High Heels: 8 Facts About High Heels | WOMEN'S HEALTH

"I'm Latina, we were born in heels. We fled across the border and from immigration. I can even get through an aerobics class in heels," Eva Longoria once said. So there must be something to this irrepressible love of women for high heels. Because voluntarily nobody tortures himself with high heels. Here are 8 facts about shoes with dizzyingly high heels...

Fact #1: Ouch!

37 percent of all women surveyed are willing to buy great high heels, even if they don't fit them.

Fact #2: A matter of altitude

How high do high heels have to be? Usually, stilettos have a heel of 8 cm or more. From 14 cm one also speaks of fetish heels or skyscrapers. The little sisters are called kitten heels: they are between 3.5 and 5 cm high.

Fact #3: Paragraph rule

The most important basic heel forms are pfennig, block, wedge and plateau.

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Fact #4: Men Dream

"In the 16th century, it was mainly men who wore heels," says Dr. Claudia Schulz from the German Shoe Institute in Offenbach am Main. "They showed that they belonged to better society." And today? Do guys still like them, as a current survey on MensHealth.de shows: 94 percent of men find women in high heels sexy, mainly because their gait becomes more erotic. 81 percent even find stilettos arousing. However, there is one small caveat: 88 percent say that if a woman cannot walk in high heels, she shouldn't.

Fact #5: Practice makes perfect

Good high heels are built in such a way that every woman can safely walk on them. The decisive factor here is that the ball of the foot can roll off and the shoe fits perfectly. Tip 1: Never buy high heels that make you sway Tip 2: Always ensure extra support on the heel Tip 3: Not only the shoe length but also the width must fit the foot

Fact #6: The shoe designers par excellence

Manolo Blahnik, the darling of US stars, designed his first shoes in 1971 and became known worldwide through the series "Sex and the City" (without her, Sarah Jessica Parker is only 1.62 meters tall). Jimmy Choo founded his label in 1996 with Tamara Mellon , ex-head of accessories for British "Vogue", which successfully marketed it. His designs achieved cult status through films ("The Devil Wears Prada") and TV series ("Gilmore Girls"). Christian Louboutin: The trademark of the French designer are red soles, which make his models immediately recognizable. His high heels are considered the sexiest shoes in the world.

Fact #7: What?!

A woman spends 20,000 euros over the course of her life on shoes alone (equivalent to around 470 pairs). On average, every woman has 19 models in her closet

Fact #8: Dangerous mountain air

On average, every 10th woman has been to the doctor because of a heel accident, according to a survey by the English shoe manufacturer Hotter Shoes. Most common injuries: broken ankles, sore bladders, pulled tendons, torn ligaments, twisted knees. Sources: British Podiatry Association, gocompare.com

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