Van

A pair of pumps, a pair of ballerinna (OK no heel) and several cheap "man-made material" shoes of various styles.

Seems OK. I like comfy shoes when I walk in town. I prefer medium heel (n omore than 3"), wedges in the summer (see avatar) or, if I do have a lot of walking to do I wear ballerinas. No heel but cute!

Just testing a different avatar.

You're right Barney, I do have boots / ballerinas and mid heel from Barratts and they all fit. The problem seems to be with higher heels.

I visited a Barratts outlet recently when on a short business trip to UK. Tried various pumps in size 9 (a size that used to fit me perfectly) but found them a bit small (and tight). Unfortunaltely they did not have size 10 in the shop. The salesgirl advised me to order them thru' the Net. By the way, the salesgirl had absolutely no problem in dealing with a male customer trying ladies shoes and was very charming. I must point out that I did dress rather feminine and was wearing ladies' shoes (ballerinas).

Merci at9, you're entirely right in your understanding of the use of "cheri" / "cherie". If someone you don't closely know addresses you as "cheri" / "cherie", it's whether that she's a hooker or he thinks you are one.

If anybody calls me "Cherie", I'll bust his/her nose! That would be offensive and derogatory.

Hi, I've been around for quite a few years now, since the early days of the old forum actually. Don't pop up so much these days, I also tend to find the posts kinda repetitive. I miss the input of guys like Firefox, Xaphod and a few others but I canunderstand that their interest has moved to other things. Now i'm surprised to read that Highluc had gender reassignment surgery. Are you sure, the bloke wasn't that young, he was actually retired from the Military If I remember.

Check the Taillissime website, it's the La Redoute dept. that caters for "large" people. Cheers

Just to add on the pronoun issue. It's even more difficult in French. When I'm in an English speaking country and people aren't too sure about my gender, I'm usually addressed as "Luv', Dear, Hon, Sweetie ... But there isn't such words in French. It's whether Monsieur or Madame (or Mademoiselle ... which considering my age wouldn't be adequate). It's kinda funny somethimes to see people struggling "err Monsieur, pardon, Madame ...".

My story is not unlike yours. My grand mother was rather young (she married when she was 16) and completely addicted to high heels. She was small and had small feet. A the beginning her shoes were still too big for me but, as I grew up, they eventually fitted. I remember wearing her heels when I was pretty young (still in primary school), especially a pair of very high red strappy sandals that that I really loved (and i was only 9 or 10). When my feet overgrew her shoes, i got into my mom's. Unfortunately she wasn't a great heels wearer. She had a pair of black pumps. I remember dressing up in skirt, blouse, garter-belt and hose, and going for a walk while my parents were spending an evening by some friends (must have been 16-17). She also had heeled sandals and wedges that I wore occasionnally. For a long time she kept in the attic two pairs - a red and a white - that she wore in the fifties, very high with a kind of block heels. I use to go and play in the attic when it was raining and wore the shoes and a skirt from my sister. One day I wore them to play with my sister and one of her friend. I guess my mom did not like the idea of me crossdressing to play with the girls because suddenly the shoes (and the clothes) weren't there anymore. Then eventually I bought my own.

Nice but size 8 US ... you're lucky to have rather small feet.

Sounds too good to be true. I've been around too long probably but I'm pretty sure she (or most likely "he") is a Troll. Sorry if I'm wrong.

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I do wear dangling or hoops earrings sometimes:

http://www.confidentielles.com/photo_perso_c-est-moi_33169_1287270009.htm

By the way, I had my ears pierced in 1973. Two holes in each lobe. Wasn't that common at the time, my parents didn't like it at all.

Cheers,

Vanessa

Hi, When I reach the scanner I just take off my shoes and put them in the tray. I then walk thru' the scanner in pantyhose. By the way, I often wear pantyhose when I fly, even if dressed in full male attire, it's better for blood circulation. Nobody made any remarks although the guy had to look twice at me and the photo in my passport when I boarded the plane but he didn't say anything. I only flew once in a denim skirt and black pantyhose (from Sydney) but I was wearing flats No problem either. Just dress decently and behave normally. A piece of advice: if you're going on a long haul flight, your feet will probably swell from staying seated so long; don't wear tight shoes. Wear sandals or light shoes that can stretch. Van

Hi, I travelled from Frankfurt to Manchester in heels last Friday. I wore black pumps with 7.5 cm heels, bootcut ladies jeans, woman black top and cardigan, handbag, make up. I visited the duty free shops and had a drink at the bar. No problem, no question asked. As anybody else experience of travelling in heels?

Hi, I've been to Sydney several times and never had any problem. I 've checked in hotels in heels, walked around town, took public transport, went shopping (good shopping malls). I wore jeans or denim skirts. I often bought shoes there (I'm size 43/12 US/Aus11). Place to shop: Bondi Junction, Parramatta mall etc. You'll find Payless (not much choice in that size) and Target (not high quality but cheap and fashionable, usually a fair range of heels in my size). Enjoy.

It gives me a quick! And I guess I just like being an "agent provocateur", pushing the boundaries. Probably a bit of fetish too, I've been fascinated by heels since i was a kid, used to try on my mother shoes and walk around the house or in the garden in them. The crossdressing part came later (to accommodate the shoes?). To tell the truth ... I don't have the least idea!

I usually go for a more "androgyne" look with heels in male mode. It still very much part of my "girlie" trip although i scarcely do the whole TV/CD thing these days. I don't try to "pass", I'm just a guy with a taste for feminine attire.

For streetheeling - and i am not talking of taking the dog for a quick walk but spending a whole in heels, usually shopping or visiting places - I usually wear pumps with reaonnable heels (3 inches) and narrow heels. Strangely i found it easier to walk with spike heels than with block heels. Block heels get my back tired as do higher heels if a have to do a lot of walking. Despite a lot of guys claiming to walk around in over 4" heels, I doubt they could stand a whole day in them. Even for women it is hard.

HI, it's a long time I haven't contributed. I don't know if the topic has already been discussed but has any of you already traveled by air while wearing heels. I flew from continental Europe to Heathrow, then Heathrow to Hong Kong and Sydney wearing a pair of 3.5" pumps. I had on a pair of sequined/embroidered ladies jeans, lady loose turtle neck (with wooden necklace) and blazer. No problem at all, although I caught quite a few stares.. It was a bit of a thrill to have to remove my shoes, put them in a tray to pass them thru' the scanner (metalic heels ...). Last year I traveled in skirt but with flat shoes (denim skirt, opaque black pantyhose, loafers). I noticed that very few women wear a skirt to travel these days. I think that - as a guy - wearing skirt and heels would be a bit too much, unless fully "en femme" so I decided on a pair of sequined jeans. It's the first time I enjoyed this exhausting trip from Europe to Australia. What a little heel can do !! Morality: live your life, don't be paranoid, nobody's gonna jail you for wearing heels. Vanessa

I think some places show a great level of tolerance for freestylers. I flew BA from Sydney to London in a denim skirt with black pantyhose. No comment. I flew in heels + feminine jeans / clothes lots of times. I have travelled several time by train in UK and Europe in skirt and heels. I have shopped in lotsa cities in skirt and heels or in (ladies) jeans and heels (London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Montreal, Toronto, Koln, New York, Sydney to name a few). I dress feminine but I don't try to "pass" anymore (although I was pleased to be called "Madame" recently in a shop ... even if it was quite obvious that the salesgirl knew). I wore heels in a lot of international hotels and resorts ... Dress properly and decently (no mini, no fantasy-slut-like clothes), behave gently and politely and everything will be alright. i acknowledge that there are places I would dare to do this, especially muslims countries and propably countryside / conservative areas. Vanessa

I am in Sydney and it's just heels galore. This city must have the highest density of beautiful girls and women in the world and they're all wearing heels. So do I ... Cheers Vanessa

Joenj wrote " Spanish woman in grocery store: M*****, _=_ ( I didn't understand what she said. She was rude. " Well, I'm not especially proficient in Spanish but I assume she said "Marricon" (not sure of the spelling though) which means "faggot". Sorry, I don't want to be offensive, it is just for your enlightment. I personally like to know what people call me, even when they use foreign language. Cheers Vanesa