High Heels Are In For Men, Maybe
October 19, 2011
posted by Lizz
http://www.autostraddle.com/high-heels-are-in-for-men-maybe-116761/Sometimes people try really hard to write about something gay/progressive/different, and as much as they obviously mean well, they just don't get it right.
Tricia Romano from the NY Times decided to show up to a super extra double trendy LA party and was shocked/thrilled/surprised/had feelings worthy of publishing upon seeing men wearing high heels. She was shocked to see men in traditional men's clothing (button-up and slacks) who were also wearing high heels, so she wrote about it. Or at least, that's how I imagine this went down. The article never declares it a trend, never speaks to any stylists or designers, but just says, "Oh hai. Some men are wearing traditional menswear with high heels." There's a splash of back story (men's high heels were banned by Napoleon) and interviews with some dudes, but overwhelmingly, the focus remains on the size and cost of the shoes.
Let's get real. As soon as the article says, "some would call it a form of drag," (which it's really not) the author made one thing very clear: this isn't an article about men wearing high heels; it's an oh-my-god article about men wearing women's shoes.
