jeremy1986

On 6/22/2019 at 12:37 AM, maninboots said:

Lovely boots there mate, are they back zips, they will certainly give your legs a good shape 

Totally agreed, @Rockpup

Wow. Stunning new heels @bailey

On 6/19/2019 at 7:36 PM, AlexC94 said:

Got them today. They're made of rubber and they're from Faith. Super cosy.

On 6/18/2019 at 11:04 AM, Rowland said:

I took delivery of these yesterday from Amazon. 5" heel and 1" platform. Super comfy!

Both your boots look amazing, guys - Enjoy! 

Those looks very unique, @mlroseplant. I like the tan color and the buckles & straps. And even though not exactly "cheap" - what a win price-wise too. 

happy heeling! 

Thought I would paste my recent post here about wedges … 

also, more on wedges. Our very own Duchess!!

Sounds like it was a fun activity @Mr. X! 

2 minutes ago, Arctic said:

Oh thank you, here is a larger version of that picture

 

Edit, quality does not turn out to be that much better. Sorry 

Thanks anyway - still like them! 

Well done @pebblesf!

This thread has been a little quiet... thought I would paste my recent post here about wedges … 

Watched "Murder Mystery" with the wife last night on Netflix. A cute and funny flick - certainly recommended for a light hearted funny movie.

The additional element that was interesting in it, was the pair of wedges that Aniston wore pretty much through out the movie. A classic looking wedge (maybe 4") with a small platform, and an ankle tie strap. They looked really nice, and she (or her double...) seemed able to run in them etc. You can see them a few times in the trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YEVQDr2f3Q - the trailer also shows a black pair, but I didn't see them in the movie) and there are a number of articles I just found discussing the "discount" wedge look, based on the movie. Just not sure why they are referring to the wedge trend as "controversial"??? There is  a part in the movie where they are walking on the ledge of a building and there is a great view of the heels for a couple of seconds. Recommended viewing for all wedge lovers out there

Some great looking boots. Love the last picture

Last one is good enough to see

They look great! 

13 hours ago, pebblesf said:

Had a nice encounter in Houston the other day at the SLS hotel.  The desk clerk and I were enjoying some friendly banter during check in, we were zinging each other about our professions.  I came back down from my room a little later in my boots and was enjoying a smoke outside by the valet desk, where smoking is permitted.  Suddenly, I was surprised by a fairly loud cry out saying "what are you wearing??".   The desk clerk from earlier must have been ending her shift, she obviously noticed my boots as she was leaving the hotel.  She said "let me see those boots, and asked that I pull my jeans up a bit".   "Damn" she said,  "you look great and can really rock those heels".   I thanked her and smiled, then we both laughed some more.  I could tell the valet boys were trying to sneak a peek also, but didn't want me to notice....

Well done

So which boots were you wearing?

31 minutes ago, flavio said:

My favourite bootmaker Fernando Berlin is advertising more and more for men this year.

Picture on home/landing page (maybe you'll have to wait a bit to appear):
https://www.fernandoberlinboots.com/

Photoshoot of his current collection (several styles, watch the whole video):

 

Some nice styles, for men. I wonder if they are any different to the woman's versions, or rather exactly the same? 

2 hours ago, maninboots said:

Nice shoes to be fair mate, i tried some similar in schuh a while back, i was only wearing trainers when i went in so i think i took the young female assistant a bit by surprise when i asked for my size and to try them on, she soon knew it wasn’t a wind up when she saw me walking in them, she said i can definitely see you’ve worn heels before, we then engaged in quite a lengthy conversation while i tried a few more pairs on, i do love shop visits like that 

Thanks! Never thought I would like that style... but here we are! 
And well done on that encounter.

6 hours ago, at9 said:

Looking good.

There's been a recent thread about image file sizes so I thought I'd take a look at @jeremy1986 's image properties. Choosing one at random it was 1000x750 pixels and 64kB. Yes, just 64 kilobytes for a good looking image. Might be worth posting in that thread about what you did to the original picture to get a small file with good quality.

Thanks. I deal with graphics a little professionally, so know my way around this. You are right - they were taken on my phone and were somewhere in the area of 3000 X 4000 pixels, at about 60% jpeg quality (which drastically brings down the weight). I then optimized each image to about 1000 pixels wide and upped the quality to about 70%, which still enabled a really slim file weight but a decent viewing size. I used my old copy of Adobe Fireworks, but there are many apps out there that can do this. In fact, even emailing yourself the images (if you use Outlook) can sometimes do the trick. I take pride in my images almost as much as in my heels ;-)  

10 hours ago, JeffB said:

Interesting shoes there, but six inches is way too high for me. I’d come down with vertigo if I wore heels THAT high!  

Hehe... ;-)   a little high for me too, but again, It should be ok because of the platform. I think I am just out of practice!  

1 minute ago, bailey said:

Yep....that or a pr. of bell bottoms and a denim jacket too.

Now you got me thinking … hmm...

3 minutes ago, bailey said:

They would look great with a pr. of denim skinny jeans. You should try some, I am sure they would look and feel awesome with these sexy platforms.

Thanks. I think you are right. That, or a curvy boot cut pair... you know, 70's style!

2 minutes ago, Cali said:

I have several pairs of heel that have this profile, 6+ inch heel, 2 inch platform. Love them all and wear them all the time in the summer. Easy to walk in.

You were one of the fine folks I knew would appreciate this pair  

Been quite a while since I posted my own content here. Thankfully, things have calmed down nicely on my home front, still not out of the woods, as they say... but we're doing much better, thanks to a bunch of professionals helping us along. wow - was that cryptic enough  

Tonight my wife went to bed early and the kids are all down, so I decided I would pick out some heels to wear while I catch up on some work. I was searching for some wedges I liked, but landed up being too noisy for my wife (shoes are all stored under my bed), so I just opted for a pair of block heel platform sandals that were within reach. I have only worn them a couple of times, and despite not always having liked the block heel/platform look, these did have a certain appeal to them. That, and the sale they were on  

They have a 6" heel and a 2" platform. Makes for a good stable walk, though I must say, I think I am out of practice (it has been a long times since I have heeled properly!). Bought from New Look: http://www.newlook.com/shop/shoe-gallery/view-all-shoes/navy-denim-knotted-platform-heels-_366158541?isRecent=true

I know there are some friends here who will love them, and others who will scowl  

Herewith, some appropriately sized images for your viewing pleasure. 

Well done @Cali. Looking great in Costa in those booties!

29 minutes ago, maninboots said:

Yeah i know, been quite busy at work and suffering with high blood pressure at the moment so not been on many Costa trips recently, should be rectifying this soon though so hopefully normal service will be resumed in the near future, thanks for asking though, appreciate your concerns 

Sorry to hear! Hope all gets sorted soon!

40 minutes ago, p1ng74 said:

@mlroseplant the first thing I thought of your Jimmy Choo platforms is how enormous they make your feet look, especially compared to the slim strappy styles you usually show us.  It initially captivated me in sort of a Stefani Germanotta armadillo shoe way.  I usually find that heels make feet look smaller, and it’s interesting to see pumps having the opposite effect here.  

Maybe it's a combination of the chunky heel along with the wide pants?

Hey @maninboots - whats news? Haven't heard about your own excursions for a while!

@mlroseplant well done on your image resizing work

Thanks for taking the time to show us... I, as probably most others, really enjoy seeing the sights along with reading the words. 

Those first pumps you pictured really look great. Quite formal and really church worthy too :-)  Are you wearing them with hose? 

and those wedges at the end look really nice too, very summery indeed. 

2 minutes ago, Cali said:

Went in for my mani. My tech is going on vacation so she moved all her clients to two days this week. I took a call so I went outside. When I returned the woman waiting for her daughter to get finish asked me if my wedges were comfortable. They had each gotten two wedges that day for a vacation they where leaving on tomorrow.  

I'm sure yours were higher