xaphod

Found this old pic of the prostitute who was involved in the upset of Hugh Grant and Liz Hurley.

Xa

Had a tidy up a while back and put the 'working shoes' back on the rack.

Most of these I wear every week (not so much the boots, as the weather has turned warm again). Even the 5.5" stils (at the bottom) did a short shopping run under long-ish pants a few weeks back.

Xa

I just had an email from 6inchforever, saying that they sent my boots via registered airmail on the 27th. That's 5 weeks since I ordered, in line with their promises. The boots should be here sometime next week, so I'll give you a fuller report then. So far, all looks good with these people. Xa

Hi, Jim, They certainly wern't cheap, but every now and again I splurge on something 'at the edge of the envelope'. I wore them to various fetish events in London in the mid 90s, but few people were interested in just footwear. I had some interesting conversations, but many of the people at these events were very surprised that heels did it for me every time and, so far as the rubber/bondage/spanking was concerned, I wasn't too fussed. Xa

What nobody curious as to the answer ...

ho hum

Xa

I thought the pink flamers would stir up a little frisson. They're associated with someone quite famous. I'll keep you in suspense to see if the afficianados can find out who. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bert .... yes, I buy off the shelf. The problem is trying to be selective in my purchases; being size 39 EU, 6UK or 8US womens I have the choice of the whole shop. Xa

OK, the fun starts here.

These are the triangular heels on the Spiky Sachas, the ones with the red lining. The metal tip is my modification .... boy, are these noisy ... heh heh.

Xa

Here's some of his contemporaries .... the group Slade of the early '70s.

There were quite afew times I thought, if these guys can wear heels, why can't I?

Xa

Xaphod,

Does Dolcis have these boots in European 44?

I am looking for something similar. The Heel look strong enough for me.

Have Dolcis got a web page in English?

Manus,

I do Speak just a little of Catalan with the Catalan friends, but understand a lot.

Deu

Sorry, Jaral,

These boots were bought in 1999, so they are not made any more. They were only available in girls' sizes, up to about 42.

Xa

This is a tiny bit of an image I posted elsewhere.

It's very appropriate here !

Xa

I've been meaning to scan these two A4 sides of Harvey Nicks advert, from the Sunday Times 'Style' magazine.

Yes, I know they're bonkers, but, hey, I love them !

If you want to get more detail, larger files are available here (about 750k each). Some enterprising soul might try to join them back together again to create a single jpg.

http://65.160.96.70/hhplace/images/1093274208.jpg

http://65.160.96.70/hhplace/images/1093274537.jpg

Xa

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Heels and advertising is now amalgamated with this thread

Mods, please lock 'Heels and Advertising'

Xa

There's been a dearth of pics lately, so I thought I would give you something to drool over.

Roger and Sarah Adams were making shoes in the early to late 80s in Brighton. Afficianados will recognise the range as 'very similar' to that of London Leatherworks.

Xa

Yamyam High-heeled Purple God Joined: 27 Jan 2002 Posts: 2000 Location: Midlands, UK Posted: 27 May 2003 21:19 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nice one, Xa. I'm inspired to buy another 4x4 now, as well as some expensive shoes _________________ Obsessed is such a strong word. I prefer to think of myself as "differently enthusiastic"

At risk of going for picture overload, here's an ad for city slickers driving 4wds.

BTW, I normally scare the Chelsea set on the rare occasions I take my 4wd up to London ..... mine has a 6 month covering of s**t !

Strange, when I aim for them, they get out of the way !

Xa

jim 5.5 inch stiletto pumps Joined: 18 Jan 2002 Posts: 840 Location: New Zealand.. Posted: 27 May 2003 11:47 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elegant woman Xapod.I've always liked style and this woman has it for sure. I'm often amazed at how many woman, and guys for that matter,who when traveling look like slobs. _________________ "If I could have but one wish, it would be to live as one of your tears...To be born of your eyes, to live on your cheek, and to die on your lips."

Here's one advertising the Orient Express.

Yes .... the girl isn't wearing extremely high heels, but, boy does she look exotic.

Here's a zoom in .... for those with stoneage connections, I'll give you a url because it's even bigger.

http://65.160.96.70/hhplace/images/1053007035.jpg

enjoy ..... Xa

Yamyam High-heeled Purple God Joined: 27 Jan 2002 Posts: 2000 Location: Midlands, UK Posted: 21 May 2003 21:11 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great adverts! Shows how times have changed, I think. And Xaphod, I'm glad to see you've got over your "trying to be normal" thing, and are enjoying your true nature! _________________ Obsessed is such a strong word. I prefer to think of myself as "differently enthusiastic

jim 5.5 inch stiletto pumps Joined: 18 Jan 2002 Posts: 840 Location: New Zealand.. Posted: 21 May 2003 11:58 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whoa....I had almost forgotten the Farra Fawcett hair. As for the lime green boots. Now that would've been something to behold my friend! Thanks for posting these delightfully retro adds Xapod,I don't often see them. May be you have a secrete stash of old Family Circle and Woman’s Day hidden away somewhere? I know most of my fashion mags only last a few months then end up on the bottom of the bird cage. lol _________________ "If I could have but one wish, it would be to live as one of your tears...To be born of your eyes, to live on your cheek, and to die on your lips."

bounce + work in progress

These adverts for shoe colouring appeared in the early '70s.

Everything was going psychedelic .... including shoe colour. Seem to remember buying a pair of lime green knee hi platform boots. Pity these were thrown out in one of my 'trying to be normal' phases.

Xa

You forget where you last left your only pair of guys shoes. Xa

Yup .... these have street-heeled many times. Xa

I came across this one whilst browsing.

For the guys in the US, there have been some meetings for guys in skirts (and heels). If you are trying to organise a heely meet, you could join in one of these events instead.

http://www.mensfashionfreedom.bravehost.com/

Xa

Here's a pair of mine with Dolcis 'define' boots with about a 4.5" heel.

BTW, yes you are correct .... guys' trousers are cut to accommodate your 'bulge', but I find that soft women's trousers soon stretch around the area.

Xa

Yes, it was cool. One of the reasons for wearing a skirt was that the weather here has been hot and humid with thunderstorms every hour or so. It's much more pleasant wearing a skirt with a bit of fresh air wafting around your nether regions, compared with a hot sticky pair of trousers. BTW, I'm not a Scotsman, so I wear briefs/underpants. If there is any trouble with the police, then, even if you look up my skirt, you can't see anything. Xa