Women love high heeled shoes. It does not matter what their doctors say about the damage they can do to their feet. Fear of deformities like bunions caused by the foot sliding down into the shoe and cramping the big toe, might cause a woman to wear flats for casual events. For dress-up occasions, she will always come back to them, that is because no other shoe could make her feel sexier.



Women do not agree on what should qualify as high heeled shoes. People who are not accustomed to wearing them may feel that a two or three inch heel is plenty high. With a heel of this height, walking and standing are not overly painful. At the same time, women can have some of the aesthetic benefits of wearing high heels. Some women will buy a pair of heels that are four inches or taller for special occasions. Because these shoes are so uncomfortable, women rarely wear them for long. The main exceptions are people who are in the entertainment industry.

One reason women like to wear high heeled shoes is because they like to make themselves taller. Shorter women like to wear them to stand more equal to everyone else. The affect of the taller heels is to make the legs look longer. The length makes legs look supple and sensuous. This illusion is furthered because the definition of the calf muscles stands out. Because high heeled shoes make women's legs look so shapely, even tall women want to wear them.

There are other ways that high heeled shoes make a woman's body more appealing. They change the whole posture a woman displays. While wearing high heels, a woman's curves are more pronounced because of the positions of her derriere and chest. She also walks differently, with her hips moving gracefully. High heels not only make a women look better, she feels sexier wearing them as well. This can be seen in the confidence that is seen in women who wear high heeled shoes. They move with a smooth sexuality that women in flat soled shoes rarely show.

Women wear high heeled shoes in a number of different situations. Parties and nights on the town, of course, are good places to wear heels. Business wear is popular in certain occupations. Bringing an air of feminine authority and visual height, they can make an impact in the boardroom. Yet, the impression is so subtle business associates will probably never know why the feel the way they do.

The heels women wear the most are smart black high heeled shoes. Different people prefer different heights, but the lower heels are more common. They can be worn to a larger variety of occasions such as to work, to dinner parties, and even to more reserved events such as church or funerals. The high black heel is the sexiest of the heels. Stilettos may be difficult to walk in, but the look is fabulous. Other types of heels, such as the tapered heel or the block heel make the leg look different. Women wear these shoes to be in style and to show a level of sophistication that they never can in flat soled shoes.