Heel-Lover Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 Hi Jeff, Well done. Rockin' a great outfit. Cheers Heel-Lover
Thighbootguy Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 By the by, I've been thinking about a pair of opera length gloves, just to see what it's like! My goodness! I will assume you meant leather opera gloves. Gloves were my first adventure into women's attire long before I got started on boots and heels and I still enjoy wearing them. There are generally nice gloves available on e-bay, I recommend getting a pair that are a long as you can find. The shoulder gloves are generally 33" and give you the most options. You don't have to always wear then full length. As for what it is like wearing them… thigh boots for the hands. Shoulder length leather gloves are every bit as exciting and fun as thigh boots, if not more. Here is my pair and I have added a peak on the hem that extends to the top of my shoulder. Do let us know how it goes. I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
JeffB Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 TBG: Will do! I think that leather opera gloves would make for an interesting experiment, especially when paired with, say, a black sweater dress, and I do plan on going out again in a dress on my 150th jaunt. I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
LiveAndLearn Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 This still remains my favourite "topic" on this forums, if not all forums I belong to for various reasons! Can't wait for the 150th Jaunt! P.S, you guys killed us on sunday. Being a Jets fan is so hard sometimes... What Other People Think Of Me, Ain't None Of My Buisness ~ RuPaul
JeffB Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 This still remains my favourite "topic" on this forums, if not all forums I belong to for various reasons! Can't wait for the 150th Jaunt! P.S, you guys killed us on sunday. Being a Jets fan is so hard sometimes... Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate what you've said, and I'll continue doing my very best to keep you and everyone else who visits my thread entertained through my exploits. I currently have my eye on a couple of nice sweater dresses I think will look great on me for that 150th jaunt! As for that game on Sunday, I was quite surprised at how strong the Eagles looked, didn't think they had it in them to be honest. I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
Thighbootguy Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 TBG: Will do! I think that leather opera gloves would make for an interesting experiment, especially when paired with, say, a black sweater dress, and I do plan on going out again in a dress on my 150th jaunt. What I didn't mention in my last post was that although I love wearing leather opera gloves, I rarely wear them fully visible when I'm out. As much as I have admonished others for wearing boots under jeans rather than showing them properly, I tend to wear a blazer or coat over my opera gloves. I have worn them fully visible a couple of times but it took all the nerve I have to get out of the car. Once I was out things settled down a bit and I even got a compliment on them. If folks think TBG never gets nervous… I think part of my problem is I haven’t been able to put together an outfit that I thought really looked good with the gloves. The more fem look is with a lot of skin showing around the shoulder area and that exposed skin is balanced by the long loves. The more aggressive fem look is wearing gloves over a contrasting (white satin) long sleeved top. With this look you can have too much glove and a little moderation is in order. I like both looks, but I have never presented them in public. I do like the look of thigh boots and opera gloves though. There really is a balance there. I think a good approach to the image is boots, gloves, and jeans. I may have to give this a try again. You can experiment with the look inexpensively with cloth opera gloves, however they tend to be "one size fits all" which will be a little small for you. Them on in the store just like you would a pair of heels. Gloves are sized by measuring the distance around your knuckles in inches. I wear an 8½ but if that size is not available I'll get a 9 in leather. In cloth, an 8 will stretch enough to fit tightly. I am MOST interested to see what you come up with. TBG I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
JeffB Posted December 21, 2011 Author Posted December 21, 2011 TBG: I think that the concern when it comes to wearing such gloves with any outfit is figuring out just what sort of venue to wear that particular combination. I mean, I don't think I'd want to wear something dressy as opera gloves on a jaunt to Best Buy or lunch at Subway. I would have to think outside the box and find just the right surroundings, perhaps an afternoon at the local art museum or an evening at the theater, maybe taking in a musical, or a show at a casino, something fancy and upscale. That's how I'd view an outfit including opera gloves, especially if said outfit is highlighted by a nice dress or my thigh boots and, say, a matching leather skirt. Not to worry, I'll come up with something! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
Thighbootguy Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 TBG: I think that the concern when it comes to wearing such gloves with any outfit is figuring out just what sort of venue to wear that particular combination. I mean, I don't think I'd want to wear something dressy as opera gloves on a jaunt to Best Buy or lunch at Subway. Don't limit your thinking too much... I just wore a pair to Sam's. I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
Steve63130 Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 They'd be great for your next bank holdup - no fingerprints! BWAHAHAHA Steve
JeffB Posted December 23, 2011 Author Posted December 23, 2011 They'd be great for your next bank holdup - no fingerprints! BWAHAHAHA Steve By Jove! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks for the suggestion! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
Thighbootguy Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 They'd be great for your next bank holdup - no fingerprints! Steve On the other hand (no pun intended), my laptop has a fingerprint security scanner. I guess I'll have to train it to recognize the leather pattern of my glove in addition to my fingerprint. (I doubt seriously if this will work. ) I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
JeffB Posted December 28, 2011 Author Posted December 28, 2011 Jaunt #140, 12/28/2011: Following a miserably rainy Tuesday, the sun returned on Wednesday, though it was blustery as sin, keeping temps in the low 40's, despite that, I headed out on a jaunt to Parx Casino today, wearing my black leather jacket over a turquoise mockneck, the Gloria Vanderbilt "Amanda" jeans in dark stonewash, the Pleaser "Legend" thigh high boots and my short strap handbag. Despite how chilly it was outside, I was quite comfortable, thanks to the combination of those skin tight jeans and thigh boots, keeping my legs nice and warm. Ahhh! I've said this before, and so has Thighbootguy, but this combo is absolutely terrific for public outings, and it feels awesome to strut around in this ensemble. I arrived at Parx just before 12:30, and, I've said this before too, each and every trip I've taken to this casino has been in either heels or heels and a skirt, and I wouldn't think of going to this place dressed any other way to be honest. Hopping out after I parked, I headed right to the front door, catching three people standing at a nearby bus stop who gave me a long look as I walked by. Once inside, I grinned at the excitement that comes from being in a casino, even if I rarely win anything of substance, it's all about having fun, and that's more than enough for me as I made the rounds of the casino floor, playing a machine here, playing a machine there, I think I won sixty bucks at most during the hour and a half I spent in the place, but again, it was all about having fun, and being seen by passersby, and I was, catching more than a few craned heads and double takes, as if none of them had ever seen a guy wearing high heeled thigh boots before. Tsk! While it would've been nice to have gotten a compliment (which almost always happens when I wear the thigh boots), but that wasn't the case as everyone was busy trying to win that big jackpot, and I was nothing more than a minor and quickly forgotten distraction. After leaving Parx, I headed into center city and, after some cruising around, I found a parking spot on the street a block away from the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Rittenhouse Square and headed there to buy a couple of 2012 calendars: Get Fuzzy for work and Chuck Norris for home. Going to and from the store, I got more odd looks and glances, but no one said anything, I wish I could've stayed longer, but I didn't have much spare change for the meter. Oh, well, next time I'll see about staying longer. Still, today's outing had been enjoyable, despite how cold and blustery it had been. I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
JeffB Posted December 31, 2011 Author Posted December 31, 2011 Jaunt #141, 12/30/2011: Had a very good outing today, the sun was out and the weather was mild for late December, what with temps in the low to mid 50's, so I headed out for a jaunt, wearing my black faux leather jacket over a forest green mockneck, the Gloria Vanderbilt "Amanda" jeans in black, the Pleaser "Legend" thigh high boots and my black leather handbag. For the umpteenth time in this thread: skin tight jeans and thigh high boots----an unbeatable combination. My first stop was westward to the Pizza Hut near Springfield as I hadn't had pizza in awhile, got there just the buffet opened up and I had my fair share of meat lover's pizza which was uber-delicious! A couple of families came in while I was eating and the place filled up a little, but no one paid me any attention, but when I went to the register to pay my bill, a little boy, his eyes wide looked my up and down then pointed at the boots, but his mom, wearing an embarrassed grin, pulled him out of the store. I got a chuckle out of that. Stop number two was over in South Jersey as I went to the Barnes & Noble near the Moorestown Mall to look for some manga I was interested in, I managed to find it but happily loitered in the store for nearly half an hour reading sports magazines before going to the register which had pre-Christmas long lines, which surprised me more than a little. Had a trio of little kids behind me while I waited and they silently stared at me off and on during the time I was in line, but none of them said anything. From there, I headed to Best Buy to do my usual ogling of Blu-Ray discs (picked up Super 8 ) and other assorted electronic gizmos and gadgets while getting a few stares here and there, heck, while sitting in a comfy, leather home theater recliner, I even managed to help a fellow find his missing cellphone which he had dropped on the floor near the chair I was sitting in, and he thanked me for my help. Had to suffer through another long line while a fellow in front of me stole little stares at my attire. From there, I headed back into the city and made my way into center city and the Rittenhouse Square area, after a couple of turns around the neighborhood, I found a parking space, put enough cash in the meter for a solid two hours and hopped out for the express purpose of being seen. I strolled slowly through Rittenhouse Park which had a healthy crowd as the sun was setting, I sat down on a park bench, crossed my legs like a woman and let myself be seen for a solid fifteen minutes, but passersby didn't say a thing. As I was close to the Barnes & Noble store, I strolled in, picked up a couple of anime magazines and went up to the second floor where the in-house lounge was, bought a tall iced tea and sat down to read my magazines, and be seen, again, no one said anything. With half an hour left on my meter, I packed up and left, once outside, I went on a stroll through the neighborhood, again, my goal was to be seen and gauge reactions, and I managed two, one positive, the other negative. The positive reaction was from the last quarter I expected: a member of the hated Philadelphia Parking Authority Gestapo, a squat Latino woman checking windshields for parking receipts, when she saw me, she grinned and said "Those are sharp boots! Work them, honey!" I smiled back and said I would. Little over ten minutes and a couple of blocks later, I passed by a throng of a dozen or so young black teenaged boys, naturally, when they saw a man sporting tight jeans, thigh boots AND a purse, they laughed out loud and threw a few "WTF's?" my way as they passed me by. I said nothing and grinned at how stupid they behaved, not that I was surprised as that was part of the usual sort of pack mentality I've seen many times before. Had it been just a couple of boys, chances are there wouldn't have been any such outburst. Oh sure, I had gotten a goodly number of odd stares and double takes (along with a little smile and/or nod of approval) during the course of my stroll, but people kept to themselves. My stroll among the crowded sidewalks of center city was thrilling to say the least, being able to go where I wanted, dressed like I wanted was an extremely enjoyable experience for me, and yes, it was incredible fun! I'll have to do that again in the future! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
danielp6406 Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 Another nice jaunt wearing your favorite boots. Well done ! Speaking about boots. Today I was at the shopping mall wearing my tall black boots with jeggings. Wondering why everybody was looking at me ... LOL ! Good thing is that I don't care what people think anymore :-) (In a way I think you inspired me...) PS: We both like to wear skinny jeans. Did you ever tried jeggings ? I did and I'm now addicted. Maybe you should not try them after all...
JeffB Posted December 31, 2011 Author Posted December 31, 2011 PS: We both like to wear skinny jeans. Did you ever tried jeggings ? Can't say I have. But hey, I'll try just about anything once, heck, that's how my passion for thigh boots began. Heh! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
Thighbootguy Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 Ah... another great outing and outfit. I've never known quite how to respond to the "keep working them" comments about my boots but I take it as a complement. I'm not sure which is worse, the roving band of male marauders exclaiming WTF, or the notorious gaggle of giggling girls. It sounds like you handled it appropriately. Did you ever tried leggings ? I did and I'm now addicted. Maybe you should not try them after all... I echo this advice! Give them a try. They are great with a short skirt or just a long top (and thigh boots of course ). I dream of a world where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.
danielp6406 Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Greetings Thighbootguy :-) Note that in my last post I was talking about "jeggings" I noticed you replaced the "J" in my post with a "L" making it "legggins". The "j" is not a typo. "Jeggings" are very thight stretch jeans which fits like leggings. Jeggings are also warmer than leggings. (Much needed here. Temp is 15°F / -10°C) And both look great with tall boots JeffB :-) You should try both. Leggings for fall and jeggings for winter !
JeffB Posted January 1, 2012 Author Posted January 1, 2012 TBG: Well, I'd have to say that the boys, most notably black teen boys are definitely no fun, especially when in a large pack like what I had encountered. All things considered, I'm fortunate they chose to go their own way while I went mine instead of following me around to heckle me, or worse. While I've never come close to encountering any violence during the course of my travels, you never know when that sort of thing might happen. Meanwhile, you and danielp6406 have sold me on jeggings! I'll see about getting my hands on a pair and see what I can do with them! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
Pumps Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Ah... another great outing and outfit. I've never known quite how to respond to the "keep working them" comments about my boots but I take it as a complement. I'm not sure which is worse, the roving band of male marauders exclaiming WTF, or the notorious gaggle of giggling girls. It sounds like you handled it appropriately. It weird. I never once had any harrasment from men, only women. I wonder why that is.
scrappycoco Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Jaunt #141, 12/30/2011: Little over ten minutes and a couple of blocks later, I passed by a throng of a dozen or so young black teenaged boys, naturally, when they saw a man sporting tight jeans, thigh boots AND a purse, they laughed out loud and threw a few "WTF's?" my way as they passed me by. Now see if it would have been me and they said that to me I would have looked to see if there where sagging there pants, which i'm going to gather and say they where, but I could be wrong. I would have then yelled back to them "Hay are you avalible?" Then wait for a return responise if any. Most punks like that don't even know what the sagging of the pants even means.
Shafted Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 I think that most of the negative situations don't pose any risk whatsoever. You probably made those boy's day Jeff, for entertainment value if anything. Shafted, the boots that is! View my gallery here http://www.hhplace.o...afteds-gallery/ or view my heeling thread here http://www.hhplace.org/topic/3850-new-pair-of-boots-starts-me-serious-street-heeling/ - Pm me if you want fashion advice or just need someone to talk to.
danielp6406 Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Meanwhile, you and danielp6406 have sold me on jeggings! I'll see about getting my hands on a pair and see what I can do with them! For inspiration, see below my snake print jegings I also have another pair plain black. ...I would have then yelled back to them "Hay are you available ?" Then wait for a return response if any... Not sure this is a good idea. I'm sure you would not like their reply. I think it is better to be safe than sorry...
JeffB Posted January 1, 2012 Author Posted January 1, 2012 Scrappycoco: Daniel is right, provoking young black inner city males, even kiddingly is never a smart thing to do as that might've resulted in an unpleasant confrontation. Believe me, some of these punks need little reason to start something ugly, especially if they feel they had been "disrespected" by someone. In instances such as what I faced Friday night, discretion, and keeping my mouth shut was the best course of action. Besides, they probably forgot all about me five minutes later, given the horribly short attention span most teenagers seem to have these days. By the way, daniel, those are some sharp jeggings you displayed. I'm impressed! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
JeffB Posted January 1, 2012 Author Posted January 1, 2012 Jaunt #142, 1/1/2012: With plenty of sunshine and unseasonably mild temps that would reach a high of around 54, I decided to ring in the new year with a jaunt, and with the Eagles playing out the string in a meaningless season ending game, what better time to hit the road, which I did in my black faux leather jacket over a black, scoop neck, long sleeved T-shirt and the a.n.a. jeans tucked into the Pleaser "Legend" thigh high boots along with my black leather hobo bag as I took my trusty iPad to Starbucks in the University City area to goof off. I arrived around 11:30 a.m., put two hours worth of cash in the meter and went into the store, after waiting in line for a few minutes to place my order, that being a large iced tea, I headed to the lounge area where I kicked back and had fun on my iPad, and yes, I even made a couple of posts to HHPlace via my handy-dandy gadget. And all the while, no one paid me much, if any attention as I relaxed with my toy and my drink. A few minutes before my time expired, I packed up, headed out, got in my car and drove into center city and Rittenhouse Square so I could walk about and be seen. Took a good twenty minutes to find a place to park, but once I did, I strolled to the Square, as I waited at a corner for the traffic light to turn green, a twentysomething guy, yes, a GUY said he liked my boots, as always, I smiled and thanked him. It's not often that I have a male compliment me on my footwear, but when it does happen, I feel a particular glow, even better, as I crossed the street, a throng of happy revelers, over a dozen people, male and female headed the other way and three of the women, hooted appreciatively at me in passing, one gave me a wolf whistle while another said, "You go, dude!" I smiled and waved back to them, now, those folks were probably a wee bit tipsy from celebrating the new year, but hey, that didn't matter, a compliment was a compliment was a compliment, and I liked that greatly. I sat down at a bench and just watched the activity all around me as plenty of people were enjoying the nice weather. And no one gave me any notice. With my time running down (one of these days, I'm just gonna park in a garage and stay downtown for as long as I want), I headed back to my car, satisfied that I had been seen and had a good time wearing tight jeans and thigh boots, a combination that makes me so darn good! And, as is often the case, I'm already looking forward to my next outing in that thrilling combination! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
Shafted Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 It really is great when a guy compliments you. Been there many times myself. Shafted, the boots that is! View my gallery here http://www.hhplace.o...afteds-gallery/ or view my heeling thread here http://www.hhplace.org/topic/3850-new-pair-of-boots-starts-me-serious-street-heeling/ - Pm me if you want fashion advice or just need someone to talk to.
JeffB Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 It really is great when a guy compliments you. Been there many times myself. Yeah, it also makes for quite the pleasant surprise. Makes everything I do on my little expeditions worthwhile. I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
roniheels Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 It really is great when a guy compliments you. Been there many times myself. Yeah, it also makes for quite the pleasant surprise. Makes everything I do on my little expeditions worthwhile. And hopefully more men will feel free to compliment those of us who do wear high heels in public. You know there are many out there that are too shy or even cautious to compliment a man wearing high heels.
JeffB Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 Jaunt #143, 1/2/2011: With the weather sunny and crisp, no, strike that, cold, I headed out on a new, though brief jaunt prior to plopping down on my sofa to watch the 2012 NHL Winter Classic between the hometown Flyers and the New York Rangers, I suppose I could've stayed home today, but I just couldn't resist the desire to hit the road in my thigh high boots which I wore for a second straight day. The entire ensemble consisted of my black leather jacket over a black turtleneck, the Gloria Vanderbilt "Amanda" jeans in classic denim, the Pleaser "Legend" boots and my leather handbag. Despite how chilly it was, my legs felt perfectly warm thanks to the tight jeans and thigh boots, a combination I'm just crazy about wearing, and one I feel absolutely great in. So, it was off to Best Buy to cash in a gift card I had gotten in the mail from a pen pal over the weekend, when I arrived at the Springfield store, the parking lot was nearly full, so I knew I'd be facing a crowded store. Fine by me. Hopping out of the car, I strode to the store and went inside and yep, there was a good crowd inside, a couple of people noticed me right away, well, that was what I wanted, I casually strolled about, taking my time as I wandered the aisles, my desire to be seen, and I was, judging from the turned heads, but no one said anything, I would spend nearly thirty minutes before going to the check out line with an anime title I was looking forward to, it was here that I got a compliment from the twentysomething guy at the register, but not on the boots (which he couldn't see anyway), but on my pendant which he said looked cool. I grinned and thanked him, even if I had been taken a wee bit by surprise at having a guy compliment me on my jewelry, a first of sorts. At that moment, I made a mental note to buy more baubles at my earliest opportunity, thinking maybe I was onto something here. Heh! After leaving the store, I drove down the road to a strip mall about a mile away to have lunch at Subway, not much of a crowd, I had the store to myself. My final stop of the day was to Bed Bath and Beyond as it occurred to me that I needed some dishcloths, in any event, it was another opportunity to be seen in a store with a healthy crowd, once inside, I got my fair share of looks and glances, most notably by one extremely sour faced old lady, but was greeted by silence. From there, it was back to the barn after a short but enjoyable outing in my thigh boots which I don't mind admitting I'm pretty much hooked on because I love how good they look on me, and how good it feels to wear them. I tell you, once you start wearing thigh boots, you just can't stop! Gotta go, the game is on! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
Mr. X Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 Nice outing and outfit again Jeff. I definitely gotta pull the boots out more myself. I haven't done much of it yet this winter. I too am watching the winter classic. I have New Yorks goalie in my Hockey pool. So unfortunately, I have to root against your hometown Flyers. Nothing personal, Just business...lol
JeffB Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 Nice outing and outfit again Jeff. I definitely gotta pull the boots out more myself. I haven't done much of it yet this winter. I too am watching the winter classic. I have New Yorks goalie in my Hockey pool. So unfortunately, I have to root against your hometown Flyers. Nothing personal, Just business...lol Well, it's 2-1 Flyers at present as I type these words of wit on my iPad. Like you said, just business. Heh! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
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