cool casual is HOT baby!!!

Here are three very laid-back styles that any shy str8 boi could pull off. Maybe in No. 2  you'd have to button the shirt depending on the situation . . . but No. 3 you could wear to met your southern baptist girl friend's daddy . . . who just happens to be a fire-and-brimstone preacher!!

Hot Dang, Cowboy, I'd ride THAT!!!!!

You REAL str8 bois out there will be glad to know you can wear cowboy boots again and NOT hang your head in shame!!! The real man's cowboy is back on the runway and I'll be rocking this look this fall. Just remember . . . absolutely NO cowboy hats and don't actually use your shit-kickers to kick shit!!!

JAY MANUEL can do subtle!!!

I know some of the shots I show are a bit out there for some str8 bois, but you can rock a sophisticated and subtle looks as shown here by style icon Jay Manuel.

Everything is in a subtle black and gray palette that would fit in at the any elegant soiree. It's a bit simple for my tastes, but if you're a bit nervous about making a statement, I think this would work for you.

(And the gay boi beside him could pass for str8 with his fashion sense. He needs Jay to give him a styling . . . or a beating!!!)

Rule No. 1: the no-sock shoe

Shots 1,2 and 3 rock without socks. (It's a fine line between the no-sock success and the contrasting sock success!!!). No. 4 only fails because he doesn't leave ENOUGH gap between the sock and hem of his pants. (I sniff a str8 boi!!!)

Look No. 2 (again): the tall boot

As I've said before, every man needs at least one pair of knee-high boots for fall/winter 2011. They can go from casual to dressy and anywhere in between. I think the first shot would be perfect for a night at the opera (or something like that) while the second shot would be perfection for when you want something more masculine for a football or hockey game. The third shot falls right in between . . . parfait for jetting off to Paris for the weekend (or at least looking like you're on your way there!!!)

Moschino for Spring 2012 (It's never too early to buy next year's shoes!!!)

Well, shoe-challenged str8 bois, there are three looks you need to master:

1. The sockless shoe (brogues with shorts or capris for instance)
2. The tall boot with tucked pants
3. The low shoe (loafer/brogue) with shorter pants and a soupcon of sock, as below:

These are GREAT shoes but it's the red socks that make me want to rip this clothes off his body . . . and not so I can ravish him, but so I can wear this to work tomorrow.

Finally the answer to the burning question: what shoes to wear with baby blue jeggings

I would absolutely wear this in a heartbeat . . . I think the white boots from Fiesso at the end of the previous post would look great too. Now I just need the rest!!! (I think I can replicate it with a pair of baby blue dancer's tights and a mesh tank. I'm planning to go clubbing on Saturday and it would be cool to have this ready to go by then!!)

Fiesso of Italy . . . I need to get me a flight pronto!!!!

No commentary necessary. I need a week's worth of these shoes. The white boots at the end are going to be in my dreams tonight . . . and I will wear them after Labour Day.

the casual dress shoe

There's something incredibly elegant and sexy about a well-worn pair of dress shoes casually thrown together with some jeans and a jacket. These guys are both rocking the floods with a glimpse of sexy sock!!! I love the hint of red peaking out between shoe and pant cuff from the guy on the left of the second picture. (Okay, I admit the guy on the right in that picture is a fashion FAIL for a bunch of reasons . . . )

I just hope these guys closed lips aren't hiding typical British yellow and brown teeth. Even hot & heavenly shoes can't make up for bad dentistry!!!

Diesel gets my sneaker fetish!!!

jeans and the perfect sneaks for fall!!!

If you don't have the balls to go skintight on your skinny jeans or are too uptight to wear tights, here's a look for the less daring that still looks sophisticated but casual.

Without the sneakers, this would be totally boring and just another wasted pretty boy. The blue in the sneakers picked up (but not quite matched) in the tie makes this look a total hotness-fest for any gay or str8 boi who's a bit shy.

taller is FABULOUSER!!!

More to-die-for (or sell-your-body-for) knee high boots for Fall 2011. The first two are classic knee-high equestrian style boots teamed with leather or leather-look pants/tights, first dressed down with a sweater then a bit more sophisticated with a trench coat.

The third pair of boots is a lovely contrast of textures and colours and is perfectly paired with a matching sweater.

Every man needs at least one pair of knee-high boots for Fall 2011, but I think at least one for each day of the week is more realistic given my shopping history!!! I guess I'll be maxing my credit cards again this September and making cheap and cheesy gifts for Christmas again this year.

We don't call them UGGS and CROCS for nothing!!!

UGLY on any feet:

Anyone at any end of the political spectrum looks like a CROC of SH*T in these:

Can a Leopard change its spots?

I hope not, because the Jimmy Choo Choo train just pulled into the station for Autumn 2011 and brought these puppies:

I almost wet myself when I saw these. They're listed at 550 GBP, so I think I will have to put my mother's kidney up for auction on Ebay or find me a sugar daddy whose taste in shoes is as good as mine!!!

the basic Converse sneaker with skinny jeans

Here's someone with European panache who knows how to work a pair of basic Converse canvas hightop sneakers with a great pair of skinny jeans.The tight white tee shows off a lean body and I love the glimpse of red waistband between the white tee and white belt. He's got the casual, "I just slipped into this without really thinking twice" look that makes it a hit.

I know not every str8 man has the balls to wear his jeans this tight, but at least the calves & ankles should be as tight as these . . . otherwise the nicely aged Chucks are just lost.

the basic black boot for fall

Three GOLD stars to this dapper gentleman who knows how to throw together a great fall look. These basic black knee-high lace-up boots are definitely on my MUST-HAVE list for this fall. Accessorized with tweed they bring back the casual elegance of a bygone era but still have that fashion-forward look that distinguishes a fab fop from a fashion flop!!!

If you wanted to be a bit more daring, you could wear a pair of black or heather gray tights and a large cable knit sweater for a more casual weekend brunch look.

Either way, I will be skipping three meals a week and downgrading to single-ply toilet paper so I can save up my pennies for these beauties!!!

FASHION FAIL vs FASHION FAB!!

You can sniff a str8 boy from 500m when you see the shoes below. They were 10 years out of date and uglier than a run-over dog before they ever left the designer's sketch pad. Please, if you have these shoes, don't even donate them to Goodwill. No one deserves the shame and humiliation of being seen in these!!! If I go to Fashion Hell, this is what Beelzebub will make me wear for all eternity.



In contrast, the shoes below have a pointed profile that make the male foot look elegant, sleek and refined. The contrast of patent or metal adds a sophisticated glint that works with evening dress or jeans

 Note also that this dapper foot model has selected an appropriate sheer dress sock that provides a beautiful textured contrast to the shoe and the pant leg with a daring "glimpse" of skin.

I LOVE the absolutely FABULOUS JAY MANUEL

Okay, I know that technically he's not a shoe . . . but he wears shoes and he's a great style icon who has never made a wrong step when it comes to shoes or clothes. When I grow up I want to be Jay Manuel (or at least be mistaken for him at the grocery store).

I'd jump him in a minute (except I assume he's as big a bottom as I am!!!). He's definitely the KING of FAB FASHION, including FOOTWEAR, and I'd pay a fortune to sniff his loafers after a long day on the set ;-). So Str8 brethen, follow the other Jay's fashion fiats and you'll never make a faux pas!

ASICS wrestling boots

You don't necessarily need to have one pair for each day of the week (like some of us), but everyone needs at least ONE pair of ASICS wrestling boots. These are great in the gym (just remember that the colour in the shoe has to show up somewhere else in your gym gear . . . you can't go wrong with a sleeveless Under Armour top in one of the colours from the shoe and a pair of black shorts if you're not feeling too daring) or paired with a pair of ultra-skinny jeans on the street (just remember to tuck the jeans into the tongue and leave the laces loose!!!).




My current fab favs are the yellow ones directly above. I like to pair them with a yellow and black one-piece tri-suit for the gym but I also have a great pair of yellow football shorts (with great laces on the crotch that focus attention!!!) that I wear with a black mesh football shirt if I want a butcher look for the clubs.

God wants you to wear FABULOUS shoes!

Str8 men have come along way in the last ten years but they still need lessons in picking FABULOUS shoes. If my gaydar ever fails me, I just have to sneak a peak at his sneaks and I'll be able to sniff out a pussyhound from a cockhound in a nanosecond.


So, in an act of homo-charity for my taste-challenged str8 friends out there, I'm starting this guide to FABULOUS SHOE HEAVEN.

Your guide to celestial shoe stylings is me, "gay jaye", a twenty-something self-professed SHOE QUEEN, with fabulous taste and more shoes than there are days in the year.

And here are our first four angels in shoe heaven from Jeremy Scott and Adidas:

Okay, gay jaye will be honest and admit that he only has three of the four pairs . . . I just haven't been able to get my hands on the rainbow pair, but I'm keeping my eyes out on ebay. The metallic ones are perfect for clubbing or the gym and the basic white/black pair are great when you want something understated (or want to coordinate with your tightest, shortest white spandex hotpants).