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Some new wedge heeled sandals i bought on Amazon. I have been goo about not splurging on shoes, so these are the 1st pair i have bought in over 6 months,but I couldn't resist how cute they look. No idea what I would wear them with, but i will figure that out later...

Been a while since my last post, but nothing of interest had occurred during any of my outings, of which I still do every weekend. This past weekend though I endured a 1st, a broken shoe. On one of my favorite shoes no less. My black David Charles wedge suffered a broken strap while shopping. It wasn't a catastrophic failure, fortunately, it just all of a sudden felt super loose while I was walking. I was able to complete my shopping, albeit taking very ginger steps. Its bound to happen again eventually I suppose. I wore these more than any of my others, plus they got wet a few months back during a rain shower, so that probably didn't help. Definitely going to start a search for another pair of black wedges, they are just too versatile not to have in my wardrobe.

18 hours ago, Jkrenzer said:

When out in public I rarely get comments and when I do it's usually from women who love my shoes and wished they could wear such.

This has been my experience as well. its been months since I have had any interaction of note when wearing m heels in public. I never thought my public outings would, dare I say, become boring. I am wondering if it is because I'm visiting the same locations most of the time & people just got used to it. I don't know but I kind of miss the early days of my heeling...

I got this set this past Monday & have already gotten several compliments, from both men & women. I always have some type of painted nails going on so I'm not sure why this set attracted so much attention...

There was a shoe related incident at my office that involved a lady wearing slide type shoes, she tripped over a flooring transition fell into a desk, requiring a trip to the emergency room. We are no longer allowed to wear any shoe that lacks full heel backing or straps into the office. I dislike those styles anyway but I am concerned that the safety goodie two-shoes in the building may ban high heels. This office is the only place where women regularly wear high heels in my daily affairs. I have not worn heels to the office outside of a couple of covert wearings, but I do like having the option to do so if I some day wish it...

every weekend, & once or twice during the week, depending on any errands that need doing...

I leave the house in heels, but I park in a garage so none of the neighbors could actually see me.

I really like them too, but I don't know where I would wear them. A bit of over kill for my normal trip to the grocery store.

Speaking as a guy that sometimes wears skirts I can say that skirts garner far more attention than my heels ever have. I seldom wear a skirt in public these days, but I always wear heels, & I get next to nothing in regards to compliments these days when I'm only wearing heels. Maybe its because I tend to go to the same locations & people are just not impressed by heels on a guy anymore, but I'm just not getting comped like I used to. I suppose that's a good thing, to be accepted as normal, but I really enjoy the interactions I used to get...

Welcome to the "head over heels" club!

9 hours ago, SF said:

I have several pair of Gloria Vanderbilt gals jeans that I wear with my heels. 

I have a couple of hers as well, although they are straight leg & I prefer skinny jeans with heels, I still wear them on occasion. I started out by wearing boot cut or bell bottom jeans as I felt more secure hiding my heels but as my comfort level grew I never wore them again. I was going to toss them out or make cutoffs out of them when I realized they would be great for doing yard work in. They have lots of stretch & the flare helps keeps the debris out of my shoes. I am going to buy more of them when these ones wear out.

5" is the limit for me. I have a handful of heels that tall, a couple, that are sandals I can walk in, but the others are too much for my left ankle. I am fine with that I suppose, as people in heels in my area are already a rare bird but anything over 4" is unheard of outside of a party type event, if even then. If its going to be a short outing I may wear them just to justify keeping them in my crowded closet, but mostly I keep to 4" or so. I stand out enough as it is anyway.

I usually wear some type of leggings (usually sheer nude, but it depends on my outfit) with my closed toe shoes in the winter, but its just too hot in Texas in the summer to do that...

Ill fitting heels were the bane of my existence in my younger years. I was just impossible to find anything in my size in those days. I can still remember the joy I felt when I put on those simple black pumps I got from Payless that finally fit! I often trolled through that store just admiring them when one day I saw a pair in 12W. This store never carried anything above 11's & my heart skipped a beat when I saw them. I wore those suckers down to a nub, although I wasn't out in public at that time. A good fit makes all the difference.

Not much has been happening with me that is worth mentioning. Other than the odd compliment here & there not many people care to mention my heel wear. Kinda a bummer, as I have come to enjoy the interaction I was getting early on in my outings. I did have a fine time on a recent lake cruise. Its not often I have gotten to dance in public in heels. I wore my rock stud knockoffs in nude & gave them a good workout. There was a hen party going on & I got in plenty of dancing with the young ladies. Was a bit disappointed that none of them wore heels. I dont see many younger ladies wearing any type of heel around here come to think of it.

I had a few days off from work due to illness, so I finally got my shoe collection sorted out. I caught myself ordering a pair that I already owned & had to cancel the order. Not the 1st time I've done that either. So I pulled everything out & categorized them, took a photo, & stacked them neatly in my closets. Turns out I have 84 pairs, with one more on the way, that one is going to be a swap out for a pair I already own. Its one of my favorite styles & the heel tap is worn down. Not going to repair them cause they never really fit & could blister me if I wore them too long.

Can confirm. I also have several pairs of Onlymaker, with only one pair I consider unwearable. Have also had good luck with FSJ brand larger sizes as well, but shipping can take some time...

I have not had any luck stretching modern shoes. I suspect the materials they use these days just doesn't respond well. Years & years ago I had a pair of Gloria Vanderbilt pumps that were a size too small. Back then heels in my size were not available so I had to make do. These GV heels were made of the most supple leather I have owned in a pair of shoes, & they responded nicely to stretching, to the point I could wear them for more that a few minutes at a time. I lost them when a water pipe leaked in the place I was hiding them & fungus ate them up before I noticed it. Also, Patent leather like the ones in your photo are probably going to be quite difficult to stretch.

Well shuxs, guess I won't get to find out, as my service has been cancelled. Was actually looking forward to it as I don't have many events in the near future that would make for a good outing to get dressed up for...

6 hours ago, SF said:

...I always have a cotton ball and paper towel with polish remover handy for mistakes.  Some nail salons use a small artists paint brush that is dipped in acetone for final corrections and touch up's when even they get out of the lines...

 

Best tool I have found for self polishing, a box of cotton swabs, in particular, the ones that come to a sharp point. They are made for polish work. One end for dipping into polish remover & the other end for cleanup. Works great for getting into the crevices on the sides of your nails...

Just got a summons for jury duty at the end of the month. I wonder if it would cause an issue if I wore heels to the proceedings. Anyone have any thoughts or experience with this subject matter?

I never get a chance to wear heels during the week, but on the weekend I run all my errands in heels, about 4-6 hours total I would say.

19 hours ago, AlexC94 said:

So recently I wore my Pleaser Fearless boots to a meal out with my mum and it was great. Thankfully the restaurant indoors is carpeted so my boots didn't turn many heads but outside, the tarmac road made me sound like a horse when walking in them.

Jeez, If I was a restaurant owner I would ban anyone wearing shoes like that into my establishment. They look like they could do a world of damage to wooden chair legs like the one you are sitting in!

21 hours ago, alphax said:

It's an unstable isotope that decays when it goes in my closet!

Years ago before I went public with my heels I bought a pair of chinesium glossy knee high boots. I didn't particularly care for the style as I'm not into fetish stuff, but back then finding anything with a heel that fit was good enough to play with. They sat in the back of my closet for a good year in their box & they sorta melted together. That is when I discovered just how important all that tissue paper they wrap all shoes in really is! Seems the proper way to store shoes you don't wear that often is to take them out of the box & place them on a rack...any thoughts on this matter?

All of my early heel adventures involved jeans or slacks of one sort or another. Lately I have been on a skirt kick, before the colder weather kicks in. Soon enough it will be back to jeans again...

Found these while browsing Nordstrom Rack. I had stopped going there as they severely reduced the inventory of heels in my size last year. I had a stop close by so I walked over to kill some time. Sure enough, there were no size 13's at all, & very few in size 12's, none of them I cared for. These caught my eye on the size 11 rack as I walked by them as the color quite stood out to me. I just got in a satin cowl neck blouse in that exact shade of orange & thought these wedges would have looked cute paired with the top. I started to leave when I thought I would try them just to see how the color worked with my skin tone. I was pleasantly surprised to find I could get my feet completely into them, with just a smidge of tightness across my toes. Checked the price & they were only $28, so I took them home. I wore them to dinner tonight & they felt pretty good, the snugness seems to have kept the strap from chewing up my toes, like most of my strappy heels do. Gonna try a longer outing & see how that goes, but so far these are a winner.

Brand: BP. Giana Platform Wedge Sandal In Coral Camelia - 4" w/1" platform