Thighbootguy

A while back I was shopping for CDs in a thrift store. I was wearing a black of black leather thigh boots with 4” stiletto heels, jeans, white shirt and tan leather suede coat . This was my first time in the store in boots and I was being a little careful. I try to avoid kids when I’m wearing boots. Not that the kids bother me, it’s that a guy wearing thigh boots might bother their parents. Anyway, this boy (10 - 12) walks up beside me and asks, “Are those women’s boots or men’s”? From the interest he was showing I think he really wanted a pair of boots. I said, “With this heel (and rocked my foot sideways), I guess their women’s” He looked disappointed and said ,“Oh” and walked away. :(

I didn’t think it was appropriate to say something like, ”What difference does it make, their my boots” especially if the parents were around.

A minute later a young girl (12-14) wandered over to the CD display just to see who was wearing thigh boots. She wasn’t really interested in the CDs. I really think she just wanted to be really sure I was guy.

I bought a big stack of CDs and went through the checkout line and out to my car without further incident.

I had read some advice on this site about being around kids while wearing heels (I haven’t been able to find the article again). The advise was to steer a wide path because of the parents reaction. I totally agree. The last thing I need is to confront an angry parent :x .

Slim

I've been around plenty of kids, my own and the grand kids too. I wouldn't be to worryed about it. It could be, in fact sounds like, the young man wanted a pair of boots like yours. You answer may have cut him off at the knees. You might have answered him with something like --these have been mens boots for over 300 years, but yes, you can only get them in womens sizes now. If you can wear them, go for it, I do.

genebujold

Sage advice, Thighbootguy! And one never knows when the parent might be on the town counsel... The legislation wouldn't last long, but it might much up the works for a while.

There's another area where we must be every so careful - around tiny tots, mainly crawlers. In advertantly trapping a toddler's hand or fingers between a man's heel and the carpet causes a lot of pain, but usually little else - and we can usually feel something that says "woah! Isn't that a hand?" through normal men's shoes.

While wearing women's heels, however, especially platforms, about the only thing we notice is a slight aberration in the flooring and the sound of a baby's screams about two heartbeats later.

More than that, however, is the damage a narrow heel can do. Some quick math reveals the average woman's heel is about 1/9th the area of a man's heel.

Therefore, the pounds per square inch (that's what does the damage) is nearly ten times as much as it would be if you're wearing loafers.

So, when toddlers are around my house, I just play it safe and walk around in socks, which are even better at sensing tiny fingers than loafers.

Thighbootguy

I just had my first outing with my chap boots. I went shopping at Biggs and wandered around the store for half an hour. I didn’t even notice a head turn. I was wearing a long sweater that extended long enough to cover the top of the boots in the back but is completely open in the front. From the back and side they look like leather jeans with attached heels. From the front you can see they are chap boots. I wore them over blue jeans. The boots come with a belt and the top of the boots loops over the belt to hold them up. (No more pulling my boots up after I have walked a bit). I looped the top of the boots them over the belt for my jeans. My jeans waste line is several inches lower than the full height of these boots so, although they were not too loose, they could have been a little tighter and taller. Next time I will go with the separate belt.

I had really been having problems walking in these boots because the heel height was ½ an inch higher than my ankle would tolerate. I also think there was a design flaw in the boots because the tip of the heel extended past the back end of the boot when the sole and heel were flat on the ground (the heel slanted backwards). I really tried to practice walking in these boots but there was no gracefulness in my walk and after a very short time they hurt my ankles. It really seemed like I was off balance most of the time. Anyway, I had a cobbler lower the heel ½ inch so the heel was vertical when the sole and heel were on the ground. I can now walk in these boots without any problems. I’m still working on the graceful part but my balance is very sure and there is no pain. Now I think practice will solve all the other problems.

These boots really are huge and cover my entire leg. These are definitely cool weather boots. As Anita C. so aptly stated it “LORD they are warm!”. There is no zipper on these boots and the ankle is cut slim enough to have a nice shape to it but this makes putting the boots on a bit of a production. I can’t just slip them on and go. But now that I can walk in them, I plan to do that a lot.

Thighbootguy

I just added Dr.Scholl’s (foam with a slick surface) inserts to my chap boots and it has made them very comfortable, even with the 5” heel. I had put these inserts in my other boots but forgot the chap boots. I strongly recommend some kind of a cushioned insert in any boots but especially if they have much of a heel. The padding under the ball of the foot and heel feels great and really extends the time I can walk a high heel.

I stopped at busy gas station last night while wearing my chap boots. This was a pay at the pump station so I wasn’t wandering all over the place but I got no reaction at all. Sometimes I think people only see what’s in their own little chunk of the world don’t see the rest past it.

Getting out of the car is still like going of a diving board, it’s tough to go back, but once I’m out I really don’t worry too much and just enjoy myself.

Slim

I have never seen a spike heeled boot with the heel slanting back, most slant forward, some times a lot. Your right that would be hard to walk in.
Like you I find most people don't notice, but then I don't look around much anymore, life is to short. BTW your Pleaser ? boots, how well are they made, are they holding up?

genebujold

I'm not so sure... I see a decided change in the way people are viewing others. Twenty years ago you certainly would have received furtive glances at the very least, and quite possibly a pentrating stare - or worse.

Over the last few years, the idea of accepting others, regardless of their outward appearance, has finally permeated society. You will undoubtedly find a few rag-tag segments where a heeled guy will get the snot beat out of him. But the vast majority of regions, at least in the U.S., will, at worst, offer fairly good-natured ribs at a man's choice of alternative attire when it comes to wearing heels.

We're definately in a new era, one where an individual's choice of fashion is acceptable simply because it's that individual's choice of expression, rather than the fact that the choice interleaves with the currently accepted fashion norm.

In fact, fashion itself is fragmenting. Whereas in years past we'd see definite trends, these days we're seeing counter-trend after counter-trend, to the point where any given designer on any given runway can, and will, show a particular line that has little to do with anything else, either being shown that day, or "in vogue" for that year.

You might say we've reached the point where it's in vogue to be out of vogue.

Slim

Your right Gene, its changed a lot in the last two or three years. I know (from this board and experience) that lots of men would like to wear heels and feel they can't. As long as you do it right, theres no problem any more. Still I have never seen it around here, I guess no one else would dare, -- yet.

tuckedintoboots

Well slim, I really figure that most people DO'NT have time to care THAT much what one wears and those that do, well let's just say that time is WAY too short to really care what they think if they have NOT the ability to keep their insecure thoughts to themselves! since to my knowlege we as a people (or species) do NOT have the abililty to mind-read so when those kinds of people feel the need to broadcast thier thoughts to the world you really have to just "slough" them off (in one ear out the other kind of thing) I love to wear my thigh boots like those pics in here with the levis tucked into the boots :) to me thats the ONLY way to wear them to look thier best!! yours, Brad

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chris100575

I have two pairs of Pleaser thigh boots, white 8899's and black 8890's. Both pairs seem to be well-made, although IMO the 8890's are better. They are also half the price again though. The 8899's are pigskin with 5" heels, and are a little tight around my calves. (16") The 8890's are cowhide with 4" heels and only available in black. Being pull-on ones they are a little wider in the leg, so they fit me better, although this will of course depend on your calf measurement. The 8890's are longer, and are made of cowhide, so the leather is heavier and has a much finer grain.

Although I prefer the 8890's, the 8899's are still a good boot. I spent the same amount of money on a pair several years ago that were not as nicely finished, nor as comfortable.