In the world of fashion, no object is discussed more than high heeled shoes.
There are so many great quotes about heels that I keep this page as a permanent “work in progress” to record great high heel quotes.
Think of this more of a scratch pad or Evernote than a list of top quotations. I don’t rank the quotes or analyse them too much. I just scratch them down here so anyone can read them.
I hope you enjoy my favorite quotes about high heels. Please use the contact page if you’d like to contribute some of yours.
Quotes about high heel design
“I enjoy a pump more than a sandal. With a sandal, it’s all there. With a pump, you just imagine things.”
– Manolo Blahnik, Hemispheres Magazine (United Airlines) p 59, February 2011
“Before me, there was no toe cleavage at all. I don’t want to date myself, but it was all opera pumps, not very open. I gave some kind of lightness to it.”
– Manolo Blahnik, Hemispheres Magazine (United Airlines) p 59, February 2011″
“A little tiny reveal. I think it’s more exciting and sensual.” (On why toe cleavage should only show the first two cracks)
– Manolo Blahnik, Hemispheres Magazine (United Airlines) p 59, February 2011
Quotes about walking in high heels
“I’ve never been able to walk in high heels. I know I’m a supermodel but I could never walk in the bloody things. They’re dangerous pieces, I think.”
– Twiggy, Tea with Twiggy Podcast Ep #33, 22 February 2021
“In a flat you can feel beautiful, but a stiletto changes your mood, how you move—like a wild, beautiful animal.”
– Giuseppe Zanotti, to Harper’s Bazaar, April 2014
“One moves more slowly in heels. Walking fast is neither sexy nor engaging. Nobody notices the people who race around. If you’re walking in heels, you’ve got time. It’s much more attractive.”
– Christian Louboutin answering “Why are high heels so sexy?”, Marie Claire interview, February 2012
Quotes about how heels make women look and feel
“[A high heel] has imagination. For men, this is unknown territory, it’s a highly feminine thing. It gives you goose bumps, the hair stands up on your arms. If you see a woman dressed to kill, wearing high heels, you understand that she can metamorphose, transform herself, that she has enormous power.”
– Cesare Casadei, interview with Massimo Torrigiani, Casadei website
“The first thing men look at are a woman’s legs, and there is nothing more flattering than high heels.”
– Manolo Blahnik, interview with Vogue, September 2010
“A beautiful shoe is that instant transformation – it is always like a theatrical gesture…”
– Manolo Blahnik, interview with the Telegraph 2012 (YouTube)
Quotes about high heels and feminism
“High heels just feel really anti-feminist to me, we’re like birds on stilts.”
– actress and former Bond girl Eva Green, Town and Country Magazine (UK), May 14 2020
Quotes about buying shoes
“…hey, you can never have too many shoes… Shoes make the outfit! They are the best accessory.”
– Kim Kardashian, Blast Magazine, June 10, 2009
Quotes about platform shoes
“Platforms are my favourite heels for the summer because they give you a long leg. I like to wear tall heels so when my husband, Josh, kisses me, I don’t have to stand on my tiptoes.”
– Fergie, Daily Mail, May 6, 2011 (Fergie divorced husband Josh Duhamel in 2019)