Men are making high heels their own

[Liberal_in_LA]

A tall order for even the most fashionable of gentlemen: High heels for men are on the rise

It's the last bastion of women's outerwear that hasn't been appropriated by the more fashionable men out there - until now.

High heels are, apparently, de rigueur for men.

To the possible chagrin of some more traditional males, those with a fashionable eye and an eccentric sensibility are taking the women's power dressing weapon of choice and making it their own.

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'It’s a power thing. You’re higher than everybody else. You make more sound. You walk a different way. It makes your legs look better,' said Mr Alexander.

Which is what women - and a certain type of man including Louis XIV and Mr Haygood - have known for centuries.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2050300/High-heels-men-rise.html#ixzz1bA0hcOSn

[seabeyond]

1. i like this for so many reasons... nt

[Warren DeMontague]

28. If you like dudes in drag, they're not that hard to find...

I wore a dress down to the Castro one Halloween many years ago..

Some guys look good in drag. I am NOT one of those guys. :rofl:

[me b zola]

39. This became trendy in Atlanta

Particularly in the gay African American community. Those men who wears heals don't do drag. They wear heals and carry fashionable bags. :)

[seabeyond]

40. it isnt about drag. which is the awesome in it. nt

[Katashi_itto]

76. I don't think I could make it out the door, laughing at myself and

besides that I don't think I could make it out the door just walking.

[seabeyond]

91. but the second guy, in his stance... powerful.

dontcha think?

lol

[Donnachaidh]

116. yeah -- the *TOENAIL POLISH* just SCREAMS Conan the Barbarian!

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! :rofl:

[seabeyond]

121. open toe. what else can a guy do? nt

[Katashi_itto]

130. heheh very!

[Obamanaut]

144. No. nt

[flamingdem]

2. Those guys do not exude power

They look lame

[Obamanaut]

138. Walking in heels will cause them not only to look it, but actually *be* lame, physically. nt

[Scuba]

3. The men who would wear such shoes as just as dumb as the women who do so...

... give me a comfortable shoe, please.

[LadyHawkAZ]

72. What you said. +1

[Mimosa]

74. Agree.

Wearing stiletto type heels lead to foot problems as well as sprained ankles.

Males who would make a habit of wearing such shoes are as airheaded as women who do it but look stupider. :7

[sarge43]

77. Thank you n/t

[hobbit709]

97. you got it.

i expect to see a rise in ankle injuries.

[Donnachaidh]

115. BINGO! We have a winner! n/t

[Number23]

123. You got that right!

[bigwillq]

126. Hey, it's their feet.

I don't consider them dumb because they choose to wear heels.
I would never, but won't stop them (nor call them dumb).

[Raine]

131. TOTALLY agree ... I HATE to see men fall victim

to the same kind of crap that some women have. x(

[Lance_Boyle]

4. Um, no. No we're not.

That is all.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. yes you are.

[Cali_Democrat]

11. LOL

[d_b]

67. lol truth

[TygrBright]

5. Podiatrists of the world, REJOICE!! n/t

[laruemtt]

54. chiropractors too.

high heels do bad things to your body, male or female.

[valerief]

71. My thoughts, exactly!

:rofl:

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. When it plays in Peoria I might believe it.

Guys baby our feet...never understood why women accepted as fashionable injurious non-protective footwear.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. I might go out and get me some hot red pumps

I wouldn't want to be the last man without high heels!

[gratuitous]

15. Never fear

As long as I draw breath, you will never be the last man without high heels. I'll let you know when I go on the critical list.

[CatWoman]

51. I'd bet you'd look awfully cute in heels

:)

[gratuitous]

57. Okay, maybe with one exception

I am such a weakling. I hang my head in shame . . .

[a la izquierda]

142. My husband would never ever...

every year our friends (a group of competitive cyclists) do a "Cross-dress Cyclocross" Race for Halloween. All the boys dig through their wives closets (my husband cannot do this, as he's 6'2" and I'm 5'1") and don their best frilly clothes. But there's only one or two who will pull out the heels. My husband wears striped tights and skirts, but with high-top converse.

He'll never wear heels. Ever.

[sarcasmo]

88. Now I can stop raiding the wife's closet.

[KansDem]

9. I never could see the attraction for high heels...

Worn by men or women.

Are they that necessary to get to the corner office?

[tridim]

13. +1 High heels are useless, and dangerous.

[dixiegrrrrl]

82. They make a hell of a weapon.

That is all.

[Donnachaidh]

118. oh yeah. Terrific for those gropers on the subway.

Grab my ass and watch my stilletto come down on your instep. HARD.

[blueamy66]

30. me either

being 5'11"...never had a use for them

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[Honeycombe8]

12. Besides looking silly, it'll never catch on.

Reason is...the men will soon discover that wearing heels THAT high causes permanent foot problems, and some foot problems that can be corrected by surgery, as well as causing back problems (they throw the spine out of alignment), and they'll fall down more often (heels of course interfere with balance). They'll also find out how uncomfortable they are.

Women wear heels (aka "hells") SOMETIMES, because they are in fashion. Women don't dictate fashion. Same reason businessment wear suits and ties. No one has a good reason why. It's just the way it is.

But more and more women are wearing lower and lower heels, and some have given up heels except for special occasions. I rarely wear heels anymore. when I do, they're 3 inch or lower pumps, and I wear them for only one day in a blue moon.

[1monster]

42. I had to give them up after a resprained ankle which caused a fall that cracked

a bone in my foot and damaged my knee on the other leg made it impossible for me to wear high heels without using a cane.

I now wear high heels (with attendant cane) about once every year or two for very formal events.

[polly7]

55. Painful.

I worked in a bar where we had wear them, for about a year. My feet used to hurt and burn so bad I couldn't sleep after getting home. I don't know how some women do it year after year.

[nadinbrzezinski]

98. I don't even do that

Bad back, bad knees...no thank you.

[Critters2]

124. +1 nt

[elleng]

14. So my daughters and their friends aren't the ONLY silly ones!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

16. I see this taking off at LEAST as well as the so-called "metrosexual" craze a few yrs back

That said, I'm pro-choice on this sort of thing. To each his own.

But now I'm going to have that Traffic song stuck in my head all day.

[TygrBright]

20. You low spark, you. n/t

[Major Hogwash]

36. I must have missed that one.

Fill me in, what the heck are you talking about?

[hootinholler]

78. The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys

But I don't think the song was about shoes.

[Warren DeMontague]

105. I'll bite... what the hell *WAS* that song about?

The obvious answer, to me, is 'drugs'... but is there more to it or a different answer?

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[southernyankeebelle]

OMG, no no no no no no for so many reasons.

[spin]

18. Two questions ...

Do women find this sexy?

Does it matter?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

41. There are only a handful of men who can get away with this look --

The two in that picture are not any of them. :D Prince and Eddy Izzard are two straight men that can pull off heels and look sexy.

[Katashi_itto]

46. Liberace might, Bruce Willis..no

[Katashi_itto]

49. I wonder if Bruce Willis will wear heels in "Die Hard 5"?

Terrorists take over a designer High Heel shoe factory. Led by Eddie Izzard.

"Ho, Ho, Ho I got a set of Gucci Heels now."

[spin]

50. I agree. (n/t)

[GKirk]

75. This is just a wild hunch...

...but I don't think that the men who will be wearing them are looking to attract women.
Again just a hunch.

[spin]

86. I think you just might be right....

but to each his/her own.

[tridim]

19. This is something Michael Scott would have done.

Too bad he's gone.

I still laugh at the Women's suit he bought. :)

[TygrBright]

21. I am investing in Dr. Scholl's, BIG TIME. n/t

[msongs]

22. stilts are even better. but platforms are so 70's nt

[Warren DeMontague]

23. Hey! They DO make em in my style!!!

Shit, sign me up.

[seabeyond]

44. ha ha. ha ha ha. coolest. nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. I'm overweight, older, balding, and don't look like I'm about to whip out a red cape

and do bullfighting...no offense against matadors...could this still be for me?

[Desertrose]

25. Gee, now they can suffer the same aches & pains that women do!

High heels are unnatural!!!!

[Stevenmarc]

26. Oh Mary, I did this 30 years ago, I got over it.

[Poll_Blind]

27. Give us zee money, Lebowski, or my vite minky vill bite off your face!

PB

[blueamy66]

29. freakind ridiculous

nt

[Initech]

31. Hey the guys wearing those heels are far more manly than the douchebags on the Miller commercials

[seabeyond]

45. man up....

not that i know if that is the right commercial. lol.

[mod mom]

32. If they want sore feet, all the power to them.

[Blue_Tires]

33. DO.NOT.WANT

I've never understood the "heels" thing anyway...I don't even think they look that good on women...

[hlthe2b]

34. They can damn well have them...

along with the chronic Achilles tendinitis, plantar fascitis, bruised toes, bunions, and lower back pain that comes with wearing them over time.

[Evasporque]

35. haawwwt!

I dig it.

[seabeyond]

48. high five....

with you

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[Puzzledtraveller]

38. I will be polite and just say this..

High heels are bad for your feet, man, or a woman..

[pipi_k]

43. Good for them!

If they ever think of some way they could have menstrual cramps and labor pain, then they can have those as well.

[MineralMan]

47. Not on this man. All I need is a busted ankle.

Not a chance.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

52. No thanks. All I ever learned from pain is that I don't like it.

[mainer]

53. It takes a REAL man to endure what women put up with

So go to it, guys.

[Ikonoklast]

125. We already put up with women kvetching about wearing uncomfortable shoes

for the sake of fashion, so, look out, ladies, you know men will make it out to be the end of the world if this ever catches on.

[Terry in Austin]

56. Cowboys have been wearing high heeled boots for years

They're way ahead of these dandies!

B-)

[aikoaiko]

58. And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys

The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys- Traffic- Live -1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnPQSBB6BoY

[hlthe2b]

61. I love Steve Winwood & Traffic...

but that's the only "spark of high heeled boys" I find entertaining. ;)

[Rabblevox]

59. Did drag in my teens and 20's, it was fun for a bit, but high heels HURT! /nt

[saras]

60. Cool. Maybe the'll start foot-binding next.

[dtexdem]

62. Well, I guess it's only fair: men destroying their feet the way many women have been expected to do

But I'm not ready to be quite that fair with my own feet.

[KamaAina]

63. If this must be done at all...

it should be done for a good cause, to wit, "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" to protest violence against women.

[TroglodyteScholar]

70. Big like!

:thumbsup:

[seabeyond]

95. ahhh, love it. nt

[sufrommich]

64. How about no. nt

[AsahinaKimi]

65. okay i have one reaction to this..

blech!

[Throd]

66. Oh please go away

[lunatica]

68. That fad will fizzle quickly as soon as they realize how much it hurts

[Donnachaidh]

120. and also how much it COSTS.

Fashionable shoes are expensive.

[demosincebirth]

69. I've seen some in the Castro. nt

[Enrique]

73. au contraire

not only are men not wearing high heels, women are wearing them less and less, based on what I see.

[RoccoR5955]

79. My ankles are not in shape for that kind of shoe.

I would fall down a lot if I wore them.
Oh, and I wouldn't be able to run from the police at the next insurrection.

[Prism]

80. So gay, I feel like I've been knocked straight just looking at them

I haven't stopped laughing since I opened the OP.

So awesome.

Just . . .

Yeah, you go girl.

[Mojorabbit]

81. They both are gorgeous

but they make my feet hurt just looking at those shoes

[Manifestor_of_Light]

83. They are just as stupid as women who wear painful heels.

I quit wearing heels decades ago.
Women who wear heels are stupid because they risk falls, sprained ankles, bunions, spinal trouble and who knows what else. Many kinds of damage to their bodies.

Wearing heels HURTS. I am short, so according to Vogue I should wear heels. Too bad. I'm comfy.
If you're a short woman, then you are supposed to wear heels to get noticed and live in pain. It's all about being tall and dominating other people. Short people are intimidated and discriminated against. So are people who wear glasses. I could rant but I won't.


:wtf:

[JVS]

84. Lol! No sale.

I could see the heel on regular men's shoes gradually evolving into something higher, especially for short men. But this just looks effeminate, and those cuffs on the pants are really bad.

[ohheckyeah]

85. Well, when they have to have both knees replaced

they will find out high heels aren't so cool.

Women who wear high heels on a daily basis tend to develop osteoarthritis (cartilage inflammation) of the knee later in life, according to a study done at the Spaulding Rehabilitative Hospital in Boston. Osteoarthritis makes walking painful and, in some cases, even unbearable. The longer the women were wearing the high heels, the worse the damage.

My mom had to have both knees replaced. It majorly sucked.

Hell, I seldom wear shoes much less high heels. When I do go out and have to put on footwear it's usually boots or sneakers.

[sarcasmo]

87. Those are cute girls.

[in_cog_ni_to]

89. They can have the damn things! I HATE, HATE, HATE high heels and haven't worn them

in 20 years. Go for it guys! ENJOY!

[Liberal_in_LA]

108. what about a low heel?

[in_cog_ni_to]

122. Yeah...those I wear when I have to.

2"-2 1/2" is as high as I go these days. I'd rather just live in Birkenstocks. :)

[InvisibleTouch]

90. High-heeled boots, sure, I could see it. Cool.

Stilettos? Not a good look for a guy, IMO.

[xchrom]

92. Going against the trend here - nothing new here - I LOVE, LOVE,LOVE this!

I love heels on men or women.

Very sexy - love the androgyny.

[Initech]

96. Hey I'm all for anything that blurs gender lines too.

[seabeyond]

100. i am so with you two. lol. nt

[Initech]

101. Hey it might be the next step in our evolution!

[nadinbrzezinski]

93. Go for it

Knee problems, back problems and Achilles issues will come to you too.

[jmowreader]

94. Those aren't shoes, they're a substitute for a stepladder

One-inch heels? Maybe. Those? No way.

[Nye Bevan]

99. Yet another trend that is going to pass me right by....... (nt)

[undeterred]

102. When my puppy chewed one of my high heels, I gave him the other one.

This is the best use for them.

[Warren DeMontague]

103. Crispin Glover OWNED that look

[JackDragna]

104. Why would anyone, of any gender, wear those torture devices?

High heels on people is like giving your car one wheel twice as big as all the others.

[Liberal_in_LA]

107. traditional formal wear for women. Expected wear for special events.

[seabeyond]

111. i have a couple short boots with 3 inch... and they are soooo pretty.

i wear them a couple three hours a couple times a year.

not gonna hurt me and they are

sooooo pretty

[lumberjack_jeff]

106. I have now seen every. fucking. thing.

Re. Dick. You. Less.

It's not a power thing. If I push you, you fall down and I laugh.

[seabeyond]

112. sigh... then don't push.

[lumberjack_jeff]

113. I'm only human. n/t

[Lucian]

109. I don't think so.

They look waaaaaaaaaaay too uncomfortable.

[mainer]

110. to other gals: I've discovered the comfort is a strap on top

I've never been able to wear high heels. In order for them to stay on my foot, they had to be too tight at the heel, AND in the toe. Then I bought a pair of Mary Janes with squarish toes and a strap to hold the shoe in place, and for the first time in FIVE DECADES I can wear a 3-inch heel. Sheesh, to discover this so late in life.

[Donnachaidh]

114. so short dudes who have been hiding lifts in their shoes for decades

Can now come out, so to speak. :rofl:

Maybe now Hollywood won't have to have short actors stand on boxes next to tall actresses. Like Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man.

Let them share the backaches and the ankle strains, and the toe problems. Just to be *taller*? Oye.

:rofl:

[avaistheone1]

117. Pretty funny.

:rofl:

[ThomWV]

119. Clothes and shoes should protect the body, not endanger it.

I have never understood why any woman would wear those damnable things, not only do they look ridiculous but they also defy the only thing clothes, shoes, or any other apparel is there for, to protect the wearer.

[quaker bill]

127. I have bad ankles

and prefer work boots for support.

[abq e streeter]

128. Nothing the late great Lux Interior didn't know years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPd3Ui2_ra8&feature=related

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

129. Think I'll pass

High heels aren't healthy for women's feet so why should anyone follow suit?

[WinkyDink]

132. Will. Not. Become. A. Trend.

[Lucinda]

133. I do not like heels. But they DO do great things for my legs and bum.

That said, i'll stick with my flat thigh-high boots and sandals.

[Jamastiene]

134. I just wish I could find out what those shoes I saw recently on

CSI: Miami were called. They look like feet, but they are shoes. I want some of those.

As far as the heels go, if someone likes them, more power to them. Just look out for some serious pain. Ouch!

[Yavin4]

135. Traditional Womens Clothing Always Seem Painful and Uncomfortable

I don't get their appeal.

[Odin2005]

136. No way in hell will I wear heels. UGH!

[HipChick]

137. I'm giving Prince a pass...

He made wearing heels fashionable a long time ago..

[blogslut]

139. I went to a party in 1974

A earthy-type fellow showed up wearing an ankle-length tunic. He swore that what he was wearing would be the future of clothing for American men. He looked good but I'm pretty sure, wherever he is, he's wearing pants.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

140. "There are dozens of us!"

Actually... it is probably just those two.

[MrScorpio]

141. If these guys want to go for this look, more power to them

However, I doubt that it will ever catch on.

[octothorpe]

143. I don't understand why women wear those, let alone why a man would...

They look painful. WTF?