male heelwearing WILL NEVER take off... unless...

[dr1819]

JSpikeHeels, what a wonderful post, filled with a fairly well-balanced series of life experiences. All of us have got to make the choice as to whether we're going to work within society's expectations or blast through them willy-nilly. Ususually the latter is like investing in risky stocks - more return, but more risk. I think a healthy approach involves evaluating what we're willing to loose, then going no farther, and fostering that which we value the most. That said, and nothing more...

[crotchboots-m]

think about it...is high heel wearing all that mainstream with women? go out and count all the women you see in one day and see how many are wearing heels over 2 inches....not that many,and why? because they hurt your feet!...nuff said.

[HeelD]

Indeed, women can look just as stylish in a pair of low heel shoes (even their low styles are better than the men's styles). There's plenty of heels out there - saw loads yesterday in London. Boots and courts all averaging 3-4 inches - those are decent heels to me. TBH, 5 inch heels aren't really practical for wondering around town all day - I know some of you will argue otherwise. Going out maybe but 3 inches is pretty fine for tottering around town in.

[DandyDude]

think about it...is high heel wearing all that mainstream with women? go out and count all the women you see in one day and see how many are wearing heels over 2 inches....not that many,and why? because they hurt your feet!...nuff said.

I think a good part of that is due to the fact that women can dress as they please without much fear of censure. If heels were completely fully integrated into what is acceptable for men, I've no doubt that it would balance out to where men who do wear heels would vary their heights as women tend to do. There would be a few Laurieheels and JennyHK types who would be a bit more venturesome, Prometheus bless them, but the majority of men would most likely do as women do now, vary. I also think that women have a certain sort of female mafia that sets acceptable female behaviour amongst women, women do tend to be quite hard on each other about attire. I recall several of the former posters discussing how they would get certain epithets thrown their way when they wore heels.

[jmc]

think about it...is high heel wearing all that mainstream with women? go out and count all the women you see in one day and see how many are wearing heels over 2 inches....not that many,and why? because they hurt your feet!...nuff said.

Actually well-made, properly-fitted and modest heels do not hurt your feet. Yeah, if you put five or six-inch heels on an un-trained foot, that will hurt. If you put ill-fitting four-inch heels on any foot, they will hurt. But a well-made 3- or 4-inch heeled shoe, well-fitted to the wearer, will not hurt (and will most likely feel good.)

Fit (and moderation) is the key.

[Thighboots2]

Amen TB2

[dr1819]

BINGO! I'm thrilled to see the last five posts actually agreeing that it doesn't take a 5-inch fetish heel to obtain the high-heeled feeling or look. Whatever feels high to the individual without causing pain or discomfort is high enough. It's good for you and good for your feet. Happy heeling! :academic:

[Guy N. Heels]

Originally Posted by DandyDude

I think a good part of that is due to the fact that women can dress as they please without much fear of censure. ... I also think that women have a certain sort of female mafia that sets acceptable female behaviour amongst women, women do tend to be quite hard on each other about attire. I recall several of the former posters discussing how they would get certain epithets thrown their way when they wore heels.

They are probably hard on each other due to the plethora of clothes they have to choose from and wear. Men tend to all dress the same because of less choice, therefore there is less cause to question another males attire.

This may be just a little off-topic, but as a rule, women dress for other WOMEN! Indeed, it is a rare woman and a rare circumstance when a woman dresses either for herself or for her man. It occurs to me that if women were more interested in how men dressed, perhaps men wearing heels might actually be in fashion.

[jmc]

This may be just a little off-topic, but as a rule, women dress for other WOMEN! Indeed, it is a rare woman and a rare circumstance when a woman dresses either for herself or for her man. It occurs to me that if women were more interested in how men dressed, perhaps men wearing heels might actually be in fashion.

Come to think of it, when women "dress" for men, does it not generally result in less clothing ???

[Guy N. Heels]

Come to think of it, when women "dress" for men, does it not generally result in less clothing ???

AYE! Right ye are.

[johnieheel]

Lucky me!!! I'm 5' 6" wear a 9 in heels and wear them every where. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!