9 inch heels

Women's hour on radio 4 this morning is touching on "Sky scraper" heels.

I've had a little look online and have included a picture of what they think the shoes will look like. They will feature a massive 9in heel!

I unashamedly love a heel and I am a tall girl (or so the comments would suggest)
I stand 5ft 9in barefoot, so any kind of heel makes me tower over quite a few people.

Now a few years ago I hardly wore a heel. I felt like a drag queen to be honest. I'm not the smallest build, I'm tall and curvaceous, a size 14 with an ample 36EE bust.
My waist is small and I have an hour glass figure.

It took me time to love this body of mine, I felt awkward when I was younger, like I didn't quite know what to do with it I suppose.

I embarked on every diet under the sun to try and make me look like other girls I knew and it never worked.

At some point last year, I don't know what it was that spurred it on. I finally started to accept and embrace my body.

I love clothes, I'm not spending any time stressing over what I should wear, I wear what I like and what I know suits my figure.

The same goes for shoes. No more small heeled frumps for me.
I love a heel and I wear them with pride,
I will wear an average heeled boot if I'm walking around daily

However if I see a shoe, a gloriously decadent beautiful shoe, I'm having it regardless of heel size.

I am a lover of Jimmy Choo, particularly with sparkle
I own a pair of Louboutin court pumps, in all their spectacular 5inch heel glory and I wear them well.

Yes, it makes me tower above the crowd but one pro is my friends can always find me on a night out, they just look up over the crowd

Now, I don't think I would ever go for the 9inch heel, I would be 6ft7 for starters,
Then again it would be fun to try them on!

I think the reason I love a heel is not because it makes me tall. The heel makes me stand correctly and when you stand correctly the effect it has on the body is brilliant, everything looks slimmer and heels make my legs look amazing.

I guess it boosts my confidence and then their is the pretty factor. They look good, I like pretty things

There is also the women factor.
Sometimes I think you can divide women into 2 groups, female friendly and female hating.

I have never had many female friends. This is something that always puzzled me because I'm not the out and out steal your husband kind of vixen, I'll blog on this again.
Yes, Ive had many a shoe commented on by other women.
particularly a designer shoe...

It seems shoes can not only make you feel great about yourself, it is a trick that can forge a unity with your fellow female.

I am only hoping my niece develops a size 7 foot so she can inherit a well loved vintage collection of beautiful shoes that she can wear with pride despite her height, size or circumstance

Lara x