20 tips to hit with the perfect heel

The heel, so hated by our complaining feet, is perhaps the most powerful weapon that women have to improve our overall appearance, gain in elegance and glamor and even improve self-esteem. They say that the shoes are 50% of our image, that can sink you or they can elevate you. And in this case, the high-heeled shoe has a much better chance of catching on than the flat shoe.

It is true that our current way of life requires more comfortable footwear to reach everything, however, it is also true that everything is getting used because who does not have any friends or acquaintances who dominate the stilettos as if they were a Nike ultra ergonomic with carbon rubber outsole and two Air-sole units? My advice for those who want to maximize their glamor is to go to the heel or at least ... alternate.

1. The stiletto heel is not the only option. A Cuban heel or a 4 cm heel already do something.

2. The wedge is the comfortable choice of high heel, plant it if you have a more casual style.

3. Never buy a pair of heels with which you are not absolutely comfortable and for this it is essential that the inner pad picks up the bridge of the foot to perfection.

4. Always skin, plastic is a bad investment; apart from the fact that you notice and subtract category, good luck to have the foot in maceration.

5. Look for stable shoes, the heels or wedges in pyramidal form, although they are low do not usually give good results and end up being an agony.

6. Do not listen to "If you come out with a heel, come back with a heel", You do not have to use it all day, take it in key moments where your image is in danger and make sure to put other more comfortable shoes in your bag or in the car in case of acute bunion pain.

7. Heeled sandals can be very mortifying if the foot slips, apart from the fact that the loins stick out as if wanting to step on the ground themselves. Sandals with two crossed straps at the beginning of the toes usually work better than those on a single strip.

8. The heel improves especially the figures of long waist and short legs.

9. If you are short-sleeved You have the advantage that flat shoes feel great. If you wear heels, beware of short skirts that can give away an excessively long leg.

10. If you are short, do not make the mistake of wearing the 12 cm high heel. For reasons of harmony, a heel that looks the same length as your calf is strange and disproportionate.

11. Do not forget that shoes, especially heels, are the garment of the closet that more quickly goes out of style. Do not save, crush.

12. If you only think about having a pair for special occasions, try to be as classic as possible, escape ultra fashion shoes.

13. And how to get it to be as classic as possible ?: very anatomical last, this means that the tip should follow the profile of the fingers, that is, neither pinchaglobos, nor square; of sole "0" -without platform- and heel of about 7 cm, neither fat, nor stiletto. For winter you will get more out of it if it is black and for summer if it is beige or camel.

14. The exaggerated heel for daily if he is fat he can be ordinary and if he is very thin he can be very dressed

15. Avoid the heel strike if you're very young. Your skeleton is not prepared and it is very forced, you are not safe.

16. Avoid your heels if you're going to be like a grandma, Remember that your purpose of glamorizing yourself, do not sink even more

17. Platforms, although comfortable and fashionable, they are a bit Frankensteinian, never wear them if you have very thin legs.

18. And the other way around, if you have thick feet, do not wear very thin shoes or very open or you will see a scattered foot.

19. Thick legs do not accept fine heel, fat, either, look for an intermediate thickness.

20. Eye if you are muscular and arched legs, You can wear a heel, but do not wear any short skirt or tight pants that give shape to your legs.

Why does the heel stylize?

Apart from making us grow, it never hurts - unless you're Katie Holmes and your husband Tom Cruise - the heel, the higher, the more it projects you forward; to counteract the effect and not lose balance we lie back with which the back straightens, the chest rises and even harden the buttocks. The legs seem to lengthen and the calves and ankles are enhanced ... can you get more out of a few cms of plastic?

Marina Echánove. Stylist and writer. Author of the bookYour style. The keys to elegance, femininity and distinction from Editorial Palabra