Love4heels 20 Report post Posted July 1, 2012 In my opinion, high heels start at 7,5 cm (3 inches) Anything below, I can not consider as high heels...at least not for large sizes. What is your opinion? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shyguy 15 Report post Posted July 1, 2012 I consider around 2 inches as the starter level for a high heel, as that is above a mans usual heel height on a shoe (cowboy boots excepted). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hh4evr1 18 Report post Posted July 1, 2012 It depends on the shoe size. I take size 7 uk, so a 2" heel feels low. The same heel height on a size 4 uk would seam high to the wearer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastFreddy2 282 Report post Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) It depends on the shoe size. I take size 7 uk, so a 2" heel feels low. The same heel height on a size 4 uk would seam high to the wearer. I think I've mentioned somewhere else, "high" would mean it affects the way you walk? A 2" heel is surely a higher heel than norm for men at least, but we are talking high heels? This likely to be a slightly different height for every shoe size as HH4evr1 points out. For me, high starts at 4", though I need a little more for it to feel truly high. [High = affects my comfort level in how I walk. Meaning: slight hip swaying needed.] For some considerable time actually, I've been meaning to find out the angle of rise in smaller shoes to compare it to the angle of rise in a larger shoe. The reason for this originally, was to make direct comparison between the heel height in a UK6 Mrs Freddy might wear, and the heel height in a UK8 I might wear. My expectation being, a 4" heel on Mrs Freddy, produces the same angle of rise a 4½" heel might produce in my UK8? Taking this as a scale, it may be someone with an EU36/UK3½ wearing a 4" heel, equates to a 5" heel in a UK8 to experience the same walking 'challenge' shall we call it? And someone with an EU44, would need a 6" heel for the same experience? It might be I've exaggerated the difference, and I hope this is true. ...... Edited July 1, 2012 by FastFreddy2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hh4evr1 18 Report post Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) For some considerable time actually, I've been meaning to find out the angle of rise in smaller shoes to compare it to the angle of rise in a larger shoe. We could work on this as we must have members with a variety of shoe sizes. Your wife is size 6, I am size 7 and you are size 8. So that would be a start. My favourite heel height is 4" in a UK size 7. Edited July 3, 2012 by hh4evr1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastFreddy2 282 Report post Posted July 3, 2012 My favourite heel height is 4" in a UK size 7. I think there has to be an agreed/discussed method of measurement, before 'an angle' measurement can be made. It's maybe the reason I haven't embarked on working out the footlength/rise ratio to produce an angle across shoe sizes. Perhaps the time has come, to do some work on this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
