Stiletto heel household or on aircraft). Stiletto heel A stiletto heel is a long, thin, high heel found on some boots and shoes, usually for women. It is named after the stiletto dagger, the phrase being first recorded in the early 1930s. Stiletto heels may vary in length from 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) to 25 cm (10 inches) or more if a platform sole is used, and are sometimes defined as having a diameter at the ground of less than 1 cm (slightly less than half an inch). Stiletto-style heels or shorter are called kitten heels. Not all high slim heels merit
Spool heel and are considered a more practical heeled shoe option. Spool heel A spool heel is a heel that is wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle, so resembling a cotton reel or an hourglass. Spool heels were fashionable in Europe during the Baroque and Rococo periods. Its other periods of popularity include the 1860s and the 1950s. This look has been popularized by John Fluevog. A low spool heel has a small distinctive flare at the heel bottom. Higher spool heels are close to resembling a stilleto heel, but with a flare at the bottom. Spool