xaphod

Hi, Timmy,

A certain amount of caution is necessary when wearing heels as a guy.

My criterion is not to be in the wrong part of town at the wrong time of day !

That's just plain commonsense for anyone, whether or not they are wearing heels. Otherwise, if you wish, go for it.

Xa

Compared to some of the nasty rubbish we have had posted here lately, this is quite innocuous. Even so, it is blatant advertising with no heely content. Mr Tourist, please explain why you think it is relevant to our board. .... If you come up with a good enough reason, the mods might not nuke it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry, I changed my mind when I saw that your ISP is in Russia. With the amount of crap we have had coming from there, I'm so pissed off with wasting my time keeping the ex-Commies out, you just got nuked. Xa

Hi Meta, For UK size 8.5, a 6" heel should be OK to walk in, but not easy for all day wear unless the person is very experienced. The 7" heel will be difficult to walk in and the wearer might not even be able to stand up straight unless their ankles are very flexible. If the sizes you mention are US women's sizes, these are 2 numbers bigger than UK sizes UK 6 = US 8 UK 7 = US 9 If the sizes are US, then 6" will be difficult to walk in and 7" nearly impossible. You may be interested to look in the 'Shops' part of the board to find comments on 6"forever. Xa

Too damn right .... I've just been diagnosed with skin cancer (fortunately a type that doesn't spread). By golly, its B. scary, especially as I've been as fit as a butcher's dog up to now. Xa

Yes, the can of worms is best left to other parts of the web catering for more overt sexual expression than we prefer here. A read of the guidance at the top of this forum is advised. Xa (moderator mode)

Bananashoes buy from various suppliers worldwide, so the sizing is likely to be a bit variable. The Dragon boots were Chinese (regretably all man-made materials) but the sizing was spot on. I don't know if they are stocking more leather shoes/boots from the higher quality end of the spectrum nowadays, but they are reputable outfit. Xa

Unlocked again .... and bounced to the top to bring it current. Sorry for the inconvenience Heel-D. Xa

elyssium professes to be male. This topic is therefore not appropriate here. Xa

I suspect that this topic is attracting spam from a bot poster, so I'll lock it for a while. Xa

OK .... I've had enough of housekeeping for a bit .... here's my story.

Went up to London for a mooch around yesterday, wearing spiky Sacha kneehighs and a knee-length skirt .... nothing new in that.

I found a nice piece of antique glassware at Liberty and was going home a little early to avoid too many people on the train (or really, for my VASE to avoid too many people).

Disappearing into the bowels of the earth at Oxford St tube, I thought I heard a familiar voice. Yep, the audio memory circuits did not deceive .... ex girlfriend from about 15 years ago !

She wasn't in the crowd, though, but using a loud-hailer to address the passing throng with some religious message. There she was, doing the evangelical soap-box bit, somewhat chubbier around the face, but still quite pretty. (I couldn't tell about the rest of her because she was wrapped up against the cold.) I stopped briefly to listen, but my appearance has changed quite a lot over that time, so she didn't recognise me, more regarding me as a freak. What has passed has gone, so I didn't stay to renew acquaintence.

Gets even sillier .....

On the underground a woman sat opposite me. I suspect that the Liberty shopping carrier said something about my not being your average type of cross-dresser and gave her confidence that I wasn't your average street-lunatic.

'I like your hat,' said she, and I replied that is was very difficult to buy decent hats in London nowadays.

Cue lots of flirting, which drew quite a few glances from the other passengers. The only thing I remember about her was the blonde hair, the blue eyes and the smile.

Didn't even remember what shoes she was wearing .... it must be love !

Xa

I'm going to lock this for a while as it seems to attract spam. Xa

oiybit

Hi,

www.jean-gaborit.com are doing higher heels now, plus custom calf sizing.

Unfortunately they are pretty expensive .... way over £80 ..... what pisses me off is the phenomenal rate of French VAT that's slapped on top of the price.

Xa

Hell im 6'6" tall and built like the side of a house,pretty much everyone figures im some sort of thug or that im gonna mug them by the way they react if i walk towards or behind them because of my size (just wanting to pass them without shoulder barging my way through them!) Me im just a 'gentle giant' but no one seems to see that...Xaph you got it easy trust me!

SW-W

Yes, I guess that can be difficult. I've had various friends built like yourself, big guys, handy for lifting out gateposts, but absolutely civilised despite appearances. OK, I suffer from everybodys primeval prejudices, but experience soon allows me to see the real person underneath

Found this interesting article on CBSnews.com

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/28/opinion/garver/main614227.shtml

I especially like the last line, even being 6'4" and well put together - one glance at me and you wouldn't think I was into heels, unless I happened to be in my heels

Ah, I now understand ..... my success in an Engineering career was nothing to do with the fact that I might have been reasonably good at it and more to do with the fact that I wore 3" lifts for most of the time.

Xa

>> i took a closer look and saw a three quater length leather coat didnt think much of it and looked a bit higher and found the person to be male, <<

Now, that could have been Xaphod, who occasionally frequents these forums....

Nope, not me this time.

Xa

Why are humans programmed to regard tall people as more desirable ? It pisses me off being 5'9" and being regarded as somehow less of a person. I was thinking a while back of the time I was invited to a yachting friend's wedding. Nigel knew me as this character who single hands 32 foot sailing boats, repairs leaking toilets in force 8 gales without throwing up, can hoick out anchors which bigger guys can't, a half-decent navigator, a bon viveur in some respects, can cook and likes his wine. Some of this aura had preceeded my arrival at his reception (his parents had never met me). I was introduced as 'this is Xaphod' and got the comment 'oh, I thought you would be taller !' GRRRRRR Xa

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At Cindi's urging, I finally made it into the nail salon, and got my first manicure, with sparkly blue nail polish. I wore black leather boots with 4" heels, and three gold hoops in each ear punctuated my look.

The gist of it was that I was not trying to pass as an average Joe.

Yup .... bang on target. If your whole look is a bit out of the ordinary, then the heels don't stand out so much.

.The point is, that fears of adverse reaction seem completely unwarranted.

So I would pose the question to other heel wearing men. Does anyone actually give you any crap about wearing heels? If so, under what circumstances does that occur?

Unfortunately so. Teenage kids are the worst. They have such a rigid dress-code that they can allow none to be different. I was at the Birmingham bullring shopping centre with Calv a while back when a couple of youths saw my heels (4" blocks, nothing mega) and shouted out 'gay boy'.

They didn't quite expect me turning around and using my thick, rough northern accent (the one I was brought up speaking in a hard northern coal and steel town, before I left, dumped the accent and the stigma) to suggest that they might 'have their f****ing faces reprogrammed'.

Xa

Hi, all, Just to add that the lady and her daughter in Qube were quite impressed. I seem to remember overhearing something like 'way to go' when I told the sales girl that she had a result after I'd tried the boots on. The guy who was rooted to the spot was less enthusiastic, the invitation to join in heel wearing prompting the reply 'f**k that !' ...... oh well I suppose it gave him something to talk about in the pub. Xa

Came up with another one a couple of days ago.

For non-UK people, our Notional Health Service has an organisation which recommends drugs for use within the service. The organisation goes by the wonderful spin name of 'National Institute for Clinical Excellence' (nice).

IMHO, NICE should really stand for

Notional Institute for Cheap Ersatz !

Xa

Heelfan ...... ya stuffed up, bigtime, boy ! Xa

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For A3

Swallow hotels are doing a '2 nights for the price of one'.

Generally they are hellish expensive, but the Cardiff hotel will do Fri and Sat night for £69.95 including breakfast with this offer.

http://www.swallow-hotels.com/hotels/st-mellons

Xa

OK, guys, book me down for a maybe. Cardiff is a big hike for me, but Calv and I might share a car. Xa

Whew, no acrimonious messages. Sorry if some of you turned up and didn't find me there. The small amount of snow we've had of course put the total kahsi on the railway system, so, in the end, I didn't bother busting a gut getting up to town. We'll try again some other time. Xa