Aiming High - Practicing in Heels

[Shyheels]

My 12cm heels are very definitely the proper angle for 12cm stilettos - they were made for the right proportions for my size.

Even just wearing them as a potter around and sit and write I am starting to feel more at ease in them. They are becoming more familiar which is a help. I just need to put in the distances and practice. And probably with an 11cm first!

[higherheels]

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.

[Shyheels]

Thank you! I’m quite pleased at feeling more at home in them.

i wear a 45 or 46 so it is not always easy for me to find nice heels. I have no interest at all in fetishy ones which are what you usually find in larger sizes. I bought a couple pair of knee boots from Italian heels - very classic style - and a pair of really lovely custom OTK boots from Jean Gaborit in a very nice black suede. They are my favourite pair by far - and the 9cm heels are really easy and stable to walk around in. They were expensive but I absolutely love them.

Edited 14 hours ago by Shyheels

[higherheels]

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.

[Shyheels]

Yes it is very difficult to find nice fashion heels in my size. It can be done but you have to be committed enough to spend. I’d always wanted to try wearing heels and when I finally summoned the nerve to do it, I decided to do it well and buy some really nice ones. Jean Gaborit is fully custom and make gorgeous boots in just about any size. And so my collection of heels is quite small but very nice.

[higherheels]

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

[Shyheels]

49 minutes ago, higherheels said:

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

Yes they are expensive. Depending on the style - they do quite a range of boots, from fashion to country boot to vintage styles for the classic car/motorcycle/aviation enthusiasts - the prices range from about €650 to €1200. Mine are at the lower end.

Most custom makers - and there aren’t many these days - charge a lot more. These are all hand made in France and are fully custom, even the soles. Mine fit perfectly, the nubuck suede is thick and luxurious and they’ll last forever. So it seemed a good investment. My other two stilettos are not custom though. The OTK ones are special 

[higherheels]

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 🙂

[Shyheels]

I was thinking of your Hot Chicks and guessing they were roughly the same price as my custom OTK boots. It’s nice to have something special like that.

Definitely worth the effort of learning to walk well in them! I hope that is going well