The Brazilian fashion designer Yuri Pardi's thoughts about unisex high heels and fashion

UNI
“Neither feminizing the man, nor masculinizing the women,
but an equilibrium point.
Black, white and shades of gray in their brightness, opacity
and transparency, hiding, revealing and decorating a
body, only human, with the ability of shifting between
genders, being sometimes one, sometimes another, sometimes both and sometimes
neither.
This is the contemporary gender, translated into
rectilinear, achromatic and neutral clothing.
UNI, for UNITY”


Background of the Conceptual
The incredible scansion of the image promoted in fashion over
the twentieth century begins to reveal its effects, it can now be
observed in its total volume and it is eagerly analyzed by a
youth who essentially want freedom.
Over one hundred years the transitions were numerous. The genders
have been set up, consolidated and redefined several times, obeying
the interests of the current image broadcasters,
carrying associations we now perceive as transitory
and not mandatory.
This youth has an excused sexuality,
gender is a state of mind.
The aesthetical lenguage applyed to this collection was createde so that this way of
being gets explicited. Colors and shapes must be disconnected from the definitions of
masculine and feminine, but rather, a phase
neutrality should be faced. So black, white and gray
appear, for they are historically less tied to the definitions of gender;
and rectilinear forms that remove the implicit allusions to the corporal characteristics.
What this proposes is bluring the lines between genders. The recall through perception
that we are all human and
we express ourselves according to the context of our time.
It is not about androgyny,
its about freedom of sexual expression.
These clothes are not timeless, nothing is. They are the expression of the
beginning of a change, latent in society walking towards unity.

American designer Marc Jacobs about men in high heels

He says, “If I put heels in a collection I always try them on and walk around the studios in them during the fittings, which take up to 36 hours. It raises a laugh with the team for about five minutes because they’ve seen me do it so many times. But that’s not why I do it. I do it because I want to show that I’m not some misogynist designer designing these torturous shoes for women. The heels are there as a choice and if you want to wear them all the time, some of the time or never, it’s your choice.”
You can read the original post at Living one India

More men seek out high heels

"High-heeled shoes for men appear to be making a comeback, British shoe purveyors say.
The London department store Selfridges reports sales are good for boots that combine pointed toes with a Cuban heel, The Times of London says. Sam Lobban, a Selfridges buyer, calls the style "flamboyant, but in an edgy, cool way."
Read the original post at Menafn

Wyl Masculin Singulier a look rock with good feminine basic

The Girlfriend Look for Him

"So the boyfriend look is great, you can raid your special someman‘s closet (or floor) and get just the right suit-jacket or slouchy jeans to complete your outfit.

Next time he asks you what to wear, you can return the favor… as everyone’s favorite Swedish clothier says, the Girlfriend Look for Men is in!..."
More at

Girl Game Wordpress

High Heels For Men: Vive La Revolution!

You can read the original post in Hubpages . But I want to show you three comments to this post:
"Men wearing high heels can look really stylish. Lots of guys would really like to wear heels and other styles of clothes that society rules are for women only. Conventional men's clothes are so boring and we are forced by society, telling us what is acceptable or not, to wear shirts, trousers and flat shoes for our entire life - how boring is that! Whereas women can wear absolutely anything they want (including men's clothes)and nobody thinks they are weird or calls them names! It really is unfair to men - why shouldn't we be able to wear heels, skirts and anything else." written by Steve
"...The idea of men and women wearing high heels together has a ring of fairness and equality that just seems right. Should either not want to wear high heels, they should also have that choice. " written by Histiletto
"I take my freedom to wear heels, but only to a limit unfortunately. I won't buy men's shoes anymore. Go as high as can, yesterday I wore 3" shoes to work. They are styled like cowboy boots, but they're not boots. I have much higher shoes and boots at home, but I wouldn't be comfortable to wear them out. Things can change if we change them. Remember the '70s anyone? I wish I would had taken advantage of high heel styles then. In the mean time, wear the highest that you dare to, and don't by men's shoes again!
" written by Jerry

TREND ALERT:MAN HEELS!!!

"Men in heels?!! Yes men, at least in more fashion centric circles, seem to be warming up to the idea of wearing high heels! Usually exclusive to drag queens and exhibitionist when it comes to men, the traditionally women’s only footwear staple is now going mainstream apparently. Just within the past week I’ve spotted five guys in heels, three of which were wearing Rick Owens, the American in Paris who possibly stated it all. Mr. Owens is notorious for his avant-garde aesthetic but changing the elements of ones wardrobe! I will admit, at first sight it’s a bit much to take in, it’s an acquired taste, but some seem to pull the look off effortlessly and rather chicly such as this fella here that I spotted on Prince Street. Yeah, they’re Rick Owens."
You can read the original post at Ammomag

Fashion-concious men get a lift as the man-heel makes its entrance

"Something is afoot in men’s fashion. So steady yourselves, because high heels for the heftier sex are making a comeback."
Read this article written by Luke Leitch at Times Online

Men's High Heels

"A Few Reasons Why I Think Men Look Great In High Heels:

Because of their tendency to have a lower body fat ratio, men often have legs that look absolutely stunning in high heels and stockings. I've commented on that several times in some of the hosiery articles I have written for men. Heels also add a couple of extra inches of height, which can help a short man out, or turn a tall man into something truly imposing. It may seem strange to describe a man dressed in lacey panties, stockings, and high heels in that fashion, but to my mind at least, there can be something about the feminine trappings of a man wearing lingerie and heels that actually accentuates his masculinity."
An article written by Hope Alexander at Hubpages

High heels for men go beyond drag shows and hit the street

"The perennial fashion question - Should I wear heels or flats with these pants? – isn’t just for women anymore.

Men are the subjects of a new couture craze that hasn't yet trickled down to the average guy (if it ever will): high heels for males."
Readthis article written by
BY Tracy Miller
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRIT

at
NYdaylynews.com

The androgynous Tyler Riggs wearing high heels for LX Magazine

"This lovely editorial by Timothy Reukauf features Tyler Riggs groomed by Renee Garnes & Tommy Ruscica and shot by Gregory Kramer for LX magazine."
You can see the original post at Morphoman Blogspot

Are Man Heels Rad or Bad ?

"Hold onto your heels, ladies—there's a new customer in town. Men have been wearing heels for as long as we women have, from the imperial courts of ancient China to the gilded halls of Versailles. And it seems like as women's shoes are getting higher, men's shoes are also adding on a few inches. We're of the camp that's all about a little stacked heel on a classic-looking boot—anything strappier or skinnier, and man heels start looking a little campy..."
An article written by Connie Wang in Refinery 29

Terry Richardson embraces heels for men

"...Following in his footsteps, Rad Hourani likewise showed stacked platforms for guys on his SS10 runway. But, the gender-bending look has been slow to take off. Men in Tokyo may be forming 'skirt tribes' en masse, but heels have for seasons seemed to have a long way to go before reaching the masses. That is, until now..."
An article written by Alisa Gould Simon at Black Book

The Metro Man - Guyliner, Skirts and Heels

The turn of the century brought us the metro man. Comfortable in his own masculinity, the heterosexual man felt free to express himself creatively, using fashion, grooming and style as choice...
You can read the entire article in Zimbio articles

Style Verdict: Hetero Men in Heels...

Style Verdict: Hetero Men in Heels...



Fashion Freestyling: My friends and I have sought to incorporate high heels as an acceptable accessory to different types of men's styles. It's not fetish and it's not high fashion and we are heterosexual. It's a paradox now, like men wearing earrings and long hair used to be. We know it's different, but believe that the overall image can be projected with good taste (even if not high fashion).
(Comment about Styles.com forum in HipCandy)