In this video, I go in depth on how to find shoes that are in the sweet spot of comfort and style, while also decoding how to wear heels longer (hint: it's all about fit, shoe quality, and heel/platform height.)

High heels hurt for several reasons.

1) Anatomically, our feet are designed for flat ground and if you don't practice or you're not used to it, your muscles will be like who0a0a0a

2) All human beings' feet differ slightly in shape and size, making some brands work for only some of us but not others and even within brands we like, not all their shoes from the same maker are comfortable, and correct sizing can therefore be hard to achieve.

3) Trends change so quickly that stylish heels are often products of fastfashion, which means that the quality of materials used can be stiff and uncomfortable. For all my pageant people out there you're likely on the young side too which places you right in the demographic of shoe companies that want to sell you cheapertoproduce shoes, frequently. We're different from, say, an older buyer that will spend more on each shoe but cares more about comfort, and is less likely to be swayed by temporal trends. They're just different business models but it accounts for why pageant contestants' feet always hurt the shoes marketed to us are usually cheaper quality.

4) There's also lot of misinformation about "heel height". The assumption is that the higher the heel, the more uncomfortable the shoe. But the platform actually counts against that heel.