-dp- Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 since it was halloween, i took a opportunity to take a walk in something not too obvious... just street heeled a bit around the block a bit. i think a security guard at a building saw my footwear and might have said something, but i just looked at him, smiled, and walked away. i apologize in advance for the poor quality of my picture phone, but i use what i have at the time. really simple outfit of dark blue jeans, black long sleeve polo shirt, and a grey wool coat when i took my walk. enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dp- Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 i've tried using the GUI to post images as well as using the img tags, but either works... everyone will have to just click on the links... sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneehighs Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 -dp- Congrats on your outing. May I ask if you did this in nyc? Feminine Style . Masculine Soul. Skin In The Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelD Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Nice boots! Well done for plucking up the courage to wear your boots out. Now that nothing bad happened, maybe you can do it again - this time not using Halloween as an excuse. Heel-D - Freestyling since 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heelme Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Congratulations, -dp- Quite a rush isn't it? Here's to many more outings and don't forget to let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr1819 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Congrats! Now that Halloween is over, are you going to wait another year, or are you going to be a little adventurous from time to time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on heels Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Well done! First but not the last I hope. Like the heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dp- Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 To everyone that replied, thank you for taking the time to respond and for the compliments. -dp- Congrats on your outing. May I ask if you did this in nyc? yup, this was in nyc... i changed into them and took a very short stroll... Nice boots! Well done for plucking up the courage to wear your boots out. Now that nothing bad happened, maybe you can do it again - this time not using Halloween as an excuse. well, to be honest, i've been wearing my boots out, just not the pairs with sillettos and/or pointy toes as they attract much more attention... Congratulations, -dp- Quite a rush isn't it? Here's to many more outings and don't forget to let us know how it goes.it was a bit of a rush to be wearing them around an area which i KNOW have people around... if i have any other outings of interest, i'll try to report back. Congrats! Now that Halloween is over, are you going to wait another year, or are you going to be a little adventurous from time to time? i might try being adventurous from time to time... no gaurantees... at least i have a few pairs of riding boots i can wear (which i always get complimented on from my male and female coworkers). Well done! First but not the last I hope. Like the heels.thanks again for the compliments, glad you liked them. on another note, why is it that we can only quote maximum two posts at a time? i had to go back and edit this post a couple of times to get the quotes in... unless the admin wants us to have many replies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelD Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 well, to be honest, i've been wearing my boots out, just not the pairs with sillettos and/or pointy toes as they attract much more attention...Depends. Have you seen the freestyle videos? Ignoring the boots over jeans look or the thighhighs with shorts look, wearing stillettos under jeans attracts minimal attention if not any at all! I'm just remembering kneehighs' first video in Central Park. Loads of people around, no-one notices. Obviously, we all have our own comfort levels and confidence issues but I think a guy can pretty much pull off stilletto boots in public without the stares. Heel-D - Freestyling since 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dp- Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 Depends. Have you seen the freestyle videos? Ignoring the boots over jeans look or the thighhighs with shorts look, wearing stillettos under jeans attracts minimal attention if not any at all! I'm just remembering kneehighs' first video in Central Park. Loads of people around, no-one notices. Obviously, we all have our own comfort levels and confidence issues but I think a guy can pretty much pull off stilletto boots in public without the stares. yup, i've been a relatively long time reader (and i read pretty quick), so i've seen that thread and read through it. i agree with you on the confidence levels especially, as this is something people have to work on their own. i am not striving to street heel on a daily basis, but once in a while is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelD Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 ^ That's fair enough. I'll never street heel every day either - probably a few days a week at the very most. I love flats and trainers too much as well! It's just nice to vary my footwear like the girls get to take for granted. Heel-D - Freestyling since 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneehighs Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 I'm just glad that you went outside and freestyled. Some people here try and make a big deal out of how much of their heel they show publicly, or how much of their boot they can show publicly. IMHO, thats not the point. The point is that you are getting outside and freestyling, no matter how much of your footwear is exposed. And for that, anyone ought to be commended. Its a much bigger step than many other closeted heel wearers in society have ever taken. And one small step for an individual, times 3,000 members, is really one larger step for our community as a whole. Again, thats just my viewpoint. Feminine Style . Masculine Soul. Skin In The Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dp- Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 ^ That's fair enough. I'll never street heel every day either - probably a few days a week at the very most. I love flats and trainers too much as well! It's just nice to vary my footwear like the girls get to take for granted.same here... i want to do this once in a while as a way to keep my fashion choices different and fresh. doesn't need to be every day. even on the days i wear my riding boots... i still get complimented on them (they can't tell how high they go since i wear them underneath). which reminds me of the time the art director complimented me on my boots from across the room once. i was flabberghasted how he saw them from that far being that my feet were under the desk and on the floor (with an under 1in heel)... but he wanted to check them out and had me put my foot on the trashcan and asked me to pull up my pants leg too... lol... i was a bit embarassed, but he always noticed what i wore and complimented me accordingly. oh, and if you guys are wondering, he is straight with a wife and kids... very nice guy... knew him for a long time as i've worked there for a long while as well. I'm just glad that you went outside and freestyled. Some people here try and make a big deal out of how much of their heel they show publicly, or how much of their boot they can show publicly. IMHO, thats not the point. The point is that you are getting outside and freestyling, no matter how much of your footwear is exposed. And for that, anyone ought to be commended. Its a much bigger step than many other closeted heel wearers in society have ever taken. And one small step for an individual, times 3,000 members, is really one larger step for our community as a whole. Again, thats just my viewpoint.this is not the first time i freestyled per se... but this is the first time i done so in pointy toed boots with what i consider a heel... (albiet a kitten heel i believe?) The first time I freestyled was when there was that huge huge snowstorm in 2000 or so... and my ankle high timberland boots got wet. I went into a shoestore and decided to purchase a pair of knee high boots for the hell of it... to keep the snow from getting in the shoe again. This pair of boots had a 4 in block heel and I was walking thru the snow, slush, and puddles without problems. I've even worn this pair of boots to my best friend's home, where both him and his family saw them but didn't ask any questions... they didn't see the heel because i had the toe side out and then threw my bag on top, but they saw that it went to the knees. Anyways, I digress... I have other stories involving this pair of boots as well, but maybe another time... I agree wholeheartedly with what you said... it took a good amount of time for me to finally get to this point and for anyone to go out in what is considered "women's shoes/boots" takes quite a bit of confidence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micha Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 The first time I freestyled was when there was that huge huge snowstorm in 2000 or so... and my ankle high timberland boots got wet. I went into a shoestore and decided to purchase a pair of knee high boots for the hell of it... to keep the snow from getting in the shoe again. This pair of boots had a 4 in block heel and I was walking thru the snow, slush, and puddles without problems. I've even worn this pair of boots to my best friend's home, where both him and his family saw them but didn't ask any questions... they didn't see the heel because i had the toe side out and then threw my bag on top, but they saw that it went to the knees. Anyways, I digress... I have other stories involving this pair of boots as well, but maybe another time... I agree wholeheartedly with what you said... it took a good amount of time for me to finally get to this point and for anyone to go out in what is considered "women's shoes/boots" takes quite a bit of confidence... Hi -dp- the snow storm was an occasion for buying platform boots with a rational background. But you were always dreaming since years of wearing yourself high heeled boots or even womens boots on the street - am I right? micha The best fashion is your own fashion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dp- Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Hi -dp- the snow storm was an occasion for buying platform boots with a rational background. But you were already dreaming since years of wearing yourself high heeled boots or even womens boots - am I right? micha hmm... i wouldn't say dreaming for years... but i looked at it more from a functional point of view and my interest grew from there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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