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Because of the boards I am on, I have seen at least 10 women in 3-4 inch heels in the last week. Boots, stilettos, block heels, etc.

57 minutes ago, Gige said:

In order to make this a truly superfluous exercise, allow me to ask the question of what if the shoe/boot has a platform? So, if a 4"/7.5cm shoe/boot, for example, has a 1.5"/3cm platform, does that make it a "mid heel?" What if the heel height and platform are equal, making essentially a "flat?" I really do not think it matters much as at the end of the day, each person wears what is comfortable. 

That's why several of us talk about rise (heel - platform) instead of just heel hieght.  My sweet spot is 3.75 in to 4.5 in rise, but it has become increasing hard to find heels in this range. So I now have some 3.5 inch heels.

For me it was about 5 year old Gladiator Sandals where the sides pulled out.

Its the glue used to hold the shoes together. The glue get brittle with age and turns into a powder. I have had about 6 pairs that had the same failure at about the same age of the shoe.

1 hour ago, Gige said:

There were some responses to various threads on which I wanted to comment but, admittedly, I am too lazy to go back and try and find them. Thus, I going to throw out a melange of thoughts here - think of it as High Heel goulash. 

First, someone had mentioned the idea of more men wanting to wear heels in public but for reasons unknown, do not do so. For a time, I was an assistant administrator of a group promoting men wearing high heels in public on a different social media platform. I happened to notice a few trends worthy of discussion based solely on my observations, and not on research or scientific data. It appears that the number of men who actually wear heels in public is but a very small percent of those who want to do so. It seems that fear over some sort of negative reaction, consequence, or the expectation of "men being men" was the greatest hurdle to doing so. This is completely understandably as the idea of men wearing heels or dressing "en femme" is still taboo and may always be to some. Although I could not make any sort of reasonable estimation, I would believe it is fair to say there are a fair number of men out there who will forever hold a secret desire to wear heels out in public but the fear of reaction to such prevents them from doing so.  One of the reasons I stepped away from this group was due to the fact that, although it was created with the purpose of getting society to accept men wearing high heels, very few of the contributions to it were of men wearing heels in public. I came to believe that many of the members held a deep fantasy of wanting to wear heels in public and this was as close as they could get to doing so. 

This is born out in the number of visitor HHP gets compared to the number of posting member. I can testify the fear is real. I remember back to the time when I switched to women's shoes. I was fearful. And then when I went to booties with 2 inch heels, the click-click sound scared me, making me think/fear everyone was watching. But I realized some men's shoes also clicked. Going to 4 inch heels was also fearful. But you get over it.

1 hour ago, Gige said:

Next, I seem to recall a thread somewhere about whether the excitement of wearing heels in public fades after a while. I given this a lot of thought and my answer is "Yes" and "No." My wearing heels of any height in public is now my norm, so yes, the thrill of doing so has faded to some degree. There are still times when it is exciting such as when I am wearing a new style of heels or outfit. Recently, I started wearing open-toe heels (and Espadrilles) in both public and to work, and it was exciting the first few instances of such as I believed that I would never do so. Now that we are heading into the autumn and the cooler weather, boot weather will soon be here and I am excited to finally be able to wear a skirt to the office (As previously noted, my office is so over air conditioned, heavy clothes are required in the summer to remain warm and thus, my summer skirts are "too thin" to be worn there). So, I suppose it is fair to say that the thrill of wearing heels in public does diminish when it becomes the "norm" or is, in fact, expected. For me, however, the thrill of wearing heels in public is still exciting because before I head out to wherever, I take a look at myself in the mirror and love what I see. Likewise, I park my car at the farthest end of my building's parking lot and at the end of my work day as I head to my vehicle, I see my reflect in the other cars I pass along en route. Simply seeing my outfit or even knowing that it is "cute" still develops a tremendous emotional charge for me. I adore the look of wide leg pants pair with a pair of kitten heels and knowing that I am wearing such is an addictive rush. Also, when I receive a compliment on either my outfit as a whole or even part of it, it makes it all worthwhile.   

I have worn 4 inch high heels in public for almost 10 years now. Certainly the first year or two was exciting/fearful times. Now, I might have a inner excitement over having a new pair of heels on or just from the total look.IT'S JUST NORMAL. I don't think about my shoes except when traversing stairs or uneven pavement. (And I park as close to where I am going. I wear heels up to 16+ hours a day.)

I love to wear my knee high boots on the outside of skinny pants, but have a few wider leg pants that I will wear now and then.  For a fun outfit try knee high boots and short shorts in the summer.

Toooo weird for my taste and I don't have £805 for garbage. But somebody must like them.

Then why stop at two layers???

I acquisitioned my first wife’s shooties (shoe-bootie) one day in the late 70’s because my dress shoes didn’t look good with the suit I had on. I was in my early 20’s. They became my dress shoes until I wore them out in the late 90’s. Great leather shoes with a 2.5 inch heel. Then in about 2008 I needed water shoes for a trip to Hawaii. They ran out of men’s in my size. So, I tried the women’s size 10 and the men’s size 10. To my surprise the women’s size ten fit better than the men’s size 10. 

In 2011, I researched shoes that fit my feet and it turned out to be women’s. Haven't bought a pair of men's shoes since then. I started with 1.5 to 2.5 inch booties. Today I only wear women’s shoes. Mostly 4 inch heels everywhere including board meetings.

Some of my relatives take a forthnight holiday on canals.

I hyper extented my Achilles tendon playing tennis in the late 80's. They put my ankle in a 'ballerina' cast for awhile. A 3 inch rubber heel. I wish I had worn high heels then because walking around with different lengh legs was not much fun AND painful.  Good luck.

9 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Yes road rash is one of the oft stated reasons for cyclists shaving their legs, but there is no medical logic behind it, just a kind of myth, believed and followed by many. 

It's only a myth until you get the road rash and your hair mats down into the blood and scratches. Been there.

I think cyclist did it for road rash reasons. If you ever lay down your bike and scrap body parts you would understand. Swimmers do it for speed (less resistance).

I often need to tape my legs and KT Tape does not work well with hair of any length. Hair does not stretch so the tape does not work as it should. As a result I get my legs waxed when they need to be. Even though I might not see any hair, I certainly feel it when I remove the tape.

Fog just lifted...should be a nice 75 F today.  Sorry. It was 95 yesterday where I work...not boot season, BUT, I have been known to wear knee highs with shorts in that weather.

Hey, I do my part with knee high boots.

I switched to women's shoes after many ankle reconstructions. I would have to wear 9.5 EEE male shoes and I then my heel would swim in the back of the shoes, 1/2 inch of extra space on each side between my heel and the shoe. While recovering from a reconstruction I started to look for a shoe that would FIT my foot. Every search can back with women's shoes. So, I bought a cheap pair of women's running shoes from DSW and they fit like no other shoe ever did. And they were a women's size 10. I have not bought a pair of "men's" shoes since and have not had ankle issues. Heel height was not an issue then as I wore 1 to 2 inch booties.

I had to raise my heel 4 inches to relax my calf so that it could heal. And because of other reasons I had to raise both heels 4 inches. You cannot walk around in 2 plastic medical booties, so I got a pair of high heels. During that time my hip pain subsided and 5 months later when I went back to 'flat shoes' the hip pain returned. So, for the last 10 years I have been wearing heels. It does take away all my pain but makes a tremendous difference.

Does height matter? YES. My sweet spot is 3.75 to 4.5 inch difference between platform and heel. Platforms are okay with me. It's the difference that matters. I will wake up in pain and put on a pair of heels (mules) to reduce the pain. Style, wedges, block, narrow, or stilettos are all good. The only important factor is fit. I will wear my shoes (heels) for up to 16 hours a day so fit is extremely important.

Wearing heels does not mean you have to pair them with a skirt or dress. I dress in 'male' style clothes. I have many leggings and will wear them as my pants often. Compression leggings are great for many sports, especially when you don't want the bulk. And I love my bodysuits as a base layer in the winter.

Puffer is not talking about conviction or getting a ticket. He is talking about one of lowest forms of life, the 'Ambulance Chasing Lawyer'. And how this might be used in a case determining cause and fault.

I think the first events might be synchronized swimming followed by fencing in stilettos.

I went to the 1984 Olympics. Saw two days of track and field. Watch high hurdler Moses outclass all the other runners. Ate lunch outside the boxing complex and had several international TV interviews with boxing medalist happen next to us. Walked across the street with the heavy weight boxing gold medalist next to me with his gold medal around his neck. Shook his hand, softess hands (other than a baby) that I have ever felt.

I was wondering if you notice how many men in high heels are part of the openning ceremonies. From 3 men running through alibrary, to men on a fashion runway on a bridge.

@Jkrenzer, who says I don't under estimate as well? I wall over 3000 ft just from my car to my room. Walk and talk for 4 hours. Then another 3000 back to my car. Then run errands, like shoping at Costco, shoe shopping, etc.  For 8 months of the year, it's more like heels on before 6:30 am, off at 9:00 pm at least 4 days at week. How much walking, sitting during that time varies by the meetings I attend and their location. So I estimate 1-3+ miles a day for 9 years. I wear heels everday and almost everywhere, even to our farmer's market.

But it's not a cmpetition to me to rack up miles, etc. I glad @mlroseplant keeps track of all sorts of things. I gleem information from them. I see so much information every day that I don't want to generate any more data myself; I'm too old for that. What is important for me and heels is that the more I am in heels the less pain I am in throughout the day and night. Like this morning I woke up in pain, so I put on heels at 5:15 am.

I estimate that I walk between .5 and 5 miles in heels every day. Currently it's a .75 roundtrip trip just from my car to where my room is. I'm then in heels walking for 4 hours minimum. Many times I'm in heels for over 12 hours. I estimate about 150-200 miles a year.

I can't remember the last time I wore a tie, 20-30 years ago.

I switched to women's shoes after researching what shoes would work best for my feet. After three ankle reconstructions I discovered my ankle problems were the result of men's shoes. Haven't worn men's shoes and haven't had an ankle problem in 14 years. At the start it was 1 and 2 inch heels, but a major leg injury forced me into 4-inch heels for 5 months and I found it greatly reduce my hip pain. My body tells me when I haven't spend enough time in heels that day.

My sweet spot is 100 to 120 cm. I need at least 100 to change my hip/femur interaction and over 120 is too high for a full day of walking. The trouble is, I can't fine shoes that I like over 80 mm currently. Everything is so short. I have many over 8 years old and are worn out.

My commute is a mountain highway. We call it a hill because its only 2300+ feet at the summit. It goes up from 50 feet to 2300 feet and then down to 30 feet with lots of twist and turns. Although my car is only 7 years old now, I thinking about buying a new 4-wheel drive SUV in the next year or two.

Don what you need to do is book a flight to San Diego. Purchase one there and drive it back.