How shall men walk in heels? - Page 2

shyguy · 29th July 2008, 19:16

I guess it's going to depend on what you wear as to how it affects your gait, male or female.
As for looking masculine whilst walking in heels, Johnieheels gave a masterclass in that short clip. If the heels were covered you wouldn't know he wore them as you watch him walk.

heeltoe_at150 · 29th July 2008, 19:51

My wife told me I looked so natural it was scary. It just feels right.

One advantage is that even at 300 pounds, I walk almost silently anyway.

tallguyinheels · 29th July 2008, 21:41

Just to note. Even in low heeled men's shoes I have several "walks". I have a general trend to slightly underpronate (keep the weight to the outer side of my foot at you roll your foot forward and push off). The aggressive "gotta get there" stride - with an extended stride and more pronounced heel strike, the meandering or "shopping" stroll and a regular paced walk - like going to and from the car or places at work. I notice that in all of these strides I just about place on foot in front of the other.... maybe only a 1 inch "stagger". In my 5" heels - I pretty much have the same stride - to me its a little more comfortable to use the "meandering" pace - with a shorter stride and a one foot in front of the other walk. Hips are non-gyrating just as in non-heels. I don't think it has a hint of a feminine look to it. A more aggressive stride -throwing my feet more forward gives me a little more hip sway, not quite a "crossover" step but almost. I even tried a bit of the feminine walk - this was easily duplicated by arm swing position - hands moved a little more outward from the body... as if to clear hips that are not there... viola! then you get the crossover step (at least an couple inches) and the feminine walk! Not uncomfortable - but surely different and you have to really pay attention not to get too much heel in toe out on the stride.

It was fun to try all this at lunch today, walking toward a reflective store front window...

jmc · 29th July 2008, 23:51

How shall men walk in heels?

A little taller

. . .

To be a little less flippant, since women's hips tend to be wider, the hip sway is probably more pronounced in women. Most of the rest of the physiology is pretty much the same, just generally more "beefy" in men.

I remember one thread around here where a guy was told he "walks like a woman" when he wore his heels. This was from a female observer and was more in the vein of an observation than a swipe at him. The poster observed that he "walked like a person in heels" while wearing heels (logical). Further, to most people "walking like a person in heels" and "walking like a woman" are synonymous because so few have any experience with a man wearing heels.

thedesigner · 29th July 2008, 23:57

I just walk normally, i don't try to swing my hips, no more than i walk 'wide'. I do walk narrow, thats the way i am built, size 8 / 10, size uk 6. Part of the fun !!

Mr. X · 29th July 2008, 23:59

I've never actually thought about how I walk. When I'm wearing my heels I just walk, and how ever it turns out so be it. I mean I'm not clumsy walking but I haven't really checked or studied how I walk.

Dawn HH · 30th July 2008, 00:05

I agree with the Designer. I walk normally, although a shorter step when wearing heels. Let the hips do what they want.
Cheers---

Dawn HH

johnieheel · 30th July 2008, 05:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn HH

I agree with the Designer. I walk normally, although a shorter step when wearing heels. Let the hips do what they want.
Cheers---

Dawn HH

Just putem on and go!

rxrenesis · 31st July 2008, 07:01

Where ever you want to walk.

maninkirt · 5th August 2008, 13:04

I guess like a woman.

I walk with very short steps mincing my way ahead. Swaying my hip, walking in a very feminene way. Not only do I walk in femenine way. I sit and stand the way women do.
Being dressed in a skirt there is no other way for me to do.
My skirts all ending a few inches above my knees, I love being in a short skirt, a tight skirt.
Therefore its not just my heels I have to think of, how I walk in them.
I also have to think of how I am sitting wearing high heels and skirt. I have to take care how I am sitting wearing a skirt and high heels too.