loveheel

Those are some nice shoes you were wearing on your last school day. Congratulations on having the courage, and good luck with mom and dad. Sounds like you have quite understanding parents.

There may be be many issues that determine a women' reaction to a man wearing heels. People are complicated. But shoes are shoes, and when you have a passion for high heeled shoes I think it matters very little whether you deal with a man or women. I have seen this behavior in sales people. Once in a while I get served in a shoe store by a person who loves the shoe thing even more than I do, and you really get the feeling from them that the fact that I am a male trying on HH womens shoes is a non-issue. Some of the pictures on this web site prove that guys can look pretty sharp in HH shoes, given the right combination of outfit and shoes (just like is the case for women). I know plenty of woemn that have no clue how to coordinate their outfit. What colors our feelings is the other stuff. The association of HH shoes with lack of masculinity. Once we get past this, there is very little resistance that remains (except for the little envy of not being the only one to grab people's attention. Larieheels, thanks for the very honest post on this. You have my greatest respects). This is why in the end there are many spouses that seem to have no problem with their husband wearing HH shoes. They know him to still be the same person, whether in flats or on heels. It is only the shallownes of random interactions that allows the association of men in heels with lack of masculinity to live on.

Waw, what a great group of people. As Laurieheels mentioned, haven't seen one weirdo yet.

I find stilletos no harder to wear than block heels, but there definitely is a difference in appearance. Stilletos are clearly womens shoes. With block heels, even the 4 inch high ones, people just seem to be "confused" as to whether the shoes are womens or mens. Not that it matters to me. Just saying there is a different reaction.

I love the look of stilleto boots but haven't had the courage to wear them outside. Only done block and blade heels outside. Someday, I will. I like the look of your ankle boots. Thigh boots are a bit clumsy for outdoor wear.

Go for it. Neat pair of sandals. Must make you a lot taller. What I have noticed with HH shoes is that people first notice I am taller than normal. They always spot that before they actually spot the shoes.

You are on to something. I believe some women really have a problem with the masculinity image problem when you tell them about HH wearing. But, there may also be the issue of "why did you not tell me this earlier". Many of us (including yours truly) keep our HH wearing secreat from our SO for a long time before we fess up. I remember when I told my wife, the fact that I kept it hidden for so long (I had the most ridiculous hiding places in the house) was a big part of it. She is pretty well OK with it now. Now she is probably more worried about the money I spend on shoes. She is no shoe fanatic at all

I would wear open sandals, slingbacks and things like that. Would be fun to get a pedicure and wear a HH sandal.

Well, the Naturalizer store I used to visit, just when out of business. Maybe they should consider hiring more interested sales people.

Thanks. Interesting idea

Does everyone have as much trouble with finding the right trouser lengths as well ? I find that one pretty much needs a length for every heel heigth. Otherwise the trousers either droop over the shoes or look silly short. How do the women do this ? Buy lots of pants ?

I agree with Firefox. Having male salespeople wear HH shoes is a great start. In some of the more fancy shoe stores I have seen men wear what is definitely footwear from the women's side of the store, but never really highheels

My favorite are boots with a 4 inch heel taht is midway in thicknes between a blade and a block heel. Gives it a very sleak appearance.

Yes, I feel so good in my heels. Even when I take them off, I sometimes keep the within sight. Just to look at the shape, the heels. I feel good about wearing something so elegant.

I have seen two men in heels in the last couple of years. One was in an airport (chicago) and was dressed rather extravagantly. The other was in the Hilton in Pittsburgh and was dressed just like any other guy: black pants and short leather jacket. Hopefully I will see one of you guys someday !

On 2002-05-03 19:25, 5_Inch_Pumps wrote:

I've got to say the absolute best heel shopping experience I've had was at Miko's in Providence RI.

Is Miko the fetish place ? I have heard about them, but never made it there on my trips to Providence. My favorite in Providence is the Nordstrom store. Awesome selection and many shoes in larger sizes.

JB, The sales experience at Naturalizer stores has been mixed for me as well. On occasion one gets a great sales person, but quite often they Naturalizer seems to get people in their store that don't have the least interest in shoes. I have had much better luck with sales people at stores such as Aldo (You should find that up there in Canada).

AWesome collection Bert. How long have you been at this ?

One of the ones that you didn't think was for outside (the ones bought in Espoo Finland), really is my fancy. I think it looks very good on you and I don't think it is any more obtrusive than the others.

http://theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/040102/bronxblade.jpg

Those boots are really lovely. I have been going out in 4 inch heels regularly, but never with spike heels. After seeing your picture of the boot I think I am ready. Sounds like a fund party. I agree with LaurieHeels. While we often a first ar surprised when people do "unusual" things, in the end we often admire these people for their confidence and courage to do what they feel is right. So few people stand up in the tide ...

It is an interesting issue. I have a young child who will soon be old enough to "notice" my shoes. I have not been wearing them around her, but I also don't hide the shoes. They are in the closet with everyone else's shoes. I am curious how many of the people that answered have kids themselves. It seems one thing to wear heels in front of someone else's kids, but with your own kids the relation is quite different.

I can imagine that most of the stares are from women. On average there are just a lot more woman interested in shoes. Ever counted the number of men shoe stores in a mall and compared to the number of women's show stores. I for one, never fail to notice a women's shoes. It gets to the point where I get to recognize all the common new models and can even spot when women wear a shoe that I have seen on another women before. When I occasionally venture out in heels, 80% of the looks are from women. (I am a guy).

Oh dear. Can't believe I have to live wit h this comfy loafer stuff. I'll have to do some more posting.

Name: loveheel Age: over 30 but not near 40 Gender: M Location: Eastern US Occupation: College Professor Height: 5. 9 Weight: 170lbs Shoe size: 11 (women) What's your favourite heel style: blade What's your favourite shoe style: boot Do you wear your heels outside: yes What is: (a) Your favourite heel height: 4 ( Your highest heel height: 5 How often do you wear: (a) Your favourite heel height: 1/week outside, every day inside ( Your highest heel height: rarely Do you wear socks, hose, stockings or bare feet with your shoes: socks Anything else you wish to add:

Hi Electroman, Maybe you will see me in heels some day in NE !

I live in New England USA and the heel situation here is pretty deplorable. For me heel paradise is Singapore where I regularly go and where most young women wear heels.