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When a man wears heels. Times critic AA Gill stomps around London in stilettos so all the other guys don't have to.
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I have lost count of how many versions of stiletto experience I have seen, but the conclusion is always the same.
posted by Cranberry at 4:22 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by Cranberry at 4:22 PM on September 6, 2008
How many times has this article been written?
Many. And a July 31, 2008 FPP 'Walking a mile in our heels.'
Many. And a July 31, 2008 FPP 'Walking a mile in our heels.'
Jezebel: "We Challenge A Man To Walk A Mile In Our Heels" || "We Challenge A Man To Walk A Mile In Our Heels, Part 2"posted by ericb at 4:30 PM on September 6, 2008
Brief but interesting Wiki page on the stiletto.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:41 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:41 PM on September 6, 2008
Saw this on the news this morning...
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:54 PM on September 6, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:54 PM on September 6, 2008 [1 favorite]
Yes, yes, they hurt and require different movement and it's not at all like wingtips or sneakers. We've heard it all before.
Have a period, then tell us about that, dudes. I'm particularly interested in reaction to tissue expulsion whilst attempting a bath, so feel free to spend an entire column inch there.
posted by batmonkey at 5:00 PM on September 6, 2008
Have a period, then tell us about that, dudes. I'm particularly interested in reaction to tissue expulsion whilst attempting a bath, so feel free to spend an entire column inch there.
posted by batmonkey at 5:00 PM on September 6, 2008
Didn't some mook run a 100-yards in heels awhile back? I'm beginning to think these dudes just like wearing women's shoes.
(also, ladies don't ever wear heels for me. I don't spend enough time looking at people's feet to get the heel thing)
posted by jonmc at 5:06 PM on September 6, 2008
(also, ladies don't ever wear heels for me. I don't spend enough time looking at people's feet to get the heel thing)
posted by jonmc at 5:06 PM on September 6, 2008
Didn't we just do this, like, a month ago?
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 5:30 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 5:30 PM on September 6, 2008
Didn't some mook run a 100-yards in heels awhile back?
Pffft. I've seen drag queens sprint 100 yards in heels faster than most people can run in sneakers. It's impressive.
posted by louche mustachio at 5:35 PM on September 6, 2008 [1 favorite]
Pffft. I've seen drag queens sprint 100 yards in heels faster than most people can run in sneakers. It's impressive.
posted by louche mustachio at 5:35 PM on September 6, 2008 [1 favorite]
As I said in the other thread, I can cartwheel in stilettos. Drunk. At 4am. On a hilly street.
Hypothetically.
One night I actually had to be in two drag shows. Thankfully the two venues were within a block of each other.. I'd perform at one, bolt down the street to the other, perform, run back.
That was not a fun night. But I didn't snap a heel!
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 5:38 PM on September 6, 2008 [2 favorites]
Hypothetically.
One night I actually had to be in two drag shows. Thankfully the two venues were within a block of each other.. I'd perform at one, bolt down the street to the other, perform, run back.
That was not a fun night. But I didn't snap a heel!
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 5:38 PM on September 6, 2008 [2 favorites]
In my mind, AA Gill is the guy who was "mightily pissed off" a couple of months back in a letter to his editors in which he complained of their overzealous change of "a nosh" to just "nosh". Please don't tell me if it's not.
posted by BaxterG4 at 5:39 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by BaxterG4 at 5:39 PM on September 6, 2008
That was Giles Coren.
posted by fire&wings at 5:41 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by fire&wings at 5:41 PM on September 6, 2008
http://whiteninjacomics.com/comics/whining.shtml
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:09 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:09 PM on September 6, 2008
I see no need for a man to follow along with this silly custom. Ser
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:10 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:10 PM on September 6, 2008
Didn't some mook run a 100-yards in heels awhile back?
That's an annual event in DC.
posted by dilettante at 6:13 PM on September 6, 2008
I'm glad I'm not the only one who came in here to ask if we hadn't done this already.
posted by Caduceus at 6:14 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by Caduceus at 6:14 PM on September 6, 2008
Didn't we just do this, like, a month ago? Yep.
Didn't we just do this, like, a few comments above?
Yep. ;-)
posted by ericb at 6:47 PM on September 6, 2008
Didn't we just do this, like, a few comments above?
Yep. ;-)
posted by ericb at 6:47 PM on September 6, 2008
Heels, that's just the start of it. Try daily makeup, hair styling, shaving your legs and armpits, etc. I'm a guy, and I don't do drag, in part because of what I've seen my drag queen friends go through. It isn't pretty, and to think that most women subject themselves to at least some for of that every day . . . wow. Makes me feel like a total wimp whenever I complain about having to shave my face every morning.
posted by treepour at 6:47 PM on September 6, 2008
posted by treepour at 6:47 PM on September 6, 2008
But honestly, women do love shoppin'.
As do many gay men.
posted by ericb at 6:48 PM on September 6, 2008
As do many gay men.
posted by ericb at 6:48 PM on September 6, 2008
As do many gay men.
Oh, that was fantastic! I'm contacting my tailor now for a replica of Neil's outfit.
posted by Kloryne at 7:11 PM on September 6, 2008
Oh, that was fantastic! I'm contacting my tailor now for a replica of Neil's outfit.
posted by Kloryne at 7:11 PM on September 6, 2008
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