This is not only an interesting history of high heels and how they were fashionable among men for centuries, but also briefly touches on the topic of whether they will come back in style for men.
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Alex Seifert
In many ways, Alex is a typical man who just so happens to enjoy wearing skirts and high heels. He is married to a wonderful, supportive wife and has a young son. His hobbies include reading, programming, metal music, playing instruments, video games, cars, hiking and a number of other smaller things.
Well, that video packed a solid 30 seconds of information into a 5 minute presentation!
Anyway:
A bit of heel can be fun and attractive on anyone.
That said, it’s painful even to watch most people try to walk in anything more than a 2-3 inch lift. Other than trained models, most can barely stand straight, much less walk smoothly with more than that. And even the best-practiced often find their feet have slid forward, leaving the better part of a half-inch gap between their heels and the shoes’ – which never looks good either.
There is the oft-described foot health issues from regular wearing of very high heels as well, so other than as event costuming, it’s hard for me to get much into really high heels. Now a 2-inch block or wedge, OK. I have some of each. But then, I came to skirts for comfort as much as looks, though I find the look appealing and superior to most regulation menswear, so I’m not likely the prime target for these shoes on that point alone. And people like what we like and do what we do, so if its very high heels, OK.
FWIW, I have noted that such parodies are all that’s available in larger mens sizes – simple wedges or block heel boots are MUCH harder to find than the more extreme designs, largely responding to demand in the drag community. That’s too bad, as I suspect a more streetable approach might win over more of us. I remember wearing Frye boots in the 1980’s with 2-inch block heels. Where did they go? Might not more elegant designs for men with such heels find favor now? They would with me!
I don’t think it will happen again, I see too many communities and societies around the world that require men to be “manly” and define it with very strict bounds. Men are too scared to lose this provisional “manly” opinion among others. Heels are outside these bounds and will remain like that, unless women will completely stop wearing them and causing the market to fall unless pushing new fashion around. Also it probably is unknown whether the impact of wearing heels would be the same to women and men, but I guess there’s no reason for it to be different.
Only a few Cis-men or straight , have the Balls to pull of the look without cross dressing, or trying to be feminine. I happen to know somebody who wears them for fashion.
I agree! It takes a lot of courage to do it!