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A Lady's Guide to Being a Lady.

This post's discussion has been a pet peeve of mine for many years. I suppose it is because I do not understand the difficulty or lack of understanding. I did a little reconnaissance filming today and hopefully this will prove my point. 

How Not to Walk in High Heels

How a lady carries herself is one of the first things noticed not only by passers-by, but more importantly by potential husbands. Walking like a lady and being technically savvy in heels exudes lady like confidence. I was able to catch  four examples of common poor walking technique:

There are three problems with the lovely high black pumps:

1. Her shoes are too big, you can tell because her toes

 have slid and smashed in the front.

2. This causes her to take whiplash like steps. She puts all her weight on her toes and it causes her knees to buckle as she takes the next step. 

3. Due to the weight shift, she's sticking her rear out, throwing off the aesthetic a lady should have. 

 

This is a common technique with Provo ladies. One of my several mottoes applies:

If you can't walk in them, don't wear them. 

If you have to walk a mile to somewhere that requires a dress code of heels, first have a large purse to store shoes in, don't carry them like you're walking down the beach, second keep fast flats like these in your giant purse at all times to utilize instead of bare feet. 

A lady's feet should only be bare in three situations:

1. Swimming and beachy activities

2. In the home of those who require a shoeless entry

3. In a lady's own home and privacy ( sidenote, if there are guests in your home and you allow shoes to be worn, as a lady and a host, you should wear shoes too)

This mistake frequently happens with pointed shoes. This lady steps a bit to fervently with her heel first and then flops the rest of her foot afterwards. Its a bit like she's wearing flippers. Walking in heels is essentially the same as walking in any other shoe. Heel toe. Heel toe. Your weight shifts heel to toe, right to left foot. No need to overcompensate by stepping just with your heels, or just with your toes. 

This example is a little harder to notice because she's walking away from the camera. Her walking technique also stems from her shoes being to big. She's doing the twist. She steps toe first and then twists her heel in so that her foot doesn't come fully off the floor allowing her shoe to stay securely on her foot. This could be avoided by one simple tid bit of knowledge- It has always been in my best interest to buy heels, especially those without straps, one half size smaller than my actual shoe size. This allows the shoe to be snug and a lady to walk a dainty strut. 

And if you must, don't be ashamed. Start with a kitten heel and work your way up for a four inch stiletto. As with any other talent, practice makes perfect.