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I was just force to buy some booties from Express, 50% off, free shipping and an extra $15 off. Total price $31. See I was forced.

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28 minutes ago, at9 said:

Not necessarily. When I bought some heeled boots from Asos earlier this year they were available in sizes up to 12 or 13. As were several other styles. I went back to the website a month or two later and found some sizes greyed out. I think that geyed out simply means sold out.

It also a number games. Company will buy/produce more shoes in the "middle" range and fewer on either end. Here in the US, that's 6 to 10 in women's. So a size 13 might sell out because there a limited quantity. But on the website I look at 9, 10, 11 are gone fast.

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I even feel more empowered wearing my stiletto booties, specially my blue and red suede ones.  I like the pop of extra color, especially on a dreary winter day.

So maybe its the extra

8 hours ago, Shyheels said:

simply defying convention

that happens in these heels that I don't feel in my regular heels.

But whatever it is, I enjoy it.

17 hours ago, p1ng74 said:

 It's kind of a controversial topic in cowboy boot discussions, with some men quick to call out any sighting of a man wearing their boots on the outside "dressing like a woman".  

 

You got deer in Texas, and deer have ticks, and ticks carry lime disease. Wear your boots on the outside.

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7 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

 

This subject has come up before, but I don't remember the resolution, if there is one. What is the deal about wearing boots over your jeans? Why is it empowering? And why would one care if it is? I personally don't wear what I wear to feel powerful, but that seems to be an over-arching theme narrated by many on this forum. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it's a word that gets used a lot, especially when it comes to boots.

I don't wear heels just to be notice. But I'm smart enough to know that when I wear heels I get noticed, and I almost always wear heels.

I started wearing women's shoes on a daily basis when after another ankle reconstruction, I tried to find out why. Frequent operations/reconstructions, 6-7 weeks in a cast and 3 - 4+ months of rehab gets old very fast.  It turned out my foot shape did not fit men's shoes very well, but it did fit women's shoes pretty good. Then I discovered that 3.8 + inch heels relieved my hip pain and I have been wearing heels ever since.  To me its pain relief, but at the same time why not enjoy my foot wear, have fun with it. I have many  different kinds (NO pumps - don't fit) including 4 knee highs and several other calf high boots. At first, when I was still hiding I wore them under my pants. A few knee highs and shorts days too, oh what fun.

It is a completely different feeling when I wear them outside my skinny jeans or leggings.  I feel bolder, empowered. My leather ones on a wet day are great.  However the number of double/triple takes more that quadruple.

4 hours ago, Shyheels said:

I went out to speak to a road crew who were repaving the footpath in front of out house. I was wearing grey suede OTK boots (low heels) and nobody gave my boots a second glance - had a chat about how long before one could walk in or drive over the footpath and that was that.

You might have gotten a completely different reaction if they where 4-5 inch stilettoes.