Thighbootguy

HighHeelLover86 - Welcome to the forum. I don’t think you will find anyone on this forum that considers your “condition” too much different than theirs at least one time or another. When I started wearing boots it was a sexy thing but now they are just my boots and there isn’t any sexual excitement when I wear them. Oh once in a while maybe, but most of the time they are just another pair of shoes. When I look in a mirror I like the look I see and I go with it. When I go out, I know I’m dressed differently than most folks but I’m confident in my look and don’t give it much of a thought. It’s always good to try to understand why you do what you do but too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing. Be aware of what you enjoy doing. If it doesn’t hurt anyone else, go for it. As iloveboots advised me, “You only get one shot at this life, you might as well enjoy it.”

I’m a computer programmer by trade and I never saw a good idea I wasn’t willing to steal. The videos stefani boots shared with us were an inspiration and I went out with a terrible camera and shot a couple of videos.

Thighbootguy Leather Skirt

Thighbootguy Guitar

r1g0r -

Please tell us more about going to work!

ShockQueen -

Ditto

I have had times when I didn’t have the desire to wear boots and stuff but that dosen’t seem to last for me. In fact things seem to swing the other was. I posted a note about that and a few post later iloveboots replied with a very good insight. (recommended reading).

I think nigel has offers good advice about just putting things away for a while. There may be something more than Guy N. Heels suggests. I’m not a biologist enough to define what it is but I suspect our chemical makeup changes subtly from time to time and that influences how we want to present ourselves.

As far as xaphod welding in a skirt and heels... far to many sparks for me.

Spartan -

WELCOME to the forum.

I hope you find that posting is as much fun (or more) than just reading.

I’m glad you noticed that no one seems to notice or bother about what shoes you are wearing. The key is wear them with confidence. You have picked two guys to watch (fashionablefun and kneehighs) that really do dress well and do it with the confidence that others recognize.

Looking forward to reading you posts.

Enjoy your heels!

Alt-f -

I am concerned about your comment about being “difficult to pass”. I’m not sure what you mean by the term. If you mean just to go by someone while wearing heels that’s one thing we all understand. If however you mean to appear as a female and not be detected, that’s another thing all together. I suspect you mean the former. I offer this advice, Look at yourself in a full length mirror and if you like what you see, go with it. Have the confidence that you look good and others will pick up on it. It means, however, that you really to have to feel confident that you look good and also that you are comfortable presenting the look. The people I encounter seem to really not care what I wear as long as I present a confident image.

I also recognize that everyone’s situation is different. That means you should read everyone’s comments with an eye of caution as to weather they apply to you situation or not. It’s very easy to get caught up in the excitement and fun that is discussed on this forum.

Ok - Off my soapbox.

Enjoy your heels.

I wore my blue thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels today. I had on slacks and a long sleeved blue denim shirt when I stopped at Bigg’s this morning for lunch fixings. There was a bunch of employees on break by the front door as I walked in, some I knew and some I didn’t. I spoke to the folks I knew and seemed to take the superior edge off the other folks. Other than that it was a normal stop at Bigg’s in thigh boots.

After work I traded the slacks for blur denim shorts and stopped in Sam’s Club. I walked around a bit and caught several sideways glances but other than that no one bothered to notice. At the checkout the guy with the family behind me had his cell phone camera out and tried to pretend he hadn’t taken my picture. I think the next time I will comment that it’s polite to ask first. The checker at the exit asked where my white boots were since it was summer time. Like I’ve said, they kind of expect me to be wearing thigh boots when I come in.

Not a big boot day but I hadn’t worn them for several days and it was fun.

Shafted -

Thanks for the kind words.

JimC -

I have one pair I wear with the cuff folded down and another pair I wear with the cuff up like yours. I wear the pair with the folded cuff as "work around the house/yard boots" and they are about to fall apart. I’ve glued the soles back on twice and one is on it’s second zipper. By the time I finally wear them out they will probably be in shreds. Needless to say I like those boots.

alt-f -

Post where your comfortable posting. I use both forums, boots and heels here and skirts there.

And why not all three together?

What is a "manly way"? I suggest if a man is not trying to impersonate the other gender (trying to pass) but presenting himself as a man wearing a skirt and/or heels he is presenting himself in a “manly way”.

Alt-f

WELCOME to the forum.

Nice looking heels! Wow, pictures on the first post.

This forum is about heels but there is another forum for skirt topics (CD forum). Lots of folks post on both.

Looking forward to reading your posts.

I got to rummaging around the software on my PC and found an old video capture tool that came with the ancient video camera I have and I thought I would give it a try. I saw the videos that Stefani boots made and really enjoyed them. I didn’t have the wherewithal to do outside videos away from my PC so I just shot some stuff in the living room.

The format is the same for all the videos, me, thigh boots, guitar.

Thighbootguy playlist

I know, keep my day job.

JL -

To quote my 101 year old aunt, “Quality work takes time.”

Be very careful with the 6” heels. Don’t expect to be able to stand without bending your knees. If your lucky, you won’t fall over. (Been there, done all those things). You may be able to work your way up to the 6”ers but don’t push it too fast. There are a couple of guys and gals on this board that can wear them but for most of us, 5” is about the limit.

Although no one that talks to me really believes me when I say that my 5” heels are comfortable, they really are. 5 ½” or higher are not comfortable for me. My point is that wearing heels should not be an uncomfortable experience either physically or socially.

Wear the 4”ers a lot and the 5”ers will feel fine. Soon the 4”ers will feel like flats.

Have fun and enjoy your heels.

JL – Not wearing the “out” is missing at least half the fun, but that is a biased opinion. This is a good place to talk to others about wearing heels but a word of caution, it is easy to get caught up in the “conversation” and forget that this is a unique bunch of guys with a wide open perspective on high heels. Be sure to keep your own counsel and keep heel in your life your way. The enthusiasm this group has for heeling can be a very contagious thing that is very easy to get caught up in without realizing it. No one will ever complain about posting too much. After a while the jolt of adrenaline will be less and less and soon the boots will just become your boots that you enjoy wearing. This isn’t a bad thing. Many of the guys here wear stilettos under pants with in inseam long enough to cover the heel. I think the excitement is going out and wondering if anyone will notice or what will happen if they do. Others wear them with a pant length that exposes the heel a bit and makes a nice looking fashion statement. I haven’t done either of those for several years, I wear leather thigh boots with 5” stilettos over my jeans or with shorts. I didn’t enjoy wondering if people would notice. My experiences have shown me most people don’t care. One last word of caution. After a while wearing heels will become a natural thing to do, and it will be for you, but it still isn’t for the rest of the world. Be cautious about becoming complacent about where you go in heels. I have many places where I can go wearing my thigh boots and I am comfortable they will not present a problem. I go slowly into new places. Others have posted similar comments as Ben2006 has offered. Like I said, “Enjoy your heels, and the boots do look great.”

JL –

WELCOME to the forum.

What a great first post and with pictures too!

How do you learn to walk in a 5” stiletto heel …

Since this is your first heel, do it carefully and slowly. The key is practice, practice and practice. Take it easy and soon your body will get used to the idea of the heel being there and the extra control a stiletto heel requires. In a little while you should be able to walk with a short stride that will then work into a full stride.

Take it easy on your feet. Give them (and the muscles in your calves) a rest often while you are starting. Soon they will get used to the new strain 5” heels impose and you will be able to go for miles.

The more logical advice would be to start with a lower heel and get used to that then a 5” won’t seem so high.

I wear 5” heels on a size 14 all the time and most of the time I can walk with a full stride like I would in any shoes but this has taken a while.

I recommend NOT wearing your new boots out and about until you are comfortable in them and can walk naturally. Bad experiences are hard to overcome.

Most important, enjoy your new boots and practice, practice, and practice.

By the way, nice looking boots.

You have to admire that kid's cool. Wearing a wedge that looks like it fits while someone is reminding him "I'm taking a video" and other off camera folks are laughing. I wasn't into heels at that age but I remember peer pressure at that age and the requirement to conform (to other kids, not grown ups). More power to the kid, may his independent spirit last his whole life.

Ben2006 -

First, Welcome to the forum.

Second, what a great post. As iloveboots pointed out to me last week, you only get to go around once.

I just went to the museum for the first time in several weeks. I wore a blue short sleeved dress shirt, black baseball cap, blue denim hip hugger shorts with a 2” inseam, hose, and blue leather thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. The temperature was about 90F so the shorts really helped to stay comfortable.

As I drove in I saw that things were busy. When I walked in I asked the parking lot guard what was going on. He had never seen me before and I’m not sure he looked down, but he told me about all the activities going on in the museum that day. I thanked him and headed across the street to the museum. Two older ladies were walling toward me and both really stared. I smiled and commented, “There fun”.

One of the ladies said, “They really do look good though.”

I thanked her and headed on in. There were several people outside and although no one else said anything, they did notice.

The museum was busy so I grabbed a stool and headed for one of the upstairs galleries where I went to work sketching. Lots of folks came through and everyone was polite which means they didn’t walk in front of someone who was sketching.

I went to the Impressionist gallery and started to sketch again. The guard came by and chatted with me for a while then a museum tour came through. The tour guide (young lady, museum employee) asked me if I would move for a few minutes because the picture I was working on was the tours next stop. I said, “I don’t mind at all”.

She went on, “I know your here all the time and I love to watch you sketch.”

ROCKS AT BELLE-ILE, PORT-DORMOIS - Monet

(This is much darker then the painting)

I stood up and move my stool and got in the back of the group. The guide talked about the painting then started asking questions. I was very interested in the answers because it gave me a different perspective on the painting. When she was done I asked, “Could I ask the group a question?”

“Sure!”

And the guy wearing thigh boots started, “Some of you said the seen was rugged, do you see the mountains as rock covered or forest covered?”

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“Does anyone see the tree in the painting?” The guide looked at me with renewed interest. No one saw what I had been seeing so I walked up by the painting and indicated what I thought was there. The guide was blown away because she hadn’t seen what I was explaining until I pointed it out. The tour group seemed to enjoy the show.

There was an exhibition of 19th century court dancing going on in the great hall and they were having audience members partner with the dancers who were dressed in period costume. If it wasn’t for my total lack of choreographic skills (can’t dance at all) I wondered what would have happened if I had volunteered?

I put my stool away and walked around for a while and chatted with some of the other guards. In the gallery of Iranian pottery I wondered what Iranian art will be like 20 years from now when the current young generation starts making art?

All in all a good museum trip.

Zero -

Glad you liked the site. Unfortunately I don’t speak Dutch so all I can do is look at the pictures, but that was fun enough.

Iloveboots -

Thank you so much for the response. It’s good to know that someone else has “been there, done that”. But the way at the end on September I will join the ranks of the sexagenarians (I always thought it was hexagenerian but my dictionary corrected me). Cool category name huh?

I have never gone thought a “purge”. I have pitch out some stuff but it was because I no longer liked it or it finally fell apart but not because I thought I shouldn’t be wearing it.

No one has ever accused me of being “normal” and I think I would be offended if they did. My profession is IT and I’ve been at it for over 35 years, but even in that bunch ok crazies I’m still an oddity, partially because of my age, which gives me a different perspective on IT, but also because I get along with machines much better than I get along with people. That makes my wearing thigh boots in public an even odder thing for me to do. In IT, I really don’t want to be seen, but when I’m wearing my boots I really am looking for attention. (I might have to do some thinking about this.)

Your absolutely right though about only having one shot at this. If I don’t hurt anyone doing it, I might as well enjoy it.

I found this image on http://laarzen.punt.nl/

They may not be thigh boots from the front but from the back ... my goodness.

I'm sure there not available in a 14 so it may be time to get out the sewing machine.

Shafted -

For me it was getting worst than knowing when not to wear thigh boots, it was becomming a bit of an obsession, same thing with posting. It was time to stop and step back for a while.

Good to read your posts again. I thought you were enough of a southern boy to know that the plural of y'all is "all y'all", as in "Look forward to reconnecting with all y'all."

Diary 7/31/06 I haven’t been posting for over a week because I was concerned about the addictive nature of posting on this board (at least for me). One major part of the fun of wearing thigh boots is posting my outings on this board. So I forced myself to take a break both from posting and boot wearing. It started when I saw the movie K-PAC on TV last week. I’m not sure what clicked but at the end of the movie I decided to see if I could lead a little more normal life (everybody can have their own definition of normal but mine included not wearing thigh boots [or heels or skirts or ...]) for a while. I went for a week and two weekends without heels and a bit longer without posting here. I’m not sure what I was expecting but my world kept going and I don’t think there were any problems. This last Monday night I stopped at Sam’s on the way home. I was wearing a blue short sleeved dress shirt, black baseball cap, blue denim shorts, and I pulled on my blue thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels for the first time in a week and a half. They didn’t feel great or exciting or anything, they just felt like my boots. The temperature was well into the 90’s so I didn’t spend much time outside. In the store I wandered around getting my stuff. No one seemed to pay any attention. In the checkout line I was the subject of another picture phone photograph. The young girl was trying to act like she wasn’t doing anything so I asked her, “Did you get the heels?” Several shaded of red later she laughed. I complemented the register clerk on her jeans and one of the other clerks asked me if these were the same boots I had worn several weeks ago. It was a nice Sam’s visit. I think I can honestly tell myself that I can wear thigh boots only because it’s a bit of an attention getting device and it’s fun. Tuesday, no boots at all. Only wore my wood sole sandals when I walked around the neighborhood tonight. Wednesday, ditto Tuesday but I did post this.

NewfieGuyInHeels -

Sounds like a good first stroll in your heels. For most of us, the hardest step is getting out of the car (which means getting out in public). Early/late strolls are a lot of fun when you are trying something new and for one reason or another your not ready for the public spotlight. I have been doing something similar and have posted about it on the Boots and Skirts in Public thread.

You said your toes started to hurt. Was that because you were putting more weight on them (as a higher heel would) or are the pumps too small? I looked at your pictures and the size looks Ok but ... . I have found, at least with boots, that I need a size larger with a 5” heel.

Just be sure you have passed the “liked what I saw in a full length mirror” test, then enjoy your heels.

I just had a rather embarrassing boot outing. I went to the museum and wore a knit shirt, blue denim shorts wore a 4” inseam, and my blue leather thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. The shorts come to about the top of the boots. I hadn’t been to the museum for almost a month and I was really looking forward to going. The parking lot was packed but just as I pulled in a car in the front row pulled out and I got that spot. I walked in and was greeted warmly by the staff. I got a folding stool and headed upstairs to the gallery where I went to work. Everyone noticed my boots but no one said anything except to complement my sketch (it was a good one). I moved on to another gallery and chatted with the guard (young lady) about the Ruben’s on the wall. She said I reminded her of a friend of her family (she didn’t mean friends of her family wore thigh boots). I walked around for a while then thought it was time to leave. I headed back through the galleries and all of a sudden the sciatic nerve in my right leg began to act up again. I’ve commented before that when that happens I have a hard time walking in heels. Boy did I ever. All the strength in my ankle vanished and every time I put my right foot down my ankle wouldn’t stay straight and my foot rolled over and off the heel. It didn’t hurt but I couldn’t walk. I stopped and tried a few things and found that if I transferred my weight to my toes and went slowly I could make some headway. I was still on the second floor and I had to go down a flight of steps and across the lobby. Normally I do this without using the banister and stride across the lobby. Not this time. I hung onto the banister for dear life and took very gingerly steps across the lobby. By the way, there was a wedding party in the lobby getting ready for a reception at the museum. My ankle still rolled over a couple of times and it really looked like I couldn’t manage heels. After the lobby I still had the front steps on the museum and the walk to the parking lot. Was I ever glad I got that parking spot in the front row. The only good thing about all this is that it didn’t hurt and I didn’t turn my ankle when my foot fell off the heel. I know too much pride isn’t a good thing, but I do take pride in being able to walk in a 5” heel. Doing that poorly in public was a real embarissment.

I had an enlightening conversation this morning. I stopped in Bigg’s for my morning shop wearing a long sleeved white shirt, black baseball cap, blue denim shorts, hose, and blue thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. There was a crowd this morning. It looked like a bunch (8-12) guys were stocking up for a trip. Normally there is only one person in the checkout line, but this morning there were at least 5 carts. When I saw the crowd, I took my time and wandered around a bit but when I got to the front there were still 3 carts to go. To say that this crowd noticed my boots is an understatement but no one said a word. One of the manager types walked by and asked if they were waiting for someone and they said they were so he told me he would open up another register. I followed him to the register and the rest of the crowd stayed at the other register. I said, “I guess I gave them something to talk about for the rest of the day”. He laughed and said, “Maybe so.” “Let me ask you, is this too much?” “When I first saw you I thought it was funny, but since I see you all the time it’s just normal.” We bid each other a good day. Hey, if you see a guy in thigh boots with 5” heels often enough, it becomes a normal occurrence. Since I do tend to go to the same places, which may explain why I often think no body notices when I wear my boots. People see contrast and notice things that are different. If my boots don’t contrast my jeans/slacks people often don’t notice that I have boots on. The same way when a guy in thigh boots with 5” heels isn’t a different thing, people don’t notice. Looks like all my boot wearing, besides being a lot of fun, is paying off.

Any of you folks that have read my posts on the Thigh Boots in Public thread, know that I have often mentioned that I wore thigh boots and no one noticed. Well this short skirt and white thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels has changed that. Tonight I stopped at Sam’s wearing a short sleeved off white dress shirt, black baseball cap, white thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels and a short stretch denim skirt.

Yep, I really wore this.

As always the hardest part was getting out of the car but after my trip to Bigg’s this morning I was ready to try this look again. I walked in and noticed that people were noticing what I had on. I spent some time wandering around before I got my stuff.

I noticed a lady in a group messing with her cell phone (camera). She was taking my picture and trying not to let me know it. I walked down the end of the isle and came back up behind her and said, “Show them how high the heel is”, and turned my foot so she could see.

“I don’t see how you can walk in those.” ( I seem to be getting asked that a lot lately.)

“It’s just practice... really just practice.”

I walked around a little more and headed for the checkout. I saw the clerk that waited on me last night and queued up in her line.

She saw me and gave me a big smile when I got to the register. “Remember from last night, your membership expires in three weeks.” And she proceeded to ring up my stuff. I think the other folks in line picked up on the noting that the guy in a skirt and thigh boots was a regular customer.

As she was ringing up my payment I said, “I’m pushing the envelope a little farther” and indicated the skirt. “Does it look bad?”

She took a good look and said, “Not at all!” “Do you ride horses?”

“No.”

“Motorcycle?” and her hand imitated working a throtle.

“No” and I turned my foot to show the heel, “Not with this heel” and I got a laugh.

We bid each other a good evening.

When I got to the exit the clerk there asked, “Where are your black boots?”

I smiled and said, “Hey, its summer.” We both laughed as I headed out into the parking lot.

Like when I walked in, it seemed like people noticed.

What a fun evening!

Stilletto2004 -

What I was trying to say in my last post is I don’t want to encourage or discourage anyone from wearing a skirt and boots. That decision is all yours. Just make the decision on your own and not because a total stranger on this board thinks it’s a good idea.

In my humble opinion, I think that is a great look! If you think it is too much, you might try the skirt in the pervious picture, it looks a little longer, but I like that one. A caution about this board… it can have the effect of pushing people into something they are not ready for. I have seen it happen to other members and it has happened to me. I’ll read about someone else doing something and think I want to try that myself. Just because someone else is doing something doesn’t mean you should do it also. I’ll go back to my standard sermon, look in a full length mirror and if you like what you see and are comfortable presenting yourself that way go for it, otherwise don’t go out that way. Looks like I dumped again.

The day has started well.

I stopped at Bigg’s wearing one of the most comfortable outfits I have ever worn. I had on a short sleeved off white dress shirt, white thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels, a black baseball cap, and a short stretch denim skirt. This skirt has a built in pair of shorts of the same material. The shorts have no inseam and are high cut. The skirt is only 1” longer than the shorts.

The biggest step was getting out of the car. As I walked across the parking lot, I saw my reflection in the store window and thought, “not bad”. There were several people waiting outside the store and I noticed the women looked at me but the man refused to look my way.

In the store I noticed the same thing. The outfit caught the attention of the women but the men refused to even look at me. The was one lady literally running through the store (she was in a real hurry) who saw me, gave me the once over and then gave me a big smile (all this without breaking stride).

At the register the same lady was bagging her stuff and again she gave me a smile but she seemed too hurried to talk to. Finally her curiosity got the better of her and she asked me, “What do you do?”

I calmly replied, “I’m a computer programmer.” This was not what she had expected.

As she left she said something about “being different” but I didn’t catch what she said and she was running again.

I asked my register clerk, who has seen me very often, “Is this too much?”

She replied without hesitation, “Way too much”, and then she said, “You didn’t ask her what she thought.”

“I didn’t get a chance”

While I was bagging my stuff, the register clerk walked to the front door and I met her there as I was leaving and told her, “I really appreciate being able to come in here dressed like this.”

She looked at me and said, “Oh we get lots worse.” I wasn’t sure how to take that but I didn’t feel insulted because it was said with a big smile. She continued, “You have a good day, it’s getting hot out there”.

I headed on to work really feeling good.

Stilletto2004 –

Great look! I’m going to have to try it some morning. The problem is I REALLY like the look of my thigh boots and it’s hard to give up an opportunity for wearing them.

I still think you should try knee high boots with the skirt.

crotchboots-m –

I still can’t get into the idea of drowning a good pair of boots.

I stopped at Bigg’s this morning wearing my white thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels, a long sleeved white shirt, and slacks.

At the register there were two clerks that I see all the time and they both greeted me warmly. One of the ladies was the one that commented on my granny boots the other day. I asked her, “Do you really like those short granny boots I had on the other day better than these tall ones?”

She thought back to the conversation and said, “In the summer time, yeah”.

So the final score is she likes the thigh boots worn tall rather than knee length but likes the shorted boots in hot weather.

I saw these yesterday at the Goodwill (thrift store) for $5.

They are a size 11 and should be a 12 or 13 for me but the price was too good to pass and they do fit tolerably well. They are solid wood and there is no flex to these sandals at all. The sole is curved so that as your weight transfers to the front of the shoe as you walk, the curve forced the heel up. It took a few minutes to get used to walking in these but after a few steps it was natural and felt great.