Jura

On 4/25/2021 at 4:50 PM, KneeBooted said:

I’ll chime in here since no one has said they’d prefer a pair of boots yet.

Growing up, the iconic style I remember was that of a black leather knee high boot with a chunky heel, rounded toe, and no platform.

For some reason, that always stuck in my head as the must-have style. I don’t know that I saw them everywhere, but a handful of people I can recall had them, including my mom.

That being said, if I had to pick one pair and one pair only, I’d probably continue that idea with a black leather knee high boot. And since it’s our fantasy, I’d love to have feet that fit into Christian Louboutin boots for that matter! 

However, I don’t know that I’d keep the round toe and chunky heel. While that does make it easier to walk in and more comfy on my feet, I’d probably want to succeed in wearing pointy toe stiletto. Something like the Eloise boot they have now, which is a textured black leather and looks amazing.

 

I once made a (semi) serious enquiry with  Louboutin about why they didn’t make their shoes in larger sizes. I got a lovely, if slightly snooty, reply from them that they’d be happy to make me a one-off pair sized exactly to my feet. All I needed to do was attend a measuring session in Paris, then again for a fitting session, then again to collect my finished shoes.

Price for a pair of simple pumps was $3000 Euro. 

Gulp…

Which Costa do you visit maninboots? I'm in town on Saturday, might pop down myself...

On 7/8/2019 at 5:44 AM, Cali said:

I prefer to use the word Blessed. 

US size 10 - UK size 8

I had no real plans. Thought about Paris but with the D-day, Women's World Cup and the French Open I decided Paris was too busy. I only decided on Thursday night to go to Edinburgh. Went into London on Friday, and flew up from Gatwick on Saturday. Stayed at the Grosvenor but ate diner at the surrounding pubs and I wore heels to diner!  Did a lot of the tourist things and the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus. Flew back to Gatwick that Tuesday. 

Next time I travel to Edinburgh I'll take you up on your offer Jura.

Lol, blessed it is then! 

Im not Edinburgh based btw, I get around most of the UK and Europe on a fairly regular basis though...

Thanks guys, some good pointers there 

Hi guys, I'm after buying some shoe stretchers and would like some help. 

Like many of you I'm sure, I've bought a few pairs of heels over the years that, with hindsight, were just a bit too small to wear comfortably. You know how it is, you fall in love with the style and convince yourself that even though they're only available in a size smaller than you usually take they'll 'bed in', and then they just don't and you hate yourself for spending the money? We've all been there. 

So ive been looking into getting a decent set of stretchers to help bail me out of my sometimes impulsive shopping, and here's where I hit a problem. Obviously I need stretchers that are suitable for high heeled shoes and boots, but all the ones I've seen only cater for a shoe size up to about 42EU, and I take a 45. There are stretchers for flat (men's)  shoes in that size, but nothing aimed at larger heels that I can find. 

Does anyone have any pointers on this? Amazon or eBay are my usual go-to's, but I'm coming up dry... 

If you're lucky enough to fit an 8/9 UK ladies size then you can shop pretty much anywhere for heels over here (you jammy bugger!). If price is important then try Primark, New Look, or TK Max. Higher end in Edinburgh then Long Tall Sally are worth a look, though their heels don't go that high. 

As Cat said (and why didn't you say you were coming over Cat, could've shown you the sights!) Edinburgh is not very heel friendly, lots of cobbles and uneven pavements, and a even more hills, but take your time, maybe avoid stilettos and wear blocks, and you'll be fine. Edinburgh is a fairly liberal city, you'll get the occasional funny look, but no hostility unless you head for the drinking clubs. Hope you enjoy your visit  

Thanks guys, I was rather pleased with it too. Up top I just had a plain black t-shirt with an unbuttoned burgundy long sleeved shirt over that. Still fighting to loose the belly so I can show a trim waistline, but I'm getting there slowly...

I always fare well with shoes from Yours myself, I take a size 11 men's size, but their 10EEE fitting works for me, and they do wide fittings in smaller sizes too. Their range of styles is a bit limited, but for cheap shoes they're pretty well made and seem to put up with day to day use.

Like many others here I don't work in an office environment, and though I wear heels at work as much as I can, it isn't always possible. I drive rock bands on tour all over Europe in a sleeper bus and, much as you'd think that lifestyle would lead to a fairly open minded crowd where it comes to fashion choices, that sadly isn't the case most of the time. So my high heeling at work is limited to either when I have an empty bus, in which case I'm often in a skirt and heels, or when everyone has gone to bed (we travel overnight between shows mostly), in which case I'm limited to just shoes that I can change quickly if needs be. Wish that wasn't the case, but it's a small industry, and drivers who are known to be a bit 'odd' don't tend to get much work. 

Now I can and have driven my bus in some fairly extreme heels, 6" flat sole stilettos and higher with platforms, and it's perfectly safe and comfortable to do it due to the driving position on a bus, which sees you pushing down from above on the pedals, rather than down and along as you do in a car. But the discomfort comes not from the feet but from your backside, as your feet are sitting higher off the floor all of your body weight is taken by your arse, which on a long journey becomes pretty numb. So most of the time I stick to a 4" heel maximum, which makes me and my arse happy. 

Heres a pic of my 'go too' heels, I find myself wearing these a lot as theyre so comfortable and practice, plus they go with jeans or a skirt. They're from Yours in the UK, think they cost about £35.00, and I highly recommend them. I took the pic on the way to Amsterdam on the train today to visit one of my favourite shoe shops (Big Shoe) which was sadly closed. So I consoled myself with a good walk around seeing the sights in the sunshine and a decent lunch instead...

2 hours ago, Pierre1961 said:

Hello @Jura! 

Its a special order I did to Extreme high heels in Spain. 

Thanks Pierre, I'll give them a look  

17 hours ago, Heelster said:

Don't know if your aware of this, but Tech started a different website just for some of us that do get into legware - - 

https://legwearplace.org/

Same format etc, and it could use a wee bit more traffic.

Join some of us over there, and maybe we can help address the post !!!

 

Cheers, I'll do that when I get 5 minS  

Keep at it Krystof, onwards and upwards, literally 

So, I know I don't post here much, but I guess a few of you know that I like to wear skirts/shorts and heels a fair amount, which means I also wear hose/tights to go with them. For various reasons I can't really get away with shaving my legs very often and, much as I still love them, I also have a good amount of ink in my left leg, which doesn't work so well with sheer hose. 

I've found a couple of 'solutions' to this. One is to just wear opaque tights, usually black (is it just me or do brighter colours only work on a skinnier leg? I tried some yellow ones once and looked like Foghorn Leghorn!), and I find 80 denier upwards gives enough coverage to hid things from others, even though I can see the odd hair and all of the artwork myself. I do however, at least from my angle looking down, find that there's a bit of a 'shine' to them, whereas other people I see wearing similar look completely matte. 

The other thing that seems to work is to wear some 120 + denier nude hose, and then wear whatever colour hose over the top of those to give the shade I want. This works a treat, the thicker nude hose hiding the hairs and ink, and the top pair providing the shade. However these are even more shiny and, as you may have guessed by now, I'd rather have a matte look. 

So what to do? 

I'm thinking that option two is going to shine whatever I do, I guess that the combination of fibres just makes it like that. But why am I getting a shine with straight black opaques too? I notice a lot of pictures you see online of cross dressers (which I don't class myself as btw) seem to show a shiny rather than matte leg. Is this just down to photographic conditions, or is it how they really look? I'm happy to spend good money on good hosiery if that's what it takes, but I'm struggling to see how a £40 pair of Wolfords can be that much better than a £15 pair of Pretty Pollys? 

As always, any advice and comments gratefully received 

On 2/22/2019 at 1:06 PM, Pierre1961 said:

What do you think about mixing sporty outfits and heels? 

Personnelly a mixed feeling 

Pierre

Pleeeeeease tell me where you got those awesome Oxfords, and I hope they're available in a 45! 

Unfortunately it looks like my work schedule and the weather are conspiring against me this weekend, don't fancy ruining my suede otks in the slush and muck of city streets! Hopefully get another chance soon though, she keep you all posted...

So hey, I have a free weekend in London coming up. I'll be out and about around the shops, maybe stopping for a coffee, maybe taking in a museum, that kinda thing. So does anyone fancy joining me? If you're new to all this then tag along, I'll be in a dress, hose, and heels, so I guarantee I'll drag more attention than you do. It might be fun? 

I realise that a good portion of this forum are based in the US, but can I just say how unexcited, unimpressed, and, honestly, how farcical, those of us from more civilised nations find your obsession with guns? Wear what you like, fashion never hurt anything more than feelings

I've got several pairs of shoes and boots from Yours, love shopping there. Most branches I've visited have really friendly staff who make you feel right at home, which is as it should be. I take a UK size 11 in men's shoes, but find most of their 10ee range fit me great. They have a great range of calf, knee, and otk boots too, though sadly (if obviously) they seem aimed squarely at plus-size ladies, so they fit too loosely on a more slender leg. Can't recommend them enough otherwise though. 

But mate, do some housekeeping and clean yours up eh? 

On 11/15/2018 at 1:53 AM, blueparrot said:

I wear 10 to 11 so can't say for certain.  Check Dillards.com and see if they carry anything like that.  The clearance centers get what's left after the sales at their stores so not so many larger sizes.  They seem to have a lot of 10's and some 11's.  Lucky for me I bought shoe stretchers so can buy more 10's now and stretch them to fit.  I don't recall seeing 12's there.  Nordstrom Rack seems to have a lot of 12's. 

Thanks, I'll give them a look 

On 11/5/2018 at 11:49 PM, blueparrot said:

I lived in Scottsdale for three years.  Here's the places I bought my footwear: 

Nordstrom Rack on Camelback  in Phoenix

Nordstrom Rack on Scottsdale Rd. near Loop 101 North part of Scottsdale

Nordstrom Rack at Tempe Marketplace

Nordstrom Rack on Chandler Blvd. (east of Loop 101 and near Chandler mall)

Check the stores in Scottsdale Fashion Square for sales, it's BIG so expect to spend some time there!  Dillards there has huge shoe dept.

Chandler mall is a large mall with many decent stores.  DSW store just south of the mall.

Arizona Mills outlet mall in Tempe (Saks off 5th moved out of there to the outlet center a few miles south on the reservation)

Dillards Clearance Center in Mesa (off US 60 freeway)

I accumulated so many pairs while living there it was a major effort to move them to Texas!

 

Do Dillard's do up to a size 12 in decent styles? 

15 minutes ago, CAT said:

That’s an awesome outfit.   Glad you were out shopping in heels. I do it all the time!

Thanks Cat, your outings are a major inspiration to me, so your comment means a lot

Had a pleasant morning out around the Westfield Mall in London the other day, just browsing the shops and stopped for a coffee. Got a couple of funny looks, but several compliments, including from a female police officer which was nice! 

Still trying to shed the pounds, but pretty happy with my outfit as a whole. I was wearing a black roll neck sweater, denim pinafore dress (both from Primark), 80 denier black opaque tights, and my gorgeous otk black suede boots that I found on ebay. They have about a 4" heel and they're super comfy, and a bargain at £40. I also had on a black winter coat (not pictured) which comes down to a couple of inches above the hem of the skirt. 

If I did it again I think I'd go for lighter coloured tights, just to give more of a contrast with the boots. But yeah, pretty happy myself, and thoroughly enjoyed my morning out. Looking forward to another day out in Amsterdam in a couple of weeks, but I have another outfit in mind for that...

16 hours ago, SF said:

Hope you enjoy your visit.  Phoenix in December can be quite pleasant - except the days are short...  As for shoes, Payless generally carries gals sizes up to 12.   If you can not find a particular style at the store, it can be ordered and shipped to the store of your choice in a few days for free.  Nordstrom Rack stores seem to vary by location as to the stock and sizes.  I have found that in my area (California) the larger sizes are quite limited.  Sadly, it did not used to be that way.  

In Scottsdale (a suburb of PHX) there is a shoe store called Marmi - one of my favorites.  They carry gals shoes up to size 13 in most styles.  They are a bit pricey but I have gotten three pairs of sandals from Marmi in the past and all are made quite well, comfy and durable.  

Have fun "out west."    sf

That's why I'm after some local knowledge, especially about Nordstrom stores, but thanks for the tips on Marmii...

I've got a pair of those, very comfortable to wear. Have fun! 

Hi all, long time no post! 

Anyone have any hot tips for shoe shopping in Phoenix AZ? I'm coming to the US for a holiday at Christmas, and hope to have a little time to shop for shoes, wife permitting. Had a quick Google and I see there's a few Payless stores, and a few Nordstrom Racks too, but which ones to hit? I take a size 12 US, so any pointers from those with local knowledge much appreciated ...