Types of heels, the essentials in your dressing room

There is no better feature that defines women's shoes than heels. We all know that good heels shoes not only add a few extra centimeters, they also manage to round out a style.

Women's shoes can be grouped according to their style: shoes, boots, sandals ... but the height and shape of the heel are the two characteristics that help us the most to decide if we have our ideal shoes in front of us. And nothing better than knowing all the styles of heels that exist to choose the right shoes for every moment, right in all our looks.

In this article we review the different types of heels depending on the height and shape, do you accompany us?

Stiletto heels

They are the most recognizable of all heel types, also commonly known as "point" heel in clear allusion to the thin thickness they usually have.

The name of this type of heels was born in the mid-twentieth century and owes its name to Giacomo Pirandelli, baron of Styletto, there is also a clear similarity with the Italian word stilo, whose meaning is point, making mention of a thin and elongated heel.

More than six decades later, these types of heels are still the most sexy and glamorous. In the world of fashion, footwear with this style of heel is associated with femininity and are a symbol of elegance and sophistication. High heels are ideal for special occasions or when we want to bring a special touch to our daily outfits. They stylize the female legs like no other, creating an effect of height that makes our legs look endless. They are a type of heel that makes any woman fall in love and makes her touch the sky, making any look much more powerful.

The stiletto heel always tend to be high heels, usually with a height of 9 cm. or more. However, currently the high heels of intermediate height prevail, being the most demanded by the women the stilettos with a height between 5 and 7 cm. High heels or stilettos are a basic that any woman should have as a wardrobe background in nude or black, since you will always be right with this type of footwear and they will get you out of trouble.

But we all know that wearing high heels for many hours can be an ordeal, so at Luisa Toledo we put all our effort into designing and manufacturing our collections with skins and lasts of the best quality, so that the end result are comfortable stilettos.

Kitten heels

It is a thin and low heel style, usually does not exceed 5 cm. Tall. This type of heel is placed between high heels and totally flat shoes. It is a very original heel style, the base is thin - more or less like the stiletto heel - and as it gets closer to the base of the shoe it increases in thickness. One of its peculiarities, which can be easily recognized is the curvature created by joining the heels with the shoe sole.

They are the perfect heels if you want to get off the heights without having to go with ballerinas, it is ideal for women who look for a look with style but who want equal comfort. Usually the shoes with heel kitten heel have the fine tip so they are as stylish and elegant as the shoes with higher heels, but at the same time they are much more comfortable.

The shoes with this type of heels became really famous thanks to Audrey Hepburn, who wore kitten heels in many of the scenes of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Nowadays it is a style of heel more and more used by women in their day to day, cause it facilitates much your day improving the comfort without giving up the elegance. Being a low heel, favors the position and is ideal for day to day, either to go to work and business meetings.

The kitten heels are the perfect combination between elegance and comfort. Shoes with this type of heel, achieve this balance thanks to having the perfect height for most women. Footwear is one of the most important elements in an outfit, and can make your look shine with its own light. Therefore, if you want to look perfect on every occasion but you are not willing to give up comfort, get one with low-heeled shoes, they will be one of your wardrobe basics.

Thanks to the comfort they represent, they are perfect to wear all day, but without giving up a stylish look in any situation. The shoes with these heels are usually the protagonists of the styles where comfortable shoes do not go unnoticed. If you want to succeed in your office looks, choose a kitten heels shoes, and will be the protagonists of your looks.

Block heel

This style of heel is characterized by its thickness. It is usually available in different heights as well as the stiletto heel, but unlike this one, it is much wider.

We can find block heels with a myriad of shapes and designs: round, square, with geometric lines ... all have as their main feature being especially wide. It is a type of heel that has fascinated the fashion world with more attention in recent years and not only for the comfort it provides compared to the finest heels. Since the heels are larger surface, are ideal for designers to give free rein to their creativity, making the heels key in the design of shoes.

The block heel has been redesigned and decorated in a thousand different ways, either simply by covering it with the same leather as the shoe, or decorating it with a multitude of finishes: in metal, wood, or even with glass details.

Although at first it may seem that it is a more proper heel to wear with casual looks, nothing is further from reality, thanks to dreamy designs block heel versions of a height greater than 9 cm. They are ideal to wear on special occasions where we want to bring an original touch to our styling and at the same time enjoy the comfort that shoes provide us with this type of heels.

In lower-height versions, this type of heel is also known as cuban heels. The wide heels or block heel with a height around 5 cm. They are widely used in the world of fashion in shoes with a somewhat more informal style and summer sandals where that extra comfort is sought. However, we can find extraordinary designs, being very appreciated for the comfort they provide.

If you love high heels, but you have to wear stilettos with a heel of 10 cm. We recommend that you try the block heel stilettos like our RITA model, you can be sure that they will become the favorite shoes of your dressing room.

Cone heel

It is a very, very special type of heel, with a design that reminds us of a funnel or inverted pyramid that has greater height at the back of the heel.

There is a belief that this type of heel is an evolution of the famous "coma" heel designed by Roger Vivier in the 50s, but in fact it is a closer design to the narrower block heels on the bottom of the heel.

Usually it is a heel design with an intermediate height, which usually ranges between 5 and 7 cm. high, which makes shoes with this style of heels are very easy to wear. This has made many people think that shoes with heels cone, are designed for older women, but nothing is further from reality, today there are world-class fashion brands that bet on this type of heels in their collections.

Wedge

Although wedges should not be referred to as a type of heel proper, we want to make a small reference in these lines. The wedges have such a variety of styles and designs that they deserve an article just to talk about them. There are as many styles of wedges as we can imagine, with different heights and countless materials: lined with leather, wood, jute or esparto, cork...

We can find wedges in all types of footwear, from boots and boots, to shoes. But where wedges really triumph, it's in the sandals. This is because wedge shoes tend to be much more informal and the summer, when sandals take over our styles, is usually the time when we opt for more comfortable and casual looks.

Make friends with your heels

All of us who love high heels, we know that they are an authentic paradox: they can make us feel powerful, but if we wear them for long periods of time they are a diabolical instrument of torture.

But when used on special occasions - like Cinderella's shoe - they can work miracles and become a kind of magic wand to elevate our look to infinity. Because women can "wear" slippers, "put on" some ballerinas or "fit" loafers, but we "dress" with heels. The heels have the ability to make us mark the step instead of following it.

In Luisa Toledo we want you to enjoy wearing our heels, and for this we choose materials that guarantee maximum comfort, and lasts with a very studied fit so that the shoes are as comfortable as possible. We also listen very carefully to the opinions of our clients to know first hand their impressions and needs.

Result of it are models like ISABELA, comfortable stilettos, thanks to the 7.5 cm heel. that makes them so comfortable shoes that you can wear them throughout the day, either to go to work or to look at any event. And is that despite having a heel without excessive height, are just as elegant as stilettos with vertigo heels.