My best friend is truly a pod person; six feet tall, one-hundred pounds nothing. As if we all don't hate her already, here’s the worst part; her diet consists of French fries, pizza, beer and a lot of it. This is how she's donned the name 'pod person', but alas, PP finally has a problem and while it's not as good as a thyroid dysfunction (kidding) - it's close. All six feet of her has fallen in love, with all five feet eleven of her new counterpart. With my five feet five stature I could always count on heels to give me a leg up, so when she asked me for some shoe solutions, I took it upon myself to sole search.
Here was the dilemma; I have always suspected flats of adding frump. With jeans flats are one thing, but a little black dress with a kicking pair of heels just has a better ring to it. So how not to turn her little problem into a giant one, no pun intended, was the task at hand. I soon found out that shoes for tall women, especially those with shorter boyfriends, was not a personal pod-person problem but a quagmire for the over 5'7'' masses. But fret not, in a world of individualized industries, there is even a line of shoes designed for Cirque de Soleil performers, and as there are far more tall women than there are acrobats, there are most certainty fashionable solutions targeted with the tall in mind.
Take kitten heels for example. Usually ranging between half an inch to an inch and a half, these shoes can add a little lift, elongate the leg and provide just enough sass to spruce up your step. They are more than a flat without adding too much height, making them both comfortable and couture. They are also made by some of the top designers so you don't have to scrimp on style. Take the embellished pair by Emilio Pucci, with only a one-inch heel, paired with a simple dress. Checkmate.
More subtly, Celine make's a pair that may pass on height but packs the high fashion.
Regardless of whose shoes you chose to buy, the kitten heels are out there and can be just as sexy as a stiletto. They come in colors, embellishments, casual, wedges, evening and the like. Sort of like a moderate politician who covers all your bases - kitten heels are the moderate politicians of the shoe world.
Another option for the vertically blessed? Flats. Now, I know I said flats are synonymous with frump, but I am also about to say something else I rarely do; I was wrong. In my investigations, not only have I found that frump and flat do not need to go together, I found that there are flats out there that give the sexiest of stilettos a run for their money. There are open toed flats, and peeped toed flats, and embellished flats that are truly art pieces. Missoni makes a pointy toed flat in their classic print that adds color and class while keeping you grounded. My favorite and most special pair of flats I found has to be one of the prettiest shoes I've seen in some time. With a black mini dress, or even with an evening gown, these flats can bring the house down. Made by an old favorite Christian Lacroix, these shoes couldn't be better if they were perched atop a stiletto.
Now that you have two options of how to balance your height - let me say one thing- growing up I used to fudge at the doctors, stand on my tippy toes, hell - I would put raw chicken breasts in my sling backs if I really thought it would give me an inch.
Embrace the fact that you are modelesque and if the big drawback is that it may be harder for you to find shoes, think about how much easier it sometimes may be to find clothes; that and there are far worse deformities than being able to go inch for inch with Tyra Banks - irritable bowel syndrome much? Case in Point.
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