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2 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Yes, very often it is.

My big peeve about it all is the range of interesting shades and colours that are offered to women, especially in outdoor gear, while my tastes, as a man, are assumed to be stunted, limited to black, dark blue, pine green or brick red. 

What's stopping you?

We had all campus meeting today. Wore my black (below) knee high boots with a thin 3.6 inch heels. This is also the unoffical meeting of the high heel club. 5 women stop by my table to compare heels with me, 3 stiletto booties and 2 knee high boots. I was also stop by half a dozen other women so they could tell me how much they loved my boots. About 20% in low heels and a few kitten heels.

Nice booties. But too tall for me and I don't think they would go over to well at work either.

I only buy women's shoes now. Men's shoes don't fit my foot type and therefore caused years of injuries before I switched.

On 1/17/2024 at 2:21 PM, HappyinHeels said:

Here are the JS Devalyn sandals I said I’d post. They are size 10. Bought a shoe stretcher and used it several times. Wore them several hours a day to break in. Love the way they look. Have pics in jeans but have to resize them. I would think mlroseplant would like these. 

Here’s the JS Devalyn sandal with jeans and a top for Christmas. You don’t have to do your toes but it’s more fun with shoes like this. HinH

Where was the devalyn tight?  I have been looking at these but I am concern that they might be TOO tight.

The Journee Collection 'Markie' came in a week or so ago. Just opened them up and tried them on.  The size 11 were to big so I exchanged them for a size 10. And the 10 fits fine. 4 inch stilettos with pointy toes, very pointy. Back zipper. Picture soon.

'Stiletto Wedges' was a stlye in the 2000's. Marketing would never let them be called meat cleaver nor stiletto 'ice picks'.

Proud owner of a Victoria's Secret 'stiletto wedges'.😁

Maybe not, but I wont wear them to a beach wedding, or curling.

I stopped by my local boutique shoe store. Wet day, no customers, so, I was able to have a long talk with the manager. She knows what I like and will order shoes that are in my size. I told her what happened to the heel on my Soda booties and she will bring it up with the rep. Also, she remember that I had purchased several colors of a heel called Agenda and I was lucky since the company only makes that style in black now.

My White Mountain Spade came in today.  It was a possible replacement to my mild booties that fell apart. However, the vamp is to tight to get my foot in so its going back.

20 hours ago, HappyinHeels said:

Hi All,

I just ordered the JS Devalyn sandal which is basically a slingback version of the very popular Dany sandal that has been around since at least 2010. 

HNY HiH,

I was just looking at the JS Devalyn. I can't get my toe box in the Dany and scared that I might have the problem with the Devalyn. Tell us how they fit when you get them.

Happy New Year to you Shyheels.

3 hours ago, pebblesf said:

.... Don't think I would wear my stiletto boots to home depot, but have no problem wearing my 3" block heeled ankle boots.  

I have woren by JS knee high stiletto boots to home depot.  Picked up some 2 by 4's. No problems. Some double/triple takes, but no problems.

35 minutes ago, peterborough said:

i guess that this means no heels for a few weeks yet they are the only shoe i can walk in ok. 

Like I said before, open-toe sandals. Let the cold be your friend.

Thanks @mlroseplant, I'll work on that sometime next year.

I visit a small boutique shoe store about once a month. I once asked the store manager if she had other male customers and she told me she had a few. 

Judging by the interactions I have with DSW stores, it not uncoommon.

Been off the net for a few days.

Get early boarding with your toe. You don't want some stepping on you foot will in the aisle.

A broken toe is the PERFECT time to wear open toe sandals.  The cold will numb the pain. In the early 70's I split a bone lenghtwise in my baby toe. There was no way I could put my foot in ANY shoe, so I went barefoot.  And there was a very rare snowstorm that week. The cold helped with the pain.

Get that toe looked at when you get home, you want it to heal straight.

I have a jury duty call for the second week of the year.

I have a medical exception. Even if I get called and asked the standard questions, once I tell them my profession and my extensive background in logic, the attorney's from both sides will always excuse me.

Got a pedi with red background and a tree with lights on the big toes.

Since you like like pink/clear on your fingers look at NOBILITY Gel Polish - Pink Abalone. It's a clear pink with an iridescent blue hue.  I constantly get a random "I love your nails" when handing over a credit card or like today, just getting a blood draw.

Looks like you have been on a shopping spree.

I like the general positive spin on men in heels. And I agree that it could use a good edit.

There is one thing I have encounter that is not mention. While a woman might be open-minded, even accepting of men in heels, it changes when it's their man.

Location, loction, location. I see a 3 piece suit about once a week.

I was struck by the lack of body hair on Mark, but why he strip is questionable. Maybe to show no bra etc.

Back in 2017, Victoria’s Secret advertised them as "stiletto wedges". They are about as wide as many stilettos at the back. They attract lots of attention when I wear them.

1 hour ago, Shyheels said:

Stiletto wedges? Is that not a contradiction in terms?

I knew I had to repost this picture from 2017. 

One of my first "what the hell am I doing" moments when I got these and a pair of VS floating platform stilettos. My first stilettos.

I have stilettoe wedges from Victoria's Secret. This heel certainly not casual.