Do Women like Men in heels?

[Shafted]

............ and some kind of hat. Not a ' ball cap ' but a HAT!

Women always dig the Hat, they usually mention the Hat before the footware .

I still say women can dig the right kind of man in heels. Depends on the guy and the kicks!

I can attest to this. I remember a stripper at a friends bachelor party took a real shine to my hat, to the point where she took it off my head and wore it herself. (The hat in my pics if there are any questions)

[meganiwish]

Shafted and ilikekicks, you both completely right. What could be more stylish than the right hat? You can wear it in so many ways and say so much with it. Bring back men in hats. (As long as they remember to take them off at the dining table.) Of course, I go back just a few more years than you, ilikekicks, so I'm torn between the 80s and the 70s. In my memory at least (increasingly unreliable, I know), the glam rock look permeated a long way into the street. Patterned shirts, wide flared trousers and, of course, very high platforms, all on quite macho men. Well, young ones, anyway. It'd be nice to get that sort of style back on the street. Updated, of course.

[Gudulitooo]

You know men wear what's practical. You can sell them cargo pants thanks to the numerous pockets, and eventually find it fashionable once they wear it. At the beginning of the century, you could have sold hats to men in the western USA for protection against the sun, and to english men for protection against the rain... Now people live in their home, take the car in the garage and get out without posing a single foot on the land. They park in the city, tke the subway, wait for the bus under the bus stop, and go inside a building to switch on their computer, until the evening when they do these actions reversely. For the week ends, change "building" by "mall" in the previous text, and eliminate the parts dealing with "bus" and "subway". Hard time for hats sellers. But high heels are well suited for people that do not walk that much... A better business bet, isn't it ?

[Steve63130]

You know men wear what's practical.

What's practical about a necktie? Ugh - hate 'em.

Steve

[ilikekicks]

I can attest to this. I remember a stripper at a friends bachelor party took a real shine to my hat, to the point where she took it off my head and wore it herself. (The hat in my pics if there are any questions)

DAMN! You were at that party too? I thought it was *MY* hat she had on!

Yep, same kinda thing happened to me ( more then once ). Its like performing women just love to snag items from the crowd and wear them.

-ILK

[ilikekicks]

Patterned shirts, wide flared trousers and, of course, very high platforms, all on quite macho men. Well, young ones, anyway. It'd be nice to get that sort of style back on the street. Updated, of course.

OMG! DEATH BEFORE DISCO!!!!

You know men wear what's practical.

You can sell them cargo pants thanks to the numerous pockets, and eventually find it fashionable once they wear it.

Cargo pockets are great for putting R/T units ( wireless ) and guitar picks in. Also a bandanna for wiping off sweat ( brow cleaner of sorts ).

VERY Practical.

I do take my trousers in and get them tapered/hemmed as Im not into the ' bell bottom ' look. It doesnt suit me well at all.

[meganiwish]

OMG! DEATH BEFORE DISCO!!!!

Cargo pockets are great for putting R/T units ( wireless ) and guitar picks in. Also a bandanna for wiping off sweat ( brow cleaner of sorts ).

VERY Practical.

I do take my trousers in and get them tapered/hemmed as Im not into the ' bell bottom ' look. It doesnt suit me well at all.

Oh no, I'm talking pre disco. It might have been different on your side of the pond. But then, seven years mattered in those days. Anyway, as Nick Hornby said, we never thought disco sucked. Here in Britain we love our black music, disco, reggae, and we like ska too. I still dream of someone to say to me 'I love you, yes I do/ 'cos I know that you love-a me toohttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=bad+manners+special+brew&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCwQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFJHzbnwgOX4&ei=odOIT8rHLYjgtQaR-OnSCw&usg=AFQjCNHNWbWDs6a_utd_Z78U7yTG0wZo2g&cad=rja. I was eating jellied eels the last time I heard a band play that live. I've never felt more English.

But I was thinking of how Ziggy Stardust got to street level. In Britain at least, there were men in the street in two inch platforms and four inch heels. Mainstream! I just lament the death of style, even bad style. And Gudulitooo, business, isn't that the word that's given us the drab world we live in now. I give you a new cry, 'Hats and Heels!' Take it up, men.

[Foxyheels]

Oh no, I'm talking pre disco. It might have been different on your side of the pond. But then, seven years mattered in those days. Anyway, as Nick Hornby said, we never thought disco sucked. Here in Britain we love our black music, disco, reggae, and we like ska too. I still dream of someone to say to me 'I love you, yes I do/ 'cos I know that you love-a me toohttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=bad+manners+special+brew&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCwQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFJHzbnwgOX4&ei=odOIT8rHLYjgtQaR-OnSCw&usg=AFQjCNHNWbWDs6a_utd_Z78U7yTG0wZo2g&cad=rja. I was eating jellied eels the last time I heard a band play that live. I've never felt more English.

But I was thinking of how Ziggy Stardust got to street level. In Britain at least, there were men in the street in two inch platforms and four inch heels. Mainstream! I just lament the death of style, even bad style. And Gudulitooo, business, isn't that the word that's given us the drab world we live in now. I give you a new cry, 'Hats and Heels!' Take it up, men.

You are talking my lanuage, great times and we were so young.

[meganiwish]

You are talking my lanuage, great times and we were so young.

Did you see the BBC's documentary on the 70s? In the second half, such exciting clothes and shoes, and on men who still looked manly, if they wanted to.

[Foxyheels]

Did you see the BBC's documentary on the 70s? In the second half, such exciting clothes and shoes, and on men who still looked manly, if they wanted to.

I've sky+ it and will watch it later in the week.

[Tech]

I've sky+ it and will watch it later in the week.

Ahh, sky+, you should seriously get Sky+HD

The phrase 'No satellite signal is being received' has never been so colourful and clear.

[meganiwish]

In Free-sat land I can make it relatively HD by looking over the top of my reading glasses instead of through them. And I don't get Jeremy Clarkson.

[SleekHeels]

So if we're in flat shoes should we wear little badges that say "HH Ready" ?

[Amanda]

So if we're in flat shoes should we wear little badges that say "HH Ready" ?

Good idea, I think you'll find that women prefer guys flat shoes.

No badges or bows or sparkles necessary.

[johnieheel]

Amanda is right. Most women prefer guys in mens shoes.

[johnieheel]

I believe most women prefer men to be REAL. In most cases the confidence to be real is more valuable to women than what the man chooses to wear on his feet.

This is very true and as it should be in a confident and mature person (woman).

Unfortunately in the real world and my experience for the majority of women, I think they prefer men in mens shoes.

[johnieheel]

I didn't say that most women don't prefer men in flats.

What I did say is that I believe most women prefer men to be REAL. That is the more empowering belief of the two. And in my Real World which is just a real as anyone else's and in my experience, that belief creates the results I want for my life.

With u 100% on that kneehighs.

[meganiwish]

Amanda is right. Most women prefer guys in mens shoes.

You see, I agree here, and with most of what comes above.(Well, it's below now, but still...) But does 'men's shoes' have to mean flat? Still, I know different men have different reasons for wearing heels. For some that will be that they want to wear women's shoes. Good for them. But you could ask the question "Do women like men in some of the stuff they seem to like to wear" and come up with no as the answer for lots of male clothes. Maybe the chaps who want to wear heels just need to stop wondering whether we like it. I know I'm too fickle to pin down.

So if we're in flat shoes should we wear little badges that say "HH Ready" ?

The next step is little glasses that you give to those who want you to be in heels, and they make the flattest heel zoom out at you. I'm going to sell them alongside the glasses that let you see the world in black and white or sepia.

[johnieheel]

Maybe the chaps who want to wear heels just need to stop wondering whether we like it. I know I'm too fickle to pin down.

Good answer meganiwish. really doesn't matter to me who likes it or not. Bottom line is. I like wearing heels and don't care who doesn't or does. There u have it.

[meganiwish]

Good answer meganiwish. really doesn't matter to me who likes it or not. Bottom line is. I like wearing heels and don't care who doesn't or does. There u have it.

Quite so. Sometimes you dress for yourself, sometimes for others, and sometimes for someone special. I doubt they're ever the same.

[danielp6406]

Amanda is right. Most women prefer guys in mens shoes.

My reply would have been the following:

"A guy who purchased high heels and is wearing them is wearing men's shoes with high heels"

So the statement "Most women prefer guys in mens shoes" is true indeed

[johnieheel]

So So True.

[meganiwish]

I think I just like a man to be a man. There's a lot of ways to look, and I could be attracted or intrigued or repulsed, but in the end none of that matters. Being an adult means being able to look after someone else. I can feed and tend to hurts and, I hope, calm a troubled heart. Not everyone does that (but some men do). But I'm rubbish if you want security on the street at night (unless you're six or seven, when I'm the best you've got). I'm little and timid, and the thing I like most in a man is he makes me feel safe. And that he doesn't outshine me, obviously.

[Foxyheels]

I think I just like a man to be a man. There's a lot of ways to look, and I could be attracted or intrigued or repulsed, but in the end none of that matters. Being an adult means being able to look after someone else. I can feed and tend to hurts and, I hope, calm a troubled heart. Not everyone does that (but some men do). But I'm rubbish if you want security on the street at night (unless you're six or seven, when I'm the best you've got). I'm little and timid, and the thing I like most in a man is he makes me feel safe. And that he doesn't outshine me, obviously.

Couldn't agree more I love being a bloke or a man's man as some people describe me. The fact I choose to wear heels does not diminish my manliness in fact quite the opposite as people percieve how much confidence I must have in my self to do it.

There's certainly enough women who could accept a man in heels to go around and it clearly wouldn't be a deal braker if all the other boxes were ticked for what the individual lady wanted.

[Gudulitooo]

I'm rubbish if you want security on the street at night. I'm little and timid

I am 1m90 and 85 kg. My wife feels safe with me at night.

But I know the kind of damage even a 50 kg teenager is able to give with the smallest weapon, thus I know better than to have confidence in my manliness. Heels or sneekers, the safety feeling is completely delusive.

[Puffer]

I am 1m90 and 85 kg. My wife feels safe with me at night.

But I know the kind of damage even a 50 kg teenager is able to give with the smallest weapon, thus I know better than to have confidence in my manliness. Heels or sneekers, the safety feeling is completely delusive.

Very well said. I am a very similar size and very rarely feel threatened merely by the presence of sinister people in public places. But I am no fighter and fully aware of what could happen out of the blue if some nutcase decides to have 'fun'. However, I tend not to go out much in the potentially dangerous places, so the risk is somewhat academic.

Did you see the BBC's documentary on the 70s? In the second half, such exciting clothes and shoes, and on men who still looked manly, if they wanted to.

I think I just like a man to be a man. There's a lot of ways to look, and I could be attracted or intrigued or repulsed, but in the end none of that matters. ...

Couldn't agree more I love being a bloke or a man's man as some people describe me. The fact I choose to wear heels does not diminish my manliness in fact quite the opposite as people percieve how much confidence I must have in my self to do it.

There's certainly enough women who could accept a man in heels to go around and it clearly wouldn't be a deal braker if all the other boxes were ticked for what the individual lady wanted.

I watched the 70s documentary and it saddened me to recall this difficult era, particularly because of the strife and economic problems which affected me along with most others who had just embarked on a career, bought a first house and then got married. Sorry, but the male fashions did nothing for me then and don't now either. The opportunity to wear long hair, make-up and ugly platform shoes openly may make a man feel liberated but I was (and am) distinctly uncomfortable with a look like that for someone in his mid-20s. Did 'Jason King' and his contemporaries really look anything but effeminate and gaudy?

Unlike Foxyheels, I am not by nature a 'man's man'. I am neither effeminate nor effete but do not try to present a rugged appearance and I have no interest in sport, cars, hard drinking or antagonistic activity. However, I can identify with his view of men in heels. Foxy certainly does not look unmanly (with or without heels) and I'm sure that self-confidence is the key - although stature helps. I doubt that I would blend in so easily as I am taller - and especially not in a hat. Very few women would accept that I had any need for either (to gain height) and would tend to wonder what my intentions are, however boldly I may present myself.

[Tech]

I think I just like a man to be a man. There's a lot of ways to look, and I could be attracted or intrigued or repulsed, but in the end none of that matters. Being an adult means being able to look after someone else. I can feed and tend to hurts and, I hope, calm a troubled heart. Not everyone does that (but some men do). But I'm rubbish if you want security on the street at night (unless you're six or seven, when I'm the best you've got). I'm little and timid, and the thing I like most in a man is he makes me feel safe. And that he doesn't outshine me, obviously.

lol, sounds like what you need is a Bodyguard... lol

[kikepa]

And that he doesn't outshine me, obviously.

I'm pretty sure that was a factor in the dissolution of my marriage. She was better looking, and better at relating with most people, but I was the breadwinner, the one whom friends always called and visited upon, and favorite of our child.

Why is that a problem with some women? I was just being myself. In every couple, one will always outshine the other. It's either you or him, and if it's him, is that any sort of justification for ending a marriage?

It wasn't in my case. All we wound up with were tens of thousands in legal fees, tons of heartache on both sides, and a very hurt child.

[meganiwish]

Oh dear, have I stirred a hornets' nest?

Couldn't agree more I love being a bloke or a man's man as some people describe me. The fact I choose to wear heels does not diminish my manliness in fact quite the opposite as people percieve how much confidence I must have in my self to do it.

There's certainly enough women who could accept a man in heels to go around and it clearly wouldn't be a deal braker if all the other boxes were ticked for what the individual lady wanted.

You're absolutely right. I couldn't add to that.

Very well said. I am a very similar size and very rarely feel threatened merely by the presence of sinister people in public places. But I am no fighter and fully aware of what could happen out of the blue if some nutcase decides to have 'fun'. However, I tend not to go out much in the potentially dangerous places, so the risk is somewhat academic.

I watched the 70s documentary and it saddened me to recall this difficult era, particularly because of the strife and economic problems which affected me along with most others who had just embarked on a career, bought a first house and then got married. Sorry, but the male fashions did nothing for me then and don't now either. The opportunity to wear long hair, make-up and ugly platform shoes openly may make a man feel liberated but I was (and am) distinctly uncomfortable with a look like that for someone in his mid-20s. Did 'Jason King' and his contemporaries really look anything but effeminate and gaudy?

Unlike Foxyheels, I am not by nature a 'man's man'. I am neither effeminate nor effete but do not try to present a rugged appearance and I have no interest in sport, cars, hard drinking or antagonistic activity. However, I can identify with his view of men in heels. Foxy certainly does not look unmanly (with or without heels) and I'm sure that self-confidence is the key - although stature helps. I doubt that I would blend in so easily as I am taller - and especially not in a hat. Very few women would accept that I had any need for either (to gain height) and would tend to wonder what my intentions are, however boldly I may present myself.

I'll give you gaudy, but I don't think Jason King looked effeminate. For that matter, I don't think Marc Bolan did either. Oh, I'm not trying to idolise the 70s, but I don't think we should demonise them either. It's always hard to set up a first home, and if we want economic problems we could look at the 80s, 90s, 00s, and now as well. And of course, like anyone, I can look back at 70s fashion and be embarrassed. I'm not recommending a return to flairs and platforms. My point was the different mindset. I just mean, you don't have to look drab to look like a man. And that there's nothing inherently female about high heels. Blend in? How many of the girls want to blend in? (Come to my aid here, girls.)

I can feel safe in the company of a man I know can talk his way out of trouble, more so than a man I know fights his way out. Being a man is surely so much more than being big and aggressive. Actually, I'm not certain I can pin down what manliness is, though I have a feeling I know. But then, I don't know how to describe the taste of strawberries, but I know it. I'm not sure men know either, and I think, over the last few decades, part of the blame for that can be laid at our, women's, door. Goats and monkeys, chaps! I'm on your side.

lol, sounds like what you need is a Bodyguard... lol

You see, I got it in the wrong order again. Clever, eh? All together, "And I yee I, will always...'

I'm pretty sure that was a factor in the dissolution of my marriage. She was better looking, and better at relating with most people, but I was the breadwinner, the one whom friends always called and visited upon, and favorite of our child.

Why is that a problem with some women? I was just being myself. In every couple, one will always outshine the other. It's either you or him, and if it's him, is that any sort of justification for ending a marriage?

It wasn't in my case. All we wound up with were tens of thousands in legal fees, tons of heartache on both sides, and a very hurt child.

Not a problem for me, just a light-hearted remark. I walked down the road one night behind a young couple, her in a lovely chinese style silk dress, kitten heels and a beautiful butterfly hairpiece, he in denims. They looked so beautifully incongruous, a bit like Geldoff and Paula Yates, that it melted my heart. He a) looked like he was so in awe of her he'd forgotten how to dress himself and looked like he'd got the best accessory available with her on his arm. (I think he could have dressed up a bit more.)

My marriage ended very painfully, as they all do, those that end, twelve years ago. We made sure we had no legal fees and no hurt children. We're still good friends. I feel for your pain, but please don't take it out on me.

[ilikekicks]

But I'm rubbish if you want security on the street at night. I'm little and timid, and the thing I like most in a man is he makes me feel safe.

Its said by some that ' God created man '. That very well may be true or it could be a lie. Theres no disputing though that Samuel Colt made EVERYONE equal.