Thighbootguy

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Pleaser's wholesale web site. I don't remember seeing a high platform with the laces on the back, but I'll keep my eyes open.

Looking forward to the pics.

I really am starting to enjoy wearing a skirt. I went out for a walk tonight with a black baseball cap, long sleeved white shirt, black suede skirt and black “suede like” knee high boots. This is a very simple black and white outfit that (if I hold my stomach in) looks great. It is also very comfortable on these warm evenings.

I like the look but I’m still not comfortable meeting people on a dark street at night dressed in a skirt. I don’t have a problem going into a store in the daytime but you never know who is out walking the streets at night. I’m glad my own advice on not becoming complacent kicks in at times like this.

There were several people out tonight and I managed to avoid meeting them. I’m sure they saw me but it was dark enough to avoid details.

crotchboots-m

Thanks for the concern. I'm pretty sure its a lower back problem. It has bothered me on and off for as long as I can remember. One of the serious medical options that has been offered is, “live with it”. It seems to be getting better (or less worse).

Since I had my white pair out, I wore them with jeans to Bigg’s this morning. It is cool enough in the morning to wear them especially with the air conditioning in the car turned on (I don’t normally run it). I was expecting that the white boots would attract more notice, and maybe they did, but I got no reactions from anyone. I’ll have to try wearing them with shorts like I did in the picture in my last post.

JimC –

Going out to eat in thigh boots is a lot of fun. Believe it or not, a lot of the time no one notices what you are wearing. Many times the only person that noticed what I was wearing was the waitress that seated me and that was because I was standing right in front of her as I walked in the door. Most of the dinners are too busy with their food, and the waitresses/waiters are too busy to notice shoes. The exceptions are fast food places when you have to stand in line for a while. There people have nothing else to do but notice, and that’s part of the fun.

I have often called upon the waitresses/waiters knowledge of the local area and asked them it they thought it would be a problem if I wore my boots to _______ (wherever I wanted to go). I have gotten some nice complements and good advice that way.

White thigh highs with a black body suit ... the mind boggles. An outfit that get attention is all about contrast. Black on black and no one will notice but white on black, heads will turn.

My white pair are leather 8899’s with an ankle zipper with a 5” heel. I have never been into platforms so the concept of a 7½” heel is way beyond me.

The thigh boots I have with an ankle zipper are made a little tighter in thigh than the ones with the full length zipper. I think there cut that way so they will stay up.

Pleaser has a pair of leather lace up boots with an inside zipper that I want to try when funds become available.

Seduce 3020

They are also available in patent.

The model Seduce 3024 has D rings but doesn’t seem to be available in leather.

This might be more to your liking

XTC 3010

Or

Sky 8000

There was a discussion on lace up boots with a zipper where some thought it was silly idea. My take on it is what I did with a pair of granny boots that came with 6 pair of speed hooks and a side zipper. They were a real pain to put on and take off because the laces fell out of the hooks.

Then I noticed the hooks had a hole like eyelets did so I laced the boots by running the lace through the hole in the back of speed hooks. This makes them lace like the speed hooks weren’t there. The trick is to start the lace through the hole then use needle nose pliers to reach under the hook to pull the lace through the hole.

It was an effort to lace them the first time but the granny boots now fit fine and are easy to put on and take off.

Today it was too warm to venture out far in thigh boots so I spent a nice morning in air conditioning with my guitar. The boots don’t make it sound any better but it adds to the fun.

white_6_inch_spike_heels -

Somewhere I got the impression you were not into boots. I have gone back and reread this thread and I see that I got it all wrong (wouldn’t be the first time that happened). Anyway, that’s why I hadn’t suggested you try a pair of thigh highs before.

A white pair would look great with that outfit but they would also look great with the black outfit you shared with us a few posts back. The contrast of white thigh boots and the black outfit would be a real attention grabber.

I have maintained that I can walk in a 5” heel with grace and comfort but tonight was an exception. The sun had gone down and it was cool enough to venture out in a leather skirt, black satin blouse, and black leather thigh boots. It was also dark enough to not attract too much attention. As I was walking up the street, my sciatic nerve started acting up again (this has been going on for several weeks now). This made it painful to walk no matter what I had on my feet. Neither the boots nor heels were the cause of the nerve acting up but is sure affected the way I walked in them. Normally I take a full enough stride that I let my heel hit the ground first then I let the sole hit the ground as I move forward. This time all I could do was let the heel and sole hit at the same time with a much shorter stride. I also notices I was weaving a bit. This was not my most graceful outing so I cut it short and headed back home. The pain quit as soon as I sat down. I may have to see the doctor about this. Can't have this weaving around in heels.

Had an interesting boot morning.

I took off work for a couple of hours in the morning to get my auto license renewed. This involves taking the registration and money to the county court house and going in to process the registration.

I was wearing slacks and a shout sleeved knit shirt and black leather pull on thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels.

To say the crowd around the courthouse was not used to seeing a guy (or anyone) in thigh boots is an understatement. Every head turned as I crossed the street. As I got about half way across the street, my heel felt like I had stepped into soft tar and I was thinking, how am I going to get this off. It felt the same way on the next step so I looked down to see that I had broken a heel right in the middle. I thought about going ahead but I decided to head back to the car and change into the 5” pair I had with me.

I turned around and headed back to the car to the amusement/amazement of all the onlookers. I changed into the black leather thigh boots with 5” heels but I wore them cuffed down to below the knee height. It was back to the court house and I turned all the heads again.

When I got to the registration there was no line but the clerk asked for a document I didn’t have with me. I had left it in the car so it was back to the car (and all the heads turned again) and back in. I finished the transaction and walked back out. At least this time there was a different group of people that all turned and stared.

Since I had a few minutes I took the boot with a broken heel to the cobbler in town. I had been to him before and wore boots into the shop. This time there was a guy on the shoeshine stand who had never seen a guy in boots with heels before. That is my assumption anyway based on the fact that his chin hit the ground. The cobbler said he would have to order the heel and it would take several weeks.

I then headed toward work but stopped at Sam’s for gas and some munchies. At the gas pump there was a clerk (lady) there to monitor and help. We chatted for a minute then as I was leaving I said, “I need an opinion, do these look better tall or short?” I uncuffed one of my boots to full length.

She looked for a few seconds and said, “As warm as it is, I would wear them short. But either was they look good. They really do look good.”

I thanked her and headed into the store. The store opened at 10:00 and I was a few minutes early so I stood in the crowd waiting to get in. Most people noticed the guy in boots and heels. One older fellow mad a point to point me out to his buddies. I couldn’t hear the comments but at least I gave them something to talk about besides the weather.

Since I was in the store in the morning, many of the staff on that shift had not seen me before and I turned a few heads especially since I wasn’t using a cart.

When I walked back to the car I heard some peels of laughter behind me from a group of middle aged women.

This was a fun morning. I was confident with my look (even though the temperature started to get warm). The head turning is part of the fun. It is just that it was so different from the “no reaction” I have been getting that it came as a surprise.

dawnhh -

I'll bet today's outting made an interesting morning for lots of people.

Today was hot and I started wearing shorts with a ½ inch inseam (very short) and a T shirt worn loose. Normally when I work in the yard I wear jeans and flat heeled thigh boots but it is far too warm to wear boots, especially thigh boots. I had a bunch of yard work to do which included cutting the grass. As I was working I noticed no one was paying any attention to a guy in shorts cutting the grass so I went in and changed into a black leather mini skirt and the same loose T shirt. The skirt was about as long as the shorts and I wore the T shirt loose over the skirt. This was a very comfortable outfit and you really had to look twice to notice what I was wearing (and no one did).

I’ve always thought this skirt was too short for me to wear in public but worn like this, under a shirt, I might get more use from it.

I really like the looks of this skirt worn as it should be, with the shirt tail inside the skirt so the full skirt (all that there is of it) is visible and worn with boots, either knee high or thigh high. This look, however, is just a little too much for me to present in public.

stefaniboots -

I wrote my post before I saw your picture. That is a great look. That skirt is about the same length as the one I was wearing today. I may have to rethink short skirt wearing.

Normally when I go out, I go out as a guy wearing a skirt and boots. I’m not sure I can pull it off in a mini skirt.

There are two principals I follow (and seem to preach a lot on this board): 1. Be comfortable with how you look 2. Don’t be complacent about choosing where you go. If you are comfortable appearing in a skirt and heels, go for it. If you project a confident image, people will pick up on that. However, going someplace that you don’t know about in advance is a bit risky. Throw a pair of shorts and flats in your carry on. I make an extra effort to not mix work and heels. I do wear thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels when I travel (drive) for business and all the time I’m not participating in business activities while I’m on the road.

This morning it was trying to rain so I stopped in a parking lot before I got onto the expressway and applied a RainX treatment to my windshield. I was wearing jeans and black leather thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. I noticed a couple of heads turning as traffic went by. After I got on my way, I had a fun encounter at Bigg’s. I stopped as I normally do and got my stuff and went to the register. The register clerk, who I think had seen me before, was a bubbly bright young lady. She rang up my stuff and we were chatting. As I was leaving, and standing in full view, I said, “Hey, its Friday, I get to wear jeans at work and my tall pair”, and turned my foot to show the heel. She gave me a big grin and a laugh and said, ”It doesn’t get any better than that.” I returned the smile and repeated, ”It doesn’t get any better than that.” We bid each other a great day. What a fine way to start her day.

Even though it is getting a little warm, it was a good boot week. I’m still stopping at Bigg’s each morning wearing black leather pull on thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels. Today being Friday (jeans at work) I wore my 5” heel boots this morning. The whole week was a non event. No body cares what kind of shoes I wear. Tonight on the way home I stopped at Home Depot to get some more mulch. I wore my boots with 4” heels and again no one seemed to care at all. My sciatic nerve has been acting up and sometimes I walk less than gracefully even in flats. I thought 4” heels while moving bags of mulch was as much as I could do today. When I stopped at Sam’s on the way home, I walked all over the store and no one said a thing until I was leaving then a young boy with his Mom and Dad walked up to me and said, “Those look like women’s shoes”. I was a little surprised but I replied, “Thank you”. This seemed to leave him a little confused. As I was going out, the clerk at the door, who I have spoken with many times, asked, “Can I ask you a personal question?” “Sure.” “Some of the folks have asked me why you wear heels?” “I like them.” “That’s good enough for me.” I walked out and thought about my answer then went back in and said, “That question deserves a better answer. Before I go out, I look in a full length mirror and I like the look I see.” “Ok I understand.” I walked back out and the kid with his parents were loading their car. From about 20 feet away he got his question right and yelled, “Are those women’s shoes?” I turned and gave him a smile and a thumbs up. I got a grin back. (He was too far away and I didn’t think he would appreciate the discussion about My shoes vs. Women’s shoes.) Nice boot week.

I took the day off work and did a lot of yard work. I wore black leggings, a black long sleeved turtleneck, baseball cap and black leather thigh boots with flat heels. I get poison ivy by just looking at it so the long sleeved turtleneck was necessary. I started at 07:00 so it was cool enough for the long sleeves and boots. Anyway, no one in the neighborhood seemed to care. I was out in time to see everyone drive to work and no one even noticed. I did a god bit of work then decided that a day off should be spent sleeping so I crashed for a while. Later, I went out to buy some mulch. The temperature has warmed up a good bit so I wore denim shorts and a short sleeved shirt. Since I was going out I pulled on a pair of black leather thigh boots with 5” stilettos heels. I dress up to buy mulch . As I was in the line to pay for the mulch, a lady in front of me was being amused at my expense. She could hardly contain her laughter. No one else seemed to care. I also stopped at the bank and could have gone through the drive through but I went in instead. I think only one person even noticed what I was wearing. Just for fun I went to a big Goodwill (thrift ) store. I walked throughout the store and no one paid any attention. Heelme - Again thanks for the interesting post. I have had similar experiences as you at the lunch spot when I wore heels under my jeans. I think people like to experience a sense of “Gotcha” when they see something different. It becomes something like a sport for them. I never did enjoy wearing heels and trying to hide them because it made me the object of the sport. My solution was to wear thigh boot over my jeans. There is no hiding them and it kind of ruins the sport for the onlookers. If the shaft of you boots are too tight to wear over jeans, you might consider leggings. You also mentioned that the leather in the boots have stretched a little and they now fit comfortably with socks. The leather in the shaft will do the same thing so you may be able to wear them over jeans in a while.

Heelme -

Thanks for the post. It was great reading, as are the pictures on your WWW link.

I remember worrying, back when I wore boots under my jeans, that people might see that I had on boots with heels. Some did, most didn’t, but it was still a big worry. After I started wearing my thigh boots outside of my jeans, I quit worrying that someone would see them, the bigger concern was how people would react to a guy in thigh boots with stiletto heels. As it turn out, if you project confidence, most people really don’t care.

I’m not suggesting you immediately start wearing that great looking pair of boots outside your jeans when you go out, but try it around the house. If you like the look and are comfortable, you might give going out a try. Remember, you wont have to worry about whether someone sees your boots.

Dr1819 -

I didn’t get SOCAL either, but then I’ve lived a sheltered life.

JimC -

I’m finding 85F is about as warm as I can comfortably wear my boots and that’s if I go into an air conditioned building. In my part of the world the relative humidity keeps close to the temperature so when it gets warm it REALLY feels like it is warm.

I really do enjoy your pictures but remembering your prior post about heat stroke while working around live steam, wearing a helmet and thigh boots in 100F weather just to get some pictures isn’t worth it. Do take care.

Kirkules -

Nigel understated it a bit, it’s more like

W O W.

What a great adventure and post. It must be wonderful to have the support of your wife and beautician (who, by the way, did a nice job).

Nigel -

Thanks for posting the picture.

I had a short but absolutely delightful Museum trip this afternoon. I wore a long sleeved denim shirt, jeans, black baseball cap and black leather pull on thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels. I normally wear the 5” heels to the museum but by afternoon it had already been a long day and I wasn’t quite up to 5” heels.

When I walked in I was greeted by the guard with a big “Hi there”. As I walked across the main front room I saw the gal I gave the boots to last week. She saw me and lit up like a Christmas tree. As I walked over to the counter, she waved and stood up and walked out from behind the counter so I could see that she was wearing the over the knee brown suede boots I had given her. She wore them with a short full (ruffled) skirt and a light colored blouse. The colors went together well and she really looked nice (cute as a button actually). She did a turn for me so I could see how they looked and said, ”Now we match”.

Trying to not stand there with my chin on the floor I said, “They do look nice, I’m so glad you like them”.

“I’ve gotten lots of complements on them except some of the older ladies look at me a little funny.”

I started to leave and then asked, ”Would you be interested in a pair with a heel?” and indicated my heel.

“I really couldn’t wear them.”

“Ok”, and I headed on into the museum.

It seemed like every guard was one I knew and they all greeted me warmly even to the point of asking me why I wasn’t working on the Monet like I usually am, they know me that well.

As I left I stopped back at the desk and my friend asked me what I had been working on and we chatted about art for a while. As I was leaving I asked, “Are they too tight to wear with jeans?”

She stood and made sure the boots were pulled up and modeled again then said, “I don’t know I haven’t tried.”

“I wear mine with jeans or shorts. “

“I’ll have to try that”.

“I really am so glad you like them. One of the reasons I wear them is that I don’t know anyone else that will wear them. You shot that excuse.”

I got a big smile in return.

Great afternoon.

Chudbeast -

First WELCOME to the forum.

It sounds like you had a great first outing. The boots look great. I haven’t tried the shinny PVC style but they do go well with the outfit you have shown us. Thanks for the great post, it was almost like being there with you. Wow, a “Nice boots” first time out. I’m looking forward to reading more of them.

My word of caution for first time wearers is a reminder to not become complacent about wearing such a daring outfit. Most people are willing to accept what you are showing them but there are still a few that aren’t and like to insist that you conform.

Hi Everyone!

Just a simple question for all you outdoor high heel wearers, where are you?

I've been a part time outdoor wearer for a couple of years now and I can't say that I have ever seen another guy in heels while I am out and about!

John

Nice discussion about heels down under but lets get back on topic.

Probably gave the guy a heart attack.

Picture are nice but part of the charm of the printed word (or words on an electronic display) is that they encourage the imagination. Blade ankle boots with short shorts is enough for me. By the way it sounds like a nice outfit but I think taller boots (at least knee high) would loook better with shorts.

Tonight I went out for a walk wearing a sleeveless black shirt, black toreador jacket, long full black leather skirt, and my granny boots. The skirt came to the top of my boots.

The neighborhood is getting a little busier so I may have to do something differently, besides its getting too warm for a long leather skirt.

Nothing exciting happened. I just thought I’d post something saying I was still at it.

Kirkules -

Thanks for the kind words. I didn’t know if the advice was needed or would be taken as good intention. I think your term “clopping around” must be an overstatement.

Your wife sounds like one of a kind. I know many that would be giving advice by swinging a frying pan.

Another fun outting.

I stopped at Bigg’s wearing slacks and a short sleeved knit shirt, baseball cap and black leather pull on thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels. No one batted an eye. The register clerk had never seen me before and stole a second look but the guy in line behind me thought he was seeing a serious weirdo so I just idnored him.

After work I stopped at a bank branch in a large grocery store. I switch the slacks for white shorts and several people noticed. One lady was walking straight toward me and she couldn’t look anywhere else so I gave her a nice smile and she returned it. After that I went to a Walgreen’s drug store. As I got out of the car there were two older ladies in the parking lot. After I got into the store I heard them break into laughter and I think it was at my expense. Oh well, I made their day lighter.

It is a little warm for boots but most of the time I’m indoors (air conditioning) so it isn’t a problem. If I were taking mile hikes as JimC does, that would be pushing it .

Shafted -

I never thought of my boots that way but you may have something there. I have always considered the boots to be my boots rather then women’s boots but I never considered them to be men’s boots. I’ll have to give that some thought. Every little bit of attitude helps.

I went to Sam’s wearing my black thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. I do this often enough that I don’t always bother to post anything but this time I wore them with a short sleeved knit shirt, baseball cap and white shorts. The shorts have a 5” inseam and I thought the outfit looked good. It was about 92F (33C) and as JimC tells us, “a little warm for thigh boots” but since I was going to be inside most of the time it was Ok. The lady that recommended this combination to me several weeks ago was right about how this combination would look. I did get several double takes but no one said a thing. My air conditioner at home failed last night which prompted the trip to replace it. I took the time to wander all over the store with a flatbed cart with the new A/C on it. At the checkout The clerk was one I hadn’t seen before and I said, “It’s almost too warm for these.” “Yeah it was almost too warm for sandals.” “I normally wear these with jeans, how do they look with shorts?” She looked me over and said, “Maybe if they were a little lower and indicated above the knee on her leg. I thanked her and headed out. I had seen the lady at the exit many times and she asked me if I needed any help with the A/C. I said, “No, I can manage even with these” and indicated my heels. She laughed and said, ‘I don’t see how you walk in them, I never could”. We bid each other a good day. Fun trip to Sam’s

A fun boot day.

I went to the museum wearing a short sleeved knit shirt, jeans, and black leather thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels.

I walked in and was greeted by the guard as an old friend. I grabbed a folding stool and headed for a gallery that has been closed for several months for a renovation. The gallery looked great so I settled in and started sketching. Several folks stopped by to see what the guy in boots was doing. After a while I want into another gallery and went to work again. When I was hone an lady stopped me and said, “Your here every time I’m here”.

“Really? I’m normally here on the weekends”

“I remember seeing you at the opening of the Rembrant show and thought I would say Hi the next time I saw you.”

“Then I was wearing the white pair”

“No it was the black pair.”

“I just come over to relax”

“What do you do?”

“I’m just a computer geek.”

“I bring my laptop over the sculpture garden to work.”

“Shame on you.”

“I just started wearing heels. My friend bought me a pair of orange boots with heels. He’s into boots. He wears a size 13.”

“Is that a ladies 13?”

“Yeah. He is transgender and I try to find clothes for him.”

I told her mine were 14s and about several web sites then bid her a good day.

I went on to another gallery and continued working and talked with several people about the art. No one seemed to be put off talking to a gut in thigh boots.

As I was leaving I saw the gal at the desk that was interested in my boots last week. I asked her if she could wear a size 7 shoe. She seemed glad to talk to me and said it depended on the shoe but normally she did wear a 7.

“I have a pair of boots that have been in my closet for 25 years. Would you be interested in them?”

Her eyes got real big and she said, “Yes, I’d love to see them.”

This was a brown suede pair of over the knee boots with a block keel that I bought for a friend 25 years ago and she didn’t like them. They have a block heel that I thought my museum friend could manage.

I went out to the car and brought them in to her and she was delighted. I din't know if it was the boots or that a total stranger gave her a present. I left before I gave her a chance to say anything. I’ll asked her how they fit next week. I didn’t want to seem to anxious after giving someone I really didn’t know a pair of OTN boots.

After the museum I went to the thrift emporium just to look around. One of the clerks asked me if it wasn’t too hot to wear those. I said it was if I was out in the sun but being inside it was Ok. I then offered that they were very comfortable with shorts.

DawnHH -

As far as being a fashion leader, I think I’m more like a low grade virus that numbs the fashion immune system of the folks that see me a few times. After seeing me again, it’s no big deal, just a little different.

Rudd -

Great looking boots and courts.

For the folks interested in replying to the queation in this thread, where do you ware, how about updating the location data in your profile?

Northern Ky, Cincinnati Ohio area I've never seen another guy in heels either.