Master Resource: General Public Discussions of men in heels

[mlroseplant]

18 hours ago, kneehighs said:

Dr1819 was a small airplane pilot.

admirer5577 was also a small airplane pilot

Paul Duane rides motorcycles

I wonder if there is a correlation between cis men wearing heels and risky transportation sports

I don't know if simply riding a motorcycle in your day-to-day life is necessarily all that risky, but I do know that it sucks to ride in heels! Scooters are a whole different story, and I sold mine this year.

10 hours ago, bambam said:

I'm a licensed pilot, and I sail. Horses too...

 

Primus sucks. (Don't worry, I'm supposed to say that)

 

As far as heels go, I'm drifting into the Cat lane a bit, heels with nylons or fishnets with a bodysuit top are my thing right now, especially with the holidays coming up.

I'm aware. What do you call Primus, anyway? They're not traditional rock, they're not really proggy, they're not metal. My son came up with a category, Music Theory Rock. Good as any, I s'pose.

[Shyheels]

I can see where an adventurous person, fond of risk, would be drawn to wearing heels. However big a role aesthetics and a sense of challenge might play in one’s desire to wear heels - or at least experiment with them - at some level the allure of the forbidden part of the attraction. Which is also why it would attract people who engage in riskier behaviour.

[VirginHeels]

https://www.enotalone.com/article/beauty/what-do-women-think-of-men-wearing-high-heels-r8186/

[Shyheels]

Interesting article. It could have used a tighter edit. Some if it was quite repetitive. It didn’t say anything totally surprising, but the fact that it’s being said at all us encouraging

[Puffer]

1 hour ago, Shyheels said:

Interesting article. It could have used a tighter edit. Some if it was quite repetitive. It didn’t say anything totally surprising, but the fact that it’s being said at all us encouraging

I agree; too flabby and repetitive altogether.   Presumably, the author was paid by the word (and doesn't know the difference between 'compared to' and 'compared with')!

[Cali]

I like the general positive spin on men in heels. And I agree that it could use a good edit.

There is one thing I have encounter that is not mention. While a woman might be open-minded, even accepting of men in heels, it changes when it's their man.

[Shyheels]

That’s a very good point! The NIMBY version of fashion. Also, while the author tries to make a point about feminism and men in heels, it is the feminist women who are most likely to be scornful of men in heels.

[kneehighs]

Here's a good article on the recent history of heels for men on the runway.  It's from V MAN which was a reputable status symbol before social media took over in fashion. I'm sure many here will exclaim "gasp, how ugly and disgusting" per usual....

https://vmagazine.com/article/the-mens-heel-renaissance/

[mlroseplant]

13 hours ago, kneehighs said:

Here's a good article on the recent history of heels for men on the runway.  It's from V MAN which was a reputable status symbol before social media took over in fashion. I'm sure many here will exclaim "gasp, how ugly and disgusting" per usual....

https://vmagazine.com/article/the-mens-heel-renaissance/

Aw, shoot, it's just fashion shows. You have to have outlandish stuff, or what would be the point of it? I doubt anybody would want to see me in a generic suit and tie on the ramp.

[Shyheels]

3 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

Aw, shoot, it's just fashion shows. You have to have outlandish stuff, or what would be the point of it? I doubt anybody would want to see me in a generic suit and tie on the ramp.

Who knows? That could be the next radical thing 

[Cali]

6 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

Aw, shoot, it's just fashion shows. You have to have outlandish stuff, or what would be the point of it? I doubt anybody would want to see me in a generic suit and tie on the ramp.

They would just think you where part of security.

[kneehighs]

Diverse series of comments from this Instagram post

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1m1Nf2sRc5/

[Cali]

New article in the Washington Post

 

Could wearing high heels be good for you?

 

Read about it here

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/02/21/high-heels-walking-health/

[Shyheels]

Alas I couldn’t read it without creating an account . It looks like an interesting article from the very brief glimpse I had before the firewall went up 

[kneehighs]

2 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Alas I couldn’t read it without creating an account . It looks like an interesting article from the very brief glimpse I had before the firewall went up 

https://archive.ph/YNoUy

[Shyheels]

Thanks! That was indeed an interesting article. A pity the study group was so small, but the results seem significant. I know I have certainly noticed exactly those things in my own case with wearing heels - and the heel height I favour 3 to 3.5 inch chunky heel boots, is fairly close to the height used in the study.

I had already thought that athletes could do worse that wear heels to strengthen their lower legs - I know wearing heels has strengthened mine! Hopefully there will be more studies coming to build in this one 

[mlroseplant]

The workaround link evidently doesn't work in the U.S., but like a good American, I'm going to offer up my opinion from a position of ignorance. I wouldn't want to break tradition or anything.

I, of course, have no idea what the article says, but what I imagine it says in part is right up my alley. Much of what attracts me to high heels is the athletic challenge, and I alone in my world actually walk in high heels. I cannot say that this practice has done me any harm. In fact, I'd say it's quite the opposite.

I seem to remember another guy who walked several km in high heels pretty much every day. I want to say he was from Oz, but my memory is fuzzy. Perhaps a former member here?

[Bubba136]

Interestingly enough, I was clearly able to read the article on my I pad.  While I found it interesting, the physical effects of my wearing high heels had on my body nearly ever  provoked my curiosity to a point where I was willing to spend a lot of time seeking an explanation.  My interest has always been in the feeling that I got when wearing girls shoes, heels in particular. That is not saying that I ignored any information I ran across outlining the physical problems that excessive wearing them might generate.  I was also disappointed that the study group was so small.  Had it been larger and conducted over a longer period, the conclusions presented, while most probably being the same, might carry more significance.

Edited February 24 by Bubba136

[Shyheels]

Yes a study group of eight, half of whom quit, is not going to carry much weight - even though I’ll bet their results were and are valid  - but of course that opinion of mine is based on an even smaller study group: me

[Puffer]

10 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

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I seem to remember another guy who walked several km in high heels pretty much every day. I want to say he was from Oz, but my memory is fuzzy. Perhaps a former member here?

Are you thinking of the New Zealander (in Christchurch, I think) who wore a man's suit jacket with a skirt and stilettos for work (in car sales?), and typically a dress and stilettos for socialising, seemingly with little or no adverse reaction?   I can't think of his name but he has been absent for some time now.

[pebblesf]

On 2/23/2024 at 11:28 AM, Cali said:

New article in the Washington Post

 

Could wearing high heels be good for you?

 

Read about it here

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/02/21/high-heels-walking-health/

Very interesting indeed, makes sense though!

[kneehighs]

11 hours ago, mlroseplant said:

The workaround link evidently doesn't work in the U.S., but like a good American, I'm going to offer up my opinion from a position of ignorance. I wouldn't want to break tradition or anything.

I, of course, have no idea what the article says, but what I imagine it says in part is right up my alley. Much of what attracts me to high heels is the athletic challenge, and I alone in my world actually walk in high heels. I cannot say that this practice has done me any harm. In fact, I'd say it's quite the opposite.

I seem to remember another guy who walked several km in high heels pretty much every day. I want to say he was from Oz, but my memory is fuzzy. Perhaps a former member here?

Any chance you have a parental control setting on your wifi? Or some kind of safety setting? The archive.ph often doesn't work in that situation.

[mlroseplant]

Interestingly enough, although I still can't see the article on this computer (it doesn't lock me out, it just won't load), I could read the article just fine (with the appropriate amount of magnification) on my phone. Weird, huh? At any rate, I'd be embarrassed to wear heels like they described, too! Chucks? With foam wedges somehow attached to them? Yuck!

The comments I made from a position of ignorance turned out to be accidentally correct. I am quite aware that my feet/achilles tendon are affected by regular heel wearing. I try to counteract this by regular stretching in addition to my golf ball exercise, mentioned elsewhere. Overall, I think the results are not only positive, but quite positive. I have no idea about walking efficiency, nor do I care. I do know that on the rare occasions that I wear heels as low as what they used in this study, I can sure zoom. Even in effective 9 cm heels, I am back to not doing too badly after my long trip.

Edited February 25 by mlroseplant

[Shyheels]

I agree. The heels described in that study were ghastly. From what I gather they created them so the male participants would not feel as though they were wearing feminine footwear - again the hang-up about crossing the dreaded gender line. How nice it would be if more people could get over that. They might also have had more volunteers for the study and fewer drop-outs 

[Logjam]

Re that latest high heels “study” - I’ve not posted much for some time, occasionally lurk and read, but I wanted to note. I’ve gotten older, and admittedly a few too many pounds, I have a part-time retirement job where I’m on my feet all day 2-4 days per week, and “my dogs are a-hurtin’ “ My massage therapist and occasional trainer recommended some Crocs sandals with a very mild heel,  the “crush” model as I recall. Those provide amazing therapy, and if it were practical, I’d wear them a great deal more of the time.

[kneehighs]

On 3/21/2023 at 1:25 PM, mlroseplant said:

Out of the blue, a friend sent me this picture, which was posted by this young man's mother on social media. I have very inexpertly blotted out his face because I don't know any of the people involved, although the post was set to full public. The caption to the photo set read, "[Young man's name] absolutely slayed his senior recital! And in 4 inch heels. He worked so hard and we could not be more proud."

I shall have to find out the back story, but it is encouraging to see. I believe my friend sent me this because doesn't this general style look a little familiar? Only on somebody younger, taller, and better looking than me. This is at a fairly famous music school, too, so this guy is no hack.

Off topic from the most recent thread, but did you ever find out the back story on this?

[mlroseplant]

17 hours ago, kneehighs said:

Off topic from the most recent thread, but did you ever find out the back story on this?

Yeah, and it's not really something I can pursue. It turns out that this young man is the nephew of somebody's acquaintance at work, or something like that. Not really somebody I can find out about. Too bad.

[HappyinHeels]

We don’t need aloof runway models in faraway cities to effectively convey male heels fashion. We have down-to-Earth mlroseplant in Iowa to bring it home. Sporting fashion we may actually afford and wear. Now that’s something to toast. And click your heels over.👠HinH

[Bubba136]

4 hours ago, HappyinHeels said:

We don’t need aloof runway models in faraway cities to effectively convey male heels fashion. We have down-to-Earth mlroseplant in Iowa to bring it home. Sporting fashion we may actually afford and wear. Now that’s something to toast. And click your heels over.👠HinH

I totally agree with HinH.  We are indeed fortunate that mlroseplant appears amongst us both in comments and photos demonstrating that appearing in public wearing high heels and occasionally mixing Items of feminine apparel with his outfits is courageous and socially acceptable, much in the same manner as does kneehighs, casting aside any fear of being stigmatized as deviant.  Their examples demonstrate the fact that while wearing items of clothing usually associated with male or females, they are really totally normal people who’s taste happens to include selecting color, shapes and functions not usually associated with males.  

I, for one, do not pay attention to what clothing fashion designers and models present during their shows.  Often I have great sympathy for the models who have to wear these hideous designers creations.  At times models must be humiliated and embarrassed having to appear on the runway wearing these unappealing creations.  
 
As to this forum, it’s appeal to me (or those of us that frequently login) would totally be diminished should either or both kneehigh or mlrosplant disappear or no longer post comments.  Should that happen, given the decline in comments being posted, Hhp might as well pack it in.

[CAT]

We have all said it,,,,,,, the crap that they put on the male models is not only ridiculous but completely impractical and I would not even see a females wearing it.  It does not help "our cause" to where a great pair of heels.  When will they showcase a guy in great pair of normal pumps, knee boots, or wedges?  Probably never,,,, so sad