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News<br />
To Heel or<br />
Not To Heel!<br />
A new trend is on the rise and, you may have guessed<br />
it, it has to do with men’s love of high heels. It’s not<br />
drag, supporters of the trend insist: it’s called being<br />
up to speed with everything.<br />
The other day, the NY<br />
Times ran a piece on the<br />
fashion at some of the<br />
hippest, exclusive parties<br />
in town – and noted that<br />
countless men attending<br />
them were wearing high<br />
heels.<br />
Mind you, we’re not<br />
talking Simon Cowell-high<br />
type of shoes, but heels<br />
that would probably make<br />
even a woman feel dizzy.<br />
Some of them are<br />
lucky enough to fit into<br />
designer sample / women<br />
sizes, but others have to<br />
look everywhere to find<br />
a manufacturer willing to<br />
customize their offering to<br />
fit them.<br />
All of them, though,<br />
insist that wearing high<br />
heels doesn’t mean they’re<br />
going out in drag. As they<br />
see it, men have far too<br />
few options when it comes<br />
to fashion, whereas the<br />
ladies have more than one<br />
could (care to) count.<br />
“I never leave the<br />
house with less than eight<br />
inches [20.3cm] on my<br />
feet. It helps you see over<br />
the cattle,” 23-year-old<br />
Sean Wagner says for<br />
the publication. Promoter<br />
Luke Nero says<br />
Wagner is not the<br />
only man to have<br />
a diehard passion<br />
for towering<br />
heels.<br />
“I went<br />
to a loft party<br />
yesterday, and<br />
there was a guy<br />
in normal shorts,<br />
normal tank and<br />
really hot red<br />
pumps. That’s<br />
it! Everyone<br />
was like, ‘Oh<br />
my God, I love<br />
those shoes!’”<br />
Nero explains for the same<br />
publication.<br />
Some men are even<br />
willing to pay upwards of<br />
$2,000 (€1,447) for a pair<br />
of their favorite designer<br />
shoes and it’s all in the<br />
name of diversifying their<br />
wardrobe.<br />
“I love the height.<br />
It helps when you’re in a<br />
club. I’ve bought Louis<br />
Vuitton. I’ve bought Gucci.<br />
But a lot of designers<br />
don’t go high enough for<br />
me. I found a company in<br />
Arizona that will do 15-inch<br />
heels for $3,000 [€2,170],”<br />
Wagner says.<br />
This Guy<br />
Does Not<br />
Look Happy!<br />
WE<br />
WOULD<br />
LOVE TO HEAR<br />
WHAT YOU THINK<br />
ABOUT THIS!!!!<br />
SEND IN ALL YOUR<br />
COMMENTS TO<br />
DAVIDHEXBERG<br />
@ARIESMAG.COM<br />
JUNE <strong>2014</strong> / ARIES 64
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