[Closed] Learning to wear heels...

When walking, act like you're walking on a single line (I call it the drunk test walk). Lay a thinner (no wider than 6") on the floor and walk only on it. It builds the balance. Oh, and do be careful.

Hi Bree

From (limited) experience, start with a 2" heel, shorten your stride and walk the line as described by Anna. Resist the temptation to walk on tiptoe - you need to learn to trust those heels with all of your weight. Be very careful coming down stairs! Once you're happy with those, move up to higher ones. Today - sensible shoes. Tomorrow - ballet boots!

Have fun

Connie
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Wedges can also add to conditioning your feet and legs.

I started just walking around the house doing daily activities like housework every day in three inch heels and have worked my way up when I occasionally wear a higher heel . Once you get use to it work then on the straight line with smaller steps till it feels natural. I now so enjoy walking in heels with confidence and builds up your self image when out and about

Hi Bree,

Speaking from personal experience the only way to get used to high heels is to wear them...often. I started out wearing 3" heels and stumbled around like a baby giraffe. But eventually, from practice practice practice, I became quite comfortable wearing them. After sometime I wanted to try higher heels and progressed from there to what I usually wear now. Usually it's 4" heels as well as 5" if I want to look a little sexier. I wear a women's size 10 so 4" heels are very easy to walk in and my feet don't usually get that tired or sore. With 5" heels they can be comfortable but my feet do get sore after a long period of wearing them, but like most females the look definately out weighs the pain :). You just need to experiment and practice and you will find the heel height you like and are comfortable with. The nice thing with high heels is they give your hips a bit more sway when you walk and definately make your legs look very very nice. Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Cheers,

Trish

Totally agree with everyone!

I was opportunistic, but stoopid! My fist pair of heels were 6”. Got them at a thrift store and they were my size! Jessica Simpson came home with me.

I have fallen down and twisted my back a few times at the beginning. NOT worth it. Eventually, I got good at waking in them, but the price and my vanity were too high.

My 3” heels are WAY easier to walk in than the sixes, but not nearly as sexy.

But walking in my 5.5ers feels amazingly sexy! Getting flushed just thinking about them! I can even run in them a bit too!

Wedges are smart! Should have done that first. And doing housework in them is smart too and I do a really good job! HA HA!!

Good luck, Bree and Happy New Year!

Hugs, Barb 🙂

Wedges! gosh i din't even think bout those! Are they easier to manage than heel heels?

smaller steps! i definitely try the straight line cuz i luv how it feels! but i gotta remember smaller steps!

definitely gotta try wedges then!

Ballet boots, Connie!?! omgosh!!!

I wear pumps with 5" heels.  I had a pair of 6" heels, but lost them in a purge.  (Sigh.  I've got to get a new pair.)  High heels are hard on a girl's calves.  The more one wears them, the more the calves can tolerate them.

Make sure the shoes fit well when you buy them.  Take short, heel to toe steps.  Step one foot in front of the other.  (It makes your hips move with a feminine swaying motion.)  Most of all, practice, practice, practice.

Wedges are my thing... I wear them like sneakers and can do pretty much any activity in them... they're SUPER comfortable... may not be as "sleek" of a look as my stiletto heels, but sexy enough that's for sure. It's worth it to me for the look AND the comfort alone to always be in my wedges!

As others have said, start with smaller heels, 2". Practice and move up to 3". And so on, and so on. Correct size is critical, the toes get squished as it is, if the shoes are too small it will be torture. I saw a picture of Lady Katherine once with her heels off. Her toes were twisted, curled, scrunched and red. It looked very painful, it takes true dedication to continually smile like she does.

Wedges are indeed wonderful. They give you the calf exercise while being stable and comfortable. I love my 4" wedge sandals, but they are mostly retired for the winter. My winter shoes are 3" ankle boots and 5" thigh high boots, both are extremely comfortable and easy to walk in. The heels are a little larger than stilettos or pumps but not bulky. I can, and do, shovel snow wearing them.

As you move up in heel height you will find that 3" is the best for everyday wear, 4" or more are more suited to special occasions.

Now for the real challenge. Once you have mastered the heel toe straight line you have to learn to dance in heels. And remember,  girls dance backwards!

Have fun!

❤

Beth

shoveling snow in thigh high boots! omgosh!!! <3

Oh yes! Fun, if a little dangerous, small steps and careful movement. Today I wore a black down jacket over a knee length red sweater dress with black fleece tights and black thigh high boots while clearing the walk. My mail carrier thinks I'm nuts, I told her it was an internet challenge!

❤

Beth