Ideal Heel Height

allheel · 9th April 2002, 14:49

Is there an ideal heel height -
for an individual or their feet
for an outpit
for an occasion
or is it a function of all these and other factors.
I often wonder when we are trying to accustom to higher heel heights, might the ideal be exceeded? Any comments?

hoverfly · 9th April 2002, 17:02

Just use some common sense. There are situations where you obviously want to conceder height. Also the other would be how well adjusted you are to a higher heel. You don't want to walk around like a duck!!! :lol:

Nata · 9th April 2002, 17:48

The choice of heel heights is very subjective and it depends on individual. I personally feel that a young school girl at the age of say... 12 onwards can start wearing heels of 2 inches and slowly working their way up. Stiletto for a start should be worn moderately.

I have worked my way to 4 - 5 inches and I am quite comfortable with that. Another factor would be the shoe size. If you have small feet, there would be restrictions to the max heel height.

Firefox · 9th April 2002, 19:02

About 100mm I find to be a very walkable heel which is nice for looks and feel too. Anything less than 80mm I don't feel so it's not a proper heel for me. Anything more than 120mm affects my walk too much which I don't want to do, so I'd say 100+/-20mm is fine. I should add I'm a size 40/41 shoe size.

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Francis · 9th April 2002, 23:36

The ideal heel height is what you can comfortably walk in without causing distress to your feet.
In my case between 3" and 4", any higher and I reduce the length of time that I can wear them to a few hours.

Jeff · 9th April 2002, 23:36

I'd say for long walks (like shopping trips e.g.) 3,5-4" would be the ideal hight for me.

I think I can easily move without affecting my way of walking (except for the steps getting smaller) up to 5,5" and 6" if they are stilettos. (For >= 5" heels I find stilettos easier to walk in the than block/blade heels.)

Highluc · 10th April 2002, 02:08

Yes Jeff, I still remember how well you walked on those 6-inch heels when we had our little competition at Xaphod's place. Anything above 5-inch true lift is more than challenging for me but I don't care.

ShockQueen · 10th April 2002, 02:22

It really depends....usually 4" for most of the time (without platforms), but sometimes I can do 5" stils for a short period.

If it's in plats, then I like the 5" heel w/1.5" rise, or if I'm feeling really daring, I can do the 6" stiletto heel boot with 1.75" front rise - but those I can't wear for quite as long.

Laurieheels · 10th April 2002, 02:35

There's no one hard, fast and true answer in this. Everyone is giving a different opinion.

I think I am seeing four inches as part of a consensus, however. So maybe four inches is a good average for the do almost anything heel? I certainly can do more in four inch heels than five right now, even if I do wear five inch stilettos for work every day.

Four is the answer.

IHeels · 11th April 2002, 10:32

For me never less than 4 inches. My preferred height is 5 to 5½ inches.
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