does anyone here walk in high heels?

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I love my heels, but I've had my fair amount of falls and accidents, and trips to the hospital because of them lol. They make my legs look longer though , and I have nice calves from years of walking around in them. I'm 5'8 so I'm pretty tall without them, and I like being really tall with them on. I can see over the top of people when I am out in crowd situations or pubs etc so they come in handy too.

i love high heels. almost all my friends are taller than i am (i'm only 5'6", barely), so most of the time i have to have on at least 3" heels just to look them in the eye. but i have been wearing heels since i was little. i used to sneak into my mom's closet and steal these navy blue platform heels that were about two and a half inches tall... it used to baffle her that i could stand up in them, much less walk in them. i am proud to say that i can even run in 3" heels if i need to. i'm not sure why, but i am very proud of that.
as for ways to get better at walking in them... the only thing that can really help is just to practice. put on heels for a short amount of time and just walk around somewhere you are comfortable with, somewhere that has a relatively flat floor surface. start with shorter heels and just work up to the higher ones.

I've worn heels before when I'm on my scooter.

For years I wanted some heels, as soon as I tried a pair on in a shop I realised I wasn't missing much.
I can walk in wedgies OK but not in stilettos.

I love to see a woman walking in high heels. . .they look just like the wounded deer I can easily peel away from the herd and hunt down.

No.

OMG...other women who can't wear heels! I tried years ago, when I was in my teens/early 20s, and (1) the discomfort was UNBEARABLE and (2) my balance sucks so bad that I was in danger of falling (and did a few times). I became convinced that they were an invention of the devil himself, given how men seem to love them I finally gave up and never looked back!
~Kate

I once tried walking around in heels, and I hated it. I like sneakers and my comfy Ugg Slippers :3

Hmmm..well, I love heels. I wear them almost every day; they are so much more comfortable than flats and just as easy to walk in. Besides, I have short legs, something I find repulsive, so anything that makes them look longer is a blessing! Flats are actually bad for your arches; a 2" to 2.5" heel is best, whether it's square, wedge, kitten, whatever. That is the best height for supporting the arch without punishing the feet. I only have one pair of shoes with very high heels (I used to have some lovely 6" heels, but wore them out), and they are still easy to walk in. The trick is to put the weight of your foot on your toe, where the shoe is widest (unless you have piano-leg heels on your shoes). When you walk, go ahead and hit the heel first, but get the toe down fast to you have better balance. Walking toe-heel in them is the ideal, and try to walk in a straight line, one foot in front of the other. This also helps keep your balance -- I think many women try to walk in heels the same way they would in sneakers or other flats, and that simply doesn't work! Also, stand up very straight. That will improve your balance (and appearance, too).

Wearing heels for a job where you are on your feet for long periods of time (like my job, teaching) may make your feet ache a bit a first, because you are using different muscles to stand and walk. As an earlier poster said, don't plan on wearing them for hours at first. It's not the shoes, although starting with a lower heel is a good idea! It's like when you being working out -- using those underdeveloped muscles hurts at first, but as you use them more they stop aching.

As for pointy-toe shoes -- if you have to scrunch your toes to fit in them, you're wearing the wrong size. I wear almost exclusively pointy-toed shoes, so I know a little about them. See, your toes are not supposed to go into the point. Look at a pair of pointy-toe shoes. You will see that before the point is the broadest part of the sole. That is where your toes go. The pointy part starts after where the toes are supposed to go -- for heaven's sake, do not stuff your toes into the pointy part! I can only imagine how much that would hurt -- my toes are about the widest part of my feet! (I suppose if your toes shape a point, this would not apply, but I don't know anyone with toes like that.) With a round-toe shoe, this would make your feet look huge, but the point cancels that out. Your feet will look their normal size.

For big feet, try Frederick's of Hollywood for high heels. I had a boss who did drag and that's where he got his heels. He was 6'3" in his flat feet with size 13 feet and he could find well-fitting, classy heels for Madeline at FoH. He also said they were comfortable. One Halloween he came to work as Madeline. We worked retail so we were on our feet, and I asked him how his super-high heels felt after a few hours; that's when he tipped me off about FoH.

Well, this was quite the dissertation on heels! Don't wear them while your feet are still growing; they may cause problems and can deform the foot. If a woman chooses flats, whatever her reason, more power to her. No one should make you wear shoes you don't like -- great shoes are one of the many perks of being a woman! However, if you enjoy heels, they don't have to be torture devices that cause foot, ankle, or knee problems or make you fall over. However, should you ever have to get away from a bad situation, kick off the heels and run barefoot. Some women run just fine in heels, but overall heels are NOT designed for athletic activity.

I'm a fashion psychotic and wear stiletto heels daily when the weather is warm. I can't wear closed-toed shoes, or I'd wear them when it was cold out, too! I won't wear anything under 4 inches, and 6 is my ideal. Like Rose said, toes down first, then the heel. And watch where you're walking. Those sidewalk cracks can be sneaky sneaky!

No! It's not type for dyspraxic people! My knees aren't flexible, so I walk odd. I'd like to walk like a cat, but it's only in my dreams. Sometimes I wear platforms, because they require inflexible legs.

I just can't wear heels. I even lose my balance on the teeny tiny ones.

Much more comfortable in my sneakers.

I never where they and I am never going to where them.

I don't do it because , it is unhealthy and uncomfortable.