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    Boundaries

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    I guess one type is the self-imposed boundaries like the decision to go out, or hide the heel under pants...I agree that these are the most difficult ones to overcome; on the other had I see this as challenges. The other type are those you "negotiate" with your SO. As do not wear pointy shoes outside or do not shave your legs. Pam

    UK Big Brother Heel Action

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    I cannot see BB UK in the US. :P But not that I care really because I am not into reality TV anyway. I went to the website, but looks like this guy is going to be more the "diva". I think the attention is going to be less to the fact that he is wearing heels, and more to his overall act. Pam

    Boundaries

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    Hi to all, Just wandering.... To all of you who have/had a relationship where the heeling/CD'ing was at know...were there any boundaries? (i.e. no heeling in public, etc?) Pam

    Manhattan men in heels?

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    Interestting article I thought you might like! Pam February 9, 2005 Heels for Him; Alexander’s Aerie by Anna Schneider-Mayerson We all know that Manhattan men can be heels … but Manhattan men in heels? It’s happening, according to Jeffrey Kalinsky, owner of the popular boutique Jeffrey in the meatpacking district, where a Christian Dior boot with a two-inch-plus heel sold out this past fall. "I am fully supportive of such irreverence in footwear for men," Mr. Kalinsky said by phone from a prospecting trip in Milan. "We absolutely do not usually miss the opportunity to buy some sort of boot with a heel for men. We generally sell these boots out." Mr. Kalinsky doesn’t wear high heels himself ("I don’t find the pitch comfortable," he said), but Jeffrey buyer David Rubenstein, who is 5-foot-9, forges boldly ahead in models from Dior or D-Squared. "I like the little bit of height that it gives me, and I find them very comfortable," said Mr. Rubenstein, intercepting the phone from his boss. "People are like, ‘Oh my God, those boots are so cool!’ More and more, you see people wearing them." American designer Rick Owens has become known for his stiletto’d sashays down the runway at the close of his collections, which he moved to Paris in 2003. "He’s very masculine, and they come across very masculine," said Mr. Kalinsky, adding that he would’ve stocked Jeffrey with an entire run of the Owens boots, which had "a really high heel … but they didn’t produce them." Designer and Manhattan gadabout Zac Posen was spotted in a pair of cropped pants and higher-than-usual boots at a Democratic fund-raiser at Milk Studios last October. "What’s going on with that?" another male designer there remembered thinking. "All the guys were snickering." (Mr. Posen’s publicist said he was too busy for an interview.) Meanwhile, Yves Saint Laurent’s three-inch heeled "Jonny" boot has been a best-seller for the past year, with rock star Lenny Kravitz stocking up on eight pairs. "[Former company designer] Tom Ford really liked the idea that men walked more elegantly in it," said a Y.S.L. spokesperson. But can this style gain any, er, traction among ordinary Joes who just want a little lift? "I don’t know if I could swing that," said actor Adam Green, 28, who is 5-foot-10 and favors sensible footwear from Skechers, Kenneth Cole and Rockport. "There is a certain amount of practice and balance that goes on with it." Over at Church’s, the classic men’s shoe store on Madison Avenue, manager Costas Liagouris displayed some contempt for the style. It’s for "short men that haven’t come to terms with their own physique and gay men that want to go the extra mile," he said. "To change the height of the heel would be something that I just don’t foresee in the near future with our customers, in our company. It would be very radical." The anonymous designer who scoffed at Mr. Posen admitted that he bought his two pairs of Jonny boots in the fall. But he has yet to trot them out. "It’s kind of icky," he said. Like many a Brit before him, Alexander McQueen has taken up residence in the West Village. The bad-boy designer has been renting an apartment in the quaint neighborhood since at least mid-December. It’s just blocks from hiseponymous store in the meatpacking district, which opened in the summer of 2002. "Hehas friends here—it’s really more personal than work-related" said Mr. McQueen’s representative at the public-relations firm KCD, adding that his client finds "inspiration" in the city. "He absolutely hasn’t moved from London, though. He’s spent very little time here since he’s had the place." Last year, Mr. McQueen turned down the chief design job at Yves Saint Laurent in order to concentrate on his own label. Reportedly, he was "depressed" at even being considered for the post.

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