... until I went shopping for a pair for a Vickie scene I'm making. I found the perfect outfit, but couldn't find the right shoes. I spent hours trolling through the marketplaces of dozens of poser content sites. I came close to buying literally dozens of pairs of footwear when images of Imelda Marcos sprang into my head. I finally settled on a pair of high heeled opened toe strapless sandal. Jeez, I feel like such a girl. Now I'm a pretty big guy. 6'1'', 200+. I've always considered myself to be rather masculine. So, I must admit I was rather embarassed worrying about a pair of shoes and even more so about a pair of womens shoes. Despite the fact that were virtual shoes and not real. There were times I felt despair, excitement and frustration during my search. I kept wanting to stop, but a little voice kept telling me, "Well maybe the next store will have just what you want". Sandals, loafers, slingbacks, pumps, wedges, ankle boots... Boy will my wife ever be surprised the next time we go shopping, and she starts looking at shoes. I'm a little weirded-out

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Cheerio Mate, No one gets hurt playing with shoes. Sometimes it is the simple things that open a ray of light and inspiration. I'm sure your ART will be better because of your new found appreciation for fashion elements. I've also had it on the best authority that Vicky doesn't like to share her shoes so I don't think we'll see any revealing photos of you wearing Vicky's ankle strap stiletto's. cheerio lululee

ROFLMAO!!! Thanks for the Friday morning laugh. I just have a mental picture of a big guy getting frustrated at not finding the perfect pair of virtual shoes! LOL

My idea of rebooting is kicking somebody in the butt twice!

Yup, Imelda's ghost definitely inhabits the world of Poser!

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Big guy! Big wallet, man! A dozen shoes!!! You should see my wish list :(

lol that is great!! I have to disagree about no one getting hurt playing with shoes though....(funny story ;) My old boss had her shoes confiscated on one of those "girls nights out" the bartender deemed them "weapons" since she tried to whap some idiot with them and she went without until we went to go home and noticed they weren't on her feet lol. Enjoy your Vickies pretty tootsies! After all that though make sure you get a render out with them ;) Cheers!

I know someone in the shoe buisness and I have been trying to compile a list of movies in which people are killed by shoes... Single White Female for instance.

Since I've been using poser I know more about women's clothes than a lot of women I know.

"I came close to buying literally dozens of pairs of footwear when images of Imelda Marcos sprang into my head" LOLOLOLOLOLOL.... While Imelda's habit of hoarding shoes - and her other excesses - probably just about brought down the Filipino economy (which wasn't funny at all), I am still somewhat amused by the fact that she had this shoe fetish. I had heard that she owned 3000 pairs of shoes, which means that if she went thru' one pair daily it would last her roughly 8.2 years.

Look up the story "Tha Days of Perky Pat" by Philip K Dick. Very interesting.

Women are probably obsessed with shoes because they know that men are obsessed by how women look in their shoes. :) It helps to know all the weak points;)

I dunno, do men really care about the shoes a woman wears? I think women where shoes for other women...

Momo, spoken like someone who has never met a shoe fetishist. ;) Honestly, I don't understand the attraction of many shoes - I have a pair of sandals that my husband is nagging me to throw out. They're five years old, and, okay, MAYBE they're a little ratty, but they're mine... -_-

Well, I'm a guy, I'm 6' 3" and closing on 50....

• and my Vickis and Aikos etc are the proud owners of HUNDREDS of pair of shoes. One of my fave things to buy.

And it doesn't feel at all strange. It feels just fine. I love shoes! ;o)

:] Fish

Message edited on: 10/02/2005 16:40