2026 Expectations/ Predictions

[Footsiefreak]

So what are your predictions for 2026 in any category of foot fetishism???

I'm predicting that women will start wearing those thin almost nylon socks with those backless flats.

Also we will be getting much more celebrity interview shoeplay

And of course more AI generated footsie under the table scenes

[Footsiefreak]

Also Rachel Brosnahan will come out like Margot Robbie Allison Brie and saying how she loves having her feet loved by fans

[Mr. Mike]

𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐭

[Leopard]

Oh I know that feeling"!!

𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭. 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐭

[assy]

We will drown in AI slop. That shit does zero for me.

[nyllover]

To each his own... I am totally looking forward to AI improving more and more, to the point that we will be able to put all our fantasies into realistic looking videos

[paradigm88]

I feel like how our world goes is dependent upon so many factors.

So much of it is what fashion holds in store. I feel like we're still in the casual/athleisure doldrums, but at the same time I feel there is hope. Much of that hope might be in the big and trendy urban centers.

At the same time, there's a younger generation upon us that seems more prudish, more sexually hesitant, and less outgoing. That will affect our interests downstream.

I feel like there's a lot of potential content out there if you want to pay for it. Is it content we necessarily want? Is it just lip service to draw us in? A flirty heelpop in a photoshoot isn't going to be satisfactory at $15 a month.

Generative AI has potential to bridge the gap. Video is getting better, but I think I can stomach still shots more than AI-generated video at this point. Nothing compares to the real thing, of course, but the real thing just isn't an ethical or legal option in many ways anymore.

We'll see what the shoe stores foreshadow for spring fashions, as we're mired in Boot Season for another couple months.

[Hamilton]

My prediction is there will be many more AI renditions of the type of shoe and foot play we all like and over time we will all become content generators.

[paradigm88]

The key is that thoughtful content creation is what keeps AI content from being mere "slop."

I saw a local sporting league recently updated their logo to reflect new sponsorship. The AI generation repeated part of the logo, and they just ran with it (until someone made them aware of the error). That's slop. That's careless curation that let an error get out into the wild like that for a few hours, anyway. It's also not the first time they whipped out something that had strong AI vibes. You have access to some logo designers. Call on them and slip 'em a few bucks to do you right.

AI has its place in our world. We just have to make sure it's implemented responsibly and thoughtfully. Maybe that means a dedicated tool, plugin, I don't know. I'm not a coder and I'm just starting to (hesitantly) look into this because I still have my prejudices against it.

[JWCooley126]

Backless flats (and resulting shoeplay) were popular last year so could definitely carry into this year. Backless, closed toe high heels and stilettos also started to make an appearance last year so heel lovers may get something to work with. My wife bought a pair of backless, enclosed 4 inch stilettos with a diamond strap and they do the job of enclosed stilettos/pumps sound and all. She wore them to a play we went to see and of course while it was dark I saw she had slid her toes in the space between the strap and the toe box and was curling and dangling. Would've been a super hot catch and she was wearing sheer nylons smh. So there's hope.