Shoe Lifts to Make Both Men and Women Look Taller

If you'd like to look taller, consider shoe lifts. This goes for women, not just men. A woman may want to look taller without advertising it; a naturally taller look that is hidden inside her shoes in the form of shoe lifts. I'm 5-8 but people think I'm 5-9 because I wear one-inch shoe lifts in my athletic shoes. These shoe lifts easily slip in and nobody knows they're there. Several companies offer shoe lifts online. Shoe lifts should not be wooden-hard, yet not so soft that your body weight squishes them. You want the full effect of the shoe lift.

They come in different varieties such as for dress shoes, or three-quarter-length versus just big enough for the heel to make contact with. I have found that shoe lifts higher than one and a quarter inch are not practical, because these will force the foot up so high, that the shoe will probably slip off when you're walking.

Further, it will look like your foot isn't all the way in the shoe. An observer, then, might suspect you have lifts, and the whole idea behind these is to look naturally taller, not artificially taller. Even if you have long pants that will conceal this, consider the visibility when you sit down and your pants lift up. And if nobody will see your feet when you're seated, keep in mind that one and a HALF inch lifts will make it very easy for your shoes to slip off while walking.

Another thing to consider is if you're wearing lifts at least one inch, this forces the top of the foot to press against the underside of the shoe tongue. So if you're seated and immobile for an extended period, this extra pressure could result in the top of the foot falling asleep or getting numb and tingly.

This is what happens with my one-inch lifts that are in my dress boots. If I'm seated, the top of my foot presses against the underside of the "tongue" area of the boot. It isn't long before this gets uncomfortable.

If you think shoe lifts for a woman, especially one who's 5-8, are silly, consider the many other ways women add to the length of something on their body:

1) Fake fingernails.

2) Mascara and fake eyelashes.

3) Hair extensions.

4) Breast implants.