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The stiletto heel has been around for some time and can vary in length from 1 inch up to 8 or more if a platform sole is used. Stiletto shoes are not just distinctive in their height, but the heels are also very narrow in diameter, actually thinner than a spike heel. Not all high slim heels deserve the description stiletto. The very slender original Italian-style stiletto heels of the very early 1960s were no more than 5mm in diameter for much of their length, although the heel sometimes flared out a little at the tip.
The Fascination with Stiletto Shoes
Stiletto shoes have been particularly associated with the image of the femme fatale and are considered to be a seductive, very sexy, glamorous and often featured in pop culture. Women love stiletto shoes and they come in a variety of styles, colors including boots and thigh high stiletto heel boots.
1. Stilettos give the illusion of a longer, slimmer leg, a smaller foot, and a greater overall height.
2. They also significantly alter the wearer's posture and gait, flexing the calf muscles, and making the bust and buttocks more prominent.
3. They are SEXY!!!
Image Credit: Annie Mole under Creative Commons License
The stiletto heel has been around for some time and can vary in length from 1 inch up to 8 or more if a platform sole is used. Stiletto shoes are not just distinctive in their height, but the heels are also very narrow in diameter, actually thinner than a spike heel. Not all high slim heels deserve the description stiletto. The very slender original Italian-style stiletto heels of the very early 1960s were no more than 5mm in diameter for much of their length, although the heel sometimes flared out a little at the tip.
The Fascination with Stiletto Shoes
Stiletto shoes have been particularly associated with the image of the femme fatale and are considered to be a seductive, very sexy, glamorous and often featured in pop culture. Women love stiletto shoes and they come in a variety of styles, colors including boots and thigh high stiletto heel boots.
1. Stilettos give the illusion of a longer, slimmer leg, a smaller foot, and a greater overall height.
2. They also significantly alter the wearer's posture and gait, flexing the calf muscles, and making the bust and buttocks more prominent.
3. They are SEXY!!!
Image Credit: Annie Mole under Creative Commons License
Tips for Walking in Stiletto Shoes
How to Walk in Stiletto Shoes and High Heels
Here is a great demonstration on how to walk in Stiletto shoes and very high heels of any type.
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History of Stiletto Shoes
The Evolution of Stiletto Shoes
Stiletto shoes with the super high heels were around in the late 1800s as shown by the numerous fetish drawings. Concrete photos evidence exists in the form of photographs of Parisian singer Mistinguett from the 1940s. These shoes were designed by Andre Perugia, who began designing shoes in 1906. It is unlikely that he invented the stiletto, but he is probably the first documented designer of the stiletto heel.While they were fashionable in an initial wave of popularity in the 1950s, they reached their peak of fashion in the early 1960s, when the toes of the shoes which bore them became as slender and elongated as the stiletto heels themselves.
While, stiletto heels officially faded from the scene after the Beatles era, they remained popular at the street level, and women refused to give them up even though they were not readily available at mainstream stores.
It was Manolo Blahnki who reintroduced Stiletto heels in 1974 and called his version of the stiletto heel the Needle.
Image Credit: Katiyah Rhode-Singh under Creative Commons
Walking in Stiletto Shoes
Can you walk in Stiletto Shoes?
If you are not sure you can walk in Stiletto shoes, watch the video, this lady walks just fine, it just takes some practice.
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Interesting Facts about Stiletto Shoes
More Cool Stiletto Shoe and Heel Stuff
Women have been wearing high-heeled shoes for hundreds of years, but the Stiletto shoe has the highest and most narrow heel of any high heel women's shoe and became popular in the early 1950s. The Italian designer Roger Vivier (1913-1998) invented the stiletto to accompany clothes designed by French fashion designer Christian Dior (1905-1957) in the early 1950s.The Stiletto heel became is named after a thin Italian dagger, could be as tall as four or five inches, and it narrowed to a point as small as three-eighths of an inch in diameter. Stiletto shoes, very sexy on their own, also force a woman's stance to become sexier and more glamorous, because they are forced to stand on their tiptoes, clench their calf muscles, and thrust their chest forward for balance.
Image Credit: Irina Slutsky under Creative Commons License
Stiletto Shoe High Heel Running Race
Race in Stiletto Shoes - Glamour Magazines High Heel Run
These women sure did run in high heel Stiletto shoes, in August 19, 2006, Berlin Germany, and they did not fall. In fact high heel Stiletto shoe running competitions are quite popular, especially in Europe.Image: Clemens Bilan/Getty Images
Finishing Line at the Stiletto Shoes Race! Clemens Bilan/Getty Images
Gotta Love Stiletto Shoes
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No one can say that nothing is cooler than a woman in high heel shoes, but Stiletto shoes add a certain something extra special. Not only fo Stiletto shoes look great, but what endurance the woman portrays when she struts with confidence in an 8 inch super thin heel? Certainly it's not for everyone, but you gotta love the ones that floss those Stiletto shoes!Image Credit: Annie Mole under Creative Commons License
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CreditRestoration1
Aug 12, 2010 @ 2:39 am | delete
- "Stiletto are only for models." This is really a wrong concept. I like your idea on the flow along your article.
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Nikolina
Apr 9, 2010 @ 4:10 pm | delete
- so i have to do a project on stilettos and i have to make a sppech about it and this info realy helped me thx u guys!
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