Hot Feet: Men In High Heels
86The allure of the high heel...
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I've written a plethora of articles on the topic of men in lingerie, and both I and at least one of my readers, the mysterious billyb, feel that it is time for me to branch out and write about the wonderful world of men who wear women's footwear as well. I'm starting out with high heels because they are a personal favorite of mine, and also the shoes that immediately spring to mind when I think of a man in lingerie. They are sensual, sexy, gorgeous shoes, a symbol of sexuality and even of power, and it's easy to see why a man who enjoys the soft delights of lingerie might also enjoy slipping his feet into some strappy high heeled shoes.
For some men, wearing heels is simply a natural progression from wearing stockings and other forms of lingerie. There is something about the feel of a pair of high heels as they slip on to the feet, not to mention the feeling a man gets when he wears heels, when he walks in them, that many men say is quite intoxicating. Other men have little interest in lingerie, but simply enjoy wearing women's shoes, and there's nothing wrong with that either.
For a long time, high heels have been a symbol of feminine sexuality, and with the stunning sexy range of heels that are currently on the market, it's easy to understand how men want to get in on the act as well. Some men have reported being even a little jealous of their female counterparts who are able to quite blatantly wear high heels in every day situations, whereas they are compelled to keep their high heels for indoor use only.
Personally, I believe that a pair of heels goes very well indeed with a pair of stockings or other lingerie, and if it is any consolation to those of you who are home bound high heel wearers, at least wearing them indoors saves your treasured shoes from becoming scuffed and faded.
A Few Reasons Why I Think Men Look Great In High Heels:
Because of their tendency to have a lower body fat ratio, men often have legs that look absolutely stunning in high heels and stockings. I've commented on that several times in some of the hosiery articles I have written for men. Heels also add a couple of extra inches of height, which can help a short man out, or turn a tall man into something truly imposing. It may seem strange to describe a man dressed in lacey panties, stockings, and high heels in that fashion, but to my mind at least, there can be something about the feminine trappings of a man wearing lingerie and heels that actually accentuates his masculinity.
What do you think? Leave your comments, and feel free to leave suggestions or requests as well.
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Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't high heels originally intended for men? I know Louis XiV was a fan, shortie that he was.
Good point Kerryg. It is true that many say that high heels originated in France in the 1500's as men's footwear. They were quickly adopted by both the men and women of the French artistocracy, and remained popular through to the time of the French Revolution, when looking like an aristocrat was an exceptionally bad idea. It was around 100 years before high heels came back into fashion, and when they did they were mainly designed for women.
Hope First of all thank you for starting this hub. As a man who loves to wear high heels let tell a little about myself. I grew up with two older sisters by several years during the sixites and they and my mom always had high heel shoes that they would wear almost all the time, as a kid I was intrigued with high heels and would try on their shoes but I grew up around a farming and ranching family and boys in heels was a big no no. I could wear cowboy boots and I have worn boots most of my life and my boots have a 3" to a 3.5" heel I own only one pair of mens shoes and that is a pair of athletic shoes for jogging. About a year ago I finally bought a pair of ladies pumps with a 4" stilleto heel and fell in love with the shoes Iove the feel and the way they fit compaired to mens shoes, and it did not take that long to learn to walk in them since I was used to the cowboy boots. Now I have several pairs of differnt styles of pumps and ladies boots all with heels between 3.5" and 4". I only dress as a male no dress's or skirts and all of my pants are boot cut and when I wear the heels it is mostly covered. I have started wearing my ladies boots to work most days and a pair of loafer style shoes with a 3.5" stacked heel and I have not received any negiteve reaction in fact I don't think anyone even notices. Please keep up the great writing and continue to dig into men in heels as there are more and more men finding the fun of heels.
Hope great hub I hope you continue to dig into the wonderful world of men wearing heels, for me personally I will ether wear my cowboy boots with 3.5" riding heels or womens heels 3" to 4" but never mens shoes again. Thanks again.
I wear high heels with jeans. I also don't wear dresses or skirts. For medical reasons I wear nylons instead of socks except for work. I like to find a job where I don't have to wear socks. I own 2 pairs of high heels and 1 pair of sandles. Its hard to find size 13Ws. I love the feel of nylons and heels.
love your commentary and it is just so true! once i learned to accept my husband's femininity it became so much fun to explore including wearing heels....over the years "we" have replaced all of his boring men's shoes (and socks) with quite an array of women's footware and stockings ranging from nylon trouser socks to garter stockings and basic unisex sandals to 3 inch mary janes that shout "all girl"....it took my encouragement and some time but now he doesn't think twice about matching his heels to his outfit....honestly nobody really cares and it is such a treat to hear his heels clicking alongside of my own....sexy fun to be sure.....give i try guys....and girls!
The subject of men wearing high heels is often accompanied with thoughts of perversion and an alternative lifestyle. I've never known life without my desire to wear court shoes. While progressing in the different stages of life, there were always court shoes that I wanted to wear, but society is hard to please if you venture out of the considered "norm" of the time.
As a young and naive person, I was scared to let society know of my desire. This resulted in spliting my conscious efforts between pleasing those around me and finding some satisfaction for my desire. You might say I was forced to live in two realities - a world of biased social limitation and the truth as I experienced it.
Perhaps, if I was able to openly display my desire to wear high heels, I might have done better in school and I was on the honor roll alot, but that wasn't reflective of my total capabilities. The addage of not being able to serve two masters at the same time fits this situation. Who knows what I could have accomplished had my mind been free to focus on my educational skills while I could openly wear my high heels.
As long as society forces us to stay within limitations that are not true to what life really involves, we will all suffer from the confinement. Understanding what makes people want to give their all, we must first find what is constraining them. Civilization is going through some hard times now and we are going to need our minds focused in the right areas. I would rather see excited, knowledgeable men wearing high heels making life sucessful and rewarding, then watching funny people trying to make me laugh through pain of living. Both will probably be needed, but the men in heels gives me hope.
As a part-time crossdresser I enjoy wearing heels with my pantyhose whether I am wearing a dress, skirt, slacks or jeans. I believe if you are wearing either of those a pair of heels completes the outfit.
As being a male wearing heels I don’t see a problem there is more enough problems in the world then caring about what someone male or female wants to wear.
Love all your stuff about lingerie but I dont go for high heels, they are just not interesting for me.
I wear lingerie all of the time and crossdress at home all of the time, just wish I could go out and no one would be bothered.
Men wearing high heels can look really stylish.
Lots of guys would really like to wear heels and other syles of clothes that society rules are for women only.
Conventional mens clothes are so boring and we are forced by society, telling us what is acccepatable or not, to wear shirts, trousers and flat shoes for our entire life - how boring is that! Whereas women can wear absolutly anything they want (including mens clothes)and nobody thinks they are weird or calls them names! It really is unfair to men - why shouldn't we be able to wear heels, skirts and anything else.
heels for men? i don't think so. I like my boyfriend to be strong and masculine... isn't what they were created for? to be a woman's protector? wearing heels is just... utterly gross. sorry guys, its not impressive; its just creepy
lol, Madison, heels were originally designed for men, they were commandeered by women over a hundred years after their invention, all your comment reflects is that you're a mindless drone conditioned by society to believe that certain things are 'masculine' and others are not. You're unaware of the history of these things, and apparently incapable of realizing that all any gender specification item of clothing can ever be is a meaninlgless trend bought into by those incapable of thinking for themselves. Good luck living life based entirely on hollow appearances and thinking whatever society tells you to think, I have a feeling you might need it.
i'd love to see my bf in heels.. i dont now about stilettoes but platforms are good enough.. i wish the 70's fashions could make a return soon.. think of bands like Kiss and the Bay City Rollers.. and most other 70's bands.. platforms were all the rage back then.. i say woo hoo bring em back.. very sexy indeed.. great hub !! :)
Heeled boots have been a male thing for almost 400 years. Check out some baroque fashion web pages if you doubt this. I think the main reason most men don't wear them is foot size. If you are male and have a 39 or 40 euro foot, give them a try. I did and now wear boots with 3 to 5" heels as my primary dress shoes. I'll never go back to wearing flat heeled men's shoes again if I can help it.
Hey to all the "Madisons",
I do respect your right to have that opinion. However, would you be so kind to return the courtesy? We are all different in so many ways, but that doesn't mean we can't have the same feelings and desires even though society wants to make us believe in the stereotypes they have taught us. I too would probably fall in-line with your thinking if I, as a male, didn't experience the desire to wear high heels. As Hope Alexander began to inform us, high heels are not exclusively for women, Heels for men only seems strange because of today's social attitudes, which has been narrow-minded along with a lot of inconsideration and blind ignorance concerning the understanding of who and what people are.
I wear High heels when dressed and out as a CD. And can walk with the best of any woman in them.atter of fact have been complemented on how I wlak and can wear heels by a lot of women.
I'm secure enough to get the occasional manicure; even wear a pink shirt. But heels? Nope. I have enough trouble finding MEN'S shoes in my size :)
Hope, I do want to say, in this HUB you have addressed some big, big eye openers and I thank you for all your articles. I have really enjoyed reading them
I have been a huuuuge fan of high heels for years. They are by far the most alluring shoe, T-straps, strappies, boots and so on. My wife and I have a pair of matching boots in fact (4 1/2").....we both feel good and of course "look" good in them. it is not a big deal for me to slip on a pair of heels and saunter about the house, inside and out. if more "guys" would try them they may find heels are magnificent foot wear. Taller heels do make you walk more erect and add a little extra lift to the trunk (if you will) It's all about how you feel, I am at peace with myself and am very comfortable with who I am.....married, straight, 2.2 kids, however, drawers full of undies and a closet full of skirts.
No outfit is complete w/o heels.
I am a guy who has always loved womens' shoes, not just heels but flats and everything between. Womens' sizes fit my feet better than mens also. I am not nor have I ever been interested in wearing any other feminine articles of clothing, not even hosiery.
I love women's shoes. I, like most others confine it to inside and on occasion while walking to my car and driving. I paint my toenails ( I think my feet are attractive) and love to wear tall, lacy, stiletto sandals. I'm not a homosexual (save for a few experiments in college) and I love women. I wish it were acceptable to go public with it, but then again, maybe that would take the thrill out of it. I literally own 139 pairs of women's sandals, pumps, platforms, wedges and flip flops. My wife thinks it is funny, but completly supports my strange little hobby.
Interesting topic and discussion. It is correct that high heels appeared around 1500 exclusively as a shoe for men. At the time, it was considered by society to be "normal". They fell out of style for about 100 years and when they returned, it mostly on women, for whatever reason. Society assigns a certain gender to things. A shoe in and of itself is neither masculine or feminine until society puts a label on it. For example, kilts have a long and proud history of being being extremely masculine. However, there is also a fear by women of "men in skirts", that it somehow makes them less masculine, even though the kilt was historically a sign of masculinity. The same thing is true with high heels and I'm a bit surprised no fashion designers have really pushed to make heels and flats for both men and women. Designers come up with some of the dumbest and most impractical things, but surprisingly aren't picking up on this. I tend to agree that women have a much better selection of footwear than men do. Asimple pair of flats or a simple pair of heels, I don't see it as a big deal. What I do find funny is that it is considered "normal and sexy" for women to wear "mens clothing" but the converse is considered weird. When talking about equality.....like a commenter said above, when it comes to the often pushed topic of equality, here is an opportunity to give men some "equal rights" in the eye of society. Back in the mid to late 1980s I also remember reading in some health magazine that some body builder men wore high heels to build strength in their ankles and to develop their calf muscles. One of the reasons womens legs tend to look good in heels is because of how wearing them is an great exercise for developing the calf muscles.
I like wearing high heels, but up to now I still get difficulty to walk rather fast 'cause I am afraid to fall. Hope . . . can you give some tips to walk in high heel shoes?
I LIKE TO WEAR 4 INCH KNEE BOOTS OUT, AM ADDICTED TO WALKING INTO SMALL SHOPS, HEARING A HEEL SCRAPE THE FLOOR IS SUCH A RUSH. WENT TO LOCAL PETROL STATION AND FILLED UP CAR, VERY NERVOUS AS I WALKED INSIDE TO PAY, WOULD ANYBODY NOTICE? LOVE THE NOISE THE ZIP MAKES WHEN YOU PUT THEM ON.
I love my heels, however, since I have a larger foot to begin with, all that is available are stripper style heels. Not that I don;t like the 4 and 5 inch heels, but it makes putting together a real outfit more challenging. I'm jealous of all the styles I can't get a foot it. :-(
My wife was the one who started me wearing heels. She bought me several pairs of size 13 strappy 4 inch heels and asked me to bear them out on a shopping trip in the middle of winter. My bare toes got cold, but the comments were all favorable
I have been wearing women's shoes and heels for more than 25 years now, and I love it! There are so many fun and sexy choices when it comes to women's shoes, and I currently own 60+ pairs! Up until about 10 years ago I was very discreet in wearing heels out in public, but now I am much more comfortable in doing so with the right attire. I normally wear longer length jeans to cover most of the heel. It is a tremendous thrill to slip on a pair of sexy shoes and hear their rhythm on the floor as I walk. It is also a thrill to go shoe shopping. I have found a few shoe stores including Nine West to be very friendly and helpful in my shoe shopping excursions. One Nine West sales associate even commented on how pretty my toes looked (after a pedicure) while trying on some sandals!
i love womens sandals high heels and wear them in the house often.i wear flat to 1 inch black thongs or other strappy sandals in malls with pants in cold weather.men look at me surprised and also most women.but some women think it's hot and allow and have sandals available to try on.i don't think it's illegal because i walked in front of police with no problems.i feel sandals are sexy and i will wear them no matter what some way,especially in the house or a place that gives me no problems like pointing or bad talk. nine west,pay less i get away with it easy,sometimes macy's and buying them on ebay.never any questions from cashiers when during checkout.no other womens clothing and nail color strictly in my home!
i love to dress as a women in a real sexy leotard,sheer to waist pantyhose and cute 5 inch strapy heels and go out in public dressed like this.its such a thrill to be seen by girls and women,plus i look hot in it too.i crossdress in public alot and i think more guys should go out too!
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I really like your hub. Being a short man wearing high heel will be comfortable. I support that there is nothing wrong to wear a women shoes. Even women put on men' dresses. I agree with you that it is a natural progression!!!
Another historical comment, if you don't mind, Hope:
Footwear has always had some level of gender conotation to it, from Asian footbinding, to the ultraMasculine cowboy boot.
Still, there has always been a certain level of pragmatism behind any fashion trend. Heels for men came as a result of the rise of the stirrup. While most movies and nearly all common assumption presumes that the stirrup goes with the horse, the facts are rather dramatically different.
Ancient Roman and then European cavalry were, for the most part, mounted infantry. This only changed with the arrival of Asian invaders, who deliberately fought from horseback, slashing one guy from horseback and easily moving to the next. What made them different? The stirrup.
For thousands of years, men had been riding horses into battle, dismounting, and then fighting. With the arrival of the Asian invaders and their stirrups, everything changed. Men fought from horseback.
As a response to this technological innovation (i.e. the stirrup), heavily armed and armored warriors added an element to their dressage: the stirrup-stop, i.e. the heel.
Heels weren't originally intended as a fashion statement. They were a military necessity. A stirrup is only so good as the foot that stays in it. A heel served the necessary purpose of keeping the fighting foot IN the stirrup, allowing the said warrior to leverage the whole horse for warfighting purposes.
Later, when the warrior dismounted, that heel gave him a pelvis-tilting swagger that causes swoons to this day.
Hate to break it to you, ladies, but heels are OURS. Some of us are willing to reclaim that ancient, cranky, warlike birthright. And we REALLY dig those of you who can accept our terribily masculine calves in a nice pair of pumps.
We're yummy and you know it. And we KNOW you know it. We've seen you looking at boys' butts elevated by a nice pair of cowboy stirrup-stops in classic western movies.
Dang, we're cute!
Mary Jane flats? Whole 'nother story. Hint: another case of womens' fashion infantilizing a practical male trend.
It truly is a strange thought to envision a man in lace and heels but one that I'm sure could hit a button with some women. Funny how much social mores can change with the times.
Heels for men are great looking, poweful, commanding, sexy. Before anyone should make the obligatory "it looks so gay" comment, please recheck your facts. There's a huge difference between feminie shoes with heels and masculine shoes with heels. Personally, I'm not at all into the dainty strappy sandals, or peep toes shoes. But, stilettos or block heels with a thick solid platform, and a shoe or boot style of dark leather looks absolutedly fantastic on a man. Whenever I wear my heels, I get positive feedback from both men and women. An occasional snicker by insecure folks is common as society teachers people to think that they should ridicule what they've been told is out of the ordinary bounds is unfortunate. We need some strong secure men to make the statement that men are tired of wearing the same old drab shoes. It's time for a change!!!
I really think that this is one of the most interesting, mature (save Madison) and open forum discussions I've ever seen. First, allow me to thank you all for that.
Second, I didnt think that there were that many people interested in high heels as much as I am. I really enjoy the feeling of heels. My walk is straighter, and looks more confident... my legs feel more powerful... and there is a certain swagger that is created when wearing higher heels.
I personally own a pair of black stillettos that I only wear in the house (for now since I'm a little shy about it)... and I love the way they make me feel. Unfortunately, since they're a size 14, they look a bit clunky. I would love to find a nice pair of heels in my size that look fashion forward. I can say that if it ever caught on in today's society, I would absolutely love wearing heels.
Touching on something else... women's footwear in general is alot more comfortable than men's to me. Except for a few pair of dress loafers, I'm more comfortable in my flats, fuzzy slippers, and mules than I am in regular men's dress shoes and athletic sneakers. I would love to be able to wear my 3 inch slides to work, but society wont allow that to happen just yet.
I guess I need to break my own insecurities and go for it. Has anyone else been at this point? What did you do to break through this barrier?
I'd been a closet high heel fan for years but never ventured outside in ladies shoes from emarassment or whatever. About a year ago i told my girlfriend about my fascination with heels ( she is 5'2" and wears heels constantly). I'm not into others womens apparel, just heels.
She laughed and said it sounded harmless, th quote her "whatever floats your boat". We decided to go on a date ...both in heels. Went into NYC. I wore black patent leather pumps with tan shorts and a black tee. Only 3 1/2 inch heels since we'd be walking all day.
It was a blast. We walked the city,, rode the subway, had lunch and cocktails. Even talked to a group of policemen. Not one single comment was made...except for a group of Columbia girls who said I had great legs.
We are already planing out next high heel date. You heels guys out there...just do it. Honestly, most people don't notice and if they do, they don't care.
I'm a guy, 28, and I've been wearing high heel boots openly in public for about 4 years. Trust me, I live in a very hick town, but almost no one notices or cares. I have had a couple douple takes and less than a handful of laughs, but overall positive reactions, I just wear them with nich guy clothes, nothing frumpy. Bootcut or flare jeans and a nice T and blazer. Trust me, heeling for guys is awesome!
C.S.Alexis says:
14 months ago
Hope you have hit on a great adventure for those who dare to wear the heels. Thanx, C.S., this was a fun read.