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Ha! LOL, I hope the faux pax was corrected....

After you heel in public a bit more and gain more confidence, you may want to go a bit more femme with the heels as some of the guys have successfully done here.

No thanks. I like heels, but am not into en femme.

Well, that depends - out where? Taking out the trash? That would have to be grade school. Out where others saw me? That would be college, using Halloween as a cover. For real, as myself, wearing heels in a public place? That would have to be about eight years ago, going to the movies. I felt self-conscious as could be! But I did it, and tried to ignore the few glances. One guy was determined that I observe him staring, so I made a point of pretending I didn't see him. He started getting out of line, so I left the concession line and returned later, missing part of my move, drat him.

I am very much not into looking feminine, just as I am not into trying to accentuate the masculine, either. I enjoy wearing heels. Maximillian recently posted about 8 pics of himself in a blue plaid kilt/skirt and heeled boots that was a very good example of how to mix the two well.

Your pics amaze me. Everything goes so well.

I agree! Designers take note! Especially here and here.

Predictions black suede bootie Sudini black leather ankle boots Clarks black leather ankle boots Fioni black pleather knee-high boots Clarks brown leather clogs All have heels ranging from 3-3/4 in to 4-/14 in.

I don't think the cost of additional material would warrant but a few cents or more. The main cost of a shoe these days is the marketing, shipping, display, packaging, and taxes. Except for leather, but even then, raw leather prices for the entire shoe don't come to more than a couple bucks. There's not enough difference between an 8 and a 12 to warrant more than 30 cents difference in price.

Mine's cool with subdued heels. Women's jeans don't fit me as I'm not a large-hipped, narrow-waisted woman.

Some styles, yes - that's a given. But no, not "all styles." That's absurd. I think some, overeager to push the more feminine styles for men, have done more damage than good when it comes to societal acceptance of men wearing the more masculine styles. This includes fashion designers who flaunt feminine heels on their models instead of simply inching up masculine heels each year.

I've got an older pair of four and a half inch knee-high boots, but they have a "hidden" 1/4 inch platform, so it doesn't really count. That I've worn on any sort of regular basis, I'd have to say four inches.

Well, the rear half is clearly male. I'm not sure what the front half is, but considering leopard-spotting is an almost exclusively female apparel pattern, I'm inclined to say that the front, heeled legs are, and were intended to be female.

Nope! Tile and carpet-covered tile. I'm sorry to hear you trashed your floors. There are some rock-hard floorings with a very realistic wood look and texture that can take the beating...

Instead of arbitrary increments, the ability to navigate which depends entirely on the individual, perhaps it might be better to simple "comfortably stretch the limit," regularly? I've been wearing my latest, a pair of four and a quarter inch heeled winter boots for about a week. Love 'em! When I first began, it was a bit difficult, but this morning when I put them on, before heading to McDonald's, for breakfast and coffee, I walked around the house a bit before realizing the awkwardness from earlier in the week had gone.

I didn't vote, as it depends on one's foot size. For me, it's around three and a half.

My two pair of boots that cost around $200 each have leather bottoms. They're slick as slush on wet ice. I have three other pair of boots I wear in the winter, at $20, $30, and $70. All three have patterned rubber soles that grip slick, icy pavements very well during my evening walks.

Why the push for guys wearing obviously feminine heels? When the time is right for society to accept men in heels, the fashion designers will get a clue and simply have men wearing heels in ways that look perfectly naturaly, without clashing wildly with the wardrobe.

That's fairly insane. Pain is good. Pain tells you what's bad. What's next? Botox for the ulnar nerves for those who tend to burn their hands while cooking in the kitchen?

I've been doing toe-raisers, knee bends, and some skier stuff since, forever. Seems to work. Plus I'm a regular at the gym.

I think most female clothins is too flimsy. Maybe that's why they're always cold! I prefer solid clothing, like thick shirts, jeans, and well-made boots.

Thanks, Bubba136. I mapquested it and it's up near Dusseldorf, which is a bit out of my way. DawnHH, not much to share. I've been out in public a few times, but not where anyone I'd know would recognize me. I wear them around the house, mostly.

I've always loved this style, ever since I tried on a pair belonging to a neighborhood girl who used to babysit me.

What do you think about this style?

I didn't vote as I didn't like the options. What would make me buy more, and wear more, is if I saw more men wearing, and more decent, non-masculinized heels marketed to men.

Toss up between my medium-heeled clogs which I wear around the house and my higher-heeled boots which are the only ones I've worn outside.

Lately? A pair of Sudini leather boots to a mall.

About half the time, never at work, occasional when I'm out, but only when I'm where I'll not be recognized by someone I know.