You want to add to your high heel collection, but you are not sure if you should get stilettos. While you like how they look. you have heard mixed things about them. Are the best choice for you?

Before you make any decisions, you should do a bit of research. Read on to learn more.

 

What Are They Made of?

 

Most of the time the stiletto heel is made of patented leather. These tend to offer the most support. They can be made from other things, but patented leather is the most common when you are looking at different types.

 

What Benefits Do They Offer?

 

The best benefit of wearing the stiletto heels is that they can help build your calf muscles as you walk around. If you want shapely muscular legs, wearing these can help. They hit the right muscles while you are moving.

 

Your legs can look longer with these shoes on, too, since they tend to stretch your legs when you are in motion. Also, there are some indications that you can evenhave a stronger pelvic floor while wearing them.

 

The Cons

 

Like everything else in the world, nothing is perfect. There are some things that could bother certain people while wearing them. There is even the chance that there could be some injuries or damage to the foot.

 

The bigger risks are getting hammertoes or bunions with extended wear. The odds of this increase the longer that you stand on them. So, if you do wear them, be sure to sit as much as possible during the day and only stand for brief periods of time.

 

Shoe companies want people to feel their best while wearing their wares. New technology and design have included more air cushioning and wider toes to help make the shoes more comfortable and safe to wear. Soon, high heels and stilettos may not be synonymous with foot torture and can be a part of your shoe collection without worrying about getting other equipment like bandages for your feet.

 

You need to just be aware of how these shoes fit and make sure that you wear ones that are not too small – trying to cram your feet into one that is two sizes too small is a recipe to have one of the above problems. If you are careful, though, you can rock those stiletto heels for as long as you want – provided that you are smart about it.

 

Bio- Dr. Taryn Rose is an orthopedic surgeon turned shoe designer focused on technical innovations to improve how we live. After selling her namesake company in 2008 she came out of retirement to team up with her partner, Enrico Cuini. Together they have built a first in kind shoe company making made to measure sexy high heels for smart women who set their goals high and wear their heels even higher