Mastering the Stiletto Strut
Not everyone will feel the need to learn such a skill in their life, but there are occasions where having the Stiletto Strut, Stroll, Sashay, Stride will be in great importance. My 9 year old daughter happened to master this years ago. With her footed-zip-front-magenta jammies on, she grabbed pair of uber sexy Stuart Weitzman black evening shoes with rhinestone anklet out of my closet and inserted her jammied feet. She proceeded to teeter through the house yelling my boisterous Raider game “YEEEUHHH�. Her father shook his head in disbelief and asked me what kind of 2 year old was I raising. I responded that she would be every man’s dream woman. Stilettos and a love of pigskin. At any rate, here’s my advice for mastering the Stiletto strut:
1. Be sure your shoes fit. The darn shoes are already tall, and usually not more than a few strings, so make sure they fit your feet. (How to buy shoes that fit will be addressed in a future blog). You may want to start to learn your sashay in a lower heel and work your way up to the 4 inch plus variety.
2. Step heel to sole, delicately, ladylike. Repeat until you get to your bar stool.
3. Take shorter steps than usual. This gives you the serious sashay.
4. Stand up straight. Since higher heels tend to push the tush out and make breasts the center of attention many try to compensate by leaning forward. Resist this horrible posture - you don’t want to look like you are about to bite it.
5. Point toes straight ahead. This is no time for pigeon toes.
6. If you feel off balance, swing your arms slightly.
7. Keep your legs as close together as possible. Your mother probably told you this too.
Follow these tips for awesome ambling in your high heels. Oh yes, the same tips apply to either sex trying to master this art…
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October 24th, 2006 at 11:54 am
I had a co-worker that always looked like she was going to tip forward whenever she wore heels. I’ll have to send her here for to learn the righ way!
October 24th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
please do send her here. lord knows we don’t need any women staggering in their stilettos. that is so not cute.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:09 am
[...] Ok, so I’m probably the only person on the planet who has the nerve to look at the shoes the Vickie’s Secret models are wearing in this year’s show. The thing about it is that they are strutting some slamming stilettos. And of course, the shoes make all the difference in how the models walk. The Stiletto Strut is quite important. Can you imagine Gisele in flip flops with those big ole Angel Wings? Not cute at all. [...]
December 8th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
[...] Makeup: Touch up with pressed powder. Liven up your face with a touch of blush. It’s evening, lights are dimmer and color on the cheeks make you look youthful and alive. Add sparkle to your eyes by just swiping a touch of shimmer across the lid and add more mascara. Or deepen eyes with smudgy liner and more mascara. Dramatize lips with red lipstick or go glitzy with shimmery gloss. No one does red lips better than Gwen Stefani and Scarlet Johansson. The finishing touch is a spray of perfume to add to your allure. Get your strut on and walk in the party like you are all that and a bag of chips. You’ll have all the guys whispering, “Is that (insert your name here) from accounting???� [...]
September 4th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
here is a tip for all you stiletto lovers, when I was in highschool, I had this date with the captain of the football team, which meant he was tall! well I took a pair of My mothers shoes and I thought I would fall foward in them…sheeeeeesh! well I leaned back against the wall with my shoes as close as possible and pushed my back tightly in…stayed like this about two minutes while I took deep breaths…when I stepped away from the wall I made it a point to keep my shoulders back… it worked! I had a good pose all night long and He didnt look so tall after all :)…try it it really works!!! stand with your back to the wall, shoulders back heels as close to wall as possible, head up, take deep breaths for about 2 mins…then step away keeping shoulders back.