Heelfan

Sorry Highluc, I hope I didn't do you a disservice by perpetrating the erroneous notion that you were a La Piazza wearer! Thinking back, I think my error arose from having associated you with La Piazza Shoes because I now seem to recall that you included a photograph of La Piazza's amazingly high, wedge mules (highly coloured pink if I remember) in one of your stories. Anyway, with apologies for the unfounded connection with you actually wearing them, I think they do a most exciting range although I haven't ordered any for myself yet. Whilst we are communicating, if you look in Megaforum's under "For Everybody" and under "Worldwide High Heels Reports", I've left a message there asking if you would be kind enough to contribute a short report to give the viewers the current state of play re high heels in Belgium. I hope you can oblige, and Iook forward to meeting you on the Paris Euro Heel-Meet! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Hello again Joak! Sorry I didn't particularly like your 4 latest aquisitions, but thank you for the opportunity to comment on your others: Your Gallery: 6,12,24,30,36 (all knockouts!) Guest Gallery: 15,19,45,47,58,61 (all knockouts!) Whilst posting to you now, can I please ask you: a) If you'd be kind enough to contribute a short report under my new Megaforums thread (under "For Everybody") "Worldwide Reports on High Heels" to let readers know the current high heel situation in your part of Europe? What about joining us for the Euro Heel-Meet planned for Paris in February 2004 (see Megaforums "Real Life Shopping and Fun Meetings"? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Hello Joak! First can I say you've got a GREAT site and many GREAT pictures on it (including the animations!). However, with all those wonderful sexy, beautiful shoes to shoes from, I'm puzzled as to why you should choose these particular shoes to post on this forum for our comments. To me, none of them are nearly as good as others on your own site: Number 1. Awkwardly conceived. I'm usually turned-on by any stilettos this high, but the heel has no flowing lines and has an unconvincing shape, as does the rest of the shoe. Numbers 2 & 3. Both look too amateurish, rustic and home-made. Nothing stunning about them whatsoever. Number 4. This La Piazza wedge would be a good option for guys' streetheeling if they didn't want an identifiable heel to give them away to much, whilst still giving a great heel-lift to the foot. However, the high-cut upper and the adjacent expanse of wedge heel add up to an over-solid mass of black leather like a 'surgical boot'. It would look much more sleek and sexy with a very low cut upper (exposing the foot down to the toe cleavage), but then this would be a lot less discreet as a street-heeling-shoe. Keep up the good work with your site! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Hello! Why not email Joak or Highluc? By the look of their spectacular sites and the pictures of the shoes they're wearing, they've bought half of La Piazza's entire stocks! Come to think of it, probably they wouldn't have kept going back and spending those prices if they weren't getting value-for-money, would they?. Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

- "Being fortunate enough to be a woman, I hear what you see and I am sympahetic towards you men"

Hello High Surprise! I've enjoyed all your postings (particularly re. the young Oriental girl adrift in ultra-heels in Barnet), but you've now got me totally confused! Ever since your 'Let's Get to Know Each Other!' posting where you entered yourself as 'Male', I've pictured you as such when reading your many contributions, but now I find you above posting as a woman! Have I missed some momentous event somewhere along the line?

Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Well, that report from Zathrus, our man in Stoke-on-Trent was a great addition to our UK round-up! South Africa has also been covered, so now let's try asking the rest of the World. Calling all reporters ...... Calling all reporters! ....... Come in please: HONG KONG (Debbie? Whlau?), BELGIUM (Highluc? Jako?), FINLAND (Bert? Ola?), SINGAPORE (Tiata?), LEBANON (Bramis?), ARGENTINA (HighHeeLover?), NORWAY (HHfanatic?), ESTONIA (Stellah?), AUSTRALIA (Inge? Wetheels? Mark? Geoff? Stiletto?), POLAND (Spike?), FRANCE (Stilettos? Michelle?), NETHERLANDS (Tim? Daniel? Mark-&-Marilyn? Roger? Jeff?), USA (Stu? Quartz? Texas Bumpkin? Azraelle? Bubba?), SWEDEN (High Surprise? Beeblebrox? Tall Swede? Erica? Trolldeg?), NEW ZEALAND (Heel-Lover?), GREECE (BillyGally? Psilotakomia?), HAWAII (LuvLadiesInHeels?), CZECH REPUBLIC (Roky?), CANADA (Maja? Inshoe? Melanie?), ISRAEL (The Domina?), NEW YORK (Kneehighs?), SCOTLAND (B-Rooted?), SWITZERLAND (Diana & Daniel? Patent Letter? Booty?), IRELAND (Sken? Gray Lion?), GERMANY (Micha? Prof. Harvard?), BRAZIL (Melissa Guy? Grendene?), WALES (Caron? Elevated?), MALAYSIA (New Age Sailor?), SPAIN (Bob2uh?), ICELAND (Bootsey?), MEXICO (Jejas?) And to anyone I've overlooked or who has failed to give their location ...... Calling, Calling ........ Come in please ........... your Worldwide high-heel reports please ............ IS ANYBODY THERE? From your cheerful anchorman, Heelfan, Bristol, UK.

Right all you happy heelers, time to start rounding you up! So far, the Paris Meet (6 - 8 Feb 2004) has the most candidates, but the London Meet is shaping-up as follows: LONDON (SAT 4 OCTOBER 2003, 10am) Firefox, Xaphod, Dr. Shoe, Me, Calv(?) and YamYam(?). ANY MORE FOR ANY MORE? COME ON GALS AND GUYS!! ALL ABOARD THAT'S COMIN' ABOARD? WHAT ABOUT SOME MORE FIRST-TIMERS? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Well, things are shaping-up very nicely! So far (if I've understood your posting correctly), it looks as if we're already expecting: Highluc, Firefox, Calv, Me, Stilettos (our guide) and possibles Jo and Xaphod. That's a potential seven to date, with six months still to take more on board! Come on Guys and Gals, it'll be FANTASTIC fun! ....... any more candidates (France, Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, USA etc etc?)? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Yours reports please! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

OK, in our Worldwise series of heel reports, our roving reporter Jemanda has briefed you on South Africa, and the UK rundown was begun by our UK correspondants Firefox (South) and Zathrus (North), and is now continued by our series anchorman Heelfan (West): Well, thank you Jemanda, Firefox and Zathrus! Hello viewers and welcome to my man-on-the-spot current Lowdown on heels here in the Western UK:- Well folks, much of the current high-heel scene here echoes what Zathrus described in Northern England. Unlike last year, the girls daytime shoes are almost all very flat shoes and mules. The one exception to this is some office-workers wearing nice black stilettos, but naturally only sightable before and after work and a few in the lunch-hour. However, more heels at night, and MANY more on Friday and Saturday nights, especially worn by the pubbers and clubbers in towns and cities like Bristol. As in the North, chunky and block heels are becoming rarer all the time, now largely replaced by stilettos and some kitten heels with waisted-blade heels. Many strappy sandals, pink/yellow/green courts, light-brown suede d'orsays, cork wedges, and many backless high heeled low and medium-height stilettos with a closed-in, pointed toe. Some of these have such a low-cut toe that the amount of flap is huge and they can hardly keep them on! Maximum heel height seen: Many, Many 4" (or maybe a little over), but puzzlingly, no really high heels (5", 5 1/2", 6") whatsoever. This is puzzling, because in the first two stiletto crazes (c. 1960 and 1980), a small but admirable percentage of girls treated us to these extremely heights. However, this time round (anno 2000 onwards), I have not seen a SINGLE SIGHTING above 5"! Bitterly disappointing! Increase or decrease: Marked (almost total) decrease in the daytime, but the night-time situation has improved due to chunky and clunky heels giving-way to stilettos and jeans giving-way to short skirts and miniskirts. Guys in heels: Apart from myself, I've seen four others in Bristol this year - two in stacked block-heels about 3" high and two in black cuban heels about 2" high. Sorry, no photos - I'm a dunderhead with digital technology from first to last. Anyway, this is correspondant Heelfan concluding this report from Bristol, Western UK, and calling on heel enthusiasts worldwide to send in your reports: Yours reports please! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Yours reports please! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Suggestion: maybe just for a day in the first place, forget all those worries and anxieties, and treat yourself to an enjoyable few hours of street-heeling. Believe me, it'll give you a great buzz and the world won't come crashing down on you! It doesn't have to be in front of the neighbours or your employer. Change in the middle of town, and in my experience the best place to start is by walking through a busy bustling shopping mall. You'll never look back! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

It will be fascinating if members can give us "STATE OF THE NATION" HIGH HEEL REPORTS from the country they live in OR countries they visit. No big deal, just two or three paragraphs on say,: Percentage of girls (if any!) wearing high heels. Whether these are stilettos or chunky, platform or plain. Maximum heel height seen (ie any GREAT sightings) Whether thought to be on the increase or decrease. Whether usually worn with jeans etc. or skirts. Any other interestings facts (guys in heels? for instance). Any photos to illustrate the report. Maybe for instance, Debbie could update us on the current Hong Kong situation. Also, I have been surprised to hear our friends from Eastern Europe and Russia just how healthy the high heel scene is there,and even from Iran with its repressive religious regime a lady BBC radio journalist reported that the teenage gilrs are liberating themselves by wearing only token head-coverings and adopting mid-calf-length trousers and pointed-toed high-heeled shoes! It would be great to gather-in and consolidate all these sorts of reports on to this one Forum-Thread, when I hope we can see a "Worldwide picture" emerging. So, worldwide heel enthusiasts and travellers, please can we have your reports and sightings (whether the heel-scene happens to be great or very depressing!) from just about everywhere - however far-flung! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan.

Hilarious! Also a story with a profound moral! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Hello Dheel! You will find a lot of us heel-wearing guys sympathising with your point, and thoughts of 'How lucky girls are' frequently flood through our minds. However, I am becoming increasingly interested in analising WHY we should conclude that society does not 'allow' us guys to wear high heels. In other words, IS that actually the case, or are we just imagining it and being much too self-concious? Is it just in our minds? Certainly there are those guys like Firefox who appear to prove the latter. His philosophy throughout comes across as "Don't give a toss about taboos (they are imaginary) and just go for it and wear the heels!" It certainly seems to work in his case (and others) because he unashamedly wears his heels (some pretty slim and often at least 4") whilst travelling around in his work and meeting clients, and socially, of course. And he gets on just fine! No-one calls the police or beats the crap out of him or even bats an eyelid. He is fully accepted at work and at the golf clubhouse that he frequents and by passers-by and everyone, and receives the odd compliment on his footwear, especially from the ladies! Similarly, I have been publicly wearing heels for 47 years (since I was 12) and have only ever had one unpleasant experience (drunken yobbos) in the whole time which did not go beyond some verbal abuse and was not sufficient to put me off in the least. To help us understand this matter, can you come up with any concrete evidence of any sort to support your assumption that society does not allow guys to wear high heels, or do you think, upon reflection, that your assumption might simply stem from fears/worries/anxieties in your own mind - ie an inbuilt instinct to avoid possible embarrassment? Please post an answer because the reason for guys' inhibitions is a question which is interesting me more and more. Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Hello Monkio! I can probably help you as well as anyone because: I too live in South West UK (Bristol). I too take size 9 I too have a supportive lady - my wife. I have street-heeled for many years and know the shoe sources: Chainstores & shops where you can try-on ladies' size 9s: BRANTANO (although summer sale lines currently very depleted) and autumn fashions, boots etc. not yet in. Will improve by early autumn. EVANS (ladies outsize chain) mostly frumpy styles, but occasionally something more sexy. TXX(?) Maybe worth trying if you're passing, but virtually nothing as large as size 9. BARRATTS Ask for their 'Tall & Small' Corner. The 'Tall' range goes up to size 9 or 10. The summer 2003 range only includes about a dozen styles, mostly frumpy, but I've got some good heeled boots up to 4 1/2" from them in the past, so maybe the winter selection will be better again. "NINE TO ELEVEN" (also known as TALL GIRLS) Use Google to search either of these names on the Net. Two or three branches in London - means going up there to try them on. Study their shoes on the screen. "BIGFOOT DIRECTORY", Croydon. Run by a lady called Kenny with size 12 feet who caters for big-footed women but very amenable to serving heely guys. As with the shop above, study Kenny's website. THE LITTLE SHOE BOX, London Makes custom-made high heeled shoes in many designs, but also stocks some ready-made 'Off the shelf' pairs for instant trying-on and purchase. Study their Website. COVER GIRL, London. Retailer of high-heeled shoes for guys. Usually good selection in stock. For custom-made shoes or ordering on-line: THE LITTLE SHOE BOX as above. DIVINE SHOES, near Northampton, UK. Similar firm to Little Shoe Box. Study their website. LEATHERWORKS, London. Same comments. LA PIAZZA SHOES, Germany. Same comments but amazingly high styles, quality and prices! Some of the specialist high-heels-for-guys websites like Andrew's,or Joak's or Megaforums(here! - see heading at top of site) or Firefox's give whole long lists of high heel suppliers in large sizes, but for UK heel-guys, I think my list will give you a good working start. Oh, and why don't one or both of you come to one of our next group Heel-Meets (see under 'For Everybody' - 'Real Life Fun Shopping Meetings') in the autumn (London and Birmingham) or February (Paris) where we do the rounds of all the best shops and enjoy chatting, swapping information about sourcing heels, eating, drinking and having a great time. Guys and Gals both very welcome (whether in heels or not)! Can you tell us a little about your GF - does she wear heels? Hope this is all helpful and that you enjoy wearing heels even half as much as some of the rest of us! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan.

That's my point (and the law's point) entirely, Laurie. But on charge-free non-commercial sites such as as Megaforum's "Sightings" and the UK's great "Streeheels", I don't think anyone need worry about publishing a streetscene with one or more high-heeled ladies in it, even if the faces are recognisable - the ladies have already made their choice and come fully into the public domain. However, as I say, even though not a legal requirement, it is KINDER to omit or obscure the face. Happy street-heeling and street-snapping y'aall! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan.

Excellent account Dheel! Thankyou! I'm sure it will remind a lot of us of our own heely beginnings (with only minor variations)! Keep the postings coming and tell us how you're getting on now! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan.

I agree with Laurie that it is KINDER to exclude or obliterate faces, but it it not required by the law IF it the person is photograped in a public place. Let us not winge on and make the matter seem more difficult or complicated than it really is, because we may scare-off budding young photographers instead of encouraging them to photograph street-heelers and maybe submit them to these forums. To repeat, if the person is in a PUBLIC place, they have demonstrated their willingness to be seen by the public at large, and the law does not differenciate between their being seen 'in the flesh' by passers-by, or being seen on photographs taken by a passer-by. Only if the photograph is used for financail gain (advertising a product etc.), or if the person is identified on a caption and the photogaph is used to defame, damage or bring into disrepute their character in some way, does the publication of the photograph risk contravening the law. Budding photographers can be helped by getting some tips and advice by professionals, and I for one would love to see more perfectly legal 'Street-heel photos. Don't be put-off, get those shutters clicking, and I look forward to your posted pics! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan.

Thanks Dr. Shoe for the advice. Although a relative newcomer to these forums, at the Oxford meet I was told by Firefox and Xaphod that you are pretty expert where shoe construction is concerned. Mind you, the week-long Spanish course sounds pretty appealing, even if the shoes don't turn out very well! I'll bear in mind your suggestion about Cordwainer's College! I think 'Cordwainers' are shoe-makers aren't they? Cheerfully yours, Heelfan.

Yes Laurie - of COURSE my faith is restored! Somehow, when I was writing about the slap-slap-slapping, I was thinking neither of you being an inhibited communications worker creeping towards the mailroom, nor of you pottering around at home, but more a vision of you purposefully striding-out through a bustling shopping mall, your 5" heeled sandal mules clicking away on the marble floor and slapping away too, cauzing dozens, nay hundreds of mortals to be transifixed by your passage amongst them, only their eyes moving as they follow the immortal progress of a Goddess passing through their midst! However (sigh!), to bring us both back down to earth, VERY BEST OF LUCK with your job-hunting Laurie! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

Laurieheels - am I hearing right? 'The slapping attracts to much attention'? Godesses, especially high-heeled godesses, are sent down from Mount Olympus specificially TO gain the attention of us heel-admiring mere mortals! The slap-slap-slap is so, so, so sexy! The lower-cut the toe-strap, the greater and sexier the slap-slap-slap! Don't DO things like this to me (whittling away at my faith in a godess) - it made me come over all unnecessary! Mortally yours, Heelfan.

Right guys and gals, If we are going ahead with this LondonHeel-Meet this autumn, it's time we fixed the date. Having sounded-out a few people, here are my suggestions: LONDON HEEL-MEET - SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER 2003, 10am. Can all interested guys and gals post their availability below as soon as possible, please .......................... Cheerfully Yours, Heelfan

During our most enjoyable Meets in Oxford, London and Birmingham last year, the British group suggested that the next Euro-Meet could be in Paris in early 2004. There is interest from various international members, so this is the schedule as updated on 9th January 2004: EURO HEEL-MEET, PARIS, 6TH TO 8TH FEBRUARY, 2004: My scrolling has revealed a hotel that appears ideal! - Fairly central to Paris and the shops whilst being vastly cheaper than others and getting a good write-up, and having sufficient rooms available (at present!): HOTEL ST GEORGES LAFAYETTE, 11 RUE VICTOR MASSE, PARIS FR 75009. RATE: £38.95 = 56 EUROS PER NIGHT PER PERSON (WHETHER IN SINGLE ROOM OR SHARING DOUBLE OR TRIPLE ROOM) QUOTED 9/1/04. BOOK NOW! AGENT'S TELEPHONE: 00 800 60 99 60 99. I have already booked my room, arriving p.m. on Friday 6th February and departing on Sunday 8th February. WHO IS COMING? So far, the "Definites" include Calv, Xaphod and Me (UK) and Robert (Netherlands). Interested "Probables/possibles" include Firefox, Dr. Shoe (and Ruth?) and Ionic (UK), Bert (Finland), Beeblebrox (Sweden), Highluc (Belgium). Is Basvoileslover also interested?. FURTHER GUYS & GALS WELCOME (in heels or not!) from the Continent - Holland, Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia, etc. and from the UK. SCHEDULE: FRIDAY 6th FEBRUARY '04 - ARRIVE AT HOTEL IN AFTERNOON/EVENING. SATURDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2004 - SET-OUT FROM HOTEL AT 10AM FOR SHOE SALES ETC. IN DAY AND MAYBE FRENCH CUISINE AND SHOEIE SHOW/NIGHTLIFE(?) IN EVENING. SUNDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2004 - SIGHTSEEING/ART GALLERIES/RIVER TRIP ETC. IN DAY AND RETURN FROM PARIS IN THE EVENING. See you all there, but please post on this thread to confirm that you are coming! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan

I enjoyed a nice sighting yesterday. I was at an opening promotion of a new supermarket near Bristol for a couple of hours - jazz band, bouncy castle, face-painting, etc. The fortune-teller's tent had a sign saying "Closed due to unforseen circumstances"! Anyway, the supermarket had employed two promotion-girls to hand-out leaflets in their car park. Both wore micro miniskirts. One wore 5" wedge heels with slingbacks and a 1/2" platform. The other wore red 5" 'Baby Doll" heels, also with a 1/2" platform. Thus both girls were continuously parading around the car park in shoes which gave them a 4 1/2" heel-lift, which together with their miniskirts and great figures was a real sight for sore eyes! Cheerfully yours, Heelfan.