I haven’t found a guy in heels sexy since the heady heyday of Prince, who is amazingly well preserved after all these years, and I doubt that anyone can fill his shoes (literally or figuratively) quite the same way again.

What made Prince unique was that his version of the androgynous rock-god-glam was all about the sex appeal. There was no destructive end of the world let’s dress like destitute nomads and smash stuff vibe.

At the end of the day, you could tell that he dressed the way he did because he felt sexy wearing it and it showed. He wasn’t a boy prancing around in girls clothing to be provocative (ok, maybe a little), he was a boy who was so comfortable in his own skin that it didn’t matter what he wore. He was just that cool.

He just happens to be uber-tiny and discovered that heels, and often stilettos, gave him the boost he desired in ego and sex appeal.

Somehow, I don’t get the same vibe from Justin Tranter of a garage punk group called Semi Precious Weapons above, but his music is not my kinda wonderful. I do like his lyric, “It’s not my fault I look better in her party dress” from “Magnetic Baby” though. Anyway, none of this is stopping Stuart Weitzman from crowing about two pairs of heels they constructed for the musician. The shoes, at right, are also not my kinda wonderful. The cognac pair is basic enough to be off the bargain rack and the other pair look identical to other Weitzman shoes from the girl’s department.

I guess it’s mildly interesting because they were custom-made for a boy. But considering the looks of Justin, I don’t see this as a mainstream trend. However, I totally support men wearing heels.

I think more of them would appreciate how difficult it is if they did. And, if you’ve ever heard the whining of some guy in a dress shoe with a one-inch lift you’d understand why I’d say that heels for boys will never reach trend status. They are footwear wimps … or maybe they’re just too smart to self-inflict such torture.