Shyheels

Neil Armstrong was an intelligent and very cool headed man. I'm inclined to think he said "a man" and that the transmission was unclear. It's distinctly how I remember hearing it as a child, when I was watching breathlessly on our Zenith black-and-white TV. And as a space-obsessed ten year -old, shortly to turn eleven, I was hardly watching and listening with an ear for grammar!

I believe he did say “for a man” - there was something about this in a documentary a couple of years ago. The transmission isn’t really clear though

I use the same logic - and it’s incontrovertible. My boots are my boots. They belong to me. I am a man. Ergo: they’re a man’s boot.

I think you’re wise. You’d never trust the heel not to snap again and the unfettered enjoyment of wearing them would be irretrievably compromised. You’d be salvaging them simply because it was technically possible to do so - maybe. Not the best reason. Good to move on. As to the pics, a nice look. As always a textbook example of making heels for men presentable

Hard to give up on something you really liked. By the sounds of things you got some good mileage out of them.

It’s always good to keep looking around for possibilities. Maybe something even better is waiting around the corner

That’s a really weird break. And rotten luck.

Nothing. Other than the sizing on occasion. I buy the colours I like. It just offends me that there is this sweeping assumption that as a man my aesthetic is so limited.

Yesterday when I was at the supermarket I was surprised to see a pleasant mild-mannered looking woman in her sixties wearing tight leather trousers and patent black ankle boots with what looked to be three inch chunky heels. There was nothing about her that suggested mutton trying to pass as lamb, or really anything overt about it. It appeared simply to be her natural style, worn with a tasteful but nondescript coat, her grey hair bunched in a loose bun. And because it was so obviously her natural style, she carried it off with ease and assurance. It was nice to see

Yes, very often it is. My big peeve about it all is the range of interesting shades and colours that are offered to women, especially in outdoor gear, while my tastes, as a man, are assumed to be stunted, limited to black, dark blue, pine green or brick red.

Having become used to warm ankles and calves since I’ve taken to wear knee and OTK boots, I hardly ever wear anything else

I really like those! Just my style! I especially like the fit around the calves and ankles. A great find!

I really like those - just my style and shearling lined would be a big plus. We don’t get the super cold temperatures you do, but it’s raw and damp and those look perfect - and stylish

That’s really nice. Always nice to have positive reinforcement and to be so openly band casually accepted.

Yes, but had you worn heels you can bet you’d have had to go up that ladder!

Glad to hear it went well!

I like those boots a lot!

It’s evening now in France - how did the interview go?

I’ve heard of them too and seen images of some of their boots. I really liked them. It’s a bit that quality craftsmen often can’t get the trade necessary to keep their businesses viable. People see the price tags then kid themselves into believing that a cheaper thing that superficially resembles the beautifully made one will be just as good

If they don’t, I doubt it would be because of your footwear. Those boots look very presentable.

I like the elegance and lines of five-inch (12cm) stilettos but higher than that and, to me, they lose something; start looking scrunched, t0oo much about the heel itself rather than the overall visual effect the heel can produce on the rest of the boot. For me - aesthetically speaking - four to five inches is the sweet spot.

Six inch heels are pretty darn high. I’ve never worn anything nearly that high - 12cm, or about four and three quarters inches is as high as I’ve ever worn. Well done for being able to walk in them.

Cycling has been one area where colours at least are not at all gendered. Pink has long been a popular colour in cycling - often paired with black - in both men and women’s clothing. I’ve seen floral cycling jerseys lately - from high end companies - and been pleasantly surprised to see them marketed to men as well as women, with no distinction whatever - the sole difference being subtleties in tailoring. I’ve no interest in wearing women’s clothing, but I do like the broad range of colours, especially pastels, that are available to them and the stubborn unwillingness of manufacturers to make these more interesting shades and colours available to men is what annoys me.

It never ceases to amaze me the stubbornness and implacability of marketers who insist on gendering every conceivable thing that might be worn / even mens and women’s daypacks and laptop bags! The only difference is colour, bit if some marketer has put a women’s label on it, marking something as feminine, no man will go near it … weird

Yes! I’m just rediscovering a pair of lovely dark grey suede OTK boots with 3-inch blocky heels that had been in the back of my wardrobe - and wondering why I’ve not been wearing them lots