thatotherguy

Just bought a very classic pair of 4" black pumps today when I strolled around my local wal-mart today with my girlfriend. She even let me wear them home (in the car), so I could "break-into" them.

THey look exactly the same as the Hazel pumps from Payless http://www.payless.com/Catalog/EnlargedProdView.aspx?ImagePath=060398_1_600x600.jpg&ProdName=Hazel%20Pump

except mine has a slightly thinner heel!

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quite interesting find!

http://jezebel.com/5030602/we-challenge-a-man-to-walk-a-mile-in-our-heels?autoplay=true

first time was 18, when my girlfriend bought me a pair to try out... I will never forget that day. I thoght to myself, I have finally found some shoes that fit without any expensive insoles...

I always sit with my heels off the ground, even before I started wearing heels. I just find it a lot more comfortable than putting the entire foot on the ground

Radiodave I love those shoes, especially the 1st and last ones!

my girlfriend mostly thinks that its ok, as long as nobody else knows about it and I stay in the house with them. She just becomes annoyed when I talk about them too much, but otherwise I wear them when shes at my house all the time!

yup, and quite easily as well (I have a natural ability to walk in heels). Although I must admit these shoes don't fit me so well (well, with some stretching at the sides it would be slightly better. BUT I LOVE THE STYLE)

Look what came in the mail yesterday morning! As some of you may know I am a HUGE fan of pointed pumps, and these are just awesome. However, I would like to ask some of the more experienced heel wearers out there... that is, is it normal for the toe area (the pointed part where your toes don't reach) to crease due to walking?

my girlfriend bought me my first pair , i don't think i am ready to go out to shop yet...

Which "him"??

The person on the flickr page which donnawonna posted. As for why I want to cut down on the heel height, I personally just have a preference for nothing over 4 inches, and the pair he is wearing seems to be a bit too much for me

i like his style, but if i was him i would cut down on the heel height just a bit

If i was wearing street clothes i will open the door with my heels on, but if i were in my pjs i would take the heels off

I figure that a chunky low heel with no skin show (boots maybe?) would work very well, since many guy dress shoes these days comes with a heel at the back. or just go for cowboy boots, they got some heel but are made for men

my next purchase:

I will SO show them off once I get them (i dont know if they will fit though, i just like the styling so I am getting a size 9, but i'm 9.5 in my other pumps)

http://i3.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/05/e9/75b6_1.JPG

in Vancouver we have only one auto insurance company --> ICBC. the reasoning behind that is because there was this somewhat large scale accident some years back (before 2000 I think), involving a lady getting the heel interfering with the depth of the brake pedal, causing the car to apply too little pressure and rear-ending the cars in front, and causing cars in the back to slam into her. I am sure its not the only incident where it was blamed on the usage of high heels, but I'll do some research, maybe I can dig that article up again.

I will probably get them for myself as a little present for Christmas! Even though it dosent fit me it will be even nice to just look at! I love that shade of blue!

What if your wearing your heels when you die?

I don't know about other places, but my vehicle insurance broker clearly told me that if I was preoccupied with something such as talking on my mobile, or if I was driving with high heels (it's dangerous she claims, but I plan on trying it soon), in the event of a crash my insurance policy would get screwed over and I would get shafted... I dont know what will happen if I die though...

I never found walking in heels challenging, it was actually much like second nature to me. (My girlfriend's jaws dropped and started questioning me when she first saw me walk in them - she bought my first heels for me) But here is one thing to keep in mind, apparently my walk was always very feminine ever since I started walking:silly:; I tend to sway my hips quite a bit and keep my feet right in front of each other

All of us here in the forum owns at least a pair of high heels, or enjoys wearing them. But what about other shoes? Do you own any shoes which are not found in the "women's" section? Post them here with pics if possible! **I will post mine once i get some pictures

Maybe some of those guys are part of our forum, Iloveboots for example. I've heard in the past that Vancouver is one of the more progressive cities, kind of like San Francisco and Seattle. I'd love to hear about someones' heeling experiences in that city.

I like your avatar by the way, who makes those shoes?

Vancouver (Greater/Metro Vancouver) in my eyes, and in the eyes of many, is a fairly large city which operates much like a small town. I would say that wearing heels out would generate mixed reactions depending on which part of the metro area you are in. In the downtown core, I doubt you will generate nothing more than a feel stares when you walk but other than that nobody could care less because they are occupied with more important things - typing on their "blue"berries (i refuse to call them black because they are actually blue now). However, if you move just right past downtown and into the English Bay area, you would probably get some compliments (due to the abundance of the rich in that area). BUT, if you were to do some heeling out in say, Richmond, you would probably attact a large deal of attraction - and I mean HUGE - due to the primary population of asian immigrants and their more traditional views. (FYI, Richmond is where Caucasians are minority by a whole kilometer). As well, Richmond on the weekends is mostly flooded by teenagers due to the sheer energy the small island city has, therefore you might get some name calling (within say, a group of friends), and A LOT of stares. Now, I am just basing this information off my many years of living in the Metro Vancouver area, so I am not actually sure how accurate this is.

My shoes are Enzo Angiolini's, apparently hes some ex-designer for Nine West who went rogue. Thanks though! I love those heels because they are both my first and because it was a "gift" from my girlfriend!

How do you find the heeling experience in Vancouver? Lot's of attention?

Oh no, you are mistaken, I personally have not tried heeling out at all, although I have seen SOME people heel out in Vancouver (over the past several years)

As much as we all enjoy our heels, most were manufactured with a more feminie style, which makes anyone who wears a "girly" shoe a cross-dresser of some description (bear with me, I know some would disagree). My point is simply that most young men in high school are too threatened by guys who would push their love for heels so far as to wear them to school. On the other hand, you can still buy genuine 1970's shoes, or buy the newer retro styles of shoes (I like them, though some find them too block-ish for their tatstes). Retro is cool; it's fun. Most importantly, it's not as threatening to other teens. Grab up some disco and have fun with it.

I agree with you, but I believe there is more than just being "threatened". It is more like being rejected by the group which the person feels associated with. It is because of this, that the heel lover feels that he should not escape the "norms" (a set of predefined behaviour) which society, and most importantly, the group of teenage males have set out. All the guys in this school may feel that he has an urge to wear high heels, however, once again it is the fear of escaping this norm and hence being rejected by the group which suppresses them wearing heels, or expressing their want to wear them.

Being a University Student, I can tell you that if you were to wear heels at my campus (UBC Vancouver), fingers will not be pointing at you, and nothing would happen. This is primarily due to the sheer level of expression that people bring to their campus lifestyles. Ive seen plenty of guys wearing skirts, makeup, and even ladies hosiery without any apparent reason other than to express their opinions on clothing differences between the two genders. However I have not seen anyone wear heels yet (its rare even with women!), because to be honest, UBC Vancouver is quite a big campus and classes are spread out over huge distances (one would need to run to make the 10 minute intervals between classes) and hence it would be impractical to wear them. But if I were you, I would definately give it a try! maybe just spend a day or two on campus, not wandering around but maybe giving the bookstore a visit, or the library a visit!

or the Richmond in Ontario. too many richmonds