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A man has revealed why he never leaves the house without wearing a pair of high heels.

Ashley Maxwell-Lam, 30, looks like any other city worker from the ankles up – he wears tailored suits to the office.

But on his feet, Ashley wears six-inch stilettos. He says they make him feel "invincible".

Ashley, a project manager for an insurance company in Sydney, Australia, told news.com.au : "It's fierce. No one expects to see a six-foot-tall man walking in six-inch stilettos."

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Ashley added that he decided to start wearing high heels after finding inspiration in a female colleague. He said she told him high heels make her feel 'confident and strong'.

"I thought about it and went to a shoe store and tried them on and it was if a light bulb switched on," the city worker told The Project .

"I felt confident, I felt invincible, I felt empowered; like I could take on anything and do anything."

Ashley has amassed a collection of nine stilettos. Four are for work, and five are for recreational use. He said he's six foot without the heels.

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He said he was initially 'scared' about approaching his boss about the subject, but explained that he knew the benefits would outshine any possible criticism.

Ashley said he thinks his combination of traditional office clothing makes him a 'dapper feminine', and said of the first time he put the shoes on: "I felt confident, I felt invincible, I felt empowered; like I could take on anything and do anything."