Master Resource: General Public Discussions of men in heels

[Shyheels]

Did she know you wore heels too?

[pebblesf]

1 hour ago, Shyheels said:

Did she know you wore heels too?

No, they just know me for wearing my plain ol Tony Lama cowboy boots to work

[Shyheels]

I saw this in the New York Times this morning - Yves Saint Laurent is showing off men’s thigh boots (not heeled) in their latest collection. The review - written by a guy - was what I would have expected: scoffing in tone, with references to “S&M dandies” and Robert Mapplethorp and an assertion that few, if any, people would actually wear them

it was hard to tell from the images, but they did look a bit clompy but not absurdly so - not like some of the really weird stuff you see in catwalks. But it was dispiriting to see such a mocking review of what could have potentially opened up the idea of men in tall boots.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/style/saint-laurent-mens-wear-boots-paris.html

 

[mlroseplant]

That article was behind a paywall, but I found a short Reuters video of the fashion show. The boots appear to be very tall and very loose at the top, so that the tops of the boots flap against each other when you walk. The suits that went with them were slouchy and the models themselves were slouchy, keeping their hands in their pockets the entire time. Obviously they were told to do that, so nothing against the models themselves. Like you said, not really all that bad for a fashion show, but still just.  .  . WEIRD somehow. Can't quite put my finger on it. Here is the link to the Reuters video.

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW704229012025RP1/

[pebblesf]

13 minutes ago, mlroseplant said:

That article was behind a paywall, but I found a short Reuters video of the fashion show. The boots appear to be very tall and very loose at the top, so that the tops of the boots flap against each other when you walk. The suits that went with them were slouchy and the models themselves were slouchy, keeping their hands in their pockets the entire time. Obviously they were told to do that, so nothing against the models themselves. Like you said, not really all that bad for a fashion show, but still just.  .  . WEIRD somehow. Can't quite put my finger on it. Here is the link to the Reuters video.

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW704229012025RP1/

Well, it is nice seeing boots that men might actually consider wearing for sure, but they don't fit the guys' legs real well.  The guys seem to struggle a bit/look uncomfortable wearing the boots also, which is unfortunate..  

[Shyheels]

Yes, the boots did look sloppy and indeed poorly made. Jean Gaborit makes thigh boots for men and they are far, far nicer 

I agree too that the boots did not suit the outfits with which they were paired.

it just strikes me as a wasted opportunity. 

[Puffer]

Those thigh boots look almost identical to (fishing) waders in all but material.   Waders are 'acceptable' male wear - in the right place - so perhaps these new boots could follow in their footsteps (pun intended)?   The question is - what is the right place?

[Shyheels]

Well, the right place, wherever it is, will not be a place where one would wear the suits with which they have been paired in the catwalk