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On 1/31/2023 at 10:25 AM, VirginHeels said:
Wow, so assuming 10% profit this guy is making 80K/month!
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The way I view it is that these pro-brand endorsements of men in heels creates a cumulative effect of change.
When viewed in isolation, they may fall short of our dreams and wishes. But when viewed in combination with the broader celebrity (Harry Styles), social media (Insta + Tik Tok), and high street (ASOS) endorsements of heels for men, they prime the broader culture to more readily accept the style we wish to wear for ourselves (pant suits with pumps).
It shifts the needle in the right direction.
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3 hours ago, Shyheels said:
That would me a marked departure from his previous comments on men in heels!
Yup! IMHO, the styling of the outfits was good too. The campaign was deliberately designed to challenge the gender binary too.
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Christian Louboutin openly promoting heels for men. It's part of new Advertising campaign done in collab with ID magazine
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4qa4dvK8j/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzxFA0NqzW/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzjosSrmPm/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2J4YJr0ZE/
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I changed my bias.
Started Dollar Cost Averaging in.
15-30K $USD positions daily.
I am prepared for the market to turn against me, but now believe my Macro analysis doesn't really provide edge. Why? Because everyone has the same macro analysis. By the time the FED pivots, true life changing money will be on table.
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Huge article in The New York Times about non-binary dress codes at work:
IMHO, this is the kind of viewpoint Mark Bryan was trying to target in his controversial video interview.
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Well written and respectful article about the couple based in Prague. He wears nail polish, dresses, and heels. They appear happily married.
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This outfit looks pretty normal to me. I find the rest of his Insta feed a bit "cringe" for my taste, but the one outfit pic seems good.
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On 11/30/2022 at 8:56 AM, kneehighs said:
Girl from Slovenia is promising. She's absolutely cool with me in heels. 85% long term relationship material I think. Family dynamics are currently keeping her from being immediately available for a serious relationship though. That's likely to change in the next 3-6 months. We're planning a week long trip to Valencia together in January.
Looks like things are positively evolving with the Slovenian. We've agreed to a 6 month timeline I proposed for our relational evolution. Our life stages, lifestyle expectations, money matters, relational expectations all serendipitously align. I'm taking it one step at a time, but it feels very promising. Assuming everything works well beyond six months, it's then a matter of moving to Spain together or her staying in my existing flat in Budapest.
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15 minutes ago, mlroseplant said:
After rereading my post, it does seem rather self-contradictory. It wasn't meant to be. What I really meant to say is that all age groups seem more accepting than they did 10 years ago, including the dreaded Boomers, I don't see a hard generational line there. On the other side of the fence, the Gen Zed folks include those who have asked my 13 year old why his dad wears "booty" shorts and heels in a somewhat derisive manner. My point is, Gen Zed it not at all a homogeneous group, any more than any other age group is. In my own defense, wouldn't I have to actually have a booty in order to call them booty shorts? Mine fell off a long time ago.
I meant it to be a completely separate thought and observation that it has been my personal experience in the last few months to have been approached by total strangers who happen to be younger girls.
Agreed. And thanks for the clarification.
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22 hours ago, mlroseplant said:
My observations here in Middle America, while not at all scientific, are that yes, change is happening, but it's not any sort of hard line like Millenial vs. Gen Zed. What I have noticed as of late, and again this is merely anecdotal, is that girls in the age range of 14-21 seem not to be shy about approaching me, a relative old man, and engaging me about my fashion choices. This is something new, and it's happened too many times to be random chance. Not so much with the boys. Then again, boys in general don't care much about fashion and such nonsense. I know I didn't at that age. I might have cared a lot more if I'd been allowed to wear heels!
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Doesn't matter who it's aimed at. GenZ is buying. And the % is far greater than if it was just LGBTQ. I don't think GenZ and Millennials care as much about association with the LGBTQ population as GenX or Boomers do.
QuoteAccording to research conducted by fintech company Klarna, around 50 percent of Gen-Z globally have purchased fashion outside of their gender identity, and around 70 percent of consumers say they are interested in buying gender-fluid fashion in the future, with younger generations leading the way.
Another survey found that Gen-Z respondents under 20 years of age are more likely to buy products that were not designed specifically for their gender, with 56 percent of the cohort stating they buy clothing that is not classified by gender at all. This viewpoint will likely become more prominent in the market given that Gen-Z will soon become the largest cohort of consumers globally. (In the US, Millennials outnumbered Baby Boomers in 2019; Gen-Z consumers are expected to surpass Millennials in 2036.)
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Long term game plan for making millions in crypto
1. Traditional stock market S&P 500 has one more leg down. Probably 15%. Bitcoin also drops 15%, not more and not less. Why? Because all the leverage is already flushed out of crypto. Exchange balances have collapsed. FTX exchange shut down. FTX founder arrested. So it's not a high beta to the SPX at this stage.
2. So much money has been printed since Covid, it has to go somewhere. It's out there. Thus, I see strong technical support for the SPX at 3200.
3. US FED reduces rate hiking to 25 BPS, but keeps it there for awhile. If I had to guess, they keep it there till Summer.
4. Long with size in when FED pivots. 2024/2025 Bull market gains will be made.
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The Business Of Fashion is basically the Wall Street Journal of the fashion industry. Regardless of how compromised it's journalistic integrity is by donors, this article I think holds enough truth to be shared.
"The Year Ahead: Gender-Fluid Fashion Hits the High Street. Gender-fluid fashion will gain greater traction in mainstream markets as brands and retailers reflect changing consumer attitudes towards gender, propelled by Gen-Z. Shifts will materialise in product design and marketing along with in-store and online shopping."
QuoteAccording to research conducted by fintech company Klarna, around 50 percent of Gen-Z globally have purchased fashion outside of their gender identity, and around 70 percent of consumers say they are interested in buying gender-fluid fashion in the future, with younger generations leading the way.
Another survey found that Gen-Z respondents under 20 years of age are more likely to buy products that were not designed specifically for their gender, with 56 percent of the cohort stating they buy clothing that is not classified by gender at all. This viewpoint will likely become more prominent in the market given that Gen-Z will soon become the largest cohort of consumers globally. (In the US, Millennials outnumbered Baby Boomers in 2019; Gen-Z consumers are expected to surpass Millennials in 2036.)
QuoteIn fashion capitals, some labels have explored gendered expectations in their recent casting and styling of runway shows: Raf Simons styled male models in dresses and nail polish, while Maison Margiela sent male and female models down the Paris runway in skirts and high-cut boots. Meanwhile in New York, emerging labels like Private Policy and Eckhaus Latta present gender-fluid collections each season with a diverse cast of models. The shift can also be seen in footwear: Christian Louboutin has released a capsule collection featuring high-heeled boots in men’s sizes.
Link to Christian Louboutin "Yoz the Lips" 70mm high heel boot for men. Only $1895, lol.
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On 12/4/2022 at 7:06 PM, Shyheels said:
I was watching the Blues Brothers the other day and noticed that John Lee Hooker was wearing what appeared to be three inch heels while playing Boom Boom outside Aretha Franklins diner
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Girl from Slovenia is promising. She's absolutely cool with me in heels. 85% long term relationship material I think. Family dynamics are currently keeping her from being immediately available for a serious relationship though. That's likely to change in the next 3-6 months. We're planning a week long trip to Valencia together in January.
Attached is a photo of a former Miss Ukraine finalist. She's in Romania now. We're working out details about taking a short trip together. Probably Malta. She's cool with my Carel Mary Janes. She bubbles with so much emotion, is very friendly, is sincere. One thing about survivors from the war in Ukraine I've noticed. Most girls really reprioritize their life. Money, partying, and luxury material goods no longer hold the importance they once did. The war has reinforced this value system in her.
So the journey of life continues.
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28 minutes ago, Jkrenzer said:
That's nice.
I like her pose, was that her truly relaxed or did the photographer suggest it.
Either way hope you gave her a nice massage.
Both/and. No, I didn't give her a massage. We did other things though -- things unspeakable here.
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19 minutes ago, Jkrenzer said:
You both look amazing. Who took the photo?
Thanks. I tried to hire a photographer (usually about 100 euros).
They liked the concept so much, they decided to do the photoshoot for free.
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Photo from hotel balcony overlooking a lake in Europe.
I'm wearing a white lace top, blue Zara blazer, leather pants, and Nine West pumps
This photo shared on social media truthfully reflects reality. Similar outfit worn to dinner.
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On 11/25/2022 at 4:37 PM, Shyheels said:
Mainstream media is not promoting men in heels.
Men in heels is either clickbait - with the most bizarre examples being put forth - or else the storylines associated with these articles are praising this new-found supposed gender fluidioty for those in the Alphabet spectrum. They specifically do not include the average guy in the street. It's not an assumption on my part, it is often explicity stated in the articles, extolling how wonderful it is than trans people and the LBGTQ+ crowd are now being able to express themselves. And so it is, but like it or not the average man on the street does not identify with that crowd and the relentless asociation of heels and LBGTQ+ crowd makes it much less likely that the rank-and-file are going to be open to wearing heels themselves.
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Agreed, mainstream media as a general rule isn't promoting straight men in heels. Social media, however, is promoting men in heels. Whether geared towards the alphabet spectrum or not, I believe is irrelevant. Gen-Z and millennials experience association with the alphabet spectrum much differently than Silent, Baby Boomer, or Gen-X even. The social stigma, or loss of status is minimized.
Further, whether one labels it propaganda, fake news, or story telling, it doesn't matter. Social media is a profoundly influential experience for Gen-Z and Millennials. Social Media influences human behavior on a profound level--think Donald Trump.
I agree with all your other points.
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On 11/24/2022 at 8:56 AM, Shyheels said:
If this is peak acceptance we might as well all forget it in terms of actually making heels a mainstream thing.
Social media is not reality - it is a construct. So-and-so may have a zillion followers on IG and TikTok and dress daily in a top hat, bow tie, and lavender zoot suit paired with eight inch Frankenstein platforms but that means precisely zilch in the real world. Go to a train station or airport, sit at a pavement cafe on a busy city boulevard - spend a month, dawn to dusk doing nothing but people watching, and you’ll be able to count the number of guys in heels on the thumbs of one hand - and that’ll be yourself.
The overwhelming percentage of people do not wish to stand out, let alone dress like a circus clown. There will always be a self identified elite who will go all a-flutter over the click-bait offerings of some publicity hungry designer and because of social media they get outsized attention and imagine that their own cloistered world is the universal one. It isn’t.
That’s like saying Mainstream Media doesn’t affect narratives, culture, or consumer buying preferences.
As media may be separate from reality, so social media may be separate from reality. But to devalue and discard social medias effect on exposing the broader public to the reality of men in heels is a fools errand. Even if one wants to just call it propaganda, that doesn't take away from it's effects on people's behavior.
That you personally don’t see it in reality and thus discard social medias influence reminds me of the logical fallacy Argument From Ignorance, "a proposition is false because it has not yet been proven true"
Regarding other comments, people here have long held the belief that acceptance starts with oneself. Then broadens out to friends, family, co-workers. Etc.
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On 11/21/2022 at 9:24 PM, CAT said:
And does anyone here wonder why this "trend" goes nowhere? Did you see the shoes? looks completely stupid and ridiculous. Wear a f***ing normal pair of heels
Why what trend specifically goes nowhere?
Men in heels has taken off in the broader public largely thanks to Gucci/Alessandro Michelle's creative leadership since 2015. The same opinions have consistently been lodged here for years: "eww, those heels are hideous...why do they dress so flamboyantly..." Yet if measured by social media stats, high street retailer accommodation, and luxury label accommodation, we just experienced peak acceptance. All despite the majority opinions here.
How out of touch everyone here seems because they project their own tastes onto the broader market acceptance.
But now Michelle is leaving Gucci. Hopefully, that's just a one step back in two steps forward evolution on the men in heels journey.
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Recent article from American Vogue about men wearing platform high heels
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Officially sexually exclusive with Slovenian. It's a mutually agreed upon boundary. We have a trip together to Paris for 6 nights at the end of the month. We have a mutually agreed upon boundary we'll call ourselves a couple if things go well there. If things go well in Paris, we've mutually agreed she'll start to make plans to move in with me near April/May
She's positively cool about me wearing heels, wearing gel polish on my nails (we're going to get matching red), (skirts--but I never wear skirts) and is cool with any level of gender non binary dressing. Needless to say, that's a dream come true. To express with authenticity my feminine style in my closest relationship is something I'm very grateful for.
More importantly, she exhibits character traits suitable for a happy long term committment. Kindness, consideration, respect, loyalty, warmth, etc.
I've had my fun. Sowed my wild oats. Some of the stories are even documented on here from back in 2005. Dated too many girls to count. Time to settle down and build something together.
In pic, her legs on left, my legs on right.