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I suggest that this is simply an example of supination, where when walking the foot tends to lean outwards, thus giving the 'bow-legged' effect. A high thin heel will amplify if not cause this, as it introduces an element of instability that is scarcely present when walking nearly flat-footed. I experience this myself, especially if walking in a heel that is thin and/or higher than about 4". But even in 'normal' footwear, my shoe heels wear more on the outsides. My understanding is that a degree of supination is very common; its opposite (pronation) much less so. Our legs part much more readily than they move together (as any woman is aware!).

I’ve got legs that look good in stilettos - if one was to see a photo of just my legs, in skinny jeans and boots, one would assume, from the presence of heels, that the photo was of a woman’s lower half and think nothing of it. its one of those things that make me realise that men do not look intrinsically bad in stilettos. It’s the unexpectedness of it that is unsettling, not the look itself