aristoc

22 hours ago, Rockpup said:

Round toe ankle boots with 5.5” heels ordered from sky scrapers clearance page.  Hoping to get used to these so I can wear my thigh boots out.

 

Not seen the Bianca boots in round toe option before....mine are all standard pointy toe.

They do look very nice, and the 5.5" heels will give your ankles a good work out. 

Tempted by the brown pair myself!

Not had any Leatherworks for many years, although would say very similar. They are manufactured by some of the old Leatherworks team and the style is the same.

Zed,

They use a very soft leather sourced from Italy. Never thought about how thick but would estimate probably 2 ounce or 0.8mm thick. Raw leather inside shaft with lined leather collar inside at thigh. Can’t compare thickness/quality against Mori or Italian Heel brands as not familiar, sorry. 

Tried to show inside on pic   

13 hours ago, at9 said:

Skyscrapers are based in the UK. One can only hope they manufacture there too.

Yes they are. Made in the UK by the old Leatherworks team. 

Have more than a few pairs of Skyscrapers including some thigh boots and always pleased with the quality.

Thanks guys. 

If I get any comments while out and about they’re nearly always from the ladies and generally positive, and a good conversation starter.  It’s always nice to receive a compliment.

Aware of more than a few ‘double takes’ but thankfully most people probably work on the assumption ‘if you haven’t anything nice to say, best say nothing at all’

Thank you Tacchi Alti.  A few comments occasionally, usually from the ladies, but people do notice even with the heels mostly covered. 

Never had any comments about wearing womens pants or jeans, with or without heels. 

Hi yoyo,

Thanks, they are women’s kick flare trousers from Next (UK)

2 minutes ago, heely1 said:

Wow aristoc. Those grey boots are amazing.Love the black pants too. Great combi. If you stand do you see the heels?

Thanks heely. 

For the office I prefer to wear long boot cut or kick flare pants which mostly cover the heel.

The rest of the time I prefer to show them off. 

On 06/09/2016 at 10:44 PM, Rockpup said:

Got a new pair of work boots. The leather is a little stiff and the wedge is not that high but I've had no issues with anyone noticing anything different

 

 

 

Hey Rockpup they look cool. Might check those puppies out. Any heel is better than no heel at all, and my site boots suck. 

6 hours ago, Michelle said:

I think you're walking in them wrong... guys tend to put their weight on the heel first as they walk.  When wearing heels, it is best to place your foot flat as you walk.  If that makes any sense. :o)

Whilst not wishing to contradict the girls, as they are the experts, I’m definitely a heel first kind of guy. Rolling from heel to toe just feels right to me, and sounds great. 

On 23/11/2017 at 11:23 AM, jeremy1986 said:

Sorry to side with your wife on this one, Tacchi, but I also thing that oxfords, no matter how high, do look like "old peoples shoes" !!

 

My thoughts exactly!

Trouble is over recent years I have to confess I’ve transgressed over to the ‘dark side’ with a few pairs of oxfords. More worryingly I do rather quite like them, but then again I am now old!

Office ‘oxies’

Fun time ‘oxies’

Construction  site ‘oxies’

On 23/11/2017 at 8:10 AM, Shyheels said:

What about five o'clock shadow and heels?  

A bit dark here at five o’clock, so here’s my 3 o’clock shadow. 

Hosiery 

1 hour ago, XtremeHeels said:

The first I bought were a pair of black pumps with a 5.75 inch heel. I still have them and do wear them from time to time  I will say, I have put many kilometers on them and loved every step

 

 

Pretty cool first pair there Xtremeheels, can't beat a pair of classic black pumps. Also love the P16SA's with the red heel, very hot!

Seems more than a few of us went straight in at the deep end and started our heeling adventures with 5" plus heels. Non of this slowly working up heel height malarkey! 

53 minutes ago, CAT said:

Those are hot!!!!  And so are the shoes!!!!!! LOL

Ha Ha! Thanks CAT. Too kind sir. 

While perhaps not my absolute first pair of heels, but very close,  and still wearing these bad boys today. With a full 6" heel and special arch shank still make these one of my favourite pairs.

Purchased mail order in 1980 no less, these are a bit of a 'Triggers broom' (for the Brits') with numerous heel tips and outer soles  over the years, still going strong but now treated with due care in respect of their (and my) advanced years.

Hi MissBoots, welcome to HHP.

I have more than a few pairs of SkyScraper heels including some zip up knee and thigh boots, although sadly none of their lace up boots. Quality wise never had any issues, and with a very rigid shank and little to no heel flex are a shoe capable for all day wear. With regards sizing, while they advise a size larger than your normal, I've found them to be fairly true to size with perhaps erring slightly on the narrow side. They do offer half sizes but I have felt very little difference between pairs of UK 8 and 8.5 in the same style.

I appreciate your concerns regarding shaft widths and while they are made to order this is not a full custom service. However, it may be worth speaking to them regarding adjustments to calf and ankle widths as there are options to change shaft length on knee boots. In fact for the zip up thigh boots even on the website it  states in addition to length the calf and thigh widths may be adjusted.

Just to give an idea of fit, I have skinny 8.5" ankles and these boots in UK8.5 have a 14.5" calf and 9" ankle as a standard order.

26 minutes ago, CAT said:

Very very jealous!  Wish I could change professions so I could wear heels to work. 

Hey CAT, you more than make up for it 'out of office hours'

17 minutes ago, MackyHeels said:

Perfect exactly what i'm looking in black of coarse. Very comfortable? 

Macky,

Fit well and as comfortable as a 5.5 inch heel will ever be. Also have a pair in black and brown and, wait for this....purple! 

On 24/01/2017 at 7:59 PM, tomham said:

Two beautiful pairs! I´m sure the grey ones will be perfect for the office....

Thank you tomham. 

Gave the grey oxies a test run at work today. 

2 hours ago, hh4evr1 said:

Both pairs are nice. Do they fit well?  And How is the quality?

Thank you, they both fit well. Fairly true to size, although perhaps a slightly narrow fit as are made to a ladies last. I prefer pumps to be a snug fit and are UK8, while the oxfords are a UK9..... room to wear with socks and that little extra bit of width is great for comfort.

I would say quality is good and are well made. Strong and rigid shank with little to no heel flex, these shoes are made for all day wear if you and your ankles are up for it. 

On 21/01/2017 at 2:07 PM, fiddler1307 said:

I have to be honest, shoes with high heels have always been my faves. Italian Heels have some real beauties, and currently have loads that I would love to own.

 

 

Awesome looking oxfords.....would love to be laced into those. 

Pre-Christmas Skyscraper order of oxies and pumps arrived today. 

Really pleased with these grey oxfords. Great for the office teamed with long boot cut / kick flare pants. 

Equally pleased with my new red patent pumps to replace a pair which are past their best. 

Hey Macky, you do seem to suffer a lot of negative reactions from the ladies. Sorry to hear that.

It's not all bad out there though. Can't say I've noticed many bad reactions from the ladies while out and about in my small provincial city here in the UK.

Just this lunchtime, while at my local Machine Mart outlet (big boys tool shop) one of the shop assistants' came over and commented she liked my shoes. We chatted for quite a few minutes. Her interest seemed quite genuine, not gender specific, just two people with a common interest in heels.