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I own many more female shoes than male……….but wear male predominantly male, since I don’t venture into the public………I have to keep up with fashion styles, and I can manage on 1 or 2 inch platforms……as well as not………open toe, or peep-toe ankle strap are my favorite……….for some special occasions, I’ll wear the totally clear platform that looks very sexy, and when walking emphasizes the ‘swing’ of the hips……
Mikki
Hi Claudia, thanks for your poll. I have twice as many female than male footwear. As my wife knows I am a CD (she puts up with it moreso than is supportive), I wear my indoor female shoes around the house most of the time. Being retired I get to be around the house a lot. I have a few pairs of androgynous flats – only way to tell is by looking at the sizing. I take anywhere from a size 10, 10.5 or 11 ladies shoe depending on the style. With size 10, I have a lot to choose from. Over the years I’ve learned to always, always, always try on the shoes before I buy. I no longer waste time & money by buying online and I never had any problem buying them in person. I had a female friend help me with my first two purchases. After that I was on my own and it has been fun!!!! Hugs, Krista.
Since I came out to my wife late last year (went well–yay!) my femme shoe collection has grown dramatically. I must admit that a big reason has been the demise of Payless Shoes. Over the last 2-3 months, my wife and I have picked up some great bargains, including several nice pumps for between $8 – $15 ea. We figured we would not find this many good, inexpensive options for my 11W – 12 feet maybe ever again, so we splurged. I now have a couple full 12-pair under-the-bed shoe organizers. 😊
It is absolutely ridiculous how many women’s shoes I have owned and continue to keep in my collection. Shoes are the one apparel item that I have never purchased used. Clothing that can be laundered I often purchase from thrift or consignment shops. I just never have felt comfortable with used shoes. I’ve probably purchase more than 100 pairs over the years and likely have at least 50 pairs in various closets or storage bins. I usually run with about 15 pairs in a current cycle and switch out what seems appealing or matches an outfit I’ve begun to wear more frequently. The shoes that I can wear androgynously get more action. Some of the very feminine pumps and sandals are like new after years because they’ve only been worn around the house.
In the late 50s and early 60s, when I was first drawn to feminine footwear, high heeled pumps were the standard for feminine excellence when dressing up. While my mother wore high heels only seldom, I had some aunts and older cousins who wore them frequently. I really liked the true leather pumps with little or no adornment and the highest stiletto heels. Initially, I shied away from the strappy variety of women’s shoes until I got kind of fascinated by those with only three straps, one across the instep, one across the toes, and one behind the tendon. I still have several of these that have not gone out of style. I’ve added some new ones with a sort of collar around the ankle and one with a zipper behind the heel. While I seldom polish my toenails, I’m fastidious about keeping them clean and trimmed. Polished or not, they look great in the strappy heels. Sometimes wish I had the courage to do the French pedi routinely!
We often talk about what style we might adopt if our society truly accepted our feminine propensities. At this point, for me, if there was acceptance, I think I would wear skinny jeans or tights with a tunic or sleeveless top depending on the weather. On my feet, I’d wear either some sort of stiletto or heeled bootie, again depending on the weather. I’ve noticed the women who’ve kind of found a home in this style and I’m convinced it fits my personality. Outside of these, I’d like to occasionally wear dresses with a full skirt just above the knee, pantyhose and pumps or high heeled boots.
Currently I have 4 pairs of mens, mainly for work and social gatherings. They are all ‘shoes’, my everyday trainers/sneakers are female, as are my warm weather sandals. I recently moved and had a purge, throwing away about 10 pairs of heels/gladiators/flats, so I’m left with 8 pairs of heels, 3 flats and 2 boots. Oh, and my slippers are fluffy pink, to go with the dressing gown.
I’m guilty too, of too many shoes, boots and “all others” …however, I’ve only one set of sneakers (steel toed) …!weird!, one pair of man’s pants and that’s it aside from a man’s belt, but I never ever freakin’ wear them! I’ve been dressing femme and rocking heels so long I’d fall flat on my face in men’s shoes! (HONEST INJUN)! Ohhhh! Speaking of which, there are Cherokee women here (Nantahala National Forest), and I’d love to have the hair THEY have. It’s black and OMG gorgeous! Nothing like it anywhere (one of a kind hair). Can’t BUY it either, except synthetic and it’s not even close…
<p style=”text-align: left;”>I’ve no desire to go count, but there’s a bevy of every colour pump, platforms w/heels, Stilettos galore, Goth Boots, booties, WILD footwear –> and a few sandals and wedges (no flats). These shoes and boots and such are all used when modelling for shoots or whatever. (I believe I’d have them anyway, even if I’d never modeled). In other words, I’m dressed femme 24/7/365 and could care less who likes or dislikes it. I love it and that’s all that matters. For those people who feel they must DOMINATE and be the most aggressive about my looks (which is rare indeed), I carry a Glock .40 caliber. Lifting my dress to reveal a garter belt with HEAT makes all the A’hole men turn and scurry away like they say WOMEN do! roflmao 🙂 Besides, since you appear to be a woman you are NOT at all safe at any time. Remember the best defense is to jam your finger into one of their eyes. 🙂 That will put an immediate stop to everything and you can leave unfettered with no feathers ruffled in the least. Err….sorry. Got carried away again… (sheepish look).</p>Aimee….no question that we are all vulnerable when out en femme…depending on venue and time of day, more vulnerable at certain times/places compared to others.
I appreciated your point about thumb to the eye of an attacker. I actually demonstrated this to my daughter…I said to her “when the chips are down and your life is on the line, can you push your finger or thumb into his eye and push for all your worth.” The thought of doing this was too extreme for her to contemplate and she was unsure she could. I told her that then she could to at the very least expect to be raped. Yes, it’s gruesome to think about, but better to mentally prepare oneself in advance.
250-300 pairs of shoes-all female(some less obviously so for work-penny loafers- and for hanging out in stealth mode-multicolor pink and black sneakers). The only true male shoes I still wear are old tennis shoes for cutting the grass! Hey that reminds me I need to go do that lol.
CynCyn Imelda Marcos comes to mind. The shoe cupboard must be the biggest room in the house. Enjoy wearing them. x.
Cynthia, thank you! (Je vous remercie)! I’ve now clearance to ‘run amuck!” in the shoes, boots, wedges, sandals, fireman-boots, lake-waders (women’s only of course), and other lovelies Department (and online)! Primo! If you are like myself, we rattle around a small manse using but one bedroom and bed, another for boots, another for Winter wear and lingerie&nylons, leggings, meggings, thigh-highs, garters, gaffs ….yada yada, another for all else (shoes and attire). Both constantly change and I’ve an agreement to stay reasonably current, or ‘cutting edge’. It’s not the volume of shoes, it’s the problem of “what do I take with me for this shoot?” Okay then …let’s fill that Learjet45. 🙂
Hm. Let’s see.
One pair of ridiculously high pink pvc boots. I ordered red, though.
Pros: Good god, they feel amazing!
Cons: They make me walk like a velociraptor. If I try to walk with absolutely straight legs I can move at roughly 100 meters an hour.One pair of weirdly comfortable 6″ heel thigh boots. If women are to be believed, 6″ heels are absolute murder.
Pros: Feel both sexy and heavenly!
Cons: Can’t wear them for over about 6-8 hours.One pair of suede otk boots with block heels.
Pros: Heavenly!
Cons: noneKpop style complicated pumps that have like two meters of strap requiring to be applied in a very specific manner.
Pros: Feel amazing!
Cons: Takes about 20 minute to put one shoe on.I actually had to think about this one. Right! i own more female shoes than male, currently 2 pairs of boots, 2 pairs of dress shoes and my infamous Barbie slippers, my male shoes consist of my workboots a pair of trainers and finally a pair of dress shoes.
Although i own more Femme shoes than male, i wear my Male shoes far more than my Femme ones, it is work related, in my line of work we have to wear steel capped boots, plus i dont go to work Femme, although if i could, i would!! interestingly enough, this topic also applies to my Femme wardrobe too, having far more Femme clothes than boring drab ones, although the same answer applies, my Male clothes get worn more than my Femme ones, funny eh?? 🙂
Fiona xxx
Fiona, sounds like your ‘balancing act’ is in primo order? Yeah! (How about steel-toes Nikes)? They do make them! lol…. j/k
The question made me think. I never owned (or wanted) more than 2 pair of shoes, plus one pair of Wellingtons or motorcycle boots for guys. But since the femme side resurfaced, I love to shop for shoes. So far: 2 pr tennis shoes, 2 scrunch flats, 2 regular flats, 2 heels, 1 Chelsea boots, 1 open-toe wedgie and 1 closed-toe wedgie. Shopping for a pair of loafers, no luck so far. At home, I wear the scrunch flats full time.
Like many of you girls
i have 4 or 5 “his style” with no dress shoes in sight.
but, I’ve almost lost count as to how many pretties I have now.
i love to shop for them.
but wifey surprises me a lot with them too.
she had a pair of wine red – faux gator skin – with gold colored heels (no chunky heels) and platform.
Omg, I should post a pic, they are…..
to…..die….for!
E
I have 8 pairs of men’s shoes and 170 pairs of heels, 2 pairs of flats and 3 pairs of sandals. I may have a problem. NOT!
Khloe
Your problem is where to put them all, but it’s a nice problem to have.
I have 5 pairs of male shoes: 2 pairs of tennis shoes, 1 pair of steel toed shoes for work, 1 pair of dark dress shoes, and 1 pair of slippers. My 1 black pair of tennis shoes, my work shoes, and my slippers are what I wear daily.
I have 3 pairs of women’s shoes: 1 pair of black patented 2.5 inch heeled pumps, 1 pair of white open toed elastic ankle strap with a 3 inch full wedge, and 1 pair of red patented 3.75 inch heeled pumps. I wear my ladies shoes at home and at my CD/TG support group meetings.
Clickbait!
I read the word “Shoes” and was like, I’m going to dive in there.
I own 4, maybe 5 pairs of male shoes, but 50+ pairs in total… downsize time – but which ones go???
Oh the dilemmas!!!
I currently have 5 pairs. A nude pair with a 3 inch heel, a white pair with a 3 inch heel, a pink strap on with 4 inch heel, a floral wedge sandal with a 3 inch heel. But my favorite theses days is a brown leather ankle boots with a 3 inch heel. Still closeted, I get to wear these in my everyday male mode. I wear my stockings underneath my jeans and just love getting out and about wearing them. Even swaying when I walk in them.
LisaI OWN a dozen pairs of women’s and only three pair of men’s; but because of size problems (width) I can only wear 3 of them in comfort. I do wear my flats 50% of the time, and men’s velcro walkers the other 50%.
I have loads of shoes (and boots). Not really sure how many. Probably about 8 pairs of femme boots with typically 2 1/2 heels. Dozens of femme shoes in various styles and heel heights – between ‘sensible’ 2 1/2 or 3 inch mary-janes. Qite a few with heels over 4 inch. I also have quite a few mens shoes inc hiking boots, mens dress shoes and trainers/sneakers.
I would say I wear my mens shoes. 52 hours per week, femme shoes/boots about 20 hours per week and the rest of the time neither.
I’ve recently discovered some sock type footwear which are fleece lined and have silicone blobs on the bottom which replace slippers and I’m rapidly falling in love with them. They are not only practical (wash in the washer, dry in the drier on cool – because of the silicon and ready to wear again), cheap but also really comfortable and I find myself wearing these several hours per night.
O.K. Thats me.
Take care girls.
Anne-Marie.
I have shoes, I don’t split them into men’s and women’s. I wear heals more than anything else and I never wear flats.I will wear a male business suit with patent court shoes or ankle boots. Sorry but I don’t know how to answer on the survey.
Most of my shoes are female shoes. But most of the time you can’t tell as they are generic enough looking.
I do have a pair of chunky heels I wear with my suit. I hate when the pant leg brushes the floor because it ruins the hem. Also my foot tends to catch the blind hem and pull it down. So by wearing the heels I keep the hem off of the floor and away from my heel.
I have a pair of men’s pure black Chuck Taylor canvas sneakers that I could also wear as a woman. But I have an identical pair in pink and white which I’m unlikely to wear as a male.
I definitely own way, way more women’s shoes than I do male. At work the only requirement is that our shoes be black and no heels. I go more for comfort there than anything and currently wear black New Balance, which are so far the most comfortable I have found in a long while. Outside of work, I am almost exclusively in women’s shoes, to include slippers and fuzzy house shoes. I do have one really old pair of beater Starter tennis shoes for when I am doing my yardwork and general handy girl things to keep the house up.
PaulaF
I own more women’s shoes. I have 7 pairs of high heels, plus my has a few pair of ankle boots and a pair of Uggs I can wear. Of course seeing how I have to work for a living and I am only out to my wife, I wear may tennis shoes and work shoes more
Hi Claudia…
I still have male shoes but the one pair I can wear are a pair of Bally lace ups. They look fab with jeans and wide legged female pants. Now you say you wear steel caps to work… there are many female tradies in NZ these days and are all obliged to wear steel caps on site. Even the women who trundle down from the architects or the engineers are obliged to wear the same. So it is without doubt that steel caps have become part of a woman’s wardrobe.
Sports shoes, Converse sneakers, jandals and other like footwear are all unisex. So, as girls, we can have a large collection of footwear if we include all of the above. My collection of footwear especially for my femininity still thrills me! Slipping on my Sixties low heels or going with stilettos brrrrrrr… I have eight pairs of 3” and above heels, four pairs of lower heels, two pairs of flats and a pair of gold strappy sandals.
So, if I work at home but on IT, accounting or some such work I wear heels… if, on the other hand, I’m doing some gardening or carpentry, I’ll be wearing the appropriate footwear.Polly 💋💋💋👠🥿🩴👟🥾👞👡👢
I love mine, too, Bobbi. I have even worn them in drab, sometimes.
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