Although not the best shoe style for women medically, there is no denying that high heel shoes are fashionable, elegant and can make any women feel sexier. High-heeled shoes are easily defined, they are “shoes which raise the heel of the wearer’s foot significantly higher than the toes.” High-heel shoes are available in a number of different styles, various materials and can be bought in nearly any color of the rainbow. Most high heels are one color but a lot have patterns such as leopard print. High-heeled shoes are available in an assortment of shapes also, such as block, blade, stiletto, tapered and wedge.

What precisely equals a “high heeled” shoe is a point that has been long argued. The average for most women is a heel between two and three inches high because it can be walked in comfortably while still furnishing some extra height. It is women in the minority who wear heels that are four inches and over and those classified as exceedingly high heeled tend to be the realm of entertainers and/or are bought for those holding shoe fetishes. The higher the heel the less practical it is for wear on a more or less steady basis.

A lot of women wear high-heeled shoes for the sexual element inherent in them. One’s body is repositioned in another way, which is very sexy. In other words, high-heeled shoes effectuate an alteration in gait and posture that drives the derriere further back and adds more of a sway to the hips, which lends itself to an air of eroticism. Some high heels show off the sole of the foot and many think that to be very sexy. Stiletto heels are also considered by many men and women alike to be off the charts sexy.

In making up one's mind what pair of high-heeled shoe is right for the occasion a woman needs some style know-how. What is thought to be the “little black dress” of shoes is a low-heeled elegant black pump. This is the most responsible of all heels, a pair of pumps that are at home for a business meeting or an early dinner. The “new black” high heel shoe is a neutral pump. But don’t think white, think beige, cream or off white instead. A black dressy high heel is a must for all those show stopping functions such as a dance, party or elegant dinner extravaganza. Look for a black high heeled dress shoe that is not too strappy but yet not too awkward- instead for understated charm and elegance, with a touch of sexiness thrown in for good measure! Just as in the basic pumps category, black is great but not sufficient. When you need something just a little bit more glitzy and glamorous get noticed wearing a pair of metallic high-heeled dress shoes.