Cali

Follicly Challenged

I have passed the point of counting the number of any object, be it heels or jeans or fishing poles or ...  I have between 60 and 70 heels, but would say that maybe only 50 are in rotation (some only seasonal).  Since the pandemic the number in rotation is down to only about 10.  What keeps me from expanding the number of heels is the concept you can only wear so many heels a year.  It would now take me over a year to wear each pair I have at least 6 times each. Styles change so I need to be able to adjust.

My heels aren't a "collection" but just part of my over all wardrobe.

Neanderthal

Meteor 

Ditch Digger

I avoid shoes with bows and other trinkets that tend to make a heel look more feminine. I have been wearing only wear women's shoes for the past decade, they fit my feet better than men's shoes ever have. My substantial ankle problems have disappeared since I switched.  I wear my heels in a professional setting, so I want jaw-dropping good looking heels that aren't overly feminine. It's a tough balance to achieve.

High Rise Building Boom

3 hours ago, Shyheels said:

It appears to be more than just generational - he is talking about similar reactions from both his loving wife of long-standing and an ostensibly hip 25 year old 

My observations are that younger women are more accepting, not all, but more than older women.  I know it's a deal breaker for so many women, so I make sure that I am up front with it.  It not something I'm going to keep in the closet and do in the shadows.  To me it's also a matter of quality of life.  Even my stilettos.

4 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

Evidently not. I wonder how many of my other women friends secretly feel the same way. To bring some humor to this somewhat dark story, she didn't say it would be an absolute deal breaker, only that she'd have a problem with it. .........  I don't really get to laugh her comments off. I will reiterate that I am super glad I'm not "on the market" anymore.

Well I'm "on the market" and I can honestly say that 99%+ will talk the "talk" but not walk the "talk".  It's perfectly okay BUT not for their man. And these are self described open minded women.  It's also a generational thing.

Tully

Nice starter set @jeremy1986.  Now it's time for some color.

Garden

On 4/27/2021 at 3:25 AM, mlroseplant said:

I can't think of the last time I bought sneakers. I know I've been wearing the same pair for going on 10 years now, and it looks like it. I did buy a couple of pairs of those Nike Sky Highs back in 2016. I bought them for a very specific purpose, and the purpose no longer exists. Nevertheless, I should attempt to bring them back into service. There is nothing wrong with them, I just don't really like them, mainly because they're high top.

Sneakers where my entry into women's shoes.  I was looking for shoes that were made to fit my foot instead of trying to fit my feet to sneakers. I came to the conclusion that I had feet shape more like a woman so I bought a cheap pair of women's sneakers and they fit better than any pair of men's ever had.  I haven't bought any men's shoes since then.

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There's a thread of whether your heels have distracted anyone but I can't find it.  But here today's story.

We have a open air Sunday farmers market held in the corner of a shopping centers parking lot.  This morning, a woman walking towards me spotted my heels and then tripped over a speed bump and another guy walked into a bush when he turned around to get a better look at my wedges.

Campaign

Whistles 

Touring 

Super Heros

I also wear leggings in public. But I am careful with what I wear.  I wont wear my blue/purple leopard print in public but I have worn my blue/dark blue motto leggings and others.

Spaghetti and Toast

(Aussie breakfast)

2 hours ago, KneeBooted said:

I tend to agree with you, but with certain boots, especially a good leather boot, you can stretch them some.

I had a good conversation about stretching calves with the lady who is altering mine. My wife has larger calves and suffers from this dilemma as well. The cobbler has about 26 years experience and said a good thick leather can usually get about an extra inch out of the calves without any issues.

Other materials, etc. she suggested adding an elastic panel which she said she’s done before as well.

When I spend over $80 on a pair I don't want to an extra $100 to modify them. I wear mostly size 10, some 11 if they are a little narrow or pointed toed, so there is a wide variety to choose from.

My Nine West leather pair(s) are tight in the morning when I first zip them up but wider when I take them off that night.

I have the opposite problem, large calves. There have been many boots that I can't zip up pass my shin. And if you wear the boots on the outside of your jeans, then you need even wider calf boots. You can subtract but can't add circumference.

November Rain

Network

It like working at a nudist camp.  After a while its just the "normal."  It's only people that don't see it all the time that see it as being different.

7 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

Number One, because I have bought five pairs of identical shoes, rather than different colors of the same model shoe, does that make me a binger or a hoarder?

Binger.

A hoarder starts at 6 pairs of the same color.