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Hi Josephine. Glad you could make it along We even have a fetish board where you can get your shoes dirty so I'm sure you'll have a great time here!

Hi Stomcat, and welcome to the forum. I'm sure you will find plenty of threads about boots and things here

What Russia has now is effectively a dictatorship where corruption is rife in the economy. They're probably better off than under the communists but it's still not that clear. While Yeltsin presided over a change in regimes, economically his policies were a disaster, overseeing the creation of a new corrupt ruling class, as state assets were privatised in a hasty fashion.

Wax seems like a good idea, or maybe hair removal creme, have your tried that? I'd never heard of ingrowing hairs before!

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Hey Buddy, welcome to the forum. I look forward to hearing about your shoes in the future

I will have a go.

Hi, Dc1. I hope you enjoy the board.

I can't be bothered slugging it out with a load of fashionistas most of whom have got pretty set opinions. It's much more effective just wearing heels outside where you get far greater exposure. And to be honest, you are actually doing it and setting a trend in the real world, as opposed to spouting off on some internet board where you get guys pretending to be girls, and other people making all sorts of stuff up.

There might be a problem with a certain email provider eg AOL. Try a different email address. Webmail like yahoo seems to work OK

Yes, one clueless old bint there kept on going on about how men would be a "danger to themsleves" and, if they got drunk (another post) they would be a "danger to themselves" etc (sic). I don't know if she thought her pet phrase would raise a bit of a laugh but, it simply emphasised to me what an ignorant person she was. If she fancies having a couple of bottles of wine with me and then we'll see who can walk better in 4 inch heels, she's welcome to the challenge. Anyone with an account there can quote me on that. I can't be bothered to sign up to make the point!

Hi icehouse. We don't tend to focus on those kind of aspects of high heels here. It's more about fashion, and practicalities of buying and wearing, but there is a large pictures forum with various photos of members, and celebrities, street shots etc which you may find of interest in some respects. Also check out my flickr streetheels group, link as in my signature below. For movie clips, I believe You Tube is good and there are various channels such as snuchie or zenimator who have collected clips which could be what you are looking for.

I could probably do the 5th May. Not 100% ATM though. Do you think we should meet in an arcade rather than Starbucks? Hahaha!

When I read the article, I thought it was kind of forced. Like those pages which mention a certain phrase lots of times to get a high ranking in a search engine so someone will go to their page and click on some adverts. I'm not convinced it is much of a "trend". I haven't seen any evidence of it anyway. Lets face it, 1 1/2-2" is not a proper heel. That's always been available in men's shoes. If we start seeing 3 -4", that's a real trend.

I don't care too much. I think I'd call them exclamation marks too; like question marks. It's all to do with personal expression I suppose. If you have 20 of them it could get a bit irritating but 3 or 4 is OK I suppose.

That's cool, Tone. I hope there is much to delight the connoisseurs and collectors of heels here, as well as the wearers. I'm sure you have many things to contribute from your experiences, and your luking days

Hi Fetishliza, and welome to board Thanks to your friend too for passing the link on. I'm sure you'll have a great time here!

I'm a size 40 length but size 41 width. Which means I have to get a 40 and have them long or get a a 40 and have them narrow. So what I usually do is get a 40 and stretch them out laterally in the toe box to get a perfect fit. Or wear 41 with socks. Sometimes that works OK too. But some 40's fit OK without any probs. Likewise some 41s.

I like waistcoats. Black suede or leather. You can fit a mobile phone and stuff in them. Very useful. Also anything dark or gothic in style. I don't particulrly go for feminine items just because they are feminine. But if I want some lycra socks or scarf etc I don't worry about buying stuff from across the devide.

Impressive! I just go into a store and buy mine, usually at the sales. I'm either size 40 or 41 so I can generally find some that will fit.

I don't have those kind of prblems myself, but I would say boots with rounded toes are a good way to go. They offer plenty of support to the foot. And, if they are a bit loose, you can always wear them with a thick pair or two of cotton/lycra socks which are both cool and ensure snug fit.

Yes, I have also been to Silhouette in Rottadam. I went over in 2001 when we met up with a few guys from Belgium and NL who also liked shoes. In fact Silhouette used to used to sponsor this board when Jeff from NL did the hosting. When I say the "high heel scene" in Amsterdam that could be as simple as what the local girls are wearing I have been to Amsterdam a few times and worn heels there, but as I remember NL is not the best place to see frequent high heel sightings.

Hi Jim! Welcome to the site. I hope you have a great time here. Send us some reports from the high heel scene in Amsterdam

This varies from one manufacturer to another. 3 strategies are adopted: 1. The same heel unit is used for every size. In this case, the smaller sizes will have a steeper angle. 2. A small range of heel unit heights are used eg 3.5 inch for sizes 3,4 3.75 inch for 5,6,7 4.0 inch for 8,9 Jean Gaborit used this step sizing scheme. I don't know if they still do. But in this case, a size at the bottom end of the range will have a steeper angle (eg 5 will be steeper than a 7) 3. Differing heel units height are used for every size in the range. In this case all of the shoes will have the same proportion. Sometimes 1 is used and you may feel short changed if they took a photo in a small size and you order a large size. The look of the shoe is ruined by a relatively smaller heel unit. Next time you are in a shop, measure the heel heights in the same style across different sizes. You will be able to see what scheme is being used. If you don't want to use a tape in the shop just compare the heights against the back of your index finger or hold one shoe from each pair with heels back to back to see a small difference.

Yes that second link is a crazy style. It reminds me of those fetish pony boots I have seen. As for the lack of styles for men, I think they are just catering for the market. Most men don't want imaginative styles so the shoe manufacturers are not to blame. The people to blame are mothers dressing their three year old sons in boring shoes and granny telling the kids that big boys don't wear "those" when the children are playing a dressing up game.