Mickey S.

... I have a fast connection at home, so maybe I can set up a home web server. *shrug*

Jim

My online speed is 1.5Mbit/sec for download but much less for upload. What do you call 'fast'?

CU!

-Mike

It is also stored in the files section of this yahoo group: http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/BalletbootsFrance/ You will have to join it in order to download it.

Seeya

Jim

I video-taped the original SAT.1-feature and made an mpeg-1 out of it. I only need to trim it a bit but don't have any comfortable video-cut software. The bad news: It's about 90MB in size the way it is now and hence I don't know where to put it for public download. I didn't check yet what happens / what it downsizes to when the video is divx-/mpeg4-ed...

CU!

-Mike

What's wrong with this thread? Why is is to wide?

I think one of the pictures was somehow large and exceeded the regular page width...

CU!

-Mike

THANK YOU!

This has been bugging me all day. It was wonderful to get it off my chest and then all of the postive replies here... I needed that.

Thanks again!

JinxieKat

JinxieKat,

like HeelFan said: you must have looked awesome! And I had told you that - more then ever when I'd noticed your colleague saying the bad words.

JinxieKat - keep it up. We all love it!!!

CU!

-Mike

btw.. I apologize, but balletboots.net is quite neglected.

Just checked your site: Is that you in ballet heels in the play-photos' section? Now I'm damn curious... ;o)

Mike,

I have worn them for 6 hours once, but normally just an 1 hour or so, then my feet start to ache a little, so I take them off and put my thigh boots on which then feel like flats cos the are only 6inch heels.

Do you wear Ballets? extreme heels?

cheers

In public I wear 4" block heels. At home 5..6 inch heels and my ballets. I need to cycle through some sit-n-getup with my ballets before I can walk around and stand for up to 30 minutes. I still need to work on balance and stability as well as on strengthen my muscles a bit more. I'm not always able to straighten my knees. But it has got a lot better already...

CU!

-Mike

Thanks a lot. You're right about those 8". But I think this depends on the foot size as well. The larger the foot the higher the heel. Anyway, I'll try to follow all this to the best I can but meanwhile I just put my ballets on and try to gain even more balance/stability and muscle strength. -- Was nice talking to you! CU! -Mike

How long do wear them? 30 min? 1~2 hours? Or even longer than that? Curious... CU! -Mike

Why the training.. Hmm.. lots of reasons

The corset, well that is the easiest one. I love the look, I love the feel, and yes I have every intention of wearing one all the time. I plan on working on getting my waist much smaller, though I'm not sure how small. For my frame I think 20 inches would look nice without looking too extreme. Time will tell.

The ballets, well that is harder. I loved danceing en pointe when I was younger, so that is definately part of the desire. My husband also likes the shoes so that is another motivating factor. It is also a challenge, and I do love a challenge!

The end result, I do plan on wearing such to a fetish party someday!! The sooner the better.

JinxieKat

Thanks for your answer. -- One more thing (you might have answered/told that previously): You've said you were a profi dancer earlier, what could you recommend for a good ballet heel training? Can wearing ballet heels actually be compared to dance en pointe or is it quite different? Wearing these shoes somehow works for me already but I feel I need some more specialized training/excercises in order to handle them 100% properly. Could you please advice me how to train myself for the ballet heel shoes? To me as a non-pro I'd say the only difference is that the fetish shoes just have this supporting heel additionally. Wrong?

CU

...

Similarly, if you order a car from Morgan Cars, you will wait nearly 3 YEARS for delivery!

...

3 years for a car? Not bad. But that's not the top: At the end of the former GDR you had to wait roughly 13 (in words: thirteen) years for your new car. I can tell that because it's personal experience. Your parents already had to order you one before you ever knew at all what a car actually was so that you could start driving once you reached the age of 18...

Sorry for the off-topic post but I just had to.

CU!

-Mike

Jim, of course I'll check out your site! How long have you managed to be at the party in your Dungeonz? Were you standing or walking around all the time? I remember having seen those Dungeonz boots w/ Brubaker's on eBay. They seemed to me having a lower heel than the devious ballet boots hence the foot is not pointed down that much - yes, your point makes sense. But I think once one can handle the Devious' then the other stuff would work as well - except for the Marquis' ballet shoe. Foot size 9? Lucky you! I think this puts you pretty much in the position to take regular women's footwear right from the shelf w/ your local shoe-discounter making your hobby quite cheap, right? Getting envious... CU! -Mike

Being a regular BALLET HEEL WEARER, ...

Please, be more specific! Do you wear them in public, go shopping in them etc.? Tell me/us!

CU!

-Mike

Jim, this picture of you looks just awesome! I'd like to be wrapped very badly in those clothes as well but I haven't found a suitable suit for me yet. What kinda suit (material) did you wear for the photo? Where did you get it from? One last question: What shoe size do you have if I may ask? CU! -Mike

@JimC: Hopefully this is not too late: I checked w/ the seller on eBay back then and was adviced to order one size up. I have a EU43 which translates into a US women 12. So I had to take size 13 (which would be a UK11, depending on where you live) and they fit perfectly that way. And you actually need one size up since it's highly recommended to add a toe cushion in order to reduce the pain. Sorry, I forgot about that in my first post. CU!

@JimC: I have those Devious ankle boots (the ones with the padlock) and the 'ballet3000'-style (if I remember correctly that they were called that way). At least they're thigh-high and have a full length zipper at the inside. The shaft material is black patent stretch. Initially I thought that the stretch material wouldn't be very supportive but the foot area is quite rigid and the firm fitting shaft holds the boot in place. It's pretty easy to walk around in these. So, ain't complaining... CU!

@JinxieKat: Ok, sounds heretical but why do you do that training? Just for the fun of it? Do you plan to go to a party wearing a corset and the ballet boots all night? Please don't get me wrong I'm just asking. I do have ballet boots myself and I know what it feels like. I already got addicted as well. I don't have a chance to practice my ballet heels very often but I'm doing a lot better in these than in 'regular' (e.g.) 7"+ pumps. Once I've put the ballets on I can stand and walk for only some seconds. Then I have to sit down a minute to 'recover'. The second try is way better. I can then maneuver around the room for several minutes. I've already wore them for more than 24 hours when I was home alone. At the end of the second day wearing my ballets I did quite a good job walking around, up and down the stairs which is of course somehow challenging especially when you don't have a handrail. I'm always a bit sad when I have to pull them off again. My dream is to go out on a fetish party and spend a whole night in ballet boots and patent leather / pvc clothing. Please forgive me if my writing sounds strange since I'm not 'English-spoken' by nature. CU!

Name: Michael Age: 33 Gender: M Location: Germany Occupation: Computer-Hardware Verification Engineer w/ a big American Company Height: 1,76m Weight: Too much at the moment (for my personal taste) Shoe size: EU 43 What's your favourite heel style: Stiletto, Blade, Block What's your favourite shoe style: Pumps, Boots (w/ or w/o platform) Do you wear your heels outside: Yes (always 3,25" or 4" block-platforms, 5" occasionally) What is: (a) Your favourite heel height: 5" .. 5,5" ( Your highest heel height: (I can manage) 6" and (I also have) 8" (w/o platform) How often do you wear: (a) Your favourite heel height: very often ( Your highest heel height: Once in a while Do you wear socks, hose, stockings or bare feet with your shoes: thin socks, nylons (preferably black stay-ups) Anything else you wish to add: Although I do wear heels in public I wish higher heels would become (more and more) common for men.