kneehighs

Here's a short video The Soul Anarchist did.  His real name is Paul Duane.  He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah if I'm not mistaken.  

Footwear News, arguably the go to source for all things shoes for the fashion industry 'Old Guard' (pre social media influencers), has covered mens heels recently.  Famous shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti, is referenced in the article, "he’s embracing the genderless movement that’s starting to surface in the fashion world. “Splitting men’s and women’s doesn’t make sense anymore,” he said."

https://footwearnews.com/2020/fashion/designers/mens-heels-fashion-weeks-fall-2020-jimmy-choo-louboutin-1202903728/

And via Harry Styles: 

https://footwearnews.com/2020/fashion/celebrity-style/harry-styles-marc-jacobs-womens-suit-mens-heels-1202928555/

I'm prepared for thanklessness and standard complaints "those aren't heels!" but hope for the best.   Consider Footwear News' audience: It's Baby Boomers and Gen X, with executive buying power that can trickle down to mass consumer markets.  It's an older audience.  It's a good thing!

And an update from the Random Identities Instagram:

This is entertaining!

23 hours ago, fashionablefun said:

Appealing adventures. Appealing friends. 

Thanks

Canoed in the South of France, explored Saint Petersburg Russia, swam in the French mediterranean with em.

A lot of life I don't share here.

Some pics highlighting adventures with friends.

Bought ETH/USD over the weekend.

Target is 5k, 7.5K, and 8K USD per ETH/USD. 

Plan is to dollar cost average out, since timing the top will be tough (but not impossible)

Risk:Reward is about 1/240

I'll shelf this for the top of the next bull run.  Prepared for that to be Q4 2021 or later.

I'm just about done accumulating Bitcoin.  For me, once it passes 10K, I'm done.  

The following are tools I will use to Identify the next blow off top:

The Golden Ratio Multiplier

The MVRV Z-Score

Bitcoin Logarithmic Growth Curves

I will never stop learning, especially as the next bubble euphoria approaches.  

This will probably be the greatest wealth generating event (and losing event for some) of the 2020's decade.  Not gonna miss this.

6 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Looks like a horse blanket.

 

What stops  you from putting some skin in the game and posting a photo of your style?  It would give much more weight to your opinions than pseudo anonymous arm chair critiques.

Man heels in pic 2 of the following slideshow.  I know it doesn't appeal to the buying power of the more conservative audience here, but alas, the world's purchasing power is much bigger than the isolated consumer population of hhplace.org. 

I think the macro level shift of menswear spending on symbols of traditional femininity (pastels, skirts, pearl jewelry) broadens the foundation for men in heels to be "no big deal"

https://www.vogue.com/article/fall-2020-menswear-biggest-street-style-trends?mbid=social_twitter_vr&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_campaign=runway&utm_brand=vogue&utm_source=twitter

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Two of the key trends in men’s fashion right now exist at completely opposite poles: First, there’s the rise of a softer, gentler kind of menswear, comprised of pastels, skirts, and even pearl jewelry. It’s in step with culture’s changing views on masculinity and the looks we’ve seen on the fall 2020 runways: At Dior Men, Kim Jones proposed a new era of couture for guys, while designers like Ludovic de Saint Sernin rarely consider gender at all when they design, whether they’re making blazers or silk underwear.

6 hours ago, fashionablefun said:

Love that sweater dress (not to mention what's inside). I'd like to see your outfit with it. 

Thanks!  I'll see what I can do!

12 hours ago, Pierre1961 said:

He is the perfection 

Exactly what I try to look like. 

12 hours ago, pebblesf said:

You are so right, this man has done a lot to help men wearing heels in the direction of "mainstream"....  Sure wish I could pull it off so well....

Love the black jeans and great Paul Bonds

5 hours ago, JeffB said:

This gentleman is amazing! More power to him!

I think he symbolizes the ultimate aspirational hhplace.org member: stylish, fearless enough to show his face, and even put his own money and time into manufacturing a heels for men line.  

Wow, I'm as bullish on heels for men and gender fluid expression as I am on margined longs on bitcoin.  Reversals are always possible. 

Some words from Vogue.com's Sarah Mower's review of the Dior Menswear show (necklace from Dior show on pic below).  She's widely regarded as an authority on fashion, "What if the 2020s are a time when it becomes completely anachronistic to think of clothes and fabrics being assigned by gender? There’s a creative generation now in power at the very top of fashion that sees none of those old boundaries." 

Then I stumbled upon Emily Farra's article in Vogue titled, "Will These Boundary-Pushing Men’s Looks End Up on the Oscars Red Carpet?"  In it she states, "It’s the first time the major men’s collections have merited words like beautiful, lush, and even feminine, to the degree that calling it “menswear” feels kind of regressive"

Then I read Christian Allaire's article, "Valentino Continues the Bold Men’s Beauty Movement" (photo below).  Guido Palau, one of the most influential hair stylists in the world designed the looks.  Allaire commented, "The dainty addition of flora in the hair—more of a hint versus a full-on Coachella flower crown—proved to be refreshingly unexpected for a men’s show, which tends to veer towards neat hair and clean complexions. The creative spirit falls in line with the bold beauty movement that men in Hollywood have been embracing on the red carpet lately; stars such as Ansel Elgort and Ezra Miller have been pushing boundaries and experimenting with high-octane makeup on the step and repeat, while musicians Lil Nas X and Harry Styles have favored statement manicures."

Then I looked up Vetements.  How could I forget them?  Thigh high boots worn outside pants for many men.

I don't know if all the collective activity above are enough to create a Tipping Point of mass adoption (probably not).  But the cumulative effects will build.  Given 15-19 years ago we all dreamed of a society like we have now I'm super grateful for all this change.  Let's see what will happen next!

@p1ng74 Just browsed through r/malefashion

The number of pics of men in heels is remarkable.  

It's more widespread than my previous biases assumed.

Wow.

Shout out to the designer Laurentin Cosmos, who actually has "skin in the game".  

http://90c515c419.testurl.ws/laurentin/

Jared Leto in heels at the Gucci show for Milan Men's Fashion Week.  Check out his brooch!

People might not like his style which was specific for the Gucci show.  But check out Gucci's financial performance relative to the fashion industry.  It makes heels for men sustainable.

Article courtesy of Christian Allaire for Vogue.com

https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/jared-leto-gucci-front-row-milan-fashion-week-heels

Gucci's designer, who has worked for Gucci for 5 years now and symbolizes Gucci's financial ascent, remarked, "Childhood means romanticism and this is missing in today's aggressive phallocratic society. If every one of us would free his feminine side everything would be easier and happier." source

For those interested, ETRO had a few New England style prep menswear looks with knee high riding boots

https://nowfashion.com/etro-menswear-fall-winter-2020-milan-29003

Knee high riding boots were also on Dolce and Gabbana

https://nowfashion.com/dolce-gabbana-menswear-fall-winter-2020-milan-28973/shots/1404065

2 hours ago, Cali said:

Just tell him you like comfortable warm coats.

I wear coats and jackets from all sides of a store. Sometimes I layer them, like a puffy vest over a sherpa -  a very warm combination.  How else can we reclaim some fashion?  In the 8 years I have worn this one version of a ski pull over I have only seen one woman with the same type. And it wasn't one of the colors I have.  I always get compliments on my Victoria's Secret sweater, warm and very soft and not feminine in anyway, Add a puffy vest and it's great for those chilly mornings.

I laughed it off actually.  If it doesn't affect his willingness to do business with me, it's irrelevant.  

So besides the start up that I work at, I’m also working on creating another start up. This one I’ll hold founders equity.  We’re going to run a pilot test in Moscow.  I met with one of the probable seed round investors last night.  We’ve know each other for about 7 years now.  

I wore my womens camel coat from Michael Kors, women’s knee high boots, and he called me out on....drumroll....the coat!!  Lol.

If anything, the coat is more unisex than the boots.  He asked if I had bought the coat for a girlfriend and then taken it back, or if I had stolen it from a girlfriend, lol.

Truth be told last time we went out, some girl from Black Rock kept saying she wanted to wear my coat and wear my boots.  I think he may have felt a ting of jealousy.

Wouldn’t be the first time.  One time when I partied in Kiev with several businessmen, we met at a restaurant.  The hottest girl there somehow took a liking to me.  Within the night she snuck her hands onto me where they shouldn’t have been. Later it turns out the king organizer of the night had been unsuccessfully trying to score with that girl.  After that he didn’t like me anymore, lol.

4 hours ago, Pumped said:

Definitely two different people. I talk to Mark fairly often on another group. He loves heels and id an avid, full time skirt wearer.

https://www.pinterest.com/Mark_as_in_Mark/me/

Maybe invite him over here for an Ask Me Anything (AMA)?  He could contribute value without necessarily committing to a long term membership.  I'm sure people here could learn from his experiences....

On 1/11/2020 at 6:56 PM, Bubba136 said:

“nzfreestyler

Thanks Bubba. I think it's two different people.  If he's a member here, his posts are probably full of valuable content.

Former head designer of Yves Saint Laurent, Italian fashion designer Stefano Pilate started his line RANDOM IDENTITIES through Instagram.  Here's Vogue.com's coverage of his recent release at the Pitti Uomo menswear shows.   All looks had heels.

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/stefano-pilati-random-identities-pitti-uomo

Does anyone here know if this guy Mark Mark is a member here?  His Pinterest page gets 10K+ monthly views

https://www.pinterest.com/Mark_as_in_Mark

Bitcoin as hedge during global uncertainty?  It's possible.  Especially given it's price action correlation with Soleimani's assassination, and the Iran missile strikes.

https://twitter.com/MessariCrypto/status/1215030003261460497?s=20

Here's the whole weekly chart from the Brave New Coin Liquid Index (BLX).  Data ranges back to Bitcoin price action in July, 2010

There is debate in the community about when the next blow off top (parabolic needle) will occur.  Some think Q4 2021, they're adherents of the 4 year cycle.  Others think Q4 2022.  This is based on the law of diminishing returns.  With increased market cap, increased volume, price swings aren't as steep.   On average, All Time Highs are taking longer to achieve measured from both All Time Lows and Halvings.

The bottom line is this system with Fib lines inside it accommodates for blow off top in both 2021 and 2022.  I'll be lead by a combination of fib lines, rsi, macd, and then set position exits accordingly.

Combined with other indicators, this fib line action has evolved to be my go to chart of choice for identifying today's price bottom and the future price top.

Learning so much so fast.  This LOG chart and another LOG-LOG chart (where both X-axis Time and Y-axis price) are log driven are fast becoming my chart of choice.

This is a LOG chart of predicted Bitcoin price action for the coming 3 years.

Coupled with Fibonacci levels adjusted for the LOG chart, it suggests a minimum new low All Time High of 96K USD per Bitcoin in Q4 2022 and maximum new All Time High of 200K USD per Bitcoin in Q4 2022.  The LOG chart is not my original content.  Nor are the logged FIB levels.

The chart also suggests the current price range of 7K (ish) is an accumulation zone bottom. I bought a position on Thursday under 7K.  Prepared to buy more positions under 7K, but not counting on it.

As always, not financial advice.  And data always subject to change with new info.