in the mud Those Arthurian legends could have been sooo different!!

I would percieve masculinity to be exhibited by someone able to climb a mountain, fell trees, carry a heavy load up a ladder, drive oxen through a muddy field, push my car out of the road when it's broken, carry me upstairs, build a kitchen extension and run after and tackle that burglar.

I just can't imagine any of this being done in stiletto slingbacks.

Aside from the obvious challenges of the wilderness I found to be descending steep cobblestone streets. If you catch a heel in a crack well it's all downhill from there. What's the worst terrain you've encountered in the civillised world?.

Ankle straps are particularly helpful on the higher heels, especially D'Orsey styles like these:http://www.sexyshoes.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/613.jpg

Lool, exactly JNR, I don't think I would get very far in those without an ankle strap.

I find that wearing shoes with a strap across the front like Mary Janes helps to stop your toes from sliding forwards and jamming in the toebox. I find Boots with laces are also more comfortable for the same reasons as above and because they support your ankle. When I wear very high heels I prefer to have an ankle strap at least to stop them falling off. What shoes do you consider most comfortable and why?.

A pair of 5" black pumps, I wear them with everything, they look great with pantyhose and a miniskirt or with jeans

I agree, black stiletto pumps are always the sexiest.

Platforms just look a bit ugly and chunky to me. I have two pairs but just can't to bring myself to wear them out. They do feel more comfortable to wear somehow, they don't seem to hurt the balls of my feet as much.

Why?

Suppose there's a guy who really really loves admiring heels. Would you define him "less masculine"? I don't think so.

Now, let's imagine this guy loves heels so much that he wants to wear'em. How would you define him now?

Again the concept: a guy admiring gals is "normal" (what a shameful word here), a guy in love with a gal wouldn't be "normal"?

Anyway I don't want to start a flamewar, but just my 0.02$. I'm not doing anti-sexism or whatsoever, just want to bring light on this matter to illuminate the path of my (upcoming) life...

Thanks Marcus,

for your 0.02$.

I have no intention of starting any "flamewar" either, I'm just interested and learning.

Oh I think Kirsty McCall "In these shoes?" has to be my favorite.

I can wear 5's but not for very long. There's a few of them in the back of my closet. I'm forced onto my tippy toes and I can barely raise the heel of the ground if I try to arch my feet higher. I think my feet just arent really long enough to wear them.

Heels

my right heel snapped in half.

I had the same thing happen twice now but the heel came right off.

The 1st time I was hopping off a gently moving bus in Stoke Newington.

I fell and wrecked my tights, cut my knee too.

Thankfully?,I was too overcome by pain to be embarassed.

I stayed well away from cheap shoes since then. It could have been much worse.

Thanks jmc, I didn't mean to cause a fuss. I haven't found my feet on this site it seems. I apologize for posting in the men only threads. I didn't know there were men and womens threads. I'll make sure I read the site instructions before I put my foot in something else.

I made the mistake of wearing heels all the time. Go and see your doctor if you've had enough. Tendon shrinkage is a rectifiable problem. Mine gave me exercises to do to stretch the tendons out. I've had a go, my commitment was at the low end of the scale but I can get around in lower heels now at least. I never suffered from toes being squashed together, I suppose I should be grateful for that. I'm not so sure that's rectifiable. I wear rounded toe shoes quite often with a roomy toe box for happy toes. I think a stiletto looks just as sexy with a round toe myself.

With a pair of heels, a short skirt and a smile I can get almost anything.

You people are crazy if you think being stuck with heels is exciting or romantic in any way. There's nothing nice about it. It hurts.

Since I wasn't expecting anyone to drop by, I had put on a pair of black patent high stiletto heeled pumps. Well, you guessed it. Not only did someone drop by, they came in unannounced

Gosh I suppose male heel wearers would be able to outstrip any of my embarrasing moments.

Did you explain it to them?.

OMG! Lol are there really such things?.