subject: Look Bigger With Tricks Of The Trade [print this page] There are certain tricks people use to try and increase their presence or ego with their peers and one used by many short men is the wearing of shoes or boots with raised heels.
There have been a number of dead and living Hollywood actors who appear large on-screen but in real life are exceptionally short! Clever camerawork and simple things like getting the actor to stand on a raised platform so he looks down on the leading lady continue to be used.
Some actors suffer from extreme vanity and the trouble with looking big on-screen is that when they have to greet their fans in real life the only chance they have not to disappoint too much is by wearing raised shoes.
Cowboy boots are worn by many American politicians in particular those representing the Republican southern States. It seems they admit to feeling empowered by wearing boots hidden by the trouser leg and if it adds to their height then that is another advantage.
There was a practical reason for boots for cowboys during the early days of the old West and that was as much about protection as anything else. With boots the ankle is held in place and any fall from a horse need not be so damaging when landing on feet. Snakes cannot bite through leather and muddy townships meant boots were infinitely better than shoes.
In the modern world today those who can afford to buy their boots bespoke can pay up to ten thousand dollars for the privilege and this involves some very fancy individual patterns scribed into the leather uppers.
It can also involve the use of various animal skins or hides and is not just restricted to leather. For those with the money boots can be made from snake skin or alligator skin to name just two alternatives. There are other rarities like kangaroo hide and pigskin which all have different textures and designs and each with a different price tag.
But the good news is that for us ordinary mortals without ten thousand pound budgets there are some superb bargains at a tiny fraction of that amount. It's also a product that looks good on men and women, in fact women in boots is a sexually arousing fantasy for many men probably because of the overtones of domination which seems to excite more men than will admit.
Many a right-wing politician, clergyman and members of the judiciary have paid good money to get lashed by a whip by a woman in boots and leotard during his lunch break!
Cowboy boots can look sexy with a miniskirt as well as when worn over skin-tight jeans and that's just the women, so make sure you have at least one pair in the wardrobe for special nights out or just tuck your trousers over them and wear to work as no-one will know you are wearing boots in the office.
