Platform soles make high heels feel lower In general, the thinner the heel, the harder it’ll be to balance on it, so when you’re still getting used to walking in high heels, choose thicker, sturdier heels, which will give the foot more stability and give you more confidence. The thicker the heel, the easier it is to walk on it
#Sparkle heels how to#
Thinking about it now, I reckon this is how I “learned” how to walk in high heels: I wasn’t aware of it as a learning process at the time, but I know the heels I considered super-high as a teenager, say, would feel pretty low to me now, so I think I started small and moved up without really noticing. Instead, go for something mid-height, and, once you’re used to walking in those, start to gradually work your way up. If you’ve never worn heels on a regular basis, a pair of 6″ stilettos probably isn’t the best place to start. (I mean, I don’t particularly care what women think of them either, to be honest, but there’s a certain kind of man who likes to go around saying things like, “If you girls only knew how much us men love a women in heels you’d wear them all the time!” and I just want to head those comments off at the pass, because, believe it or not, not everything women do revolves around men: imagine! And, with all of that said, here’s everything I know about how to walk in high heels… 01. I, for instance, love heels because I have short legs, and heels make them look more in proportion to the rest of my body. While I’m sure that’s very much the case for SOME people, it’s not the case for ALL of us. Like, you’re never going to find yourself thinking, “God, my feet are killing me, I can’t wait to slip into my stilettos”, you know?įinally, a lot of people make the assumption that women wear high heels primarily – or SOLELY – because they believed they appeal to men, and they want to look “sexy”. So, you can learn to walk in heels just fine, but if it’s comfort you’re looking for, these are not the shoes for you. They will never be “comfortable” in comparison to slippers, say: or sneakers, or Birkenstocks, or whatever kind of shoes you consider “comfortable”. They can be comfortable in comparison to other very high heels. They’re designed for style, and while some heels can be relatively comfortable, the key word here is “relatively”. Once I’ve been asked how on EARTH I walk in my heels, the next question is almost always “are they comfortable”? Which never fails to make me smile, because, I mean, do they LOOK comfortable? The fact is, very high heels are not designed for comfort. But to “totter” is not inevitable if you want to wear heels, so, you know, please stop implying that it is.
Some people do, sure – that’s why this article exists, after all. I did not “totter”, and nor did any of my friends, who also used to wear high heels on the regular. (And I’ll also just quickly add that I didn’t stop wearing them because having a baby made me unable to walk in them: I stopped partly because they were no longer practical for my lifestyle – I loved my heels, but not even I would wear them to a muddy playpark, or a soft-play centre – but also because styles changed, and heels started looking a little bit dated to me, really.) Until I had my son, I wore heels constantly – for work, for play, and for everything in between. Yes, it is totally possible to walk in high heels without “tottering”.Īlmost every piece of commentary I read about women in heels includes the word “tottering” – almost always used in a sneering fashion, to imply that women who wear heels always “totter” and are never able to walk normally. It’s no secret that I love my high heels, and while these days you’re more likely to see me in sneakers than stilettos (Having a toddler to run around after will do that for ya…), if you’d run into me a few years ago, chances are I’d have been wearing a pair of very high heels, no matter what the occasion – which meant I got to spend a lot of time answering the question “how do you walk in high heels?”- and sometimes less polite ones, like, “Do you REALLY wear those shoes all the time? Are you crazy, woman?” or “Do you have veiny feet? Can I have a photo of them?” (Answers: Yes, Probably, and YUCK…)īefore I get around to answering that question (The “how to walk in high heels” one, I mean, not the veiny feet thing: I should probably point out at this point that although I get a lot of messages from foot fetishes, I’m not one myself, so if you’re thinking of commenting or messaging me about your fetish… just don’t.), though, I want to quickly dispel some myths about what some would consider the black art of walking in high heels: 01. How to walk in high heels: tips from a pro… The Awkward Girl’s Guide to Walking in Heels
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