Sex and Shoes

Shoes have serious sex appeal.

Ask a group of women what they have a passion for and the majority will comeback with a resounding… SHOES!! The debate from there on is whether they are a high heel wearer or a flattie lover.

There are many different types of shoes; high heels are not a type of shoe, they are a type of heel attached to different types of shoes. Many women find wearing heels uncomfortable, some complain about back pain and pains in the arch of the foot or on the toes, still shoe sales have not slowed down. So the question is,

Are high heels a symbol of subordination or empowerment?

For shoe fetishists, the Stiletto Heel is the ultimate in high heels. Thinner and higher than most high heels, it can be up to seven inches in height. Although high heels were around for some centuries, the stiletto was formed by Italian shoemakers in the 1950's when they inserted a metal stick into the heel of a shoe in a bid to stop heels breaking.

It is hard not to feel sexy in a pair of heels; they change the way you walk, causing the wearer to walk in a more sensuous way. The wearer's body is also accentuated; heels thrust the hips and breasts forward, rounding off the buttocks, making it seemingly more appealing. They make the feet look smaller and legs look longer, firmer and thinner leading the eye gradually upwards to the genital area.

High heels are synonymous with sex. Imagine the curve of the arch of the foot and the taught naked ankle carefully balancing seemingly in mid air when wearing Mules or feet being held firmly into position with bondage like straps and buckles. Many fashion photographs depict shoes with sexual connotations; pornography in particular emphasises the female's sexual power through the use of high heels.

In fact some women think buying, owning or wearing a pair of shoes is better than sex. If asked, many would agree that it doesn't matter how many pairs you have, there is always room for more.