Danielinheels

I wouldn't be around to see their reaction, but my folks know to donate EVERYTHING I OWN should I die before my time. So if some lucky woman (or guy) should receive my heels, so be it

what about other shoes? Do you own any shoes which are not found in the "women's" section?

Unfortunately, I do. Common men's dress shoes... black slip-on, tan square-toe, chocolate round-toe. White New Balance 574s, black&blue adidas Bounce trainers, white/black pumas. Birkenstocks, Airwalk crocs (for work only!!), adidas sport sandals with the massage pads. A very heavy pair of men's semi-dressy sandals which I HATE (I'd rather wear a women's sandal if I were going to resort to that). Madras print Gap slip-ons. I think that's about it. I must now go and wash my hands, then stare at my pointed-toe pumps until I fall asl

It never hurts the heart or the wallet.

Haha, I know. I tried black nail polish a night ago. Messy 1st time. I was also thinking of a good pedicure. I imagined they'd looked very good with the stilets

Judging by your skin tone and the styles of shoes you like, go with a bright brownish metallic, like gold or copper. It'd look nice

I definately have fair skin, so will try, tomorrow, more of a tone like Daniel suggests...

For your skin tone, gold might work best. It's a bit diva for my tastes, and I prefer the versatility that bronzes offer, but for you it might be best. Try it and see.

clank clank clank clank clank

are you walking on scaffolding?

I'm fair-skinned, so I stick to earth tones. Bronze, copper, gold, etc. I'm thinking of doing a natural-semblant pink, but I'm on the fence about it. I'm not really a fan of reds/purples, and silver would look bad on me.

I should investigate this. I'm a fringe men's 12/13, and I've always been curious to know if open Nine West shoes in a 12 would work for me.

-raises hand- Or we can try and have a "Men in High Heels Parade"

Yeah, I think it'd be bad for my posture to just wear one.

I like peep toes. I have the same ones that rxrenesis posted, in brown and black. Wearing the black ones now, in fact... though I'm about to kick them off and head to bed.

Hey, KH. I'm a bit late to the news. My condolences to you and yours. As far as comforting words, I'm not sure your stance on religion, but this passage from Lamentations comes to mind: "For men are not cast off by the Lord forever; though he brings grief, he will show compassion. So great is his unfailing love, for he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men." With that said, wishing you the best, friend.

Somewhere between the extremes.

Don't waddle with your toes pointed, but excessive sashaying isn't necessary.

It may serve well to record yourself walking in a straight line, noticing if your movements appear graceful yet not feminine, then adjusting your walk accordingly if needed.

Outside of my very first few steps in heels, I've actually had more of a problem with sashaying than with pointing my toes/clomping about.

maybe my real question would be:

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Aren't you afraid of conditioning your sons in a way that most of people today don't approve?

No. I don't have children yet, but the last thing I would want is for my children to be afraid of being themselves. Whether that means my son likes heels or my daughter is a sneaker-head, or however else you want to categorise them, I'm sure they'll be better off if I provide the parental duties and let them make their own informed decisions that will shape their lives.

Chances are, my kids will do something that many people don't approve of. As long as it's not deleterious to themselves or the people around them, I honestly don't have any hangups about those kinds of decisions. So if my male child(ren) develop a liking for heels, and my female child(ren) have their liking for heels further enhanced because their dad wears them too, who am I to complain?

Not until I see my (yet to be born) son try to clop around in my (or his mom's) heels beyond the early toddler years. Usually by that point, if they're doing it, they (still) want to do it. I know that my desire to wear heels didn't stop when I outgrew my aunt's shoes.

So Crocs are evolving to the point that they're not all unisex. They're still NOT pretty. IMHO anything with a heel is not a flip/flop and not all flat thong sandals are flip/flops. Flip/flops are those cheap all-rubber things including the ones with a thicker rubber sole. Fine points I'm sure but I have seen many thong sandals that are downright sexy but I've never seen a sexy flip/flop.

I don't know, I'd wear a pair of Sassaris. I'm not crazy about the other ones.

After more thought, I agree with your point about flip-flops.

I have quite the time finding capris long enough for my 6'4" frame. Sounds strange, but it's true.

I just did mine in a color called Bijou Bronze, made by a brand called Milani which is available at Walgreens. I like how it looks - light (natural) pinks or earth tones are all I do, when I wear polish.

Alliteration is a god given skill.

Assonance would probably be more appropriate, since your repeated sound is borne from a vowel

Both styles occasionally come with heels:

Crocs 1 & 2

Flip-flops 1 & 2 (of many)

I own the first pair. Nice shoe overall, but keep in mind that the back is elastic, not clasp-and-buckle.

watched an interview with the two women that made the shoes and started this whole thing on Fox TV this morning. The thrust of the interviewer's questions were toward the "sexulizing" of baby girls by introducint them to high heels at a very "impressionable" age. I must agree that the whole Idea is kind of silly just like roniheels says - another "gimmic."

I disagree with the interviewer's premise, though.

The babies can't even walk in them. These aren't "Stilettos 101" for newborns.

If they were learning how to strut, THEN I'd have a problem.

But the mere existence of objects doesn't define them. What we as humans do with existing objects define them.

This ability to define the world around us is what makes us human. Our [general] eagerness to "pigeonhole" everything into arbitrary groups helps, for example, contribute to the notion that men can't/shouldn't wear high heels.

Be the change you want to see in others.

Great experience. Reading your story brings nack memories of a few days ago. I had just purchased a new pair of 5 1/2" black patent stiletto pumps (leatherworks) with the sexiest skinny heel and long point toe, and had spent the afternoon and early evening mastering my walk. About 9.00pm i had run out of cigarettes and decided i was confident to wear them out. So wearing a pair of tight skinny leg jeans i hoped in the car and drove to the local. Having never ventured out in anything so high i was both nervous and cautious. I carefully walked into the store extremely aware of that beautiful sound the metal heel tips made as i walked up to the counter. I asked the girl behind the counter for my usual pack of Virginia Slims 120's to which she handed them across and at the same time she said how she admired how well i carried myself in such high heels. We talked a little about how i enjoyed wearing heels which i found very reassuring! After she handed me my change she came around from behind the counter to take a closer look and i obliged by pulling up my jeans a little to reveal the whole shoe, she was most impressed. Since then i have been back twice wearing 4" ankle boots and a pair of 5" Mary Janes with a hidden 1/2" platform. We have struck up a great chat session each time. So nice to get some reasurance!!

Awesome story, it's funny how quickly confidence can come (or go)....

Virginia Slims, though? lol

Wow, I'm still trudging toward 1000. I'd actually be there if we didn't get hacked all those years back...

Thanks A while back, the forums were "re-modeled," and I'd made that design in like every colorway. Site management went with green, and I've kept that one ever since

Most fashion magazine I read have tons of very wearable clothes. Granted that sometimes they may be teamed with unwearable 'prop' items that look great in photos and get people thinking, but if you strip away the shiny veneer there are plenty of things that are gonna be seen in 6 months to a year even in small towns. Check out the photos I have attached (all were taken from the style.com slideshow 'Boy Meets Girl' that I linked to a couple of posts ago) and tell me which ones aren't perfectly wearable.

If you are going to wear your high heels in the open then you do need to think about what you're gonna wear them with.

Cheers,

Ben

I'm not 5'10" 110 lbs.... that's more of what I meant. While I agree with the notion that looking like a thrown-together slop is no good, I understand just the same that my body's build doesn't jibe well with many outfits/concepts displayed at fashion shows. 'Tis all... it's all peace here.