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At last I had my first sincere compliment by a female. Today I changed into my riding jeans and tall brown knee high boots from my avatar. I stopped by a Dollar Tree store on my way home from work. Bought a small box of light bulbs. There was this young Hispanic lady who rang me up and noticed my boots. "Oh I love your boots! Fierce." I muttered out a "thanks", but I felt very special in my boots today. It was a nice compliment that made my day.

It can make your whole week.

GTMHP

I feel happier, freer, safe, and MORE alive..... GTMHP

Very nice!! GTMHP

Until HHP I was a very conservative heeler - brown, black 5" stiletto boots under male pants--when I went out - just my heel clicks. I have since branched out: hose, leggings, Utilikilts, woman's jeans, skirts, painted toenails, pumps, peeptoe, strappy sandals YES HHP has helped me expand my wardrobe, myself, my self image & my comfort zone. Many thanks to everyone!!!! GTMHP

i recently had a heckler decide to get violent with me because i was wearing high heels and makeup. a quick application of painful pressure to the pressure points in his wrist, armpit and collarbone and he was apologizing for his stupidity. I walked away from the incident smiling.

Good skills to have:smile:

GTMHP

Hecklers? Got my Heckler&Koch right here!

To be serious, how I deal with unpleasant ones depends on how I feel. Sometimes I have balls to go right in front of rogues' faces, sometimes I prefer to avoid them. If somebody stares, I usually stare right back.

I took on three hecklers today when I was out in my Utilikilts & sandals:smile: I was in a food court. When I explained the kilt was ancient/honorable male attire, that I felt quite at ease in a kilt in summer I got applause from other diners men, women & kids -- the tween hecklers melted into the crowd.

As i get bolder in my attire this summer, Utilikilts, skirts, stilettos, sandals etc. I find my courage fashion ease has increased.

GTMHP

Great job K6ps - a great outing GTMHP

Hi,

Making the first experiments with my new digital SLR camera. Just created a gallery of all my heeled shoes. Never seem to be getting the colors and lighting right...

http://www.hhplace.org/album.php?albumid=109

Happy Heeling

k6ps

Nice collection.

GTMHP

GTMHP:-)

Excellent work and a lot of enjoyable feelings out and about. Keep on doing what you are doing and you can work your style and wardrobe as you go as others have done. Congrats!

Cheers---

Dawn HH

I ACTUALLY look forward to clothes & shoe shopping.

GTMHP

Many high heeled congratulations!!!

I look forward to an account of your next outing.

-MJ

Me too..... It was a blast.

GTMHP

That sounds like a great looking outfit. Do you have any pics?

No pics yet but will post as soon as I get a camera.

GTMHP

Congrats! It's a good feeling, isn't it? Not nearly as daunting as it first seems, and you had good responses as well!

Oh it was a fantastic feeling. I was blown away the various responses, the fact that I was turning heads, teens wanted a pic, various approving comment. I'm still analyzing my own responses

Now I gotta develop my own style.

BTW radiodave I have greatly enjoyed your heeling exploits.

GTMHP

Toooo Cool! Thanks for sharing G

Folks here are quite right... just do it.... I was amazed. I mean I had dreamed about -- but wow I actually did it...Now I got to work on MY style...Putting outfits together....

GTMHP

Ok after reading the heeling adventures Kneehighs & HappyFeat [and a trip to my local secondhand store where I found 4 skirts] I went out in a jeans skirt, light blue short sleeve shirt & my red 5" stiletto knee high boots. I got a number of double takes, long looks from men, kids, teen & a few women. I also had several positive comments from women & teens. One teen turned to her friend & commented "He walks better in heels than =I= do." Two teens snapped my pic with their cell phones. A 60 something woman said I looked good. A waitress wanted to know where I bought my boots. I had lunch at a local restaurant, stopped at the post office, shopped in NineWest, Barnes & Noble, BestBuy, bought groceries then back home. I felt relaxed and quite energized - I thoroughly enjoyed myself!!! I WILL do more heeling in skirts. GTMHP

Leg pain was why I started wearing pantyhose and I have never stopped and like you I wear with my kilts or skirts with with gogo boots with 3" heels out comments.

Great pic!!!!

Utilikilts a a fantastic way for even the shy guy to wear a comfortable 'skirt' in public w/o any hassle real or imaginary.

GTMHP

Well this is the day after getting off of an airplane, sitting all day either cramped in an airplane or sitting waiting for my plane. My legs are feeling pretty good. I used Oroblu-70's.

Two years ago I got off an airplane and I had some of the worest leg pains I ever had they lasted for several days until I remember I had support hose in the drawer.

This year I made sure I traveled in pantyhose and my legs are feeling pretty good.

I also traveled in a Utilikilt. I had NO harassment from anyone. Lots of people seen the UK and the hose was hard to miss.

For those still sitting on the fence about wearing a skirt out.

Two answers:

* Just do it.

* OR start with a Utilikilt they have a built-in acceptance factor, by all those who have gone before.

Shoes, wear something approiate and comfortable, I worn flat sandles no heels, I had to be my own pack mule.

-- Brandy

Utilikilts are a good first choice because they look & are

cut as a kilt -- definitely male wear Plus they look great!!

GTMHP

danielp6406 -

I think the rate of beard growth is related to the level of testosterone flowing in your veins.

I am curious about what switch(s) turns my desire to be Thighbootguy on and off. I don’t know if it all mental attitude, or if there is a physical (chemical, see above) component, but it does come and go.

Ah, but if things never changed, life would be boring… even in thigh boots and a skirt.

Phases of the moon? Sun spots??

GTMHP

I went back thru & read the forums that kneehighs posted comments from. What are the women who posted neg comments afraid of?? That men in heels will steal their mojo?? That men in heels have more "sex appeal" than women do? Why do some women react to any freestyler with ridicule or as being gay? Where is the threat?? It seems these women are trapped by their rigid thinking more than any 19 cent women by her corset:sad: The comment that stuck with me paraphasing "Wear what you like, but don't call it liberating or liberation?? What?? I as a human & a male can't have a little fashion freedom [liberation] ? What specious nonsense.... ETA: I see it as reclaiming a fashion style WE men had before women.... er, um borrowed it:thumbsup: Just my thoughts -- your mileage may vary. GTMHP

I have a story that have been meaning to share. In my early days of going out in heels, like many others I would go out late at night, and venture into places quite cautiously. I usually wore very inconspicuous shoes or boots and long jeans or trousers.

One place I would stop was a convenience store, mainly because they had an easily accessible restroom. One night I stopped, and there was a young woman working, maybe 20 years old. I was maybe 32 at the time. That night I had decided to be a bit more daring so I wore a red sweater, navy pinstriped pants, and a pair of red Bellini pumps that had straps that criss-crossed my feet. I stopped, went to the restroom and left. The store was actually quite busy, so being so boldly "out" made my heart beat in my throat. I made it quickly to the car and left.

A few nights later, I decided to go out again. This time I wore jeans and a pair of black sling-backs from some cheap brand I used to wear in those days. I stopped at the same place and headed to the restroom. The store wasn't busy at all at the time. On my way out, the clerk said "Can I ask you something?"

Of course, I was very nervous. This was the first time ANYBODY had talked to me while I was wearing heels. So I went with it. She said that she wanted to ask me the last time I stopped in, but I was "in and out in such a hurry."

She asked me where I got the red shoes that I was wearing the last time I was in because she was going to a party (it was just before Christmas) and the red shoes would match her dress perfectly. She said, "Yea, I had to call and tell my boyfriend that some guy came in wearing the perfect shoes." At this point I knew that not only did she like my shoes, some guy wearing them was perfectly cool with her. We talked for about 10 minutes. Nervous me made up some stupid cover story about working a late shift alone so I didn't seem like I was some guy who just drove around in the middle of the night....Oh the early days.

So, two nights later I went back. This time I went a bit further wearing a pair of brown gauchos, nylons, and pumps. I ha written down the brand and the style of the shoes to give her so she could see if she could find them in her size. We talked for about 5 minutes (She was curious about how I could wear heels since she and most of her friends hated wearing them, how well I walked in them, how many do I have, do I wear them all the time, etc. The kind of banter that I have found is common when talking to women about my choice of footwear.)

When I gave her the slip with the information, I could see her face light up, then go a bit dim. I think she was thinking I was giving her my phone number as I look back. However she was happy to get the information and thanked me.

That was the last night she worked in the store. Later I ran into her and she said she was in an automobile accident and had to quit that job but had a new one as a waitress and that i should stop by and see her. I never did. At that point I was becoming more comfortable, but still too nervous to go to a restaurants in heels.

Meeting her was what put me over the hump, so to speak. I wear red shoes and go to restaurants a lot now!

Funny you should say that about red shoes -- because I finally got the courage to wear my red keehigh 5" stilettos under boot cut stretch jeans while teaching a 2 hr college lecture -- Things went very well... I got 98% positive feedback:clap:

The few women that voiced negative comments about me wearing "womens shoes" To which I replied,... I found them in the womens shoe dept. but they were MY SHOES & I looked good in them..... The lecture hall erupted in cheers & applause!!

I THINK I'm over that hump you mentioned Happyfeat:w00t2:

Hehe

GTMHP

I spoke too soon and underestimated the delight of wearing this 17” lamb skin skirt. I stopped in Sam’s after work wearing the skirt, a long sleeved white dress shirt, and black knee boots with 2.5” block heels. I stopped just for an excuse to wear the skirt.

Here in summer with 100F temps skirts & boots are the way to go with a sun screen with a high SPF:smile:

GTMHP

A First Date.

I met a woman through a singles listing online, almost a year ago. We have been chatting online, and exchanging emails quite regularly. Some days we have chatted for hours.

I would often send her a picture of a a good looking woman wearing high heeled boots and ask her opinon of the picture. After a while I would send pictures but comment more on the boots, and ask her opinion. She started asking me what was up with the boots all the time. I told her I really thought they looked great, and I really liked high heeled boots.

Then I started sending her pictures of just boots. All kinds of boots, but always with a high heel. She finally asked if I wore high heeled boots, and I told her I did. She at first asked me all the expected questions. I told her it was just something I enjoyed. She told me she did not think that was something she was comfortable with.

Well, we finally had our first date last Saturday night. We met at a nice, quiet restaurant, not far from her house. I arrived first, wearing my Harley Boots with 4" heels. Once she arrived, we were seasted at our table. We hit it off pretty well, and sat there talking about almost everything, except high heels, for 5 hours!

After dinner I walked her to her car and we kissed goodnight. That is when I asked her if I had embarrased her at all. She said "No, why?". I said "Because of my boots, did you even notice?". She told me she noticed as soon as she arrived, so I asker why she had not said anything.

She then told me she liked them, and she guessed she was not as uncomfortable as she thought she would be.

Well, we are going shoe shopping this Saturday, then out to dinner again.

I asked her if it was ok if I wore heels. She said she hoped I would.

So guys! Go for it.

Hope this was not too Long Winded a Story.

Gary0618

Great story

GTMHP

All

Some photos for you; had to quickly download at lunch whilst people out of the office, will re-sort later.

Unfortunately, as you'll see, the corset shows up the slight twist in my spine, which is annoying as the nip over my hips is different to each side.

Big D

VERY IMPRESSIVE!!

GTMHP

Family is OK with it. Female relatives & I shop for shoes & clothes. They think I have the courage to be who I am & dress in clothes and shoes that make me look good!! It's no big deal, never has been -- It's just shoes & clothes after all . Freestylers unite!!!! GTMHP

I said as much as possible usually with activeskin hose or kneehighs. GTMHP

Yes activeskin is great! GTMHP