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For 2009: Spend a bit less on shoes. (But in no way cut out new buys altogther!) Be even more confident in my shoe choices for public. Most shoes that I wear would be identified as ladies if anyone noticed, but now to wear some of the other shoes in my collection that I have been a bit hesitant to try out in public. To hell with the inhibitions!

I have a new pair of Kork-Ease sandals that were really popular in the 70's plus I have several other similar styles by other companies. What really cracks me up is many of the boots sold for women today are exactly like the boots that I had in the 70's that were men's styles. I wore them every day to school. Those were the days!! I loved plats then and still do.

A big thanks to my wife too. She has been understanding since the beginning (that was in 1974!) and it has only gotten better. I am truly fortunate in many ways.

I have no idea how much that I spent on shoes in 2008. I can guarantee that it was NOT EVEN close to those women. I'm not even in the same ballpark as them. One shelled out 12 grand just for shoes? That is beyond my comprehension. Makes me wonder what their or their husband's income is for a year. Whatever turns them on.

I'm pretty open-minded but I'll pass on that one!

2008 was a good year for my shoe collection. The only bad thing was the cost, but not too far out of line. I wonder what 2009 will look like?

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. Seems like we all do similar things. I've been experimenting with the trouser socks for a while and just about excluded any mens socks or shoes from my collection any more. Thanks again......

I have a question concerning sock styles. When you are wearing heels or other styles of women's shoes, if you don't wear nylons or go barefoot, what style of socks do you wear? I rarely wear nylons but I do wear a thin type sock. I was just wondering what others in our forum wear hoping for some suggestions.

Guess I said the magic word "Wal-Mart". I can't blame Wal-Mart for everything. The American consumer is equally to blame as well. If many of us did not feel that it is our God-given right to get the absolute cheapest price on everything there would not be as much as a problem. But as the old adage goes, "We get what we pay for." We certainly got it here. There is not one store left in the town where I live that sells clothes or shoes, and that is no exaggeration. So don't kid yourself. The clothing and shoe stores suffer as well at the hands of the "Engulf and Devour" mega-department stores. Also have American suppliers gone out of business due to the strong arm tactics of these businesses? You bet they have. Just so we Americans can have cheap stuff. Remember Huffy bicycles that were made in a small town in Ohio? (The name of the town escapes me). Wall-Mart dictated prices that were so low they had to move to China and even that didn't work--they went completely out of business. Over two hundred people in that town were put out of a decent job. Of course Huffy screwed up with too much reliance on one customer, but they aren't the only ones. We can't have it both ways, unfettered capitalism or with some controls. I go for some controls otherwise greed will dominate. Economists talk about the invisible hand of the market. I finally figured out what it does--it flips us all the bird!

Lots of things closing here in the NE USA. One of our lower end dept. stores went down for the count. They picked up a lot of buyouts from bigger stores and occasionally you could find some great shoes there. They will be missed. They were probably brought down by the Wal-Mart syndrome. Wal-Mart is nothing more than a big ghoul that thrives on the deaths of smaller venues and Mom and Pop stores. I did have a sense of poetic justice recently. I was in the parking lot of our local K-Mart that is the last existing store in the mall that in the early 1970's destroyed the downtown of the small city where I live. I sat in the car for a while watching the wrecking ball do its job on the mall. Unfortunately there is a Wal-Mart half a mile down the road that makes sure the downtown stays dead. So much for unfettered capitalism.

I bought a similar style by Nursemates called "Cally" that I wear to work when the weather is nice. (Unlike now!) They are really comfortable and no one has said a thing.

Being able to share shoes with the wife would be incredible. Then to change shoes with her in public would be really hot! Unfortunatley she wears 6 and I wear 10 US. Oh well, I can still dream.

Great story and welcome!

I have a pair of red "Polly's" slides (my avatar) and a pair of red leather "stripper" slides with a clear base. Both pairs have been for indoor wear--so far!!

Cool outing! That must have made you feel great.

Beautiful heels but for a grand?? Way out of my league! They do look nice, though.

Even the sale price will wreck your budget!!

I've upped my highest since my last post. The ones in my avatar were $150 from Remix Vintage Shoes. Always wanted a pair like Polly's of California.

I wear a 10 in women's shoes. It has been so long since I bought men's shoes (size I've forgotten how tough they were to find. Being 8 is small I guess they didn't carry many pairs. Oh well, another reason to wear women's shoes!

Tough choices but here goes: 1-PatentHeel 2-pumplover 3-Alsheels Best shoes: Patentheel's strappy heels Everyone looked great. The selections were difficult to say the least. Congratulations to all!!!

Gotta reply to this post!!! No question, The Beatles are my #1. I have numerous other groups that rate up there (too many to mention) one of which is Glass Harp. Anyone ever heard of them?? For Radiodave-I have heard of the Squirrel Nut Zippers but never heard anything by them.

I can't knock platforms. They were one of the major things that started my venture into shoes in the early 70's. While not all of my shoes are plats or wedges, a good portion of them are. Even in shoes we are all different.

PLEASE let's keep this site friendly! With all the crap that we go through everyday here in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, hhplace is one refuge that all of us can go to for fun and sharing our experiences. It would be a shame to trash it...

Welcome Daniel, I hope you enjoy our forum. About your first experience with your brother's gf's boots, did you ever get to try them on?

Welcome! You are among friends here.