Magickman Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 It was a very heely weekend for Cindi and me, from Saturday afternoon, till Monday evening. We were out and about; dancing, eating, drinking, shopping, and touring, visiting a number of small towns, near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. At Cindi's urging, I finally made it into the nail salon, and got my first manicure, with sparkly blue nail polish. I wore black leather boots with 4" heels, and three gold hoops in each ear punctuated my look. The gist of it was that I was not trying to pass as an average Joe. We went dancing in a college age bar with a live band, and the crowd was totally cool. About the only reaction was from the band's guitar player, who said, "Holy Shit!" The point is, that fears of adverse reaction seem completely unwarranted. Cindi calls our little excursions mini-vacations, as we play tourist in a variety of locations. Just for example, in North Branch, Minnesota, we stopped in a public park, to view an exhibition of ice sculptures. While we were there, two ladies stopped me, handed me their camera, and asked me to take their picture in front of an ice sculpture of an eagle. Most people just don't care what sort of boots that anyone else is wearing. I take note that many of the guys who post at hhplace, worry about heeling in public. From my experience, this is a total non-issue. Whether it is heels, earrings, nail polish, or whatever, folks do not seem to care about it, and are friendly with me, almost everywhere. So I would pose the question to other heel wearing men. Does anyone actually give you any crap about wearing heels? If so, under what circumstances does that occur?
Thighboots2 Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 Magickman, I guess not as in my experience, nobody cares what's on my feet, as long as it looks co-ordinated. Sounds like you had a fun outing and respect for shocking the gituar player TB2 Are you confusing me with someone who gives a damn?
Shafted Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 So I would pose the question to other heel wearing men. Does anyone actually give you any crap about wearing heels? If so, under what circumstances does that occur? I have never recieved any "crap". Honest questions and comments, sure, but not "crap". 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.
xaphod Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 . At Cindi's urging, I finally made it into the nail salon, and got my first manicure, with sparkly blue nail polish. I wore black leather boots with 4" heels, and three gold hoops in each ear punctuated my look. The gist of it was that I was not trying to pass as an average Joe. Yup .... bang on target. If your whole look is a bit out of the ordinary, then the heels don't stand out so much. .The point is, that fears of adverse reaction seem completely unwarranted. So I would pose the question to other heel wearing men. Does anyone actually give you any crap about wearing heels? If so, under what circumstances does that occur? Unfortunately so. Teenage kids are the worst. They have such a rigid dress-code that they can allow none to be different. I was at the Birmingham bullring shopping centre with Calv a while back when a couple of youths saw my heels (4" blocks, nothing mega) and shouted out 'gay boy'. They didn't quite expect me turning around and using my thick, rough northern accent (the one I was brought up speaking in a hard northern coal and steel town, before I left, dumped the accent and the stigma) to suggest that they might 'have their f****ing faces reprogrammed'. Xa
jo Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 The all look the same, and walk the same, 'cus they're all inbreds.
tuckedintoboots Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 im wearing my blade heel boots with skinny black pants tucked into them with grey long sleve thermal shirt as I type this reponse!! yeah thats the stupid teens for you, all of them seem to be clones!!! as to myself, I could really care LESS what any teens may think (unless it is positive ofcourse, along side the verbal reponse that is same) as Ive said before in here I really do not CARE if ANY one calls me "gayboy" "faggot" or the like-cause thats what the hell I am!! (& damn proud of it too, just like my boots that I wear as well!!) gee wiz folks life is just too short to care about what the world may think of your clothes fashion tast, from boots to earings to what ever!! men still look good with pants tucked into the right boots!
vector Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 Yeah, I hear you all. After all, we never did anything like that in our teeh years... Following a style just to be part of a crowd. Just to be in. We were different! (SURE!!!)
Danielinheels Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 I can agree with that, but there's no reasoning behind being rude, obnoxious, or just downright cruel. I'd expect for, say, a 6-year-old girl who is closer to the ground to notice a man in women's shoes and make a comment. However, older kids/teenagers in particular should have better decorum and thus know how to tactfully respond to seeing something out of the "norm" lest they say nothing at all. Over time I've found that guys are worse at being decent than girls, though some girls can be rather abrasive as well. Similarly, you'll find guys who won't bat an eyelash. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
Dawn HH Posted February 16, 2006 Posted February 16, 2006 My outfits must be well coordinated as I have had a few looks, but not one comment either way, for or against. Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever!
Guest Posted March 4, 2006 Posted March 4, 2006 I take note that many of the guys who post at hhplace, worry about heeling in public. From my experience, this is a total non-issue. Whether it is heels, earrings, nail polish, or whatever, folks do not seem to care about it, and are friendly with me, almost everywhere. I think most people look like they don't care because they don't want to be rude. You have to look beyond the superficial. People will compliment you if they really do like what you wear, but most people will say nothing if they don't like what you wear. You can tell what is acceptable in public by how the media presents it. Look at what advertisements on the televison say, they tell us what the public really wants. You never see ads telling men to wear high heels. Look in the fashion magazines, they never promote men to wear high heels. That's a strong hint that the most of the public doesn't want men to wear high heels. If you're going to judge how you look only by what people say to you then that's being a bit shortsighted.
davefry Posted March 4, 2006 Posted March 4, 2006 elyssium: Ignorance is bliss. Why should we care? I'm getting quite frustrated that I can't just wear what shoes I like, and I'm almost tempted to just say "fuck it", and wear what I want. If anyone says anything, I'll just hit 'em.
Wolford Posted March 5, 2006 Posted March 5, 2006 So I would pose the question to other heel wearing men. Does anyone actually give you any crap about wearing heels? If so, under what circumstances does that occur?
Guest Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 So you're saying that because something hasn't been proved false has to be true. That doesn't make sense either. I can give you a lengthy list of my experiences where what I said in my previous post are true, but you won't believe me anyways so I won't bother giving my list. It sounds like to me what you really want to say is you don't care what others think of you, you wear what makes you comfortable even if others think you look like a fool. Being I'm a bit sensitive, I am quite concerened how others think of me.
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