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A tall order for even the most fashionable of gentlemen: High heels for men are on the rise
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Posted on 04/05/2014 9:10:28 PM PDT by chessplayer

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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To: chessplayer
Mean like these here?


121 posted on 04/06/2014 8:41:23 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: chessplayer

These guys ain't Okies from Muskogee.

122 posted on 04/06/2014 8:44:26 AM PDT by ThomasThomas (Yes, You are always right /S)
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To: chessplayer; Slings and Arrows; GeronL; Revolting cat!
Speaking of which...

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123 posted on 04/06/2014 8:48:57 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: “Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?”)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

Wow, this is exactly why my last husband is now my ex husband.


124 posted on 04/06/2014 9:09:46 AM PDT by Clintons Are White Trash (If stupid ever reaches $150 a barrel then I want the drilling rights to Maxine Water's head.)
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To: chessplayer

Each pair comes with soap on the rope.


125 posted on 04/06/2014 9:11:17 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

That is the rationalization.

The truth is inadequate height compensation morphed in some instances into sex appeal


126 posted on 04/06/2014 9:48:14 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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To: Daffynition


127 posted on 04/06/2014 9:55:25 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: bert
"That is the rationalization.

The truth is inadequate height compensation morphed in some instances into sex appeal."

Sorry, you're wrong. I say that as a woman who has worn heels for all of my adult life, and as one whose friends and acquaintances have done the same. Height doesn't enter the equation.

There's nothing "inadequate" about the height of females when compared to men. Most women enjoy looking up to tall men. I include myself in that. I'm 5'5", and my husband is 6'2".

128 posted on 04/06/2014 9:56:52 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: chessplayer

idiots!


129 posted on 04/06/2014 9:58:19 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: central_va

And the soap on a rope is imported from China...giving us the rope to hang ourselves...


130 posted on 04/06/2014 9:59:32 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

Dude, if you want to dress in women’s clothing it’s your own business. There’s no reason to justify it to the rest of us.


Go to hell, faggot. I’m simply making a point about how clothing styles change over the years. So you really believe our Founding Fathers were faggots/sodomites.


131 posted on 04/06/2014 10:02:27 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: ThomasThomas

Sure look like high heels to me.


132 posted on 04/06/2014 10:10:22 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: RightGeek

Tightens that ‘ol butt right up.


133 posted on 04/06/2014 10:53:33 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: CatherineofAragon

That’s what they all say, always, but the truth is that women are height challenged


134 posted on 04/06/2014 11:34:50 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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To: bert
"That’s what they all say, always, but the truth is"

LOL. Uh-huh. You know better than the women who wear them, of course. You're funny! If I could, I'd reach right through the computer and give you a head pat.

" that women are height challenged"

Sorry, no. Maybe you can't find a woman tall enough to suit you, but that's irrelevant to the reality of why we love heels.

135 posted on 04/06/2014 11:44:55 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Men like high heels...on women. Women like high heels for a zillion different reasons. Many unknown to them


136 posted on 04/06/2014 11:49:54 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: chessplayer

First Firefox and now this!!!


137 posted on 04/06/2014 11:51:15 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: dennisw
"Men like high heels...on women."

Oh, yes, they do...and that's a good thing.

" Women like high heels for a zillion different reasons. Many unknown to them"

Nah, it isn't that complicated. They look good, we look good in them, and men appreciate them.

Unless, I guess, a woman happens to be one of those who compulsively collects shoes. That's not me, though.

138 posted on 04/06/2014 11:55:46 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: chessplayer; Admin Moderator

Go to hell, faggot. I’m simply making a point about how clothing styles change over the years. So you really believe our Founding Fathers were faggots/sodomites.
_____________________________

You’re the one who posted pro-perversion/cross-dressing normative comments and personal attacks all over this thread.

Let’s see... I’m a married (to a woman) heterosexual male (not that there’s anything wrong with that) and I never claimed the Founding Fathers were (in your own words) “faggots/sodomites.” Do you still want me to (in your words) “Go to Hell?”

Go live your lifestyle but leave the rest of us alone.


139 posted on 04/06/2014 12:03:29 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: chessplayer
Can't believe the amount of insecure men out there, based on all the replies you are getting from this post. I mean, some of them actually feel threatened by it. You would think high heels on men was sweeping the nation or something.

As somebody earlier pointed out, high heels on shoes were originally designed for men. In the Middle Ages, high heeled shoes were status symbols for men as the wearing of such non functional foot-ware identified you as a member of the ruling class. Unlike men of lower ranks, you did not have to perform any kind of labor (which was considered demeaning), and wearing those type of shoes basically announced to the world that you were above all that.

Over time, women adopted the high heel shoe and for the same reasons. They wanted to announce to the world that they were of the nobility and thus did not have to perform any labor - as they had servants or slaves for that. In Oriental culture, they would bind women's feet from a young age - in a rather grotesque manner - basically crippling them. Yet they didn't mind as it assured them a life of leisure and solidified their standing in the higher classes.

Men gradually stopped wearing the high heel but it still exists today in modified form - mostly with respect to the cowboy boot and for formal wear (male pumps).

Not sure how high heels are being associated with homosexual culture in this thread. Most homosexual men dress as most other men do and when they do "dress up", it's usually in a disgusting manner with bondage-suggesting leather and chains, etc. The photo in reply #2 is obviously an exception to that rule but seriously, how much of that do you see outside of fashion shows and overly-trendy NYC or LA nightclubs? It's not exactly a look that's sweeping the nation, I'll tell you that.

Women look great in high heels and complements the feminine form very nicely. Men tend to look stupid in them unless it's something along the lines of a cowboy boot. However, real men wear whatever they want and don't give a crap what others have to say about it.

140 posted on 04/06/2014 12:15:04 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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