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The thing is, if you actually wear heels openly yourself, women switch off their creepy meter and will discuss them with you, the same as they do with other women, like where did you buy those, are they comfortable etc. It becomes a fashion subject. By wearing heels yourself, you automatically prove you are part of the club and it's no big deal.

I think you may mean "weirdo". The other spelling could have other connotations.

As Mr Spock would say, with eyebrow raised - "Fascinating"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7225828.stm

This is both the 'most read' and the 'most e-mailed' story on the BBC News website today. What we need now of course is a story about how wearing high-heels is beneficial to the male prostate

Well, look no further than this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3036188.stm

It doesn't mention the prostrate specifically, but there are certain other areas which benefit including the sex life. If women achieve their pelvic floor exercise via heels, I think men can too

That's quite a legitimate excuse for wearing them. Not that I need one personally, but I'm sure some people will find it useful!

I didn't forget to put the link, it's in my signature:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/streetheels/

Or go to Google and search for "streetheels" We are number one on the web for it.

One of may favourite games is trying to spot what brand and style of heels they are wearing. You have to be fairly well up on the current styles, though it's nothing a couple of afternoons browswsing the shoes stores won't solve.

Yes, I'll buy it off you, if available.

You'll find places in the City and banking places great to spot office workers wearing heels. In and around Canary wharf. Liverpool Street station, Bank etc especially around 4-6pm, going home time, and also lunchtime 12-2pm. and Oxford street to catch the shoppers. Take some photos of office workers in heels and add them to high heel street fashions group (link below)

A law could be passed but it would be pretty much unenforcable. People are always swapping and selling stuff. The application has more to do with marketing information I reckon.

It would be really cool of there were more meet ups in the States. I suppose it's such a big place, distance is the real factor.

You know what, all this data gathering doesn't worry me in the slightest. I don't induldge in illegal things apart from the odd bit of speeding and connecting to open wireless networks, so I've not too much to fear from big brother. People are welcome to collect all the data they want about what beer I drink and what heels I wear. And if they want to send me some promotions for free beer and heels, so much the better! They can also take photos of me in the street and post them on You Tube or flickr for all I care. Life is too short for me to worry about all that crap, I've got more interesting things to do

Heels for All

(and do up to size 45 for the guys too!)

I've worn stilettos in public, as many people on this forum will testify. I don't think they particularly suit me though. For me there is a difference in what heels I like to see on women and what I prefer wearing myself.

In what respect Guys wearing heels (this forum), women wearing heels, or just generally?

Yes we have the store loyalty cards too. Tesco Club card and Sainsbury reward card to name but two. You get a 1% discount. They never worry me too much. Just get on and shop, life is too short! If you don't want to be tracked, pay cash and don't use the card.

Well it's somewhat of a nebulous concept. Say Mrs X buys some heels and then sells them a week later. I buy them off ebay or a charity shop. Am I going to be getting tracked a-new if I wear them, or will Mrs X still be receiving spam based on her purchase. Will she need to register change of ownership of her heels rather like you reregister a car. I don't think it's much to worry about.

Anyone care to suggest a name for the daughter of Mr and Mrs "Nisgobbler" ?

Latindancer, keep on wearing your heels in public places! I would have thought at a dance club you could easily wear 2-3" heels. Just practice your dancing in them and show them your best! If you don't wear it won't be so. If you do, others may be encouraged too.

I just put it up as a link so people can see the multiview and some better specs. If you look at the sizes they list 40 as a 10 US. 40 is usually a 9 US so if they run big so if they did a 41 I think they would fit all the 11 US or 9 UKs anyway. I'm not sure if they do a 41 though. Zappos seems to have a restricted range on those.

The worm will only turn so far. It is better to be realistic in that, than hold out false hopes. If anything I think acceptance has turned back slightly since the year 2000. The turn of any century has always been the time of broadened horizons, and I think the millennium was even more so in that respect.

To go back to the original post, I don't think it's a parallel to wearing heels because I don't believe most people would notice jeans, or care one way or the other. But whether it's jeans or heels, you shouldn't make an issue of it with your partner or friends. Most people are happy to accept what you wear, but if you keep on bringing the subject up, then they are liable to get tired of it or think you have another agenda. Unless of course, you know they have the same interests as you. Generally people don't go around making conversation about their own clothes or shoes. If other people pay a compliment, or take an interest, that's different, but otherwise there's no need to emphasise the issue.

If you check out Zappos,

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/32182584/c/126149.html

You'll see they have them in stock in 38,39, and 40. You can also get multi view on the boot. Zappos is good for that feature.

If I owned a pair of these, I'd probably paint the heel black and also darken the silver. Sacrilege I know, but they could be worn in more places.

What do they evoke for you.

What feelings and images are conjoured up?.

Chavs, tarts, slappers, and Essex Girls.

If you click "on add to basket" in a larger size, it works, but I think they just put a standard size chart for unisex on every pair, mens or ladies. It's a strange way to set up an online shop, letting you add things to your basket they don't actually stock!

Yes, no need to be sorry. It was a good expression of your view. If you take some extreme gender blurrers like the Thai ladyboys for example, these guys look just like women, in fact look "better" than most women. When faced with that kind of scenario, the normal order of soceity as in boy meets girl is short circuited. That's why I feel there's an inbuilt resistance to gender blurring. That and the tribal determination of many men to remain at the top of the pile. Not that I fear any consequences personally, but it's as well to understand the forces you are up against in changing acceptence of certain cultural behaviour. I was watching television at a friend's place recently with some young children, and an advert for some make up kit came on. I jokingly suggested that one young guy should have got that for his birthday. He immediately retorted in all seriousness "ewww no, that's for girls!" He was only just 4 years old so behaviour is programmed/brainwashed at a very early age. Another example I can remember from a few years back was where a young lad (maybe 5 ?) saw the 4 inch cowboy boots I was wearing in the street and said to his gran who was with him. "Granny, I want shoes like that." She immediately went into repetition mode to him. It wasn't loud, but I overheard it. "Oh those aren't for boys really, not for boys, those shoes aren't really for boys are they, John?"

Nerve pain can occur on the top. middle or bottom of the foot. And the pain itself can be somewhat remote fom the actual source/damage, because the nerve is itself carrying pain signals. Probably the best thing is to consult a foot pysician, and get their opinion.