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Having joined several months ago but not been confirmed, I was beginning to think this board was closed to new members - and am glad to find it isn't!
I'm 65 and live in Kent (England) and a lifelong admirer of heels, with cautious public wearing myself, although not easy when one is tall with size 11(UK)/Eu45 feet. I have a few pairs of women's boots and shoes, some of which are not too good a fit, with heels 3" - 5" high, including some stilettos. I have recently bought a pair of Miguel Jones boots with pointed toes and 5" semi-cuban heels; they were made-to-measure, are good quality and fit very well - but are a little challenging to wear outside as my legs want to bow outwards, although I am persevering. I'll try to post some photos soon, if I can manage to take them of myself without assistance.
I'm now a retired professional and spend most of my time renovating and improving property - my own and other in the family. There isn't any DIY task that I won't tackle if I have enough strength (and the right equipment), and will try to help members with advice if they have a DIY-related problem.
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Until I can take a pic of my actual boots, this from eBay will have to do: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sharp-toe-ankle-boots-sixe-zipper-leather-soles-stacked-5-inch-high-heel-/311051164628
My boots were made-to-measure and I specified that the 'spur ridge' (the projecting ledge around and particularly behind the heel) should be minimised, which it was (as I'm not a cowboy wearing spurs so it would have looked odd!). For reasons not fully explained, the shaft height was a little less than that shown but still perfectly acceptable. I found Miguel to be very co-operative and helpful - he sent a pic of the finished boots and reduced the spur ridge further at my request. The manufacturing time was about 5 weeks and they only took a week to arrive from Mexico. I won the uncontested eBay auction and paid £85.75 plus almost £30 for shipping and I managed to avoid paying any extra for duty or VAT. The price has since increased for a buy-it-now but I think Miguel does special offers from time to time and other styles are available. I would certainly recommend his services - but suggest care is taken in providing measurements, as other people have sometimes found sizing an issue (generally running large if buying ready-made boots).
These are 'man's boots', even though with a much higher heel than a man would normally wear (such as the 2.5" or so on a cuban heeled Beatle boot) but I think they could be worn (bravely) in public without concealment. [interestingly, the street-heeling doubts cast on these elsewhere came from men who wear skirts and stilettos in public, scarcely discreet conduct!] So far, my forays have been with straight-legged jeans that come down over the boots and show just a couple of inches of heel when standing, but rather more when walking (or of course sitting). The boots have some internal padding and are perfectly comfortable to wear; I am used to pointed toes although the longish points do need care. As previously mentioned, the main problem is a tendency for my legs to bow outwards - and of course walking down slopes!
Any comments about wearability and clothing co-ordination would be welcome (but maybe this is not the right thread to be using - so I will leave the mods to move it if necessary).