Shyheels

Well! A first! A couple moored up beside me in an old narrowboat and she was wearing chunky heeled knee boots. The heels were not terribly high - about 2.5 inches, but definitely heels and the first I’ve seen along the canal. Nice boots too!

While not being a fan of mini shirts in general, I don’t see why anyone should wear one at any age if they are comfortable wearing them and it makes them feel good. I would not worry about how many candles are on the cake when making style choices - just what appeals to you and makes you feel good.

I’ve never seen one before

I have a couple of female friends on Instagram with whom I chat about fashion, one of who me was instrumental in convincing me to try a skirt - the midi skirt I bought a couple of weeks ago. The people at the shop where I bought it knew the skirt was for me, or at least they guessed it was. I didn’t say anything either way, just made it a straightforward ordinary transaction.

Well in one of the Jurassic Park movies the park’s publicist wore high heels - even while being pursued through the rainforest by a T-Rex - giving rise to all sorts of hilarious memes. By those standards having a woman in herls in an abandoned factory is not that big a leap. Apparently the producer in Jurassic Park (2 or 3) told the actress she didn’t have to wear heels but she felt they were right for the character - as indeed they were.

I too have read that about balance and so, yes, it would follow from there that wearing heels would have a benefit.

I’ve a mere seven pair, all boots - three stiletto, four chunky heels. I like having a pair of 12cm stilettos but I seldom wear them

THat's pretty cold. The coldest it has been here, where I a moored, is -10ºC or about 14ºF. And that is considered bitterly cold for England. WE are blessed by the Gulf Stream. My latitude right now is 54ºN which would be up by Hudson Bay...

Of course there’s always Imelda Marcos …

I’ve always had extremely good circulation in my legs and seldom feel the old there - I like warm jumpers though. I do need something bulky up top. Having said this, when I finally summoned up the courage to try wearing tall feminine boots I was pleasantly surprised by just how nice it is to have warm ankle and calves. I’d never go back!

I'm certainly wearing my base layer tights today - big stormy blowing across the north of England! So nice to be out of that wind!

That’s a good point and means you can come up with more interesting hues than are available on the market. I should imagine Keds or Converse would dye quite nicely.

Her first husband sounds insecure and controlling. Nice that she feels comfortable indulging her passion for heels.

Like saying my knee high stilettos are riding boots, but with stilettos

Are Chelsea boots with stiletto heels actually Chelsea boots?

Back on the subject of feminising the male wardrobe, I have been giving thought to my taste in boots. While I like the racy elegance of stilettos, my personal style preference is for block or chunky heel knee or ankle boots. But at the same time, I dislike cowboy boots or Chelsea boots - which also have chunky, albeit not quite as high as I like. it’s not purely a matter of height but of design and lines. It’s the fitted feminine styling and elegance - as a matter of aesthetics not because I feel feminine myself.

The snow and ice are gone from the towpaths, but the mud remains. Heels worn only indoors …

Thank you. I’d forgotten about him - we corresponded occasionally quite a few years ago. Nice guy.

Gosh, I remember Steve. He and I communicated for a while. I wonder whatever happened to him

I shall certainly be buying more. They would be handy for boat life in any event.

There are plenty of base layers that would serve the same purpose. I have a couple of pair from cycling - thin wool - which work well. And base layers come in all sizes and heights. Easily obtainable, although really nice ones out of fine wool are pricey.

Yes, sitting in a deep settee in heels can feel a bit awkward. Not easy to know where and how to place your feet so you’re not looking like a seated preying mantis

I do have base layer thermal tights from cycling which are proving quite handy living on the canal in winter

Great idea! I’ll do that. I’m such a newbie in the world of skirts it never occurred to me

Good idea - although over here they seem to consider 5’8” tall (for women) im really surprised by how much I like wearing my midi pencil skirt. It feels very natural.