TKHeels

41 minutes ago, p1ng74 said:

@TKHeels I personally like cleaner lines where the boot meets the pants, so in this case I prefer the bottom picture with the jeans over the boots.  Those boot shafts are loose and don’t follow the shape of your calves, whereas the skinny jeans are the opposite and hug them tightly.  I think the combination makes it look like your legs are too skinny for the boot, despite having a prominently displayed zipper.  

That’s what I thought. Agreed

Just got these in.  Not sure if I like the look with women’s skinny jeans or men’s better.  What do you think?

2 hours ago, Peter1 said:

Wow, very cool look, do you venture out in that great outfit ?

Just doing mundane stuff usually, driving, checking the PO Box in off peak hours, walking around outside when I’m reasonably certain my chances of human contact are 10% or less, etc.  I do wear my women’s skinny jeans to grocery store and things like that though, with sneakers.  I’m in military still so I’m not quite as adventurous as I would be, say, in 2 1/2 years or so when I retire, oh and I’ll wear my women’s leggings/tights to go running in the morning without the obligatory shorts-cover that most men feel they have to do when wearing running tights

Just now, jeremy1986 said:

That's a GREAT look, stiletto boots, tights and all

Thanks!

my go-to this morning . . .

Totally my style!

Happy Holidays! 

from my closet to yours . . .

Hi chaosheels,

Hopefully, after all this good advice, you are a little less chaotic-feeling.  Kudos for being open and honest from the start.  Back when I was a young newlywed, I was rather pushy at getting my wife to accept me wearing heels, etc.  I even did the occasional cross-dress in going out.  She helped me pick dresses and accesories.  I picked my own shoes.  Only had a couple pairs back then (black stiletto with silver studs, and typical clear lucite stripper heels).  I thought she was cool with it but turns out, after the fact, no, she didn't like it.  She just tolerated it because she loves me.  Things almost ended for us right there, but we stuck through everything, gave all that stuff a rest for a few years. 

Fast forward to early last year, I "discovered" that I still have the desire to express myself occasionally with women's footwear, and have since collected a few pairs (25 or so, presently, after having gotten mad and purging another 20 pairs or so about 9 months ago...also, don't purge your shoes.  You'll regret it and then just have to spend more money to catch up again).  She is still not that keen on me wearing them, but accepts the fact that I have some.  I don't wear them around her, as to keep her peace of mind, but as soon as she goes to bed, the heels come on, or if I'm out and about without her.  One of the key reasons she's not totally comfortable with me wearing heels is due to the fact that she can't wear heels right now, due to an ankle surgery that was botched a couple years ago and needs to be fixed, so she's envious, jealous, and sometimes just plain hurt that the doctor screwed things up for her for now.  That being said, we love each other, we tolerate some of each other's "quirks" and work through issues the best we can.  I'm just thrilled she hasn't made me get rid of all my shoes.  Sometimes, that's the smallest "win" you can have.  We also have a 16 year old son who also knows I have heels, but I don't advertise to him and don't wear them around him.  Fortunately for me, he's a generation-whatever person, where, if something makes you happy, whatever . . .

I wish you the best in your heeling adventures.

7 hours ago, Pumped said:

Brand and style??

Brand on the quilted-look boots says Sophia & Lee.  Bought them on eBay new for about $10/pair, plus shipping.  I think the listing said something about being through ShoeDazzle.  And ShoeDazzle is also where I ordered those other two pairs, the black and bordeaux colored taller boots.  Should be here in about a week.

Bought these recently.  And the two pairs on the bottom I just bought tonight for a total of $30

My wife is aware of the site, and that I've post/have posted pictures to it, but does not like it at all.  Whenever the issue comes up, she calls it a fetish site, which I tell her it is decidedly not, that there are rules against that sort of thing, but again, she doesn't listen to/believe me.

That being said, I still post to the site but don't tell her I do it, although she assumes that I do.  It's an argument that just doesn't need to happen on top of everything else.

She does know about my heels, but doesn't care to ever see them on me, or what the ones I have even look like.  The are usually relegated to being in a box in our spare bedroom at the moment.  Part of her dislike is most likely the fact that she had botched ankle surgery a couple years ago so she gets extremely jealous if I have heels and she doesn't, and tells me all the time there's "only one woman in this relationship" or something similar.  She also knows I have a few nail polish bottles, but again, doesn't care to see my toes painted.  I do a lot of shopping for heels at thrift stores and would say, half of my current 16 pr collection, come from thrift stores for $5-$10 ea.  The rest are bought online from $25-55.  I haven't spent more than that on shoes . . . yet.  She's convinced I have a collection that cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars and that I spend every waking moment and dollar on heels.

I wish she was more open, and maybe, at some point in the future, she might be more open/accepting of it, but for now, I am just extremely grateful there is a site (this one) with people of similar interests to my own in heel wearing, as a sort of support group for those of us who the bulk of society view as "different" due to our footwear choice, but then again, I could give a s*&% what society thinks.  I'm old enough to not care as much anymore.

Just got these new spiked leopard Bettie Page BP-588 Belladona boots a few days ago . . . the only pair of wedges I have at the moment.

19 hours ago, mickeyunc said:

 

bought them on Amazon.  About $28, I think

New Bettie Page BP-658 Tamara heels.  7 1/2" heel, 2 3/4" hidden platform.

Sometimes I just set my phone with a 10 second self timer, and prop it up against somewhere to take them, but it's not great quality, so then I use a tripod and my wife's Sony Cybershot camera 12.5mp with a 10 second self timer, and I'm usually good to go.

On 6/6/2018 at 3:51 AM, nzfreestyler said:

I think I'm kind of similar.

I'd have 5 to  power of 4 pairs of heels..... does that make it ok too?

 

ha! talking nonsense again! Worst thing is there's some truth to my nonsense!

That would mean 625 pairs of heels, wouldn't it?  More power to ya!  Me . . . I presently have 11 pairs, one of which I'm about to sell because they don't fit quite right.  

As far as being addicted or not . . . I would say I have a proclivity toward wearing heels, and/or liking the way they look on me, that I've only really discovered in the last year or so.  And my whole current collection only ran me about $225 total (I purged 10-15 pairs previously when I thought I had to be status quo and do "what's expected" . . . FYI, if you ever feel the need to purge some, sell them, don't just throw them away.  You'll most likely feel pretty bad about wasting the money later when you come to your senses.)

I wouldn't see myself as being addicted at this point, but even if I was, so what?  It contributes to making me happy and to being comfortable with myself and it hurts noone.   I do a lot of online/thrift store shopping where I don't buy anything, and when I do most are very reasonably priced . . . most expensive ones I have cost me $50. I have plenty of time spent while not in heels as well so I don't feel the need to do it all the time, but whenever I feel like it, it's nice to know they are there. 

All of this being said, given unlimited resources and sufficient space, would my closet end up looking more like this?I

Absolutely!

Name: Tim

Age: 40+

Gender: male

Location:  USA

Occupation: military

Height: 6'/ 183cm

Weight: 180/82kg

Shoe size: women's 9  (open-toe)/10 (closed-toe)

What's your favourite heel style:  stiletto

What's your favourite shoe style:  platform sandals/pumps/boots

Do you wear your heels outside:  sometimes

What is:

(a) Your favourite heel height: difference between platform/sole and heel of 4.5"/11.5cm or higher

How often do you wear: as often  as I can, mostly around the house or while driving

(b) Your highest heel:  for the moment, 7" /18 cm heel, 1 .75"/4.5cm platform.  Hoping to get some heels with a difference of 5 .5"/14cm or 6"/15cm at some point in the future

Yes, mine is definitely me.  I chose this pic because it really shows well with the contrasting colors.  And I LOVE stilettos and platform stilettos, the steeper the better.  These ones are about 5" between heel and platform.  On a side note, I really wish we could use higher resolution/larger photos for our avatars.

12 hours ago, Huhwhat said:

What is the maker?  I'd like to see if I can't track down a pair...   If not, at least I will know of a (maybe) new brand to look for.

Anne Michelle is the maker

purchased through a seller on eBay. New w/o box, so he shipped them poorly in an envelope mailer where they were starting to burst out of the bag. Some slight damage to the pattern on the platform on one side, buy you can't really see it so they're still cool for me.

Do these count as girly too? Or just a little flashy?

@heelguypa Brand is Raquel.  Purchased on Ebay, from seller named fashion-trendz-1001, new with box.  Listed like this:

New strappy open toe stilettos stripper shoes high heels platform pumps

Just purchased these.  Will be here Friday, so I guess these would be the girliest ones I own!

Just changed out the picture to one of myself wearing them instead of using a stock photo.

A couple more of my fav heels and leggings