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I, too, read “The Stiletto Trap” some time back and thoroughly enjoyed it. This was the first story I encountered with a strongly high heel theme. I hoped to find more but never did. I do remember at the time not being able to get completely engaged because the supposed properties of the shoe were completely unrealistic. Shafted made a good point that new technology has now made many of them possible. For me that makes the story more believable. I don't have to suspend belief quite as much. As Walkonit pointed out, it doesn't answer all of them. For the sake of the story, I could easily postulate a high strength fiber-composite material with a ceramic cladding with a very smooth surface finish. That may be able to pass for patent leather. Don't ask me for samples because I'm sure it doesn't exists but In that context, I found the story more enjoyable now. I do agree that the concept would make a good movie. As Meganiwish points out, here is a long history of novels/films where the lead finds herself in a situation from which there is seemingly no escape. There, the unknown is the star. I suspect there are variations where the lead character wishes for something and then has to suffer the consequences when the wish comes true. I find those kinds of stories more chilling than monster/alien stories where the only purpose is to show mayhem. Chuck

My pleasure. My concern is that the action gets kind intense at some points. I didn't do it because of the sexual content (of which there is none). There is a point where a psychopath dies at one point. My personal philosophy is that, even though he really, really really deserves it, not everyone who has acces to this fashion discussion forum, may be ready to read it. Chuck

Tower7, I'm glad you're interested. Plerase send me a PM stating that you are an adult and I will get the link right off to you. BW

Sorry. The instructions were posted under "Festival of Heels." Here they are. If you are interested in reading one of the stories, please send me a message through this board stating that you are an adult and let me know which story you’re interested in reading first. I will send a link and password in return. That will allow you to access them.

Sorry, I don't know how to do that although I wish I did. That's a very good question as I wouldn't recommend trying to read them on-line because of the length. It would probably be best to dowload it to your computer for reading.

Some of you may remember that I wrote some fictional stories a while back with high heel themes. I have finally been able to make them available on-line to those who are interested. I started writing them when I used to travel a lot on business. One can only watch CNN for so long without looking for something else to do with free time. The topic of high heels, especially extremely tall ones, extends effortlessly into a variety of fetish themes. However, fetish themes are not the focus of this board. I understand that some on this board may find the stories entertaining and some may not. That’s why they are posted elsewhere. These are fun stories, not sleazy, intended for enjoyment. I don’t believe there is anything tasteless in there. If you are interested, please send me a message through this board stating that you are an adult and which story you’re interested in reading first. I will send a link and password in return. Here is a description of one story. Debbie Edwards is on her way to meet one of her friends while also working on special plans for the weekend. There’s a lot of thought that has to go into a good fantasy. However, those plans go out the window when the girls get an unexpected invitation for the week-end get away to beat all week-ends. This is a fun installment that is about medium length. It should be easy to figure out that her fantasies are in italics. You shouldn’t find anything tastless in here. I wrote them about 10 years ago and just don’t have the fortitude to go back and edit them. Hope you enjoy.

Here is another story. This story is a light “intermezzo” following Debbie’s near tragic episode in another story. Since her graduation from college she is now settling into a career and a life. This story allows us to glimpse a typical day in Debbie’s life. Unbelievably, her job allows and even encourages her to indulge her passion for high stiletto heels and provocative outfits. Outside of work she is exploring a rich fantasy life embracing her personal interests, this time, hopefully, without the lethal side effects. As with all of them, send me a PM and I will reply with the link.

This is the final story. This is the longest story, about 100 pages. It’s also the most intense. I think it’s on par with Connely, Patterson, Flynn and King as far as intensity which I was reading a lot of at the time. Debbie is growing uncertainly into adulthood. Following the death of her last known relative she is finding guidance where she can. As a college student, she has developed a personal style centered on tall heels, provocative outfits and dramatic make-up. By chance she discovers kindred spirits at a secluded bar named ‘Mademoiselle.’ There she meets a charismatic cross-dresser that now guides her development by leading her down a new path. While he helps her discover some of the deepest and most exciting facets of her personality, it turns out to be a dark path that could eventually lead to her death. A real commitment is required to read this one. It’s what Dr. Shoe might describe as ‘a real slog.’ This is really the beginning of the whole saga.

When I followed the link it said the video was no longer available. Rats. Too late again.

I agree with everything that has been posted above. I maintain that those sheepskin boots got their name the very first time a guy saw them on a woman. However, my wife and daughters seem to have perpetually cold feet and hands. They have multiple pairs which are worn frequently. I have no desire for my family to be uncomfortable during the winter just for the sake of fashion so it woks for everyone. If my wife chooses to wear them when we go to an outdoor sporting event, that's fine with me. I've told her that I tolerate them only because I'm glad she is comfortable. I see no reason to ever mention it again. For my daughters, there was probably a large degree of peer influence as well. So far my wife has never worn them out to dinner on our anniversary. I guess we have "an understanding." On a different but related topic, there is a vast number of styles, not mentioned above that are simply hideous. There is no other suitable term. It amazes me that a woman can walk into a shoe store, take them off the shelf, turn them from sis to side and exclaim, "Oh! These are so cute." It's not always old ladies that are buys them, either.

Hi Norma, Welcome. It's nice to add a new member. That's a very interesting description of yourself. I share may of those interests (though my sister could always beat me at pool). I hope you'll poke around on all the threads, find some that interest you and make a few comments. Chuck

Wow. Let's see. When I meet or see someone for the first time, it's hard not to start getting an impression of them at that time. A frequent and easy smile might indicate that they are a happy person, they are enjoying themselves or that they have positive expectations for the day. If they are looking around and talking they are probably engaged in life at the moment and not simply trying to slog through it. If they are nicely dressed they probably have a good self-image, feel good about themselves. I notice if they seem to be listening to others or if they have a need to talk about themselves. Caring if they have two legs, or both arms, or a big nose is way, way down on my list (if it appears at all). If I'm out and see a woman dressed in sweat pants, flip-flops, a baggy shirt with holes, no make-up and a "zero-maintenance" hair style, it's like she's waiving a white flag saying " I give up on being human. I'm going to do as little as possible." I believe that one gets back from life in proportion to what one puts into it. In fairness, I do have to concede that upon getting to know this person they may actually turn out to be a very interesting person. In fact, many of my current friends have told me that when they first met me they thought I was 'unfriendly.' I'm old now so thankfully, a lot of the judgements I may have made at 18 have been tempered. However, at any time in my life, if I had seen a girl with one high heel and one leg, I would still think, there is someone who cares that she looks nice and is getting out and enjoying life. I would probably be one of the many rushing up to introduce myself. Caring if they have two legs is way down on my list. I apologize in advance for any typos or incomplete thoughts in this post but the world's neediest cat has been reminding me that he needs his neck scratched and to be fed. Chuck

I found that very interesting. I had never seen a shoe crafted before. The forming of the wood heel surprised me. I always assumed that there was some sort of metal rod down through the center of higher heels to keep them from snapping when walking.

I, unfortunately, expect a major shift; wedges - possibly. The reason, as was stated earlier, is that shoe companies need to make money. If they have already created the "definitive" shoe in recent years, there is no need to do anything other than shut the factory. But I don't think it has much to do with the "definitive" beautiful shoe as it does with being in style. Though members of this board will always buy the best looking heels, I think the majority of consumers will buy what they are told in fashion magazines are 'the style.' By changing the style to a chunkier heel, blade heel, a lower heel, different prints/patterns, etc. they will lead consumers to want them in order to be in style. Now, I predict few of the changes, if any, will be brand new. They will have been around before but they just weren't prominent in recent years. Peep toes are very popular right now but I remember them most as what my mother used to wear. The classic pump and other such classic styles will always be around but they just won't be that prominent. I have been through this a dozen times with my own clothes. Wide ties to narrow ties to medium width ties. Ties with subtle pattern, ties with bold patterns, solid ties, red ties (remember power ties?), pastel ties, ties with French painters on them. As I type this, even more are coming back to me (oh! The horror). There have been wide lapels, narrow lapels, no lapels at all. Pants with cuffs, pants with no cuffs, plain fronts, pleats in front, reverse pleats in front. Tight pants (remember Angel's Flight?), baggy pants and 'comfort fit' (never had any). I've had them all at one time or another. If they sold a suit and never changed the style, I probably would only buy suits when they wore out (a long time). By pushing a new style periodically, they assure that anyone who cares that they don't look like an 'old man' will continue to update the wardrobe. I've only recently been able to buy anything that didn't have a bit of olive in it to go with all the other olive things they were selling. Some years back I spent months trying to find brown dress shoes to go with some favorite suits. I finally found some but I'm pretty sure they were the last pair on the face of the earth. My wife's preference is for tall stilettos (lucky me) and thanks to all the links to quality, European shoe manufactures posted on this board, she won't have any trouble getting them. Chuck

I have no knowledge of Cheryl Cole so I don't know whether or not she is capable of designing shoes. However, I know that for the longest time designers seem to have been licensing their name out to most anything for a buck. Some more so than others. I remember many years ago that Yves St. Laurent was thought of as a top designer. I think his clothes were sold at high end stores but I wouldn't have any personal knowledge of that. Eventually, one started seeing goods bearing his initials in the biggest discount stores. I remember rolling my eyes in disgust (picture your teenage daughter) when I finally saw YSL socks. What in the world, I thought, could he do to add value to a pair of socks. They looked for all the world like inferior versions of the "Gold Toes" I had worn for many years. I had the same question about a YSL wallet of nail clippers, for that matter. My wife bought a pair of Carlos Santana shoes a while back. They were pretty shoes but my immediate reaction was "what value could Carlos Santana possibly bring to a shoe design other than capitalization of the company. If he had any involvement at all in the design they would probably have looked more like a Paul Reed Smith. I feel the same way when I see an ad for "Brittany Spears perfume." Does Brittany really have a chemist lab in her back room? I can not visualize her adding drops of scented oils to a mixture and sniffing it to decide if it will sell to a million women. I think the same argument can be made for almost all celebrity, signature products. Any one here ready to shell out big bucks for a Louboutin blender? The point I want to make is, don't be too surprised about the story on Cheryl Cole shoes. I would be interested in going back to the original press release to see if it reported she will actually be designing shoes or that it stated she will simply be marketing a line of shoes with her name. I have a long history of completing projects where, suddenly, bosses come out of the woodwork reporting that they were instrumental in its success. That is true but only because they took a long vacation near the end so I could get it done.

Hi Dr. Shoe, I think I agree with you up to the point that the news media's focus is to make money and they tend to publish stories that are of a sensationalistic nature rather than purely newsworthy. I'm not, however, ready to jump on the idea that they do it to put me in a bad mood. I'm also not ready to say you're completely incorrect on that matter. The sadder part is that you're complaining about this in your media. You see, I log on to BBC every morning to see what the real story is. Our news is so heavily filtered and biased over here that I have no confidence in the content. I earlier checked what was actually going on in Iran on BBC because I needed a second view to the one I read. Good post. Very thought provoking. Chuck

Hi Sigmabody, I did ready your story about a week ago and am just now getting around to a reply. I read your story and enjoyed it. Good job. As you said, you started with a daydream and added additional detail to turn it into a story. I thought the premise was good and your pacing was good. I hope you plan on writing more - either on Manor House or some other subject. One item that I didn't work for me was the rule that residents would be photographed in the bathroom. That seemed a bit unnecessary to me, especially when you're going to portray Bret as a normal, fun-loving guy later in the story. Otherwise, a good story. One more proof-read and edit would have made it even better. Like Puffer, I copied it into a word document an added formatting myself. The time it took to do that was easily offset by the time saved in reading. Besides, due to the length, I didn't plan to read it on-line so copying it into Word was part of the plan from the beginning. It was unfortunate that the board messed up your formatting but not fatal. Probably the biggest down-side is that some who might have read and enjoyed your story might have been put off. I think people would enjoy more fiction with a high heel theme. I didn't find the length to be a problem. As I mentioned before, I was planning to read it a little bit at a time, anyway. Chuck

As with all your photos, they look fantastic. I'm heading over to their wesite to see what else they have.

There's a lot of good viewing at the train stations in Japan. I noticed it on my first trip. I'm pretty sure that's where these photos were taken. At that time it was mostly young girls in high platforms (3-4") with a chunky heel. My understanding (which is open to correction) is that it is part of the history. In ancient times, the footwear was a wooden style much like today's flip-flop. They typically had wooden risers under the sole. I know that's a lousy description but it's the best I can do without paper and pencil. I was told that the height of the risers indicated the social status of the wearer. I guess the idea being that the higher they were, the more wealthy you were as you never expected to walk far as there were servants to do that for you. I guess it's somewhat analogous to the history of foot binding in China. Lately you'll notice more slender heels on the women, I guess, as it has come more into fashion. If any of this seems wrong please enlighten us.

Great reply, Breeheels. I hope I have the presence of mind to remember something like that when it happens to me. I do remember a situation where my wife was trying on shoes and I noticed the sales girl's sandled foot. It looked very strange. It was like there was a big black bow on one foot. I was starring intently trying to figure out what it was. The other shoe was not the same. She saw me (I was impolitely obvious), and bade a comment about her stocking. I realized then that she had a huge rip/run at the toe. She was self-conscious about it and tried to make excuses. I did feel bad about that. I apologized and shut up. There was nothing I was going to be able to do or say to make it better.

My fetish is admiring women wearing heels. I think the first stages go back to my pre-school years. I remember sitting in a large chair (probably every chair is large when you're 4). I was looking through the pages of a magazine. At one point I saw a page with a small image of a man in riding boots tipping a top hat. I've since realized that the ad was for Johnny Walker scotch. I remember sitting mesmerized looking at that small image. The boot were depicted as being very highly polished. I know on later days I would search out that magazine find the picture and stare at it. I believe that was my foray into a footwear fetish. I have no idea how that was later transformed into high heels. Oh, and I also became a single malt drinker. Go figure!

Fantastic collection. Thanks for sharing them.

Hi Pierced, Those are great looking shoes. Congratulations on getting them. The discussion on size variations also interested me. I heard that CLs ran a bit off. My wife is US 8 1/2. According to the charts that translates into a 39. Presuming she bought a style that she would want to wear for several hours, what are the thoughts here about the appropriate size. Thanks for your help. Chuck

Hi Tacchi Alti, You are correct. The link didn't work as I expected. I posted the actual URL below it but it was rightly removed by one of the admins, I suppose. When I verified it a picture of a lovely woman in heels showed up. and then it was possible to click on the title. However, when I went back to the site and verified the link a second time, it was a totally different picture. One that would easily be considered not appropriate for this site. As this site doesn't have any age verification, anyone could have looked at it and what they have was clearly not suitable "for all ages." Like I said above, the guy was gracious in putting it on his site for me but, it turned out to have limited appeal. I'm still hoping that someone on this board with a site will host the "revised" stories so that I can link you to them. Anyone? I'm hoping to participate more as well, but it seems whenever I find a thread that I would like to comment on, there are already several pages of comments and anything I wanted to say has already been covered. Maybe I'll just add it anyway. Charles

Thanks for the greeting, Shafted. It's taking a while to get reacquainted. I'm just going through threads now and it seems like I've only scratched the surface. More later.