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Of course you can do it! I'm also so excited to wear my Hot Chicks out again, I guess I have to make up an occasion for it if one doesn't come up by itself soon.

Thanks, that's good to hear 🙂 That's a great goal!

That's indeed a good thing! Exactly, 200 m should be enough for most occasions. If these 200 m would become more comfortable with more practice, it would be perfect. Oh thanks! I really wouldn't describe myself as multilingual as I only speak german and english, and my english isn't even the best I think, but I can get along.

Yes, this walk was really a great accomplishment for me 🙂 But you have to keep in mind that I have the Hot Chicks for about a decade now. My first time wearing them out were only a few meters from the car to a restaurant entrance. So even though I didn't wear them that often, I have some experience in them already. 200 m is a distance where you can reach many places starting from the parking lot, so I'm glad that worked kind of well and I can wear them out more. Our little "training group" also helps to stay at it and keep practicing 🙂 @Shyheels What a great story! I feel kind of sad for you that you found out you mistaken your heels. But one day you'll feel the same and then you'll really be wearing your 12 cm heels!

Half a mile, I just looked that up, that's 800 meters. I'd be way out of rhythm in my Hot Chicks after 800 m 😂 On the weekend it was more like 200 m one way and that was enough. Yes, it's way more difficult wearing them outside when you got to get somewhere, but also way more exciting. And it's a good feeling when you know that you you can handle a bit of walking without becoming too uncomfortable. So I actually can use them for a few opportunities. Of course I'll keep you updated!

I think most scale their heel heights, but I can't tell for sure because I'm close to the standard size anyway. Last week I wore my Hot Chicks twice at home, and yesterday took the chance to wear them out. At home I didn't really feel any difference yet, but yesterday was kind of an success. They felt a little more comfortable and it also was the longest distance I ever walked in them. At the end they got really uncomfortable, but I'm glad I wore them out once again and very motivated to do it again soon 🙂

@mlroseplant I also think that your pumps look higher than the sandals. The 6 mm difference is visible, but for me it's also the heel shape. The heel of the pumps is more bent towards the front, so the distance between the arch and the heel is smaller - which also happens with a higher heel. So it's kind of an optical illusion of a higher heel. That's something I also thought about when it comes to heel heights. I think most people refer to their actual heel height in their size, but for the comparison of steepness and look it's irrelevant.

Wow, that's a lot but totally understandable for custom shoes. I am blessed with feet in a size where everything is widely available, so no need for custom made ones. But still my most expensive ones (the Hot Chick 130) cost as much as your custom made ones, but somehow they're also worth it. Even more if i will wear them out more in the future 🙂

May I ask which prices we are talking about when it comes to custom made boots? Very cool thing, but pretty expensive I guess?

That's a big size, I can imagine that it's hard to find heels in this size, but nice you were able to find some.

I never really felt like any of my heels were the wrong angle, but I also don't always look at which height they're labeled at and then measure them. Which shoe size do you have, Shyheels? That's a great progress! I don't feel any progress so far. Wore them twice last week at home.

@mlroseplant To me they also look more like 10 cm. I think you might have to go more into like a 13,5 cm in actual heel height to have the same angle as a 12 cm heel. Apparently I'm a bit below the standard size of 38 with my size 37 and I can confirm that when I measured heel heights they were mostly a bit below the advertised height, which makes sense to keep the same angle. The italian heels chart is great!

Shyheels, do you already have some 11 cm heels? If you've already practiced with the 12 cm heels inside, you'll probably do fine trying your 11 cm outside.

@Shyheels Exactly, making it look effortless is what it comes to. @Cali Wearing heels to heal your pain is something different, glad to hear it works for you!

That's a good idea to change into your heels once you're off the boat, so you don't have to limit yourself by that. I know that feeling, I also always want to be sure that I can walk well enough in my heels before I wear them out. Probably I shouldn't worry too much, but I'm a bit vain when it comes to that 😉 No, actually I never wore any 12 cm heels to the office. The highest ones were 11 cm. 12 cm+ heels are way harder to combine with a outfit, not to stick out as overdressed I think. Also I sometimes have to walk quite a bit over the day. As I said, around 1,5 km sure is the minimum. 12 cm heels would be OK for that, but not as comfortable as something lower. Maybe after I fully managed 13 cm the 12 cm will be so comfortable that I'll wear them to the office as well, we'll see 😉

Maybe I'll get into stretching a bit to avoid shortened tendons, can't be wrong. As you say I'm not full-time in heels anyways. Only in the winter there can be times when I only wear heels for a few weeks, but even then I'm barefoot at home. I also don't understand why anybody would want to have shortened tendons. Maybe it's the other way around - they want to wear extremely high heels all the time and therefor accept if their tendons shorten. @Shyheels Sounds like a rather difficult lifestyle for heels if getting in/out your home is already a challenge, but very interesting! @mlroseplant Heels as an athletic challenge is interesting, why not. Somehow I can relate to that, as working up to new heel heights is always an athletic challenge. Once mastered, it's not a challenge anymore but always a different style of walk compared to flats or lower heels, which I enjoy. And that's a lot of walking in heels! Now I'm curious on how much that would be for me. But with at least 1,5 km on office days probably something similar. I never used any specific tactics for high heel training. Only starting with short wearing times/distances and then increasing. Also pausing for a few days respectively going for the standard heels that I'm used to. Endurance then always came by itself. I'm sure that will also work for your 12 cm challenge.

While looking through the forum about training for higher heels I repeatedly came across the topic of shortened tendons. Is this something we should take care of? I remember even in my earlier days of getting more into heels this was already a topic, but I never had any problems so far. Apparently some even want to achieve shortened tendons so they can wear only a certain minimum heel height, but I want to stay flexible. On one hand I'd like to wear my 12 + 13 cm heels out more and maybe even try some higher ones. On the other hand I go hiking a lot, where of course I want to continue wearing my hiking shoes 😉 I'm worried that the high heels part might become too much (especially in winter when there's not much hiking going on) and my tendons might shorten. Any opinions/tips are welcome! @mlroseplant That's absolutely true, 1 cm makes a big difference in higher heights. 11 to 12 cm is still alright for me, but 12 to 13 cm is very noticable. I think the Hot Chick 130 weren't designed for walking in the first place, more for sitting/posing. But hey, that's part of the challenge! I'd say that I can already walk kind of well in them, but there's sure room for improvement. My bigger problem is that they get uncomfortable quickly and so I'm very limited with the occasions where I can wear them.

Thanks Shyheels for creating this thread, that was a good idea! Alright, so let's start with my reply to your posts in the other thread: @ShyheelsWow, you're practicing a lot already. Good to hear that your calves are doing rather fine so far. You're living on a boat, wow that's cool! But sure can make your practice more difficult sometimes 😉 @mlroseplantNice that you're joining us too! I have nothing new to tell you so far. I'm planning on wearing them indoors for at least once a week. I'll also try to wear them out more, but they don't fit every occasion and I wanna make sure that I don't have to walk/stand too much. My goal is that I don't have to think too much about how much walking/standing there will be, because I can handle it anyways 🙂

A separate thread is a good idea! I'll write my reply in the new thread already. @Gige yeah, nobody would make such an cartoon-advertisement these days, really interesting. The fact that they're not so different from nowadays shows how timeless certain heel styles are. Can't tell that about other shoes. 13 cm heels to the office, that's an achievement! At my stage right now I think my feet would die at the end of the day, but I also have to walk a lot sometimes.

That's great, join us if you want to mlroseplant! I am the same, when I worked my way up in heel height I always started wearing them at home only until I felt confident enough to wear them out (except as a teenager, but that's a different topic 😉) @ShyheelsGreat, how were your calves doing? I also started today, I wore my Hot Chick 130 while cooking. The last time I did that was when I bought them and also started practicing at home. They get uncomfortable pretty quickly, that's why I only used them for short walks with a lot of sitting until now. I hope that will change now.

Oh, all the best afterwards! I'm really excited, I didn't think I'll start that soon, but you gotta start at some point. Let's see how far we'll come.

Yeah, totally! I also have my go-to shoes that are comfortable and go with many outfits. Perfect for everyday life and work. You're right, its probably worth the effort, and I'm also motivated. Guess I have to make a New Year's resolution now in August 😄 - training for getting better in 13 cm heels

That would definitely be a nice accomplishment, there are so many good looking 12 cm heels and if you then can wear them comfortably - even better! Thanks, I haven't yet decided on really putting effort into that, but it's actually a pity that I mostly go for the 12 cm or lower ones because of laziness and routine probably, while I have the 13 cm sitting in the closet. With some more training they'd sure become more comfortable, and it would be nice to get more use out of them.

@Shyheels: If you're doing fine in 10 cm heels I'm sure you can also make the 12 cm work. But as you said, it sure would require some effort. A 11 cm heel would make a good training shoe. I'm also thinking about putting some effort into getting more comfortable in my 13 cm heels as I really like them, but don't wear them often.

Ah, that makes sense. I probably didn't have this issue because I first started wearing heels and then hiking. They're definitely a good workout. I saw many times while hiking that others bent or almost bent their ankle, that never happened to me. I blame it on my ankles being strong enough from stilettos 🙂