The Adventures of kneehighs...

[BobHH]

With Kneehighs, the heels are only an opening/gimmick to create interest. The things that carry it off are his good looks and personality.

[kneehighs]

fashionablefun You know why I really said that? Because meeting new girls at a nightclub may be alot of fun, but I can always meet new girls anytime.

But I can't always meet new freestylers with class and style. That is a priceless experience to me

BobHH Ha! When I read your comment, I was like "that is soo true, the pumps are a "gimmick"....but it works, he, he. I used to use a grapho deck (short for graphology deck) as a gimmick...perhaps I should get that back out...I used it to analyze girls' handwriting.

[kneehighs]

What am amazing night it was tonight. Started out the night at ONE and met this beauty.

She was gorgeous and after awhile, she and her friend decided to go to Tanjune, the bar that a couple of days earlier, me and Kent couldn't get into.

But in this case, I decided to stay behind and enjoy myself at ONE, even after this girl was literally begging me to go with her. In an effort to divert her attention, I told her about my Nine West stilettos. To which she concluded, "You are a nice guy, intelligent, fun, good looking, I really don't give a s%$t."

And that was that. She left for Tanjune and I stayed behind at ONE. After realizing I was not going to meet any new women that I was interested in at ONE, I migrated to Tanjune, determined to get through the door. When the bouncer saw my pic with this girl, he said, "Have at it!" And when I discovered her, we had at it ! By this time, which was one hour later, she had already told her friend about my stilettos. Her friend made no fuss about it at all, nor did she. As a matter of fact, my stilettos were as background as their shoes were. I think my personality took front focus to my clothes.

Overall, a girl who looks this good did not object to my stilettos, even after I decided to stay behind at ONE. My conclusion is that the stilettos really don't matter, at least here in NYC. The girls really respond to your personality more than they do your shoes.

[JNR]

Wow!!! That one's a "keeper" in more ways than just looks.

[Thighboots2]

but Kneehighs, What on earth are you doing telling us about it when its 4am your time!! TB2

[kneehighs]

but Kneehighs, What on earth are you doing telling us about it when its 4am your time!!

TB2

coyly shrinking from making immediate contact with her, believe it or not.

[dr1819]

The best ones tend to scare me a bit, too. I think the Rolling Stones made a song about her: "so go go go goooorrrrgeous!"

[Dawn HH]

Kneehighs:-) A pretty looking girl with the right mind-set. Sounds like you made a hit with her also. It appears that you had a great time with her, too. Cheers--- Dawn HH

[kneehighs]

OUT TO FRIENDS

These are the Nine West boots I wore today with Seven Jeans, a black Van Gogh print t-shirt, and a waffle textured sport jacket

For lunch today I met up with some friends from an online travel community that I belong to. Part of what makes this online community so special is not only its worldwide membership of 750,000 + members, but the forums special focus on bringing members together in the real world. I've made some very special friendships in Holland, NYC, and Buenos Aires as a result of my membership there.

Anyhow, today we met in Union Square for lunch. A group of 6 guys who previously knew nothing about my heels. Did they know anything about my heels after the meet? I really don't know.

What I do know is that I had two minor experiences as a result of wearing the heels. One friend from NYC who I met in Buenos Aires of all places, looked a bit puzzled at my new height. I could see him go inside himself with a bit of confusion as he now looked up to me. No comments were made though and to tell you the truth, I doubt he would care.

Another minor event occurred when we were looking for someone to take a group pic of us. One guy blurted out, "I need someone in high heels so they can't run" and looked right at me when he said that. Perhaps that was an unconscious freudian slip. When we were having lunch, he was in full view of my boots and kept kicking (but made it appear accidental) my boots.

If I didn't want people to know that I wear heels, I wouldn't have worn them out with FRIENDS. So I am prepared to take the good responses with the bad and neutral. And to be frank, I go into situations like this ASSUMING that people will react favorably.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and am looking forward to wearing my heels in front of other friends. "Coming Out" is quite exhilirating and something I hope more of us on this forum gather the courage to do.

[dr1819]

Great boots, kneehighs! I wouldn't worry too much about the friends. After I came "out" at the recent pirate party, the guys didn't know what to think of me. I could tell they were nervous that one of their colleagues was cross-dressed as a female pirate. But when I returned to work Monday, and they realized I was the same old me, they relaxed a bit. I thought it was interesting that some of their wives had a different reaction, basically gathering around, asking questions, complements, etc. I think the difference in reactions may be one of the reasons why most men are as conservative in fashion as they are, because they don't want to be criticized by other men, or even to have them pull back a bit, or lose their "in" with the crowd.

[kneehighs]

Went shopping today in Bloomingdales. Had a funny reaction when walking through the womens clothing section. Walking through the INC. section, a store assistant clearly saw my heels. Her face hypnotized itself, she stopped what she was doing, and gazed at my heels as I walked next to her. I probably could have walked up to her and told her to cluck like a chicken, she was that hypnotized. As I left I lauged out loud--literally. I thought to myself, "Its more important to check out the guy in heels than to continue doing your job?" Also went across the street to Zara. ramon020, eat your heart out...

[HeelD]

Is there some Trans-Atlantic competition now on who gets the best reaction?

[since-i-can-rem]

HEy Kneehighs, nothing new about you and your adventures? I miss them greets Since

[kneehighs]

^ Hmmm, I have locked away the beast within for awhile. Occassionally I have to chain him away for sake of maintaining balance and poise. But I was able to put this drawing together. Its what I do to people who stare at my stilettos:

[dr1819]

Nice pic, but I thought it would say Rui across the moniker...

[kneehighs]

Went to Central America for the Thanksgiving Holiday. I think the only place I saw a women wearing stilettos was in the mall. At most I saw four or five women wearing stilettos in a major Central American city. The majority stuck to wearing oblique or round toed shoes with a chunky heel.

Since I was visiting my family, I didn't get to wear my stilettos out. But I did get a quick snapshot of This advertisement depicting a man holding a white high heel. Also had the opportunity to walk through an indigenous Indian trail in the mountains, which created quite a view. After the hike through the trail, I stopped at my parents' home for a rest. Its always interesting to see how people transport themselves in foreign countries.

[BobHH]

A beautiful picture of the volcano! My experiences in Central and South America were similar. Only in Rio were heels everywhere.

[DeSalto]

BobHH Oh yes! I´m very happy and proud to say that here, in Rio, we have lots of girls wearing heels. A nice pair of stiletto sandals can be bought for U$ 25,00 and they love it. This summer, fashion dictates flat heels :-( , but there are always those wearing high heels and the shoe shops are full of them. DeSalto

[kneehighs]

Hit the Meat Packing District this evening for a night on the town.

First, I met This cutie. What is interesting is how she learned about my stiletto pumps. Her friend was the first one to start up a conversation with me. She actually dragged my bar stool closer to hers and brought me into her conversation. Then a few minutes later, she went downstairs and checked their coats into coat check. After she came back, I excused myself for a moment to check my stuff into coat check as well. At which point, the brunnette pictured said to her friend, "He's cute"...and her friend replied, "Yeah, but he's wearing high heeled shoes". "And what do you think about that?" "You know what I think about that (implication-gay)." The funny thing is that I didn't even show either one of them my shoes. Women are very observant.

Then a group of their girl friends came and met up with us. Within minutes, another girl asked me, "whats up with the shoes?" Ha! She told me she had a heads up on my stilettos....I just told them all the truth really, "Why not? And since I've been this way all my life and its not something that is going to go away, why not enjoy it?" Then she asked, "are you comfortable in them?" "sure, sometimes the cobblestones can be a challenge though!" To which all the girls laughed. So, I showed the whole group of girls and guys my stilettos. One guy who was a typical jock looked really surprised. I told him, "I can read your mind right now..." to which he replied, "and what am I thinking?"

"You are thinking, boy this is strange"

To which he replied, "If its what makes you happy, then do it"

How is that for a good response from a typical 6'2" jock?

Overall, the girl pictured said my shoes were "pretty" and she meant that in an encouraging way too.

Above are some typical shoe comparison contests.

And here is a picture of me walking down the street:

[JeffB]

Yo, kneehighs: Wow! I must say, you certainly quite the adventurous fellow! That was quite a fun filled outing you had. Reading about your exploits are always enjoyable. And, as usual, you looked dressed to kill! More power to you, my friend!

[kneehighs]

^Thanks JeffB. Those types of nightlife experiences are actually pretty common in "my world". To tell you the truth, I was supposed to have a date that evening with a young lady that admirer5577 and myself met during the Halloween Heel Meet. She called me at 4:00 while I was in line doing a return at Nine West of all places. The first words out of her mouth were, "I'm sooo sorry, but I was wondering if we could re-schedule sometime during the work week... "

Uh huh, yeah right! I said "no, I can't do that." and in my email to her I said something along the lines of "we made plans

you cancelled on me at the last minute..

I understand sometimes emergencies come up...

but when people make plans with me, I expect them to keep them.

I'll always respect your time but I expect that same respect back.

You call me when you know you can do that."

So I went out alone! Sat down at a bar, ordered some mini-reuben wrapped sandwiches, and within minutes I spotted a Russian/Hungarian beauty out of the corner of my eye approaching the bar. She smiled right at me and within minutes, she was caressing her hair, facing me on her stool, and leaving me with her phone number...where it leads I really don't care--it was fun just getting her number while wearing a great pair of pumps

That same evening, I met another girl who was wearing Bandolino pumps. She started to thread her fingers through my cross necklace, make good steady eye contact with me, and she even agreed to go out to dinner with me--provided I did NOT wear pumps. Sorry, can't do that. NEXT.

Fast Forward to today...I was wearing my Nine West 4" croco print pumps walking up 6th Avenue. I saw this beautiful blonde approaching me. Actually, we had similar bone structure...anyway, she stopped dead in her tracks and did a total 180 to catch a secong glimpse of my stilettos. That was amusing.

[JeffB]

That same evening, I met another girl who was wearing Bandolino pumps. She started to thread her fingers through my cross necklace, make good steady eye contact with me, and she even agreed to go out to dinner with me--provided I did NOT wear pumps. Sorry, can't do that. NEXT.

HA! I got a good chuckle from that! Good to read that you have standards and won't compromise your principles! Stand tall, kneehighs! Stand tall!

[kneehighs]

Another amazing evening out in the Meatpacking District tonight....

I first started up a conversation with this girl from England of all places. (the picture really doesn't do her beauty justice). She was wearing some sexy stilettos with black skinny jeans. Whats interesting is that she had a boyfriend all the way from New Zealand. Anyhow, when I showed her my stilettos, she told me a story about her boyfriend bought a pair of flat, but pointy shoes from Lane Bryant (or some similar store). The bottom line is that when he wore his shoes out in New Zealand, someone made a rude comment about his shoes looking "girly" and so he never wore them again. Her opinion of my stilettos was positive. She said that in places outside of London and NYC, everyone pretty much looks the same insofar as the trends are more readily followed. So when someone does something to buck the trend, she likes it--including stilettos. I even told her that I was visiting London in March and going to Torture Garden....when I told her it was a "fetish" party and how I wanted to do something really mind blowing, we got to talking about what outfit I would wear. She emphasized that I should wear my stilettos, which no doubt I will. English girls are sooo cool....love every inch of em

Later on that evening, I started up a conversation with a cute blonde wearing some gold stilettos with some awesome buckles across the vamp. When she saw my stilettos, she showed her friends. One was a guy. Turns out he was a fourth year med student and very open to my footwear choices. He said, "well, I'm gay so I should be open minded about other peoples choices. THEY ARE JUST SHOES AFTER ALL." Another one of her friends reacted with a "WOW! I've never seen a guy in stilettos who is not in drag. Obviously you are not in drag." Eventually I asked her if she would date a guy who wore stilettos to which she replied, "No" Then I asked, "but you would be friends with him right?" and she emphatically answered, "yes". It just illustrates that there are different levels of acceptance already lying dormant. This girl would not date a guy who wore stilettos, but another girl mentioned later, would definitely date a guy who wore stilettos.

Of course I had to make my way around the place a bit and converse with many ladies too numerous to mention in one post. But here is a nice shot. And another. Words can't explain how liberating and amazing it feels when you enjoy the company of beautiful females and you are both wearing the same type of stilettos. Absolutely amazing!!!

Eventually I wound up talking with this girl. We got our pictures taken together by her friends. After conversing with her for a few minutes about mainstream things, I sequenced into asking her if she would date a guy who wore stilettos. Her answer was something along the lines, "Yes I would. If someone wouldn't date someone over something so insignificant like shoes, then they've got issues" That was encouraging. I think she really meant it too. When her friend did a second picture just of our shoes, she said, "we match" and she encouraged me "to wear whatever makes you feel fabulous".

Overall it was a great night. There are more details that I've left out ..It was another fun night of watching for girls "primping", twirling their hair while talking to me, circling the rim of their glass while talking , and just flirting.

[JeffB]

Wow! Kneehighs, you continue to impress me with your outings. Your exploits certainly make for great reading while you show the world that guys wearing heels can present a positive image. More power to you, my friend!

[ramon020]

Kneehighs, Great story and experience again. It's really good for all of us to read your stories I believe. Sounds like you had a great night and a lot of fun. Another liberating experience! We all should follow, so we would be able to write down our experiences too! Looking forward to hear about your next experiences.

[kneehighs]

Thanks JeffB and ramon020

I actually had a date tonight with a girl that I did not mention in the above post. She suggested that we meet at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone, a new restaurant bar/grill in Times Square. While I understand that Times Square may be fascinating for a tourist....for a local New Yorker, there is no other place that I avoid more. It just does not attract the type of crowd that I feel comfortable assimilating with. If you lived in NYC for the last 6 years, you might feel the same way too.

Anyhow, I arrived ahead of schedule and beheld the following view:

And I also saw this:

As soon as my date arrived, we were escorted to our table. This place was NOT going to suffice. I knew from the moment that I walked in the door, it was NOT what I wanted.

Within minutes, we were discussing a new place to go to. I suggested TAO on East 58th and Park Avenue, to which we agreed. Soon, we were in a yellow cab headed for TAO.

And I was wearing my black Nine West stiletto pumps the whole time.

She said nothing about them. In fact, she was sending out clusters of flirtation signals despite my pumps. And on a first date, women notice e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. She kept primping her hair and looking me in the eye while we were talking, she kept "innocently" touching my knee, my leg, my arm...she kept a perfect upright "breast thrust" posture the entire time....she rested her knee high boot on the couch right on my hand...the chemistry was flowing--even while I was in my favorite Nine West 4" Black stiletto pumps.

I really think that if you can hold your own (Attire+Attitude=Assimilation) the heels are really nothing but another piece of normal "guys" clothing. Tonight I wore: Seven For All Mankind boot cut strech jeans, Mango sport jacket, Calvin Klein wrinkled oxford shirt, celtic necklace, celtic cross necklace, wrist bracelet, Nine West pumps, and military jacket. Only about 1 inch of the skin on my foot showed between the vamp of the shoe and the hem of my jeans. As well I had a military coat I bought in London. So I had the attire part taken care of. The Attitude or personality part...well, for me that was the easy part. She was wearinng knee high stiletto boots and had them crossed into the vamp of my exposed foot for almost the whole time.

Soon we found a seat in the lounge at TAO. WOW. For a Sunday night, this place was B-U-S-Y. It was very crowded:

We ordered our Spicy Tuna rolls, Sashimi, and wasabi. Before we knew it, we decided to call it a night, but not without me explicitly drawing attention to my stiletto pumps.

Her reaction?

"Are you gay??" She acted like there was something wrong with me.

"No, not at all!"

"I am not even looking at your shoes. I am noticing this package (she made a gesture with both hands outlining my torso)"...Then she went on to talk about the things she liked about me....

The only problem is she wants to go out with me on New Years Eve (this would surely be a really good time); however, I am already booked for New Years Eve. Sigh....

Whether this pans out into any second dates in stilettos, I really don't know. It would be nice, but its not necessary. Its just a date and just getting to know someone.

Ultimately, I had so much fun on the first date, that while it would be a bonus if we go out again, it doesn't really matter.

[Dawn HH]

Kneehighs:-) Boy---you sure sound like me and my adventures with dating girls when I was much younger. I usually had a date several times each week and had a lot of fun doing it for many years, except I wasn't wearing heels during those dates. We went everywhere and did everything. Then I met my sole-mate Mickey and then the fun REALLY began and I haven't regretted a minute of it ever since. I just had to marry THAT gal. I really do enjoy reading of your adventures and checking out the pics. Cudos, my friend. Cheers--- Dawn HH

[kneehighs]

...snip...Then I met my sole-mate Mickey and then the fun REALLY began and I haven't regretted a minute of it ever since...snip...

Pun intended, of course.

Glad you have enjoyed many years of a happy marriage to Mickey and hope that as time progresses, you find your marriage getting even stronger.

It would be nice if I could date several times a week, but alas, I don't have the time (I work about 70+ hours a week) nor the energy to do so.

[JeffB]

Kneehighs: I'm sure you must get bored with getting compliments from folks like me, but your outings never fail to leave me absolutely amazed. Not only do you mingle with the most interesting people, women find you attractive, probably because you're daring enough to wear pumps and have the shoes be just part of your overall look which draws interest from others. I seriously doubt I could ever do anything like that, such a thing would require actually going out at night, and I'm no night owl by any stretch of the imagination, so I kinda live vicariously through you and your adventures. More power to you, my friend!

[kneehighs]

Last night I went to the West Village and had dinner with a group of friends at Alfama on the corner of Hudson and Perry. After that, I took some pictures I thought you might like:

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