this is how you walk on heels

There was a day that changed my life. I must have been about fifteen or sixteen. My All Stars were lying somewhere on the ground. Or were they my Kipling sneakers? Kipling was still very trendy back then, you should know. I saw someone yesterday with a little monkey hanging from her bag and really wondered how I ever labeled that as overcool, but anyway.

On that day, I slipped on a heel for the first time. Of course, I had once clomped around in my mother's, but this was just a real heel, in a store, in my size. This was it. A solution to my problem. Apparently, I didn't hang on the monkey bars long enough in my youth because I'm only 1.69 meters tall.

With that heel, I rose up and it made optically immediately a size slimmer. From that moment on, the heel and I have been together, and I get asked about three times a day, “How do you do that?” It's just a matter of doing, dear people. It's really not that hard.

1. Choose the right heel

You shouldn't torture yourself right away with a 12-centimeter high Jimmy Choo. That's not doable even for professionals. Grab a heel of about 8 centimeters, preferably a wider heel so it gives you support, and see how that feels.

2. A platform can help

If you buy a heel where the front of the shoe has a platform, you are overall in the air but your foot is less bent upwards. Do you understand what I mean? The front of your foot is already raised.

3. On the couch

First, just sit on the couch for an evening with those heels on. Your sweetheart will find it cozier than your Ugg slippers. Just get used to each other, and when you walk to the kitchen for a cup of tea or a glass of white wine, you can practice a bit on your walk.

4. That heel is your love, not your enemy

I often see women stumbling on their heels. Especially when they walk towards their bike or taxi after the party with four glasses of gin and tonic in their belly. Don't think that the heel is your enemy that you throw in a corner as soon as you can. It's your little friend, what am I saying, your great love.

5. Give a little wink with your butt

Walk upright, your hips a bit forward, and sink a little with each step through your hip. As if you're giving a little wink with your butt. Imagine an imaginary string coming from your head pulling your crown upwards. Just like back in ballet indeed.

And suddenly you'll see that it doesn't hurt anymore. And you can also just ride a bike in heels, why shouldn't that be possible? Go for it. I'll see you up high.