The question was raised, ' What are kitten heels?' Simply put kitten heels are a pair of low heeled pumps that ranges from basic black to all the colours of the rainbow with varying styles to suit every woman's fancy: pointed toes, rounded mouth, sling backs, peep toes, sometimes accentuated with bows, buckles and tear cutouts; made with leather, silk, suede or any synthetic fabric.
However if you have just started your collection, I will advise that you get the basic colours: red, blue, black, cream and yellowish-tan; then branch out to other colours and patterned shoes.
For many years I did not own a pair of black shoes. I always substituted red for black; red was the new black for me and I always managed to pull it off. For some reason black shoes never appealed to me. I dislike paring black bottoms with black shoes. I would wear blue bottoms and tan shoes; green bottoms with pink shoes, but I mostly wore red shoes; it was and still is my first colour of choice. As I recall, I would go shopping with the intention of buying a pair of black shoes and walk out the store with every other colour but black. I finally kicked the habit, but to date I only have one pair of black shoes and quite frankly that is all I need.
The vintage style affords for the wearing of beautiful and varying colors of heels, without looking gaudy, which is another reason why I absolutely love the vintage era so much. On the other hand, brightly coloured stilettos get a lot of negative attention. It gives the appearance of trying too much. It is even worse when a woman is all dressed up, in pretty coloured stilettos and cannot even walk in them! # Shameful right?!
Anyways, I hope my explanation of kitten heels was helpful, if not check out some eye catching kitten heels and let me know what you think?
The last pair of shoes is so nice, would love these to wear to work...
ReplyDeleteIKR, they are cute and can give comfort because of the height of the heels. Here is one of my favourite vintage websites that can help you with your search www.modcloth.com Happy searching Ms Delight!
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