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Mammoth

1 hour ago, mlroseplant said:

I am also slowly buy surely becoming more diversified, color-wise. I rather like those boots in both colors, as they are slim and look halfway practical. The problem I have with most knee high boots is that they are too big around the ankle and the calf. Wearing jeans inside them ameliorates this problem, though it doesn't completely solve it. Even if the fit weren't a problem for me, I'm still not too sure about this shorts with boots business. However, we can rest easily knowing that our disagreement about this matter will not have far ranging impacts in the world.

There are boot styles that use kind of stretchy suede and may be more of the fitted look you are looking for:

Honey

Reach

Epiphany

Rinsed

8 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

I also have a 1957 Conn 10M tenor saxophone. It's a honey. I think amongst several of us on this site, we could probably make a pretty sweet high heeled jam band.

If you’ll take a fiddle I’ll join in.  That is my one hobby that definitely suffered in 2020.  I haven't touched the instrument since the summer video project.  I had no idea how low motivation can be when there is nobody to jam with. 
 

8 hours ago, Shyheels said:

I'm totally with you on the idea of knee boots and shorts - not a look I'd ever aspire to.

Never say never, boots and shorts are now well within my comfort zone:

8 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

My situation is far from unique, but perhaps it is interesting. I have the opportunity to interact with young people on a regular basis, mainly because my 21 year old son often brings friends over to work on cars, simply because I have the facilities to do so, and all are welcome from the clean-cut to the rough-looking folks, as long as they put everything back when they're done. I dunno, maybe it's because I'm from a small town. Maybe it's because I'm from Iowa. Maybe it's because I'm an old fart who can coax rusted fasteners apart while wearing high heels, but I just don't feel the future is as dark as many would posit.

I’ve also found that wrenching on cars brings out some of the best human camaraderie.  You’ve already mostly weeded out the lazy and the self-proclaimed keyboard experts.  It seems there are more like-minded people in small towns.  Problem is, we are still all far away from each other, so now I’m swapping motors by myself:

“Youth is wasted on the young.”

I make it a goal to stay as youthful in spirit as possible as I age in discernment and instinct.  

I remember that feeling of youthful stubbornness and probably still exercise it more than I realize.  I’ll find out I am wrong on my own experience, rather than heeding the advice of others.  Sometimes people cannot be convinced by reason or argument.  

Then, once experienced, I flip into a stubborn old coot with limited tolerance of the input of self proclaimed experts that have never actually experienced what they are talking about.  It’s no wonder why I don’t have many friends lol.  

Baptized

22 hours ago, Shyheels said:

It is sort of a meaningless study when you think about it. I suspect most of the women who wear high heels as a regular thing do so primarily because they like the feeling of being in heels and the sense of empowerment they bring, not because they want to attract men. They might enjoy the attention (or might not give a damn one eway or the other), but I suspect either way their reasons for wearing heels are selfish (in a good way) and personal. 

As one writer once said, Nancy Pelosi was not trying to attract any man while wearing stilettos during her 8 hour speech on the House floor on DACA.   

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I spy a pair of boots down by the bell of the baritone...

I love how we present our shoes on the shelf with the heels facing out so that we can see the best part.  At stores, they always present them with the heels facing in so you can see more of the shoe.

It's actually a cold day today - I even got out the turtleneck...

Oatmeal

Station

Zero

3 hours ago, Pierre1961 said:

Why not. But no white for me. Still a dirty inattentive young boy. And the heels are much too low. 

Agree, plus the draw string on the pants is a very street-wear look.  

On 1/2/2021 at 6:25 PM, VirginHeels said:

To be completely honest, I’ve been thinking that I should do a 5K walk in heels for charity? It would give me an incredible amount of time walking with them and would give me time to adjust almost free. 

I wouldn’t wait for a special event, just start taking walks through the store, down the street, and live in your heels for a while.  It’s fun!

Cheat

9 hours ago, Shyheels said:

It is actually meant to be a fashion oriented forum about wearing high heels - and open to men or women. It is not a forum about men wearing women’s shoes as such.

For many of us, certainly myself, this is not some kind of “kink” but a fashion choice - as valid, and in its way, as unremarkable, a choice as wearing bow ties or Panama hats or cargo pants. 

Same here, my wife doesn’t wear heels and when I was dating I paid no attention to the kind of shoes my girlfriend wore.  I only started having an interest in heels recently in the context of fashion.  

1) Sizing on all shoes, men and women, will be subject to variation and the best way is to try them on...

2) I only wear boots so I just wear socks.

3) If you are not used to wearing a skirt I feel like starting with a mini skirt is quite the plunge.  I started with mid-length pleated styles that are similar to how men wear kilts, and it was a comfortable way to get the experience of wearing a skirt.  At those lengths underwear probably doesn’t matter but I wear briefs to keep things simple.

4) I found that 2.5” heels required no real conscious adjustment to walking and mobility, so it is a great height to start with.  Work your way up like a half inch at a time, it’s fun!  You’d be surprised how much difference there is between the slopes (subtracting any platform lift) of 3, 3.5, 4, etc. and certainly by the time you get to 4” I feel like you are getting most of the physical and visual effect of heels.  6” with no platform seems solidly ballet heels territory, or perhaps you are referring to platforms, which isn’t quite the same type of physical challenge.