PatentHeel

Hello, it’s been a long time since I last stopped by HHPlace but I thought I’d share my first heel purchase experience with you all again.

It was during a recent conversation with my sister that I thought about this forum and in particular a post I had added back in July 2010.  The topic was about the first heels that you had worn and I had responded with a post about the first heels I had purchased back in the 90s (see HERE).

I had attached an image of a pair of heels which were similar to those that I had purchased but it wasn’t a particularly flattering image and the heels in the image weren’t patent leather like the pair I had bought but served as a reference to the type of style.

With thanks to modern technology, yesterday I took the original image and with some help from ChatGPT I was able to reproduce a near perfect image of the first heels that I ever purchased; a pair of Ravel Black Cross Strap Patent Heels.

I was a teenager back in the 90s and had had discovered that despite being male and fancying females I had developed a passion for female clothing, footwear, jewellery and makeup. I had taken a liking to black patent leather too and had nearly died when my cousin offered to let me try on her patent heels one evening after high school.  I had said no when put on the spot but inside I was so wanting to try them on.

Anyway, I had not long left high school and one evening whilst walking home from College with my sister, we happened to be walking behind some high school girls and I was drawn to the heels that one of the girls had on.  On seeing them, in that instance I just knew that I had to have my own pair of those heels and so the hunt was on to find them in the shops.  It was great back then as there were lots of shoe shops in my local town centre and so it wasn’t long before I had tracked them down with a little help from my sister to the local Ravel Shoe shop.

Inside the shop we quickly located them on the shelf, my sister picked one of them up and gave me a close up view.  I excitedly nodded with approval, gave her the cash and she went and made the purchase on my behalf. Pretending they were for her, she asked for a size 8 only to be told that they only had them in a size 7.  She looked my way to gauge my reaction knowing I was a size 8 but I didn’t care, I’d somehow get my feet into those size 7s. I remember the sales assistant bringing them out and showing them to her and me getting all giddy inside as I battled to contain my excitement at the thought of soon being the owner of the heels I had wanted so badly.  I remember it being a truly magical experience!  Amazing how something as small as a pair of heels can have such a hold over you!

They soon became my pride and joy too and for months on end I would wear them each evening in the privacy of my bedroom.  Purchasing those heels wasn’t the start of the cross dressing but they certainly helped take the dressing to another level at that time. 

Eventually those block heels would soon be sidelined with my first purge.  What came afterwards were heels that were much more sexier than before and now they boasted much taller heel sizes too.

Care to share your first heel purchase experience?  Was it as magical as mine?

More details on that first pair please, they look great (as do your new patent sandals in the new shoes topic).

Thanks, I got them from New Look, reduced in price. I was going to post a link but they've sold out now and aren't on the website anymore.

My latest two purchases:

My latest purchase:

My latest purchase, yet another pair of black patent heels:

I suppose I could have said no to this purchase but I liked these heels too much to let them go:

I would love these in white too if I could find them.

Not been here for a good while but still buying heels. Here are my two latest editions in metallic silver and metallic rose gold:

I've been craving for a pair of red patent heels to add to my collection for weeks and ended up purchasing those below along with the same style in black too.

Fioni Night Lolita sandals finally arrived from Payless.com. I wore them around the apartment for a couple hours, doing some cleaning and whatnot, to get a feel for them. These are going to take some time to get used to as it's been years since I've been in anything like this. I can tell these are going to be pretty gnarly on my outer toes until they soften up a bit. It'll be nice once it warms up and I can shed my ankle tan!

Nice style and colour.

I have a pair of knee boots which are synthetic patent leather probably pu which have gone dull in a particular area. What's the best way to bring back the shine? Can I use wax?

I bought these heels today

I'm still seeking the strappy patent sandals in my avatar and have been doing so many years now. Recently I went ahead and purchased a pair of heels I really liked because I didn't want to not buy them and regret it once they've gone out of stock. I've spent countless nights on the computer looking for heels I've seen and wanted and all too often I'm never able to get them again.

Not been here for a while, thought I'd post my latest purchase. Didn't think I'd ever buy any other colour apart from black but I'd been craving these nude heels for ages. Finally got them on Friday just gone.

Yuck

Nice pics. What do you have down on the floor? It's very reflective.

Cute toes canadianbeaver17 and that colour ain't bad too either.

Seasons greatings from me, hope you all enjoy your heels in 2011.

hey i've seen minxed before. what exactly is it?

From the Minx Nails website:

Minx is a solid film with an adhesive back that is heat activated. The heat gives Minx the conformability to fit over the compound curves of nails and seals it onto the nail bed. Minx is brewed in North County, San Diego, California. The patent pending proprietary material Minx is made of can be easily removed with heat by either the manicurist or the client.

Toes minxed earlier today and feeling rather happy tonight.

The truth is, Confused, you don't need an excuse. No one will actually ask you for one. The need for an excuse is inside our own heads. I used to go into shoe shops and buy shoes that I liked for my wife. At first I always had a rehearsed excuse, but then I got used to to idea (well, I did it quite a lot over the years). Besides YOU are the customer.. and the customer is always right. Or so they say :-)

It's all about confidence.

Be confident when making your purchase and nobody will bat an eyelid.

At the end of the day, if you want a pair of heels or boots bad enough, you'll purchase them no matter what.

I'll be treating myself to a Minx pedicure, so i'll have silver toes for Xmas

Nice boots Snoots.

A pair of Black Patent Platform heels.

Information on box reads: Fantasy, style No. NL4

Almost identical to Pleaser Revenge-01 actually.

Bought these today. I've been eyeing these up the last few days and finally got the chance to get them in my lunch hour this afternoon.