Man in heels

​“Hey, guess what? I bought my first stilettos!” said Jon, my gay best friend in Singapore. It was three years ago over sushi when he told me about his new high heel love affair. He continued,...

High heels were first made for men and they started wearing them back in the 10th century, historians say. In our era, some men have gone back to wearing high heels, and heels on men have even worked their way into pop-culture. Recently, a 61-year-old engineer from Germany, Mark Bryan, started wearing high heels with skirts to his office and as his normal everyday outfits. His looks give people a push to ditch stereotypes and to never be afraid to wear whatever they want.

If I could name one item of clothing that's tragically inaccessible to transmasculine people, it would have to be heels (shoes usually reserved for cis women). It's for that reason that I think my transfeminine partner, as well as many other…

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To the possible chagrin of some of the more traditional males out there, those men with a fashionable eye and an eccentric sensibility are taking the women's power dressing weapon of choice and making it their own.

Onlymaker High Heels for Men on Instagram: “Men look great too in heels!😎 . . . #heels #heelslover #instashoes #instalook #fashion #menstyle #menfashion #ilovefashion #iloveheels…”

Most of us believe that clothes have “genders.” Our society has the idea that some things are “fitting” for a man or woman to wear, and some aren’t. However, some open-minded people wear whatever they want and express themselves freely, not needing to live up to any stereotype. Like the inspiring Mark Bryan, who proves it’s finally time to eliminate gender stereotypes, especially in clothing.

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Up and comer Jozef Hrivnak (Exit Model Management) takes the pages of GQ Portugal's March 2017 edition captured by fashion photographer Branislav Simoncik. Styling is work of Jan Kralicek, with makeup and grooming from Katerina