Foot Society International

A sexual interest in feet and footwear, by many accounts, is the most common sexual preference for non-sexual body parts and objects. As sexual expression continues to be largely undiscussed, it is difficult to tell just how many people with this interest there are, especially when referring only to a man's love of men's feet.
This sexual preference can be expressed in many ways. Some men enjoy various shapes and sizes of feet and toes. Some love high arches and others flat feet. Different types of footwear are enjoyed - socks of various types and colors, sneakers, boots, dress shoes and sandals - all of specific brands.

While some men enjoy idle feet or footwear, other men prefer more active feet. Feet pumping automobile pedals, stomping on objects, trampling people, or otherwise moving or manipulating objects or body parts is also seen.

What makes this such a prevalent sexual interest is not known. Neurologist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran has theorized that it is because the feet and genitals occupy adjacent areas of the somatosensory cortex, possibly entailing some crosstalk between the two. It has also been suggested that foot and other "fetish" interests increase in response to STI epidemics. The most recent example being the increase in foot depictions in pornographic literature during the current AIDS epidemic.