High Heel Shoes
High Heel Shoes – a status symbol for the elite, a few more inches of height for the petites, a fashion fad for the style conscious and a sex symbol for divas. Femmes have very different and sometimes absolutely whimsical reasons for purchasing that latest daring and sometimes damn uncomfortable heels that may have hit the market, but buy they must.
It sometimes occurs to me that women have some sort of undiscovered gene that tells them they owe a livelihood to their neighbourhood podiatrist. Perhaps this is what crazily drives them towards those killer high heels shoes!
Types of High Heel Shoes
Let’s keep jokes and the ladies apart for a while and take a closer look at these high heel shoes. You will be astonished to observe the aesthetic appeal of the heels themselves and will be stunned to note how the manufacturers have categorized them into distinct categories. Based on these heels, high heels shoes are classified further. Listed here are the prominent types of high heel shoes for your knowledge –
– Kitten heel – A kitten heel has a short, slender heel, usually from 1.5″ to 2″ high with a slight curve. This type of heel is particularly common on sandals.
– Stiletto high heels – Also called “spike” or “spiked” heels, a stiletto heel is a long, thin heel which may vary in length from only a few centimeters up to 18 cm (7 inches).
– Spool heel – A spool heel is wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle.
– Stacked heel – This one has a few materials stacked on top of each other.
– Wedge heel – A wedge high heel runs under the foot, from the back of the shoe to the middle or front.
– Court shoes – Court shoes are a ladies low cut ‘slip on’ shoes with the heel ranging typically from 1 to 4.5 inches.
