kneehighs

Just to let everyone know, the shorts in the photo above were made from scratch, not purchased. Since I was wearing a short shirt that would expose my long waisted body, I wanted to wear a pair of high rise shorts that enhanced the illusion that my legs were longer than they really were (in addition to the heels).

So I found a pair of pants I had never worn, a leather pair that were high waisted and I cut some shorts from them. They fit tight around my buttocks, slim around my hips, but a bit loose above the knees. It was a moderate compromise to be sure, but given that it was an outfit created at the last minute, it was good and it worked.

Style does not have to be perfect to be pulled off.

Anyone can come in here and offer their style advice, but frankly, there is a time and a place for everything. Posting about wearing heels with shorts with my friends here is a time for celebration, not a time for outfit critique. So I tend to agree with Bubba on this one.

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Thighboots2

KH, anither great adventure and a super job on the leather shorts - you'll be yodeling next .

You sure are getting some mileage out of those nine west pumps, how many times have you been to the cobbler with them?

Simon.

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fastfreddy2

In the post now deleted, I did mention it could well have been the camera angle that made it look like the shorts were baggy. Anyone who thinks that outfit worked with baggy shorts and slim legs needs advice. However, it's been fully explained to me they weren't, both here and via PM.

My original post wasn't offered as a critique, but well-thought, and well meant advice. I was so cautious about mentioning it at all, it took me two or three days to decide what to do. Sadly, my well meant intention was not appreciated. I'm sorry for all those ungracious enough to accept my good intent.

Sadly, the rather flattering remarks made about KH's personality and their pertinence to his social success have been overlooked.


For my part, I'm not happy to say someone looks great when they don't. It doesn't help them, or anyone else looking for references. Baggy shorts would look less than great on a girl with legs that slim, how good would the look be on a man?

I'll leave this thread for good. Cheers all. [Another one for you Bubba. ]

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kneehighs

Frankly, an outfit doesn't have to be perfect to be draw references from it. Besides, the purpose of this thread is to highlight my adventures, not my outfit. I show pictures of myself to lend credibility to my adventures.

Additionally, how can people take any of your style advice seriously when you won't even provide us a full body photo of yourself dressed up? I always consider the source of who is providing me advice when determining whether to apply it or not. That's in everything in life.

Given your self confessed inability to see how high heels can be removed from fetish and your implied opinion that a woman "wearing a latex dress and a corset with leather over the knee stiletto boots" is a great style as opposed to fetish statement, I'm lead to purposely question any style advice you might offer. Perhaps others are of the same opinion.

What I'd like to see is your shining example of style perfection. Why don't you show us how to dress then? Show us a full body shot of you in an absolutely perfect outfit, please.

And please don't use the awful outfit you wore at the World Heel Meet either. If you consider that jumper that made you look heavy in the stomach area good style, then think again.

For the record, I love taking advice about how to dress, but from those who share similar tastes in personal style. It's like food. A french chef isn't going to apply advice from a Mexican chef telling him to add habanero's to his plates, when it's not his style to begin with.

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Announcing The World Heel Meet 2009, Saturday Feb. 21st, London, The Miller, 10:30-17:00

fastfreddy2

For ANYONE who missed it the first time .....

I've started another thread in the Fashion Section to continue this debate, if it is indeed, worth debating.


P.S.

You mean the winter sweater I was wearing because it was winter, and I had to walk outside?

Now you're just being plain rude.

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Bubba136

I guess if derogatory comments are made by you, they're not insults?

(but then again, I guess I should have learned by now, that if they're made by you, they're just constructive criticism.)

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Bubba136

There are ways to express things. One way is to make your point without sounding captious.

There are times when any comment won't be appreciated. I've found that at those times, it's best to just keep your mouth shut. Perhaps this is one of those times and you should have just kept your mouth shut.

Perhaps your "good intent" wasn't obvious from the way you phrased your remarks -- hard to tell, sometimes.

Don't pin this one on me. After all, I'm the one that chose to look at kh's contribution in a positive way.

One last thing, FF2: As for me and the rest of us that find fault with your remarks, being a knuckle-dragger with class is by far and away much more acceptable to civilized society than being one without any breeding, what so ever.

And, as far as kh telling you that your appearance at the last heel meet was not in good taste or style, as being just plain rude, what do you suppose your comments about him were?

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Stilettoscot

FWIW,
Kneehighs, I think your outfit, from my standpoint, looks very well thought out and "hip". If I saw you out and about, I would think "here is a guy who puts a lot of thought into his look, and is comfortable with the outcome before he leaves his house.". I would, also, probably have my foot next to yours in a pic for "comparison"..LOL
As far as "advice" thrown in at random...there is a time and place for it. I don't believe this thread was such a place as I believe it to simply be a "sharing" thread. And one I look forward to seeing new posts made.
OTOH, I didn't think anything rude, from the output in FF's initial post, except that it may be the wrong place for it. I do take umbrage to the "knuckle-draggers" post, but I suppose that it was made in the heat of the moment.
Maybe the fact that someone like myself may "need" advice from other, more experienced members of this board. I have had "advice" thrown at me in both positive, and negative ways.
However, I don't look at someone like Kneehighs to be in a place where "advice" is needed to be thrown at him in places like this thread. He has given me lots of great advice (including Blues Brothers thoughts..LOL) via PM, and I have them saved. Once you throw advice at someone who puts such great thought into his outfit, such as KH does, then WHERE the advice and how it is given should be more tactful than on a thread where he shares his adventures.
Just my 2c. Please keep posting here, Kneehighs, and I'll continue to read with envy!

hhboots

Sorry to see things turn kind of sour between FF and KH. You both offer such interesting stories and well thought out contributions to the forum and I hear you two have worked together to coordinate events and such. Hopefully, its just a temporary spat, I have not been around here long, but hate to see that happen due to a few poorly chosen words on the spur of the moment.

gwl1

I agree. We need to focus on what unites us rather than what divides us. We're too small a group to squabble over petty issues like this. Please, KH and FF, apologize to each other, get over this incident, and work together for the common good. You don't have to love each other, but please be respectful and focus on the more important issues. You both post excellent accounts of events, you're both highly influential because of your boldness and experience, you inspire us all, and we all want to see that continue. Please rise to a higher level and let's move on.

Thank you.

GWL