It’s not uncommon when my wife asks me to get something off from a shelf that she can’t reach. This also happens at the grocery store as well. Strangers ask if I can reach something for them. They usually thank me and comment how nice it must be to be so tall.
I used to hate being reminded that I was tall. I know it’s not what anyone ever meant but sometimes that innocent comment triggered the thought that I was too tall to be femme, and too tall to wear heels.
But that was then. Those thoughts were prominent before I started to go out en femme. By the time I was strutting around Minneapolis I had realized that no one is too tall or too anything to be femme. Since then my height hasn’t bothered me at all.
And! I’ve come to embrace and love my height. Accepting something about yourself that can’t be changed is one thing, but taking it one step further and taking joy from that attribute is the lace on the nightgown.
Height has been on my mind lately. I received a raise and a promotion at work (well, where else would I receive a raise and a promotion?) and I let the Pink Fog take over. I splurged on new heels. Over the next few weeks giant pink boxes found their way to my doorstep. Each pair was from OnlyMaker.
I’m sure this is the case for all of us, but when I get a new dress or heels I HAVE to try them on. Of course I am excited to do so, but I also want to quell the fear that the $60 pair of stilettos will fit.
They did! Eventually. Like most shoes I needed to break them in. Annnnd I don’t want to break them by walking around the mall or wherever. Working from home offers many benefits and one is that I can wear platform heels at work.
Years ago I wouldn’t have purchased platforms or five inch stilettos because of the whole height thing but I didn’t hold back when I kept clicking “add to cart” again and again and again.
I slipped into the heels and in most cases I also fastened the ankle straps and I stood up.
Whoa.
Yes, I am tall, and yes, I am taller in heels but sometimes I am taken aback but how much taller I can be.
Annnd I love it. If I am going to be tall, I may as well be the tallest girl in Minnesota.
Embrace your height, girls. The weather up here is glorious.
Love, Hannah
Hannah McKnight 
If you’re gonna talk about a gorgeous new pair of heels, at least let us see them!
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Yes being tall and enfem can be a drawback if we let it
I’m 6’2 and don’t wear heels often and not really because I don’t want to be taller but it can strain my back at times
But what girl doesn’t like a cute pair of heels
When I’m out just doing my normal stuff enfem I’m usually just in a pair of tennis shoes or now with spring approaching it will be sandals to show off my toes
I have no illusion of passing but I’m out and I’m happy to be a girl when I can be
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Hannah,
You are beautiful… period!
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As I have been told, I was not meant for this World……height wise. I was also sensitive growing up. Not the tall part but being thin. It has taken many years to finally really accept myself. Progress was years going without telling someone to go screw themselves, but finally not only accepting that this is the vessel that God gave me to travel around in, but actually liking it…..back aches and all.
Now I am tickled pink that I have legs I can show off and be proud of. Part of what finally helped my egg crack was embracing that I have long, thin legs. The rest is history.
Thank you for writing this Hannah. None of us are perfect, being passable is a frame of mind, not an image. It’s what we feel in our hearts that allows us to be En Femme. The rest as you say is icing.
Stay gorgeous!
Nadine
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Gabrielle Reece was a fashion model and she is 6’3″.
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I’m 6 foot 5 before heels. Like you I used to fret that I was too tall to go out femme. But yeah, now I don’t care.
to quote De Seuss, why try to blend in when you were born to stand out!
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Well done on the raise and the promotion, Hannah. Hopefully this will reduce the tensions at work you were concerned about a while back.
Heels seem to me to be the best way to spend money! I’m sure you’ll be showing them off in due course.
Have fun
Sue x
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