Foot Fetish

Feet have been one of the topics of the week. In preparation for Halloween, some of my drag queen friends have been emailing back and forth about shopping for ladies shoes, converting men's sizes to women's, heel height vs. comfort, etc.

Drag newbies take note: the rule of thumb for average width feet is take your men's size and add two to choose a pair in ladies size. For example, if you wear size 10 men's, buy a lady's 12. Unfortunately, most stores only go to ladies 10. Payless has some styles in 12, but you can't you expect much fabulousness from Payless. Star Jones is their spokesmodel, for god sakes!

Also, foot width is a factor, too. You've GOT to try them on because size varies drastically. I am very particular with shoe size, especially with men's shoes because I want to be comfortable ALL the time. I never know whether to choose 11, 11.5, or 12 to get the right fit. With ladies shoes, if you're going for cute, forget any illusions about comfort. Big heels are always painful - deal with it.

For Halloweeners and In-Betweeners, plan ahead to do the minimum amount of walking and standing in heels. Choose cab (or limo!) transportation that will drop you off at the door of your destination, rather than parking three blocks away or taking a bus that might drop you off even further.

In the blitz of emails regarding shoes, there were some great suggestions for stores here in San Francisco that carry (drag)queen-sized shoes, but girls that really need help are the those of you out there in the burbs. Here's two online stores, the first with unbelievably low prices:

DragQueenShoes.com
JollyWalkers.com

I've been thinking about shoes, too. Did I tell you I'm spending Halloween in New Orleans? One of the issues on my mind is my favorite pair of everyday sneakers seems to have metal in the soles, which sets off the alarm at the airport every time. I decided I want to avoid the embarrassment this time so I am opting for different travel footware.

I am also going to dig out my vintage 70's men's orange and brown platform wingtips to go with my orange, yellow, green, pink and gold paisley bellbottom nun outfit. (Did you get all that?)

Speaking of foot fetishes, are there really people that get sexually aroused by feet, or is it just a safer sex substitute for the real thing? I tend to believe the later, but watch these movies and tell me what you think.

Foot Service
Dude Ranch Feet
Foot Voyeur
Suckin' Feet

P.S. This is off-topic, but I need to post this link before I forget:

AwfulPlasticSurgery.com