Every so often I get a little bit manic and go through my wardrobe on a mission to 'clear it out'. Inevitably I'll find a few items I no longer wear and put them up on eBay to make a quick buck, then feel all sanctimonious because I have lessened my clutter.
I have a great many pair of heels from my previous life as a teacher, when the extra height helped scare students into good behaviour and the only walking I had to do was from the classroom to the staffroom. Nowadays, I cover several kms in a day, from home to the tram, the tram to work and work to meetings. Perhaps I'm getting older (I patiently await your firm rebuttals), but my feet just can't handle that mileage in 9cm stilettos. There's also my rather unfeminist theory that thanks to having the lovely Tom, I care less what male strangers think of my legs. Long live kitten heels!
Given my height, you'd be correct in thinking that my feet are not petite - they're a size 10 and I find that size 10s tend to sell like the proverbial in shoestores. Therefore, it isn't surprising that I've had no problem selling 4 pairs over the last few weeks, all in good condition and all well over 5cm high.
What is surprising is that 3 of the 4 pairs have gone to men. Just last week I sent a pair of pointy red stilettos to someone named Ralph in Sydney.
I really hope they've gone to some gorgeous drag queens or men with taste who like playing dress-up. I have fanciful visions of them adorning the foot of a glamazon lounging on a piano in a diaphanous gown like Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Call me a prude, but I really don't want to imagine my beloved shoes being licked by someone with a foot fetish.
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Drag queens really struggle to get large sized shoes that look good. I expect yours will be gracing the stage at the Imperial in Newtown very soon.
I thought that may be the case (re difficulty finding shoes), so I hope so, Andrew. I'd rather like to go to a drag show and recognise my footwear.
That's definitely A Community Service MD. My feet are 10's. Nothing else about me is a 10 though.
I once sold a size XL black satin nightie to a drag queen, on ebay. he nightie had ben mmis packaged, I was too lazy to return it. It gave me a smile when he 'fessed to being a drag queen. I live vicariously through my nightie...
You're a good girl, MD.
Now, trot down to Rocco's hand made shoes to spoil yourself.
Wowza, they are big feet. Just stumbled by your blog - not sure how. But glad I did. From one dating diarist to another, respect.
*Plentymorefishoutofwater - One Man's Dating Diary*
most excellent! i too am imagining who received your beautiful shoes on the other end!
you brought joy into someone's life, i'm sure :)
as for kitten heels, nothing wrong with them. i am a shrimpo 5'3 and prefer the kitty heels to towering stilettos in my everyday life.
i only wear my stilettos when i'm going from home to car to inside venue. no walking at length on city pavement in high heels.
maybe i'm getting old myself ;)
I think some romantic but hard up bloke is buying them for his tall glamorous (and hopefully appreciative) ladyfriend.
Regards, Mike.
Good sense about eschewing very high heels. Your feet will benefit in later life and you will avoid the inevitable distortion that such as Victoria Beckham will have.
Great post. Found you via Lad Litter. I have posted high quality, intimate apparel on eBay and my biggest buyers are men... I wonder the same thing as you do.... *ahem*
Sounds like they've gone to a good home. Wonder if Ralph from Sydney pronounces his name "Rayf", like Ralph Fiennes? You could really put side on by referring to the magazine as "Rayf".
AOD, welcome to my world!
Rhubarb, that's my fantasy - that the shoes, like your nightie, have gone to someone who can give them a far more glamorous life than I could.
Seriously. Salivating. Jayne!
Oi Plenty, that's size 10 ladies, not blokes!I may be wrong but I think size 10 is rather common amongst girls. Am also glad you stumbled by. :)
Ling, as far as I'm concerned stilettos are now only for chauffeur driven excursions.
Mike, if that's the case I hope she was appreciative and gave him some brownie points - not only for the purchase but for knowing her size, too!
Pat, I am paranoid about bunions already and ask Tom about every bump on my foot. 'Is that one? What about that?' Hopefully I put a stop to the heels soon enough.
Ms Smack, lovely to see you! What do you think - are they buying them to wear or for ahem, other reasons?
LL! You've made my day by reappearing. More to the point, I wonder if this Ralph slept with a qantas hostie?
Interesting indeed. I worked at a shoe store recently, you would be surprised at how many men come in and look at the womens heels. A man walked in wearing heels one day. In a small town midwestern city in Kansas, that is strange. Nevertheless, we did not have his size.
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