Jkrenzer Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 2 hours ago, Shyheels said: A travel day - trains, a plane, cities. Virtually no heels - On the trains two women in chunky heel ankle boots and at the airport a woman in leather trousers and low chunky heels. Lots of trainers - the white tennis variety- and on The trains lots of Doc Martens, including a violet coloured pair worn by a guy. Not a hint of a stiletto anywhere Not even you? Or were you the only one in heels, usually the case for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 56 minutes ago, Jkrenzer said: Not even you? Or were you the only one in heels, usually the case for me. It’s a good point and one I was going to mention but in my airport rush, neglected. My journey began with a long walk in the rain on a muddy towpath. I wore hiking boots. This is just an overnight and so I wasn’t taking luggage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlroseplant Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 No better news on this side of the canal. I started a new job yesterday at an office building. I should only be there a few days, as I'm only there to help a guy get his job wrapped up. I'm not sure exactly what it is they do there, but it is somehow related to the insurance industry. Although my construction zone is separated off from the office people, I had several occasions to visit the working office, thinking I might see some heels. Nope. Not even close. It evidently is a casual dress office, so there was a mix of trainers, Crocs, and Birkenstocks. I was thinking, "Man, if I worked here, I'd be wearing stilettos every day." I mean, it's a super easy job for wearing heels. Sitting at a computer most of the time, getting up only occasionally to do incidental things. Why wouldn'tcha? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkrenzer Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 That's how my work heels are used. Can't enter the factory proper but office use is common for me. Still I'm the only one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 (edited) I’m at the Copenhagen airport. Nothing but sneakers and the odd pair of crocs. I did see a woman wearing OTK boots on the Metro but with ordinary heels stop the presses - someone wearing heels! On my flight! And it’s a guy in a very nice, quite feminine pair of ankle boots with 3” heels not at all hidden. Otherwise dress just as a well dressed smart casual guy. I believe it’s the first time I’ve seen a guy in heels out and about Edited September 24 by Shyheels 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlroseplant Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 It has finally happened. On my very last day, practically my very last hour on this office job, I saw heels. This company bought a rundown building several years ago, and has been renovating it piece by piece. The last to be done is the basement, which is where I am (was) working. There is one functional conference room in the basement at this time, and that's when I heard this "clop, clop, clop" coming down the stairs, presumably to attend a meeting in this conference room. I don't know if it's just us shoe guys, but it is a reflex that is almost impossible to resist for me, when I hear certain sounds, I almost have to stop what I'm doing and see who or what is making that sound. Unfortunately for me, I didn't resist it, because when I turned around to look at who was making the sound, the woman looked me straight in the eye. I nodded and said a soft, "hello," and immediately turned back around to what I was doing (preparing for a wire pull in the hallway). I was cussing myself for not resisting my reflex, thinking, "There is no way I can now look again to see what kind of shoes she is wearing." I did sneak a half-second peak as she was walking away, long enough to see that she was wearing chunky wooden-heeled sandals that were much like something I wear all the time, only maybe a little clunkier. I estimate the heel height at 4 1/2 inches with a 1 inch platform. Had a crime been committed and I were called as a witness, the only thing I can say for sure is, "Tan sandals, broad straps with brass studs, wooden heels and platform." Oh, and the fact that she was wearing pants for sure, because I'm not 100% sure whether the sandals were mules or not. I don't think they were. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 I was in the City of London (the central business district,also known as "the square mile" for those unfamiliar with the greatest city on earth) today. It's usually pretty dead on a Sunday. I saw two ancient ceremonies that are probably of Victorian origin. One was driving sheep across Southwark Bridge, the other was a gathering of pearly kings and queens by the Guildhall. Anyone not of these sceptred isles will think us mad but we really don't mind. https://sheepdrive.london/ https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/pearly-kings-and-queens-harvest-festival None of the sheep were wearing heels! There were plenty of 2" to 2.5" block heel ankle and knee boots to be seen. A few women at the pearly festival were wearing nice 3" stilettos. one pair of OTK brown suede boots, about 2" heel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 Sounds like a nice day out! Yes block heel ankle boots and knee boots seem much in fashion - fine by me as I like the style. I just wish that given their popularity they’d be made in larger sizes! I see knee boots quite often up here in rural Yorkshire but they are generally gum boots or riding boots and always worn only by women. I am the exception - I might not be able or willing to wear heels in the rough and muddy towpaths, but my low heeled knee boots are always the nicest. I am getting known as the guy who always wears tall boots. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlroseplant Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 My elder son got married on Thursday. It was a very small wedding. I would estimate the total number of guests at around 30, and about half of those were parents/grandparents. I was the only one in the whole bunch wearing heels except for my ex-wife, who has always been a big fan of heels. To be fair, I don't believe I've ever seen her wear a pair of "high" heels in her life, but she was often in mid-heels when we were married. Thursday she wore tan suede pointy-toed pumps with a three inch block heel. The only other exception was the cellist in the string quartet they hired to provide the music. The cellist had on black patent pumps with a three inch stiletto heel. We'll take what we can get. For the record, I was wearing my black Aldo oxfords with 4 1/4" slim heels. Almost stiletto, but I can't honestly call them stilettos among enthusiasts. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkrenzer Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 Congratulations to your older son 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted October 14 Author Share Posted October 14 Yes congratulations to your son!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyinHeels Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Mlroseplant, Was that the son I met who had once lived in California? Nice to see someone else here has worn heels to a wedding. I’ve done it a number of times with pumps and boots but especially wedge sandals for the outdoor weddings. Perhaps your son stayed close by? Been busy with different projects and just returned from trip to Turkey, Morocco, and Spain all places I spent a lot of time in the 1980’s. HinH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 1 hour ago, HappyinHeels said: Mlroseplant, Was that the son I met who had once lived in California? Nice to see someone else here has worn heels to a wedding. I’ve done it a number of times with pumps and boots but especially wedge sandals for the outdoor weddings. Perhaps your son stayed close by? Been busy with different projects and just returned from trip to Turkey, Morocco, and Spain all places I spent a lot of time in the 1980’s. HinH Sounds like you’re leading quite a full life!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlroseplant Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 2 hours ago, HappyinHeels said: Mlroseplant, Was that the son I met who had once lived in California? Nice to see someone else here has worn heels to a wedding. I’ve done it a number of times with pumps and boots but especially wedge sandals for the outdoor weddings. Perhaps your son stayed close by? Been busy with different projects and just returned from trip to Turkey, Morocco, and Spain all places I spent a lot of time in the 1980’s. HinH Yes, you are correct. I think he was living with us the last time you came through? Although he has his own house now with his wife, he lives pretty close by in the major metro area. I forgot to mention one other person who was wearing heels to the wedding--my sister. Although they were not quite kitten heels, they were definitely within my personal definition of low heels. The specific reason for this is discussed elsewhere. I'm guessing that it would be inadvisable for a guy to wear heels in either Turkey or Morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 Not heels, but I did see something yesterday I’d not seen in decades - a young girl wearing leg warmers. A throwback to the 80s. in a long day travelling by train, through various cities, I saw very few heels most of them being at the end of the trip, in an arty, boho part of town where quite a few middle aged women wore chunky heeled boots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Still have my leg warmers. Waiting for a comeback!!!!lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 I used to have a pair. I wore them a lot in the 80s, not out and about, but because I used to do a hell of a lot of stretching as part of my running and found them useful for keeping the muscles warm and supple. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 I too have several pairs. I used them in my waders for river salmon fishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted Monday at 07:24 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 07:24 AM Just spent the weekend in York - no shortage of heels at all! Plenty of high-heeled knee boots, blocky heels rather than stilettos. On the cobbled and irregularly paved mediaeval streets stilettos would be a singularly bad idea. But plenty of heels, and almost all of them on knee boots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffer Posted Monday at 10:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:43 PM 15 hours ago, Shyheels said: Just spent the weekend in York - no shortage of heels at all! Plenty of high-heeled knee boots, blocky heels rather than stilettos. On the cobbled and irregularly paved mediaeval streets stilettos would be a singularly bad idea. But plenty of heels, and almost all of them on knee boots. The further north one goes in the UK, the more heels are seen. And I would expect OTK boots to be popular in York as it tends to get flooded frequently! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted Tuesday at 12:23 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:23 AM Only a couple of pair of OTK boots surprisingly. Almost all knee boots, with 2-4” block heels. I saw a few pair of slender heels (not stiletto, but more like standard high heels) , also in knee boots. It was quite nice to see. It was half term week, and “Ghost week” in York so the town was quite full of tourists so it was not purely locals wearing heels. Judging by what I saw, I’d say heels - at least in winter boots - are far from dead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffer Posted Tuesday at 09:50 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:50 AM 9 hours ago, Shyheels said: Only a couple of pair of OTK boots surprisingly. Almost all knee boots, with 2-4” block heels. I saw a few pair of slender heels (not stiletto, but more like standard high heels) , also in knee boots. It was quite nice to see. It was half term week, and “Ghost week” in York so the town was quite full of tourists so it was not purely locals wearing heels. Judging by what I saw, I’d say heels - at least in winter boots - are far from dead Which reminds me that Whitby (on coast of North Yorkshire, for those unfamiliar) is known for its 'Goth' atmosphere, mainly due to the Dracula legend. And there are Goth weekend events on 1 - 3 November, doubtless following-in from Halloween. Even when these events are not on, Whitby is a popular place for people in Goth clothing, which will surely include some extreme heeled footwear, with long points, buckles etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyheels Posted Tuesday at 05:53 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 05:53 PM There were quite a few in York too for Ghost Week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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