Comfortable high heels. Is there such a thing?

Fancy ankle boots can work, m&s have some suede ruched pointy toe ones that with an LBD

Just bare the pain, it's worth it to look great and not old.

I wore heels for the second time this year at a wedding this weekend - and as usual they came off halfway through. I m going to look at the new Ecco range which looks like it has been ergonomically designed to correctly balance the foot in the shoe. Ecco shoes are so comfortable so I hope they will come up trumps again.

Princess Diana set a fashion for lower heels, because she was taller than Prince Charles and with high heels she would have simply dwarfed him. Her death gave the shoe designers carte blanche to squash women into these death traps and heels have just gone on getting higher ever since. My GD, aged 24, is already having problems with her feet, not unconnected, in my opinion, from unsuitable footwear. I have pretty Gabor shoes with about a 1.5 inch heel which look great and set my ankles off to advantage.

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Never mind finding shoes being a problem finding a bra is Horrendous!! Marks and sparks used to be the place to go, not any longer. The choice is unbelievable! Sorry to post on here when it,s about shoes but just another problem for us women ( maybe men too if I am politically correct)

Try Ecco. They've recently introduced a heel that doesn't feel like a heel. Haven't tried them myself so can't vouch for them personally.

Kitten heels are a good compromise in that they are not too high for discomfort but provide a high heel profile to one's legs in dressy clothes.

I totally sympathise oldgoose. I would love to be able to wear a heeled shoe now and again. Buying footwear is my worst nightmare, I suffer from painful feet and need EE+ fitting but still suffer. I do have a nice pair of heels for special occasions when I know I shall be sitting most of the time. I usually wear comfy shows to and fro an event and change into my smart shoes on arrival. but I resign myself to suffer for a few hours and enjoy looking good for a little while.

Still wearing my killer high heels.....but only when lying on the sofa watching Poldark........not had them on for years and years when vertical..

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I have dodgy knees (possibly wearing high heels in the past has contributed....but it is actually arthritis)
I agree a posh frock just looks wrong with flats Did recently manage a couple of hours at a wedding in low heeled court shoes but wasn't standing much .I took them off to dance
I have with reluctance managed to bring myself to donate most of my heels to charity ,including one beautiful pair of black suede ones with laces up the front and a pair of green suede wedges with a 9cm heel I used to wear for work(they went with a lot of my sumner clothes) .Sob.Have a lovely pair of bright pink wedges I cannot bear to ditch but I do have a pair of flat sandals the same colour that I change into when I can bear them no longer .
I do find platform a or wedges marginally more bearable Saw some low heeled blocked shoes in Sainsbury mag. only £18 I may try ...

I have always wondered why shoe makers can't make leg-lengthening heels that are comfortable. Stuart Weismann makes reasonably soft and comfortable court shoes with a medium heel which I wear with dresses. I change into M&S foot glove when the photos are over!

Morning all! I wear heels regularly but, of course, occasion specific. Makes me feel 'dressier'. Obviously I select height appropriate for amount of walking or activity anticipated but ALWAYS comfy; honest! Sounds like I'm just lucky.........

I love high heels! But don,t wear them much unless weddings and night outs. Stilettos were my favourite as I am a sixties gal. Nowadays kitten heels and wedges but definitely flatter shoes for the shopping malls due to the shiny ceramic tiles. At my age, I need to be careful of falling. My favourites are peep toe sandals as I have a Queer big toe!

I rarely wear heels these days. When I do I go for low-ish ones with a thick base. I also find it helps to wear ones with a strap across which makes me feel a bit more secure as I have weak ankles. I got a pair from Top Shop this year and was very pleased with them. I've also bought Marks's .

Try Clarks platform shoes I have mostly Orla Kiely platformshoes by Clarks you can't get them anymore. They so comfortable you would think they're flat shoes. I think all of their platform shoes would be the same.
I wouldn't try cheaper ones I tried a pair of Tescos and nearly fell over. I bought mine to look at them because they are so beautiful I never thought I actually would be able to wear them now I wear them all the time they just feel like flat shoes but I am taller x

I adore heels but sadly cannot wear them. I still look longingly at them, but have to be more sensible now. I bought some block heel ankle strap shoes for DSD's wedding but had to abandon them for flip flops at the reception (I blame the fact that it was held in a marquee in the garden with a long fairly steep slope to negotiate!)

Still have some heels which I look at occasionally but cannot bring myself to get rid of.

I agree Van Dal or the ones I go to and put sponges (from Boots) on my hammer toes and sit down a lot. Love Heels but not too high.

Just seen your post Thatbags. I ADORE pointy shoes, very bad for the feet though, I tend not to wear them now

I too have not worn a high heel for years. These days I seem to spend my life in flatties, wellies, or boots. It kind of suits my lifestyle. The last time I wore heels was on a cruise, and that was 8 years ago .

What about a kitten heel? You hardly know you are walking on a heel, but they do some lovely fancy, and delicate looking styles which feel very feminine?

I like something different for special occasions and have found some really comfortable shoes buying online from Van Dal, as above they come in different widths and have some sandals/courtshoes which with a 45cm or 50cm heel are dressy without the problems of higher heels. I also have a their slingback wedges in a variety of colours for different clothes, and think black patent always looks dresser for an occassion.

I used to like high heels but as I wear a lot of jeans/jeggings etc the heels have long gone but I feel frumpy not wearing them ...but no I ve never really found comfy ones I have arthritis in my big toe, I have found a pair of boots with a 2 in chunkyish heel for this winter and they don't seem too bad wouldn't want to walk a long distance in them but short distances seem ok

I think I may know the one you mean, Stansgran would it by any chance be James Inglis? £££££££

Except for one year when I was 18, and I blame that on my extreme youth, I have never worn high heels, however, I have worn shoes with a 2 - 2 1/2 inch heel. Just enough not to be flatties, but low enough to be comfortable to wear and walk distances in if necessary.

There are a lot of shoes round with heels like that and I have found that M&S do a good line in comfortable and reasonably stylish shoes with a slight wedge or low heel, sufficient to give the look you are looking for oldgoose without discomfort.

I think I read on here about someone who fell for a pair of pink stilettos which she couldn't walk in but she lies on the settee wearing and admiring them. My feet are horrid double A and 8+ and I spend a fortune (for me) at a shoe shop in Peebles.