A kitten heel is a shoe with a short and tapered heel that stands one to two inches high. You’ll find kitten heels on pumps, mules, sandals, Mary Janes, and boots across a range of toe box shapes. Kitten heeled shoes tend to have a dressy and refined integrity. They are a sharp contrast to the chunky, lug sole trend.
Kitten heels waft in and out of fashion. They’re currently having a fashion moment so we’re seeing more of them for a while. They are particularly popular in the form of a low heeled slingback pump. The collection below shows a range of examples.
Kitten heels, especially when they’re extra low, can be easier to walk in than high narrow heels. That said the narrowness of the heels can feel unstable. Some of my clients feel they’re going to topple over in kitten heels. The stability of a wide and chunkier heel feels more sure-footed.
Aesthetically, there is an elegance and dressiness to a kitten heeled shoe. Although you might prefer chunkier heels because it works better with your style, comfort levels, shape of your feet, and lifestyle. And if you like both narrow and wide heels on footwear, by all means enjoy the variation.
Personally, I vote yay. I enjoy wearing a low one inch kitten heel in a dressy shoe from time to time. Typically in the form of pumps and Mary Janes, but boots can work too. Their dainty, pretty and dressy integrity work for my style and shape of my feet. I don’t have kitten heels at the moment because the comfort and stability of a wide square heel can’t be beat for my fussy feet. But I’ll wear kitten heels again.
Over to you.
