Heelfan

Hello folks, Yes, "It's a fair cop!" as we say it the UK - I write the Lucy stories under her nom-de-plume. Hundreds of man-hours, in fact! Having chatted about this to Firefox from the start, and to Tom and a few others about it since, I make sure that Lucy posts do not appear on the "For the Gals" section (which would be unscrupulous), but only on the Jenny's Forum and areas such as the Stories section where both fact AND FICTION are encouraged. Interestingly, all of the Lucy episodes are fact rather than fiction! Having from the age of about eleven been a fanatically keen observer and rememberer of all the heel-wearing events of my classroom friends, teachers, student, girlfriends and my ever-loving wife, the creation of Lucy seemed to be the ideal way of amalgamating all these real events, places and happenings into the life of one heel-wearing girl to be told in the first person. It all really happened in the real places mentioned! Now, I always new the danger that I'd get rumbled like this one day, and secondly that the "Lucy followers" would be disappointed when the bubble burst. I must say "Sorry" to those people. However, what of the future? Having now read my honest confession, do you all want the Lucy Stories to be curtailed forthwith (Lucy had reached May 1964), or would you like them to continue regardless, but with me, Heelfan shown as the author? Fondly yours, Heelfan

The good news is that Daz sent me a PM to say he and Jade have patched things up and got back together again so he's OK! I trust that he won't mind me telling you all that. Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Oh Dear Ellen-Jay! Now you've got me totally baffled! Maybe I'm missing something, but for the life of me I can't see how my enthusiastic posting of a few ordinary folk street-heeling could possibly put you or anyone else off adding shots of themselves and their heels into the melting pot! I was only illustrating my answer to your original question in the best and most encouraging way I know how. They always say that "A picture speaks a thousand words!". If for some reason those pics had the opposite effect to that intended, and I've dampened your original keeness in any way at all, I can only apologise and crawl back, somewhat mystified and bewildered, under my stone. All I can say is, with the utmost sincerity, that I really do welcome you to these forums, I enjoyed your first heel-shots and would like nothing better than to see you blossoming forth with more! Yours withverybest wishes, and in friendly and hopeful anticipation, Heelfan

Hello Bubba, Yes, I run and play double bass in my three jazz bands - a piano/bass/drums trio, a six-piece band with a trumpet/sax/trombone front-line, and my 16-piece big band which does all the Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Buddy Rich stuff. Dr. Shoe and Ruth recently came to one of my Big Bands Concerts when we appeared in London. Anita C. and I have swapped a few enjoyable PMs on jazz topics, but so far no joy in tempting her to appear over here in the UK as our guest singer. We've had well-known America jazz stars over hear to perform with us - trumpeter Art Farmer. Sax player Scott Hamilton, trumpeter Ruby Braff etc., and recently Australia's Danny Moss. However, sadly Anita hasn't taken me up on my long-standing invitation. Wouldn't it be great! Mind you, how could I possibly concentrate on my double bass playing with her 5" or 6" stiletto heels strutting and swaying away in time with the music just in front of me! Maybe I should repeat the invitation! In fact yes, I will! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Hello again Ellen-Jay!

To illustrate what I was saying about liking full-length shots of ordinary everyday people (not models!) publically street-heeling in everyday situations, I invite you to log-on to these ones which are typical of my favourites:

http://jennyspage.co.uk/streetheels/street.htm

http://jennyspage.co.uk/jane/jane43.jpg

http://s03.imagehost.org/view.php?image=/0064/275_7581.jpg

http://s02.imagehost.org/view.php?image=/0516/316_1676.JPG

http://www.hhplace.org/hhboard/viewtopic.php?t=3295&highlight=putting+face+name

http://jennyspage.co.uk/sally.jpg

I hope they might inspire something similar from you, if we're very lucky!

Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Ok then Kneehighs, why not specify a particular informal "Quick visit" type bar or cafe so that the others will know exactly where to meet you? Good luck! Heelfan (UK)

Thanks Scotty - that illustrates your point about the same heel-height but far steeper in the smaller size magnificently. Having got that settled, how about treating us all to a a shot of you both wearing those lovely shoes? That really would be terrific! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

I'm busy until after we move to Marlborough in early December, but after that, Pewsey meets would be very close! In the meantime, cummon folks, howzabout some of you replying to FGWJon,s invitation? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Ooouch! You're fairly unlikely to get folks attending other than on a weekend in my experience, unless they are out-of-work or working very unusual hours! Can't you consider a weekend extravaganza for the good a worthy members of these fine forums? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

This doesn't quite conform as a "conversation", but I hope this week's following experience will add interest to this thread: When dressing for a couple of hours shopping in Bristol's big Broadmead Shopping Centre, I decided that it wasn't going to be one of my "Bold" days (you know, 5" stiletto boots exposed under short ankle-length trousers), but instead it was going to be a "Shy" day, so I put on some boots with reasonably chunky 5" heels and lower trouser-bottoms only 1" above the ground. Imagine my surprise then, when strolling through the general public is the discreet mode, I heard a bloke's wolf-whistle and then a piecing girl's voice shouting "Oooh look! He's got GIRL'S shoes on!!!" I was amazed that they'd even spotted the little that was visible of my thickish heels. However, undaunted I promptly entered Barratt's Tall and Small shoe department, and bought myself a terrific pair of size 10UK (44.5 Eurosize and 12US) 4 1/4" stiletto courts in a style called "Argon" for £40. - Highly recommended! But later on, I reflected on the girls wording. I'd have been quite proud if she'd shouted "He's wearing high heels". That would have been great. But bearing in mind that men's cowboy boots, Beatle boots etc. have high heels, it rankled that one of my favourite pairs of street-heeling boots were instantly referred to as GIRL'S shoes!". Ah well, such are the trials and tribulations of a very keen street-heeler. Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Here's two of my recent encouraging observations: 1. Two years ago my jazz band backed a well-known British lady jazz singer aged about forty-something. She turned up in a brand new pair of leopard-skin boots with 4" stiletto heels, explained to us at the end of the concert that the steepness caused by the heel-height was pitching her feet forwards into the toe-box causing "toe burn" and terrible discomfort. Despite each of us musicians saying that they looked fantastic, we fully expected at this week's return concert that she would turn up in lower heels. Imagine my surprise and delight when she re-appeared this time wearing black suede boots with 4 1/2" heels! No more talk of pitching forward or "toe burn" so presumably she's persevered in sexy heels and become aclimatised to going higher still, rather than lower! great, eh? 2. Our Bristol neighbours are a group of seven female university students aged about nineteen. They have already completed one year of study, and throughout that year virtually all of their shoes were dead FEEBLE! Even the most "daring" girl only had one pair of 2 1/2" wedge heels! However, they obviously noticed what all of Bristol's hard core pubbers and clubbers were wearing on Friday and Saturday nights, because this year they've seen the light. Having returned from their summer holiday break, all seven of them are now equipped with proper high heels. Nowadays when they go out socialising, even the meekest one is wearing 3 1/2" slim heels, and the others have gone to 4" or over, mostly super stilettos! Howzabout that then? Can any of you report any similarly encouraging observations of other people's progress into higher heels? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

I'm just refreshing this thread back to the top, as I hope more newcomers will notice it and be encouraged to start street-heeling. "One of the best feelings in the World!". Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Hello Jimnj3!

How about showing her some carefully-chosen pictures on these thread (mostly in "For The Guys") of some of the members wearing discreet heels under their trousers.

a) It would show her that there are about fifteen hundred other like-minded guys-in-heels on this forums alone (so she doesn't think you're a total oddball).

It would show her that well-chosen heeled footwear and trousers can look fashionable on a guy.

Particularly, I suggest you show her:

1. The title pages and gallery on moderator Firefox's own special site "Aesthetic High Heels for Guys":

http://heels.cjb.net/

2. The"Finding Discreet Street-Heels For Guys" thread on this "For The Guys" Forum. I've just refreshed it to the top of the forum to help you find it.

Good luck and best wishes,

Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Sounds very suave! However, just a tip from this regular attender at the UK Heel-Meets: Booking a posh table of that sort would tie you all down to a whole evening of getting your moneysworth sitting down. To us UK enthusiasts, the whole fun of it is to meet-up mid morning at a coffee bar or similar, and then to move of by about 11 am to enjoy a whole day of street-heeling in a like-minded group, with a mixture of shoe-shopping, eating, drinking and generally socialising (and answering any questions from any passers by who are sufficiently intrigued to approach us). Therefore, ask yourselves whether a whole evening of heels-hidden-under-the-table is what you all want (in which case Webster Hall sounds fine), or whether you'd rather use a food/drink bar as an initial meeting place before moving off and enjoying street-heeling together around town like we do. Constructively yours, Heelfan (UK)

Hello Diana! Every success for your Leeds Heelmeet! I can't make it personally because I'll be moving house around that time, and the Lakeside (London) Heel-Meet (which I'm organising) is the only bit of time I can spare until after Christmas. However, to make yours a success, I suggest: 1. PM moderator Firefox and ask him to put your Meet on our calendar at the head of this "Real Life Meetings" thread. 2. PM a copy of the Leeds Heel-Meet details to the following, who will be amongst the most likely members to be interested: Daz (Yorkshire), "Paul (North-East)" (Newcastle), Highonheels (Midlands), Ruud (Manchester), 6Inch Spikes (North), Emma J Nation (Manchester?). Also, I think the following are up your way (or at least more North than South): Daz30, Francis, Calv, Si, Dazza31, youngwolf, euchrid, Big D, Shyguy. Apologies to anyone who I've left out or wrongly located! Diana - click on to the Membership List (on this page's heading) and you will find more members and locations to PM. That's what I always do (in addition to the main posting) when organising a meet. Good luck! And whilst we're at it, howzabout yourself coming to our Lakeside Heel-Meet on 7th November! Good luck! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

A couple of you have mentioned platform shoes. Well yes, of course I've seen a good number of those on the streets with heels in excess of 5" but they don't count. Platforms are "cheating" and a 6" heel with a 2" platform is really only a 4" heel as far as it's lift is concerned. No, when starting this thread, I was purely meaning to talk about non-platform shoes with proper heels of 5", 5 1/2", 6" and over, giving serious heel-wearers the actual lift of those heel heights. I'd love to have seen more shoes of those heights in public during my life than I actually have done. Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Jeff - has your heel-wearing, and especially your recent shift towards going into greater heel-heights, inspired your female co-workers to compete a little and to increase their own heel-heighgts to keep up with you? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Yes! Wonderful to see the US contingent getting its act together! As Firefox says, I too hope you have a great time! Good luck from the UK street-heelers! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Thanks for the reply Chris, but can I say in a friendly way that you've slightly missed my point. What I was endeavouring to say was that there are huge numbers of very high heeled (5", 5 1/2", 6" and 7") shoes being manufactured and sold every week. I've visited several of the factories, (Little Shoe Box, Leatherworks and another one near Northampton) and have been amazed and impressed at the sheer numbers (hundreds every week) being made and sold. Even if they are not being sold to you personally, they are certainly being sold to somebody, in fact to very large numbers of people, and yet they never seem to be seen in public at at any time following the point of purchase. Cheerfully yours, Heelan

Thank you Wheels for replying! Firstly can I point out that you don't have to attend in heels necessarily. We always say "Heels not compulsory" and a few of our guys (and gals) turn up in ordinary flat shoes. Secondly, another flexible approach is that of some members who bring along a little bag or back-pack containing two or three pairs of shoes (say flatties, mid-height and high) so that you can change into whatever seems appropriate at the time. We always have a great day of shoppping or browsing in the best of the shoe shops, plus enjoying a great lunch and some drinks plus generally socialising and chatting about heely thgings and every other topic under the sun. You'd find that we are a remarkably straight (non-gay), intelligenmt and sociabler crowd. I do hope that this reply might tempt you into coming along. Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Any more interested attenders for UK HEEL-MEET, LAKESIDE/BLUEWATER SUNDAY 7th NOVEMBER? ? GALS AND GUYS ALL WELCOME! (turn up in some great heels if you wish, but it's not compulsory!). Please post below . . . . . . . . Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Bubba - To the best of my knowledge, neither are you a moderator, although you often have a damn good try, as in your above posting of Oct 17th! Live and let live, please! Let's all be NICE to each other! Onwards of Upwards! Cheerfuly yours, Heelfan

Hello Folks! Here's a thought for you all to ponder on: WHERE DO ALL THE HIGHEST AND SEXIEST HEELS COMPLETELY VANISH TO? THE GOOD NEWS: Surf the Net's suppliers of shoes of 5" and over, and you will find dozens and dozens of them, nay hundreds(!), all stocking many styles of skyscraper heels. The Little Shoe Box, London alone makes hundreds a month, estimating them to be purchased by men and women wearers in roughly equal numbers. When you add up all the coiuntless factories and retail outlets, these skyscaper shoes are being manufactured and sold in the many THOUSANDS every month. THE BAD NEWS: It's tragic that we never get to see them being worn and enjoyed! My friends on this forum will tell you that I'm as keen a heel-sighter as it's humanly possible to be, and I have travelled extensively throughout the UK, and Europe and the whole world. And yet in forty-eight years of enthusiastic heel-spotting, I'VE NEVER SEEN MORE THAN ABOUT FIVE PAIRS OF HEELS EXCEEDING 4 1/2" BEING WORN IN PUBLIC. That is so very sad and disappointing for me, and I'm sure for many others of you as well. I've just seen those once-in-a-decade 5" or 5 1/2" heels clicking along the pavement, and twice only (once in New York and once in London) I've seen 6" heels being worn. But that's totally dismal compared with the HUGE numbers of skyscaper heels being manufactured and sold every single month and bought wordwide on the Net. Obviously then, vast numbers are bought purely for bedroom and closet wearing, but SURELY there must be some lady high heel enthusiasts who feel daring enough to wear 5" plus heels outside, even if only for a short fling at a nearby restaurant or party? But where are they? Don't you agree with me that it's sad, folks, and what are your explanations for this "Vanishing heels" phenomenon? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Bubba - why not leave the moderating to the moderators! That's what you are fond of saying isn't it? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Yes, when approaching the limit of one's individual maximum, even 1/2" makes a huge difference, let alone an inch! I usually attend our Heel-Meets in 5" heels (sometimes block, sometime stiletto), but my 5 1/2" ankle boots take a lot more effort to walk in, even though I once passed a challenge I set myself to walk the entire length of Oxford Street (London's very long busiest shopping street) in my 5 1/2" slim-stack-heeled ankle boots with my jeans tucked into the tops. It wasn't easy! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan