HappyinHeels

Lace-up boots are different, and fun, if you wear them with something equally as fun. I last wore mine, black patent lace-up boots with a 7" stilletto heel which came to about 4" below my knee with a short PVC black skirt and form-fitting black top-red nails and lipstick to a Halloween party. Perfect venue for such a thing. Otherwise laceups don't have much practical public use. Always great in private situations though!! I suppose it has more to do with how confident you are in your legs. It is my one strength I think, now I jut have to get around to posting some of those leg and heels shots. HappyinHeels

I looked at the woman's photo and could see where some males might be distracted--IF they re not used to being around women from any of the countries south of the USA. I lived in Venezuela while studying for a year right in the heart of Caracas in the late 1970's and women wore dresses (never cutoffs or jeans) and heels 3" and up. Most did their own hair and nails that's simply the way it was. If you want to see the difference for yourself, check out our local network news-always above the waist shots and business casual tops and dresses. Then turn to Telemundo, Univision, or any of the Spanish-language channels. You may or may not understand what they are saying but you'll often see the ladies in above-the-knee dresses or skirts, very shiny legs, brightly painted nails and feet clad in heels 5" and up. This is "distracting" to our society but everyday reality across much of Central and South America. I recently read that Venezuela still ranks as the top consumer of cosmetics per capita in the world. A small country that has won an astounding number of beauty pageants over the years. I remember when the "Miss Venezuela" and "Miss Universe" contests were held traffic around Caracas suddenly became very light. Citibank may indeed be in for some legal drama unless there is something else going on here. I am heading to Brazil later this year to celebrate our silver anniversary and expect to see people wearing all sorts of things. If I don't see girls AND guys wearing high heels I would be disappointed. But then again it's Brazil where every conceivable race of people join to celebrate every conceivable together. That's my perspective on this based on my experiences on this big blue planet. HappyinHeels

HappyFeat- I had mentioned toe-less pantyhose as a way to easily put your heels on and off in warmer weather, have the feel of pantyhose on your legs but at the same time expose your toes to the world. They are comfortable and I always have some on hand. Regular sheer pantyhose are good too and bare legs are great IF you can pull it off--if your have the tan and no other imperfections like spider veins or that pesky hair that is always wanting to emerge! I agree though that peep toes, like sandals, demand some eye-popping nail color!! HappyinHeels

Himark-- Been to Vancouver several times, a very dear friend of mine who is an independent lesbian musician lives there and the city is very laid back and awesomely beautiful. DawnHH is right about the store owner expecting you to be wearing heels into the store since she knows her clientele and her environs. Besides, I'd take the worst neighbourhood in Canada any day over some of our bullet-riddled places here. Try doing what you did in parts of Chicago, DC, Baltimore, or Detroit?? AS the saying goes 'you can get farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word". There are so many places in Vancouver where one could wear whatever shoe you wanted, male or female, that place just soaks it all up. HappyinHeels

I sort of equate this hotel scenario to the trying on of heels at different shoe stores. You are there to shop and they are there to sell. The hotel room situation offers the individual comfort of room service delivered to your door exclusive of the retail store environment with this supreme difference...if you're in the US or Canada...a tip would normally follow the delivery of such room service. What hotel worker wants to risk insulting the customer that feeds him?? Good room service may include a nice comment about your shoes which may, in turn, increase the tip that hotel worker is about to get. I always take a pair of heels, usually wedges, with me on any trip for just these situations. HappyinHeels

Hi All,

Speaking of new shoes, and of pink heels, remember how some forumers raved over the "TEAGAN" platform sandal I told you all about a while back? Well, since I figured their stock is running thin since this shoe did very well and since this was the shoe that fit me perfectly in size 10, I decided to go back and buy the pink (fuschia) ones. Exactly like the black ones I wore to a suburban St. Paul mall some weeks ago just in Fuschia. I tested them for fit in the store and...high heel heaven...my turquoise toes wrapped in 6" of stiletto bliss. Yes I know the colors clash but this is more about the shoe and the way it fits. If anybody here normally wears a size 11, I'm telling you that you owe it to yourself to try and get these since a size 10 will fit you fine as long as you don't have a REALLY wide foot. The strap design seems to allow for more room. The best part is, once you find the right clasp holes to put the two thin straps into, you can slip into the babies just like a pair of slingbacks! They feel wonderful.There are many Bakers stores but these shoes would make a drive there worth the trip.

HappyinHeels

Terrific in "TEAGANS"

http://www.bakersshoes.com/product.aspx?c=594&p=144037

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dblair- Nice outfit and sexy boots too! I wonder what these two navigationally-challenged whizgirls were wearing on their feet that they spent that amount of energy yelling at you?? As others have inferred, your actions were first-class in the face of such boorish behaviour. Imagine a guy making fun of a woman wearing basketball sneakers?? Oh, that's right I forgot about the double standard where they get to wear whatever they want......but only if we allow it. You apparently didn't. Well done. Personally, I would have said "Make a GPS purchase, not U turns. These stilettos have your backside written on them!" HappyinHeels

NH Heels, The support of your wife is great and fundamental. I wonder if going out to a GLBT club, or other such place where different styles are accepted and expected, may not be an option for you to wear your boots over your jeans, stiletto heels and all. It would be enormously fun!! HappyinHeels

Wood and Metal, This is a custom-made situation for you to temporarily put aside your venerable boots, paint your toes, and strap on some new 6" heel "TEAGAN" sandals just so they REALLY have something to giggle about...all the way back to the safety of their parents' cribs! You persevered in the face of vacuous idiocy. Well done! HappyinHeels

Based upon what my buddy in Chicago sells in his store and by what I see and buy for myself I'd say heels are just as high now as two years ago and even more men are buying them than two years ago. This is just another writer filling up space with material of dubious research value because it was a "slow news day" on their regular beat. HappyinHeels

There seems to be something about this "TEAGAN" style that many really like. I wore mine under bootcut jeans when I walked into that suburban mall and maybe 2-3" of the heel was visible. Only once did I reveal more, when filling up a ways later on the trip, I cuffed my jeans so the entire shoe and 6" heel woud have been visible but nothing happened. But the clicking sound that heel made on the cement something to treasure and not a sound I am used to making. The good news about this shoe is when I tried them on at Bakers the size 10 fit me as if it were a size 11 and that has never happened before. Anyone knows you can find way more girls' shoes in size 10 than 11 but this one runs big for Bakers so more of forumers could fit into a shoe they ordinarily wouldn't otherwise bother with. It is truly fabulous with jeans, capris, a skirt, or several different style of dresses. Don't have the pink ones yet but will get some if I get a pink top or dress to go with it. HappyinHeels "Terrific in Teagans"

Will not be making the trip there but will avidly follow the games on TV. Will be closely following and supporting the USA and Brazil teams as I have for about 33 years now. I may be in a position to attend the 2014 Cup in Brazil as I may have bought property there by then. I wish SA the best as the host nation-you've earned it! HappyinHeels

Hi ALL!!

I had made mention of wanting to get dressed up and enjoy some of my shoes in mid-May. Plans to "go out" in Chicago didn't pan out since I couldn't find anyone to pair up with and I decided against driving all the way to Detroit. Instead I drove up to my land and one rainy Tuesday, the 11th exactly, I drove to the Twin Cities as my alter ego/femme fatale. It was cooler than it had been the rst of the month and showery but I made the most of it. I scoop-neck top under a tan cardigan, Pierre Cardin dress watch, some bootcut stretch jeans, and my 5.5" "Reilly" wedge sandals from Bakers are what I wore to the Mall of America. Spent about 4.5 hours there. To be honest it would've been so much more enjoyable with someone else but it is something I had to do. I left that mall and headed back north towards my land but stopped into another suburban St.Paul mall along I-35E. I then put on my "Teagan" sandals with their 6" sandals and strolled into the Macy's entrance. I had he same jeans on and perhaps 2-3" of heels were visible. My makeup wasn't particularly great but I had NO negative or bad experiences either. On the way back I went through the McDonald's drive-thru and no problems.

http://www.bakersshoes.com/product.aspx?c=296&p=144037

http://www.bakersshoes.com/product.aspx?c=396&p=155406

All in all a worthwhile trip but I wonder how COOL it could have been with others along. I did buy some Jessica Simpson stiletto-heel sandals in DSW at MOA but I don't seem them on their website so I can't include them here. I'd encorage ANYONE to get out and enjoy your heels whether all dressed up and just in guy mode. It's awesome!!!!!

HappyinHeels

Hi All!!

Just bought these, my first pair at Macy's today!! Wesbite doesn't show them in sz 11 but the store I was in had them and they fit really well!! Very well made and comfy as I drove home with them adorning my feet!

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/index.ognc?CategoryID=35287&PageID=151557737035953&CURRENT_PAGE=5

http://www.hhplace.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9803&stc=1&d=1274491847This would be a great shoe to wear to the mall or to the movies under your jeans. Macy's is as helpful as they say!!

HappyinHeels-Blissful in wedges

I think Bubba136 has the right perspective; a professional driver has his PRIMARY responsibility on transporting his passengers safely to their destination-this is probably why you don't see any genetic women wearing high heels while driving busses and the like. As far as driving in high heels, I do it all the time usually in 5" wedges but have driven home in 8" platform sandals after a party. The salient point here is I own the car and was not driving in a professional position transporting others. HappyinHeels

I read the threads and try to post thoughtful and apprecaitive replies but am compelled to start only my second thread because I wonder how many do this and the effect it would have if we all made the effort. I notice the vast majority of us talk about our experiences alone, or perhaps with a wife or girlfreind. Why don't we shop, investigate, and learn together as the widely spread-out community we are?? I wonder how much quicker the dynamic could change if we guy-heelers made a habit of shopping in pairs or threesomes much the way the genetic girls do. This would eliminate much of the mental stigma for those who are wary and shy and would make it even more enjoyable for all concerned. Think about it...every movement that demanded change, equality, and ultimately acceptance was bolstered by people acting as small groups ad occasionally as large ones. This would raise our profile not only to the world-at-large but also to the stores we wish to patronize. As others have said, the frequency of exposure leads to eventual accustomization. If we choose to operate on the periphery or in the shadows that's how we will be viewed. What are your thoughts?? HappyinHeels (no matter the venue or the height)

SHedevil. Very sexy and feminine boots indeed! Add a short skirt, long polished nails, and a long freshly-lit cigarette and I'd be living the fantasy!! I can only imagine the clicking noise they make on floors and pavement!! HappyinHeels

I watched the video with interest, unfortunately however, I believe the woman anchor/show host found it more drole than interessante as her laughing again demonstrated the utter depth of the double standard. I doubt she would have cracked a grin had a women strode in wearing the latest in designer basketball sneakers. And this in haute-couture and tolerant France. The hill is long indeed! HappyinHeels Voila mes talons!

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MESA, Congratulations on your first outside experience in heels!! As everyone else here says the first experience will lead to more for sure and will feel an enormous sense of peace and accomplishment in doing this more and more. If it helps you I would remember that the Netherlands is home to Amsterdam which enjoys quite a reputation for different attitudes. Let the European thing work for you!! happyinHeels

Tiffany, This is a great thread and a topic I don't ever recall seeing before. I suppose that the same means and effort expended to claim our right to fashion freedom, wearing high heels for the purposes of his thread, on the sidewalk also extends to public transportation, it's just another venue. The more we go out and about the more society EVERYWHERE gets used to guys wearing heels, girls wearing tattoos, etc. etc. whether it's on the sidewalk or in planes, trains, and automobiles. Your rights to decency and fairness don't end at the subway door. HappyinHeels:smile:

danielp6406, COngratulations on your 1000th hhplace post, that's a lot of typing but, like DawnHH says, look at all the fun you have had sharing all your experience and thoughts spread out over those 1000 posts!! "O Canada...our home and native land..." HappyinHeels

Hi All!!

Subsequent to my "Victoria" purchase a couple weeks ago I had a Bakers coupon valid 23-29 April for 25% off any sandal so I went by partly for redemption of the coupon but also to say farewell to an associate there who is returning to school in Arizona. She showed me a new sandal called "MISTY" which I tried in size 10 and it fit very nicely, almost like it molds to your foot. The heel under some fem jeans or so would resemble a stiletto heel but it is actually a wedge heel, 5 3/4" from toe to tap in this size.

http://www.bakersshoes.com/product.aspx?c=274&p=150602

These would be great with bootcut or skinny jeans or capris. So, here's the MISTY for summertime enjoyment.Great shoe, cool smokes.

HappyinHeels

WAYTOGO BEAZTHEELZ- Nice to see you finally got your first set of heels-all for yourself! I understand you were scared but you did it and the world didn't sneeze. Perhaps one day you can go into a store and just look for yourself, try on shoes with confidence, and buy them without saying they are for someone else but this will take time. It takes time for you actually act on your urge to buy something you have wanted. I takes more time to spend time in stores trying on shoes, just like the girls do, to ensure a proper fit, and it'll take even more time before you might wear them out anywhere. I do suggest putting them in your car under your seat perhaps with some knee-high pantyhose or thin trouser socks so you can wear these new sandals while you drive. You'll love the feeling of seeing your feet in your new sandals and will learn one of the many of life's activities that can be done (and enjoyed) in heels. Very stylish first choice!!! HappyinHeels