No Best, But Fittest – How to Choose High-Heel Shoes
The origin of the high-heel shoes goes back to the great invention of the French royal costume artists in the 15th century. The high-heel shoes were invented to help the feet button stirrup conveniently when riding horses. It was not until the end of 16th century that the high-heel shoes became the fashion element in the lord. Nowadays, we could never find the suitable words to describe the women’s passion for high-heel shoes, which gives them impulse to buy shoes at the first sight without regarding if they comfortable to their feet. So how to choose a pair of suitable shoes for yourself? There’s something in it.
The height of heels
The researchers from the British Association of Physics recently published a formula calculating the suitable height of shoe heels: h＝Qⅹ（12＋3s／8）, where ‘h’ is the maximum height of high-heel shoes measured in cm; ‘Q’ represents the social factor, with value of 0 or 1, calculated by the factors such as the time you wearing high-heel shoes, the fashion level of the high-heel shoes, the beauty that the shoes added to you, etc.; ‘s’ is the size of the shoes.
The picture above is the images of legs wearing different heights of high-heel shoes provided by some fashion-followers. A survey from a fashion magazine listed the different heights of shoe heels for different occasions: 12 cm: for fashion shows; 10 cm: plus evening dress for parties; 6-8 cm: goes well with skirt or business wear for working; 3-5 cm: goes well with all kinds of clothes whether casual or formal.
The shapes of high-heel shoes
Nail heels
Shoes with nail heels give your legs a sexy and shining look but also more or less pain to your feet. You got courage and confidence to steer them, but they are fashion models’ preference.
Platform shoes
Steady, casual and simple, platform shoes are a good choice to avoid the feet pain. They also give you graceful look and confidence and go well with all kinds of clothes and different occasions.
Cone heels
With the heels upper wide and lower narrow, the cone-heel shoes take the advantages of nail-heel and platform shoes, active and special.
Peep toe
Peep-toe shoes are very popular recently; free, relaxed and graceful for shopping, party and working, they become the closet collection of most ladies.
Pointed toe
Charming, sexy and wild, the pointed-toe shoes had been a hit in the fashion field at the end of last century. Nail heel, pointed toe plus lizard shin or crocodile skin are perfect and luxurious combination.
Round toe
Lovely and cute, the design of round-toe shoes is very interesting. If you would like to a pair of high-heel shoes less mature and more youthful, they are the choice.
Talking about choosing shoes, shoe expert Meghan Cleary says, ‘the most important thing is to look at the structure and architecture of the shoe – what people in the shoe industry call balance’. So just take them using your feeling, and one more thing before pay your bill, take your time to walk in for some time to make sure if they are really comfortable.
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