Thighbootguy

JimC -

With or without the ski mitts, the boots look great. I’m glad you are enjoying wearing them.

I think the photo problem is not the batteries rather the scene is back lit. Too much light sky is influencing the camera’s exposure.

Kneehighs –

WOW seems like an understatement. Sounds like you had a great night on the town. How do people react to posing for pictures?

I still think you looked great in the knee boots you wore over your jeans. Seems like Winter in New York would be a great excuse to give them a try (you could always wear them under your jeans if outside didn’t work).

This morning, I added “walking in 5” heels” to my list of Things to not do when I’m tired.

On my morning grocery stop I wore my black leather slacks and black leather thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. My work schedule this weekend made me miss a lot of sleep and I was tired when I went into the store. I found I was having a little trouble walking. Normally I have no problem with 5” heels and can walk with a fill stride. This morning I was taking small steps and still had a heel kickout several times on slick floor. It really does take some extra strength in your legs to walk in heels. If it didn’t, your legs wouldn’t have been sore when you first started wearing heels (remember?). It’s also one of the reasons that practice helps, you build up some strength in the muscles that are being used.

The good news is a good nights sleep should cure this problem.

Shafted –

I was so tired I forgot I had the new suede jeans or I would have tried them this morning.

Shafted -

The 8890s are a classic pair of thigh boots. I have gone thorough several sets of heel tips on mine. I had to run a seam up the back of the boot shaft to make them snug enough on my legs to stay up. This is also the pair I wore to the National Gallery in Washington DC where I had to walk over a very lumpy sidewalk and wound up with very sore feet. I recommend a well cushioned insole if your having to walk over a rough surface.

This was one of my first pair of thigh boots and I have put many miles on them and they are still one of my favorite pairs.

Have fun with yours.

I went out for lunch and stopped at the local Goodwill where I found a pair of dark blue suede leather 5 pocket jeans. There are going to look great with any of my thigh boots.

DawnHH -

Nice translation. Thanks.

This morning was a brisk 23F (-5C) and that had some influence on my choosing to wear a long sleeved light blue dress shirt over a black turtleneck, black leather slacks (no pockets) and my granny boots worn over the slacks cuffs. I hadn’t worn these slacks for a long time and I have worn them with my thigh boots but the granny boots give the outfit a different look than the thigh boots do. On my morning grocery stop I walked around a bit and talked to several of the clerks. The lady at the register was the one that really didn’t approve of my boots and skirt and she noticed I had on something different this morning. I didn’t get a chance to ask her what she thought but she was very nice and courteous (as always). My office is a little chilly when it gets this brisk so I decided to leave these leather slack on under my dress pants. They aren’t quite as comfortable as my favorite black leather skirt but they do feel and look good. I also think a guy in leather slack is not as threatening to other folks as a guy in a leather skirt. I’ll have to wear these slacks again soon.

Monday started off as a cold brisk day. I planned a morning grocery stop and a shopping trip at Sam’s after work. I left the house wearing a dark green turtleneck, brown suede coat, black thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels cuffed down to knee length, black hose and a knee length black leather skirt. This is my favorite skirt. It is heavy cow leather and tight enough to look good and feel great to wear but not so tight that there are unseemly bulges.

The grocery stop was uneventful. I walked in and got my stuff (I didn’t have time to wander around). I had never seen the register clerk before but she didn’t seemed ruffled in the least as I walked up to the register. The guy in front of me took note of my boots and skirt but then went about his business of bagging his groceries.

At Sam’s I went in and realized I had forgotten my hat. Thinking back on all these postings I have never mentioned that I wear a black baseball style hat. This is really part of my outfit. I wear my hear in a pony tail and the hat covers the lack of hair on the top of my head. I really look like a different person with the hat than without. Without the hat I look like an old balding guy wearing a leather skirt and thigh boots. With the hat I really look much younger and with the skirt and thigh boots some people have to look twice to be sure I’m a guy (most get it at first glance) anyway the hat really helps the look.

When I went in there was a young guy at the door checking Ids and he had never seen me before. I think he was having a tough time dealing with what he saw. I had to get a lot of big stuff so I quickly loaded my cart with the biggest items and checked out of the store. I went out to the car and unloaded the cart, put my hat on, and want back into the store.

The hat really makes a difference in how I feel even if it doesn’t change the overall appearance that much. My confidence comes from being comfortable with how I look and the hat is part of that look. I pulled my boots up to their full height (because it was cold) and this brought the top of the boots about 1” above the hem of the skirt. This time I wandered around getting the smaller items and I just took my time.

I had seen the girl at the checkout register before and I asked her if “this is too much”?

She replied, “Your fine”.

After that I stopped for gas at a pay at the pump station then headed home.

Sometimes I wish this skirt wasn’t so absolutely comfortable and felt so good to wear then I wouldn’t be tempted to wear it as much. I do appreciate that any skirt but particularly a tight black leather one is pushing the envelope about as far as I can expect other people to tolerate it. People seem to accept the thigh boots even with stiletto heels but the skirt seems to bother folks a little more. I’ll just have to be sure about the places I go wearing one.

This was a good start of the week.

(As I was entering this, I reread my previous post. I really should keep that in mind before I go out in a leather skirt).

kneeheighs -

Thanks for the references. Interesting reading.

I think the picture of you wearing you knee high boots over your jeans looks great. I think you should give it a try back home.

If anyone missed the picture, go back and click on the link in the paragraph titled "How a knee high boot stunt caused the Spanish Inquisition".

Sunday is museum day. I pulled on a pair of blue jeans, blue denim shirt and my blue thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels, grabbed my sketch book and headed out.

Today the parking lot was empty which meant I almost had the museum to myself. The guards greeted me with friendly hellos and I found a stool and went to work. The guards expect me to be wearing boots and I think I would get more attention from them is I walked in with regular shoes.

Oh well it’s still Monet 12 me 0. There is more in that painting every time I see it. I walked around for a while the headed back out to the parking lot. There I changed the jeans for a short blue denim skirt. How short? I wore it under my jeans. The skit’s hem is about 1” above the top of my boots. It is cold so I’m also wearing a brown suede coat. The skirt’s hem is 6-8” below the hem of the coat. I walked around Eden park and a few people that drove by seemed to notice my boots, and yes, I noticed it was cold.

I headed over to the thrift store and was able to park at the end of the row directly across from the store with mirrored windows. As always the biggest step was getting out of the car but I was able to watch myself in the store’s windows. This outfit looks good. I walked around in the thrift store which was crowded and for the most part no one gave a rip.

Next I went to a small grocery store and didn’t find what I wanted but again I got to see what I looked like in the mirrors. I drove to the other end of the mall and went into Payless. I didn’t see anything I really wanted. The clogs others have found were only in an 11 which is a little too small for me.

I went on to a large grocery store and still didn’t find what I wanted. Again, it seems like no one cared that I was wearing thigh boots and a short skirt.

My last stop was a pay at the pump gas station.

The whole afternoon was a lot fun and another real confidence builder.

Dawn HH -

Thanks for the complement but you may have to translate “spiff” for the younger generation .

I think thigh boots are Ok with most anything but they look really great with blue jeans, short skirts, or shorts.

My apologies . As I said, the register clerk knew me very well. The joke was that I was standing there wearing blue thigh boots and joking that someone thought I was wearing too much blue ie. my boots. But, Danielle is right. The blue jeans and lighter blue denim shirt look good together. Combine that with blue thigh boots and it looks great (my opinion anyway ).

I stopped at Sam’s on the way home from work wearing blue jeans, a light blue denim shirt and my blue thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. I really didn’t need much so I wandered around for a while. The register clerk was the first lady that over a year ago told me my boots “didn’t bother me none”. She greeted me by name (before she got my membership card). As she was ringing up my stuff I said, “Some people told me I had on too much blue”. She looked me over and said, “Too much blue? .... There is no such thing”. We bid each other a pleasant good evening. Shafted - Your right. I was glad to get some honest feedback but I still enjoy going out heeling in my boots. I’m not ready to stop.

Today is Friday and that means jeans at work and that means royal blue thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. When I stopped at the grocery this morning I must have been really feeling good. I noticed I was walking in full stride with 5” heels. There were few people in the store that would notice but I sure felt good walking around. The register was being run by a clerk that is a very nice lady but I knew didn’t think too much of the way I have been dressing. She started off with a cheerful “How are you this morning?” I said, “I’m really fine this morning, things are starting well.” I have worn a leather skirt into the store before and I knew she didn’t like that so after she rang up my items I said “I know you didn’t approve of the skirt, but do you think the boots are too much?” “I think they are.” “Well … thank you, I appreciate it” I really was glad she finally told me what she thought of the way I looked. It added a little more to the knowledge base of how people react to a guy wearing thigh boots with heels.

This morning I was running about an hour late when I made my grocery stop. I went in wearing black leather thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels. The register clerk went out of her way to be chatty and another clerk commented “your running late this morning” as I walked by. Maybe they were just glad to see that I wasn’t wearing a skirt again but folks just seemed to be extra friendly this morning.

Great start for the day.

JimC -

HeelsRus -

I don’t think I will ever get a motorcycle, not because I don’t want one but a whole lot of other reasons will prevent it. But I have ridden my bicycle, (26” Puegeot touring bike), wearing thigh boots with a 2” block heel. This was years ago and the only comment I got was one girl called out, “Look at those boots”, and gave me a nice smile.

I think when I get back on that bike it will kill me because it has been several years since I have ridden but I plan on trying. Short trips (around the block) first then I’ll see what happens. It really is fun to ride in boots.

This is a Photoshop image but you get the idea:

It used to be a turn on but not any more. I really have gotten used to wearing thigh boots as just another pair of shoes. I really just like the look (and the attention is kind of fun).

Lorriette is offering good advice. Whatever you chose to start with, practice, practice, and practice. Your walk has to be smooth and natural for two reasons: 1) so it looks good and doesn’t appear that you are doing anything unusual, 2) so you are confident in the way you walk. If you have confidence it will show and people will accept it. The other thing to do is to look at yourself and your heel in a mirror and get used to that look. Be sure YOU like the look before you go out. If you do, and you are comfortable with the image of you in heels that will add to your confidence and as I said, that will show. I drive in heels all the time but be sure to take the time to get used to the heel and the peddles. Preferable when the car is not moving. I recommend starting with boots, as they offer more support, but then I am biased. I also recommend leather over synthetic materials because it is more comfortable and don’t forget a cushioned insole if you plan on walking very far. Have fun heeling.

Heel-D -

Thanks for the kind words.

However the guy on the motorcycle is JimC and he certainly pull off what he wears very well.

All -

For all you guys that have never tried thigh boots, you missing a lot of fun.

This is Sunday and that’s a museum day. After I finished my chores at home, I pulled on a pair of blue jeans, a blue denim shirt, and my royal blue thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels and headed for the museum.

When I got there the parking lot was packed and I had to par at the far end which made for a longer walk to the front entrance.

I asked the guard what was going on and she told me there was a puppet show in the auditorium and there was a big crowd for that. Oh well the more the merrier at the museum (I’m sure DawnHH agrees). I found the folding stools and headed for my first sketching stop, which was at the top of the right stairway in the Great hall.

There was a lot of traffic through there today but most folks just glanced and kept going. I worked there for about 30 min. them walked to another gallery. This gallery is a large room done in carved wood panel (real oak woodwork) and I parked myself in the middle with my little stool and went to work again. Again most folks didn’t pay much attention but a few stopped and looked over my shoulder.

The last gallery was the Impressionist gallery where I again did battle with a Monet seascape. I have had a go at that painting almost every time I go to the museum and I keep getting closer but like any good Impressionist work, I see more in it each time I look at it.

A lady stopped and asked me about sketching and painting in the museum and she was surprised that the museum allowed (even encouraged) is. She seemed to know a lot about the art so I chatted with her for several minutes about the Monet I was working on. Not a word was mentioned about my boots.

After I got done sketching I put my stool back and walked around the museum for a while. I did notice one group of young people in front of me that kept finding an excuse to turn around to check out the guy in thigh boots.

This was another uneventful museum trip that really makes my week.

All -

Thanks for the encouraging words. Writing about the outings is part of the fun.

I really was hoping there would be a little discussion on wearing leather skirts so I went looking for some and I came across what I think was a good one. Leather Skirts & Trousers

The significant paragraph is:

Leather skirts make you extremely popular with men, who see them as one of the hallmark adverts of a hooker. They also make you highly unpopular with women, who will regard you as a complete joke if the skirt doesn't suit you, or a complete whore if you look great. Consequently, If you want to be comfortable wearing a leather skirt in public you have to become immune to the disdain of women and the fantasy imaginings of men. I don't have a problem with this, but I think most women do.

Another site Maria’s Diary contains the following:

Now, a leather skirt is a very risky item to wear in public. You can look a million dollars in one, or you can look like a complete fashion disaster.

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Leather skirts make you extremely popular with men. They also make you highly unpopular with women. Even if what you're wearing has been featured on the front cover of Vogue magazine, as far as most women are concerned two simple equations explain the phenomenon of a woman over the age of twenty-five who's wearing such a garment:

Leather skirt + dumpy plain woman = complete joke

Leather skirt + highly attractive woman = whore

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If you want to be comfortable wearing a leather skirt in public you have to become immune to the disdain of women and the fantasy imaginings of men

There is further discussion about wearing thigh boots but that’s another thread.

I do understand that you don’t believe everything you read on the web.

Any thoughts?

Last night after work I had to stop at a pet store for cat food. I changed from my work slacks and shoes into the short black suede shirt and black thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. It was late enough that there weren’t any customers in the store but there were two clerks. I walked in and the young lady at the register gave me a nice smile. I told her I needed a case of food and she went into the back to get it. In the meantime the male clerk appeared and gave me a friendly “Good evening Sir, how are you”. I think was telling me he realized I was a guy wearing a skirt. I was glad to here that he wasn’t blind and told him I was just fine. It turned out that he had to go and help the girl find the case of food and there was a lot of conversation between the clerks and I about my purchase, but not a word about my outfit. I really wanted two cases of food but the store only had one so I went to another store still dressed in my skirt and boots. The store was much the same, no customers and two clerks, male and female. Again there was much todo about filling my order. They had to take a case worth of cans off the shelf and there was a lot of conversation about filling the order, but again not a work about my outfit. My reading of the reaction of all four clerks was that the short skirt and thigh boots were too much and they were not immediately comfortable with my presents. After I was there for a while that seemed to lesson but they still though my outfit was too much. I have been to both of those stores wearing thigh boots and I think I wore a knee length skirt to at least one. I got a different reaction form the clerks that were there when I wore something other than the short skirt. It has to be the combination of the short skirt and thigh boots that causes the unease. Knowing the reaction I get from this outfit doesn’t mean I won’t wear it but it does mean I will be more cautious about when and where I wear it. I’m not sure I have the nerve to try wearing a leather mini skirt with thigh boots in public. Again any discussion on why a 6” difference in the hem length causes so different a reaction would be welcomed.

This week I have been pushing my envelop a little further. I wrote about it in the That's it .... default mode is skirt and heels. thread since I’ve been messing around with skirts again.

This is Friday and that’s “jeans at work” so I did my morning grocery stop wearing jeans and black leather thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. This is one of my favorite combinations.

There were two new register clerks on duty and neither of them had ever seen me in my boots before. The young lady that waited on me saw me approaching the register and made eye contact then gave me a big smile. We chatted as she rang up my stuff but she made no mention of my boots.

I think there is value in my posting outings that say:

• I went out wearing my boots

• I had fun

• Nobody seemed to care

This kind of post may encourage others to try it or at least take some of the fear out of trying it.

Happy Heeling

This morning I dressed for my grocery stop in a little more daring fashion. I wore a off white long sleeved shirt over a black turtleneck, gold loop earrings, black hose, a short (mid thigh) black suede leather skirt, black thigh boots with 5” stiletto heels. The top of the boots came to just below the hem of the skirt. I really like this outfit, which is why I wore it, but it is a little more than most people are ready for. The last time I wore this (read back in this thread) the outing didn’t go too well partly because it was the first time I went out dress this way and I didn’t have full confidence in the look. This time at least I had the confidence. Anyway… One of the first things I noticed when I got out of the car was that it was cold. The boots kept my legs warm but it was cool from the boot tops up. When I got into the store I did notice a different attitude from the staff. Today, they didn’t make an effort to bid me good morning. Most just ignored me (like they wished I wasnt there) and that is not the reception I normally get. I did wander around the store a bit just because I had the time and I do enjoy this look. When I got to the register there was a clerk who had seen me in a skirt and boots before and I asker her, “Is this pushing it too far?” She paused then asked, “Is it too far for you?” “Almost… What makes it too much?” “Everything from my point of view.” I was not expecting that answer. I knew this lady didn’t really like the way I dressed, but this was the first opportunity I had given her to really tell me that. Remember I’m a customer in her store and I’m sure the staff is trained to avoid conflicts with the customers. I appreciated her candor and thanked her for her comment. I have seen very few women (none really) dressed as I was and there has to be a reason for that. (Any discussion would be appreciated). I may have to limit my thigh boot wearing to “worn over jeans” and accept that a short skirt with thigh boots on a guy is more than society is ready to deal with. The operative word in the last sentence is “may”. I like this look too much to completely give up on it. It still was a good start for the day.

Bootylicious -

It sounds like you had a great outing. I keep saying the hardest step is the one getting out of the car. I absolutely understand about keeping heel wearing private. I keep my heeling totally away from work because I don’t think the folks there would have much tolerance and I’m not willing to find out. However, since you are now driving in your boots, there should be lots of places you can go.

It sounds like you have the confidence to wear heels but your not comfortable with the look even though you like the look. You have to be able to look in a mirror and really believe that the image you see is the image you are comfortable presenting. If it is, go for it. If it isn’t, don’t go out in public.

If you really are confident in your image, it will show and people will respect that confidence.

All that said, I still advise caution, especially at first.

By the way, the boots look great and keep the postings comming.

kneehighs -

Thanks for the complement on being a story teller. I try not to drone on too much but just saying that, “I went out and enjoyed myself and no one noticed” over and over again might give others the confidence to try it themselves.

This morning I had do some banking, which meant I had some time to kill while waiting for the bank to open. I headed downtown wearing a long sleeved white shirt over a black turtleneck, brown knee length leather skirt that matched the color of my brown suede coat. I also wore black hose and black thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels with the shaft cuffed down to knee length. I had about 30 minutes before the bank opened so I walked up and down the main street in town. I did catch my reflection in several store windows and I don’t think the outfit looked too bad at all. There weren’t too many people out and about and most of them didn’t pay any attention. The ones that noticed, just went on by. When I got to the bank I still had to wait outside for a few minutes and there were two other guys already waiting. One guy in a suit really seemed disturbed by my presence but he kept working his cell phone. The other guy didn’t seem to care. In the bank I got a teller that has seem be several times before and we chatted a bit. She didn’t seem concerned at all that I was wearing a skirt and boots. This was the teller that, several months ago, I had asked if my boots were too much for downtown and she told me, “You’ll fit right in down here”. After the banking, I headed for work and stopped for my grocery shopping. Since I was running late I dashed in and out without incident. This has been a great start for the day.

This morning I made my grocery stop wearing a dark brown suede winter coat, dark blue turtleneck, gold loop earrings, black leather knee length skirt, black hose, and black thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels with the shaft turned down to knee high length.

I think the boots worn at this height, stopping below the hem of the skirt, look better with a skirt than having the boots extend up past the hem. It also keeps the top of the boots from getting caught in the hem as I walk.

There were very few people in the store but I got a nice “good morning” from many of the staff including a lady working in the lady’s clothing section. I had never seen her before and I doubt if she had seen me either but if I see her again I’ll stop and chat. I did wander around a bit just because I enjoy the look. The cashier was a lady that sees me often and I think she really means it when she says, “It’s good to see you”.

I am finding this just a good way to start the day.

Jim –

Fantastic outfit and it really looks comfortable. More importantly, you look comfortable wearing it and that is the most important point of all.

I enjoy leather skirts with boots, but at 75 F at 08:00 it would be way out of the practical range for that combination. When things warm up in my part of the world I’ll have to remember your look.

It’s also great to hear that “The lady in my life” is as comfortable with your look as you are.

This morning I wore my new brown leather skirt on my grocery shopping stop. I had on black hose, grey turtleneck, gold/silver earrings, black leather thigh boots with 4" stiletto heels that were folded down to be knee high and a brown suede coat. The top of the boots came to just below the hem of the skirt. The outfit didn't look bad at all.

There were more stock people in the store this morning that I have ever seen before but no one said a word but most of these folks are used to seeing me. The checkout register clerk greeted me with a cheery good morning and didn’t bat an eye at the new pair of black hose I bought. As I was leaving, an off duty clerk bid me a good morning.

Nice way to start the day.

DawnHH -

I'm always on the lookout for a bargin.