Kate’s magic heels! There’s an alchemy that means a four-inch heel can turn any woman into a goddess, says the Duchess of Cambridge’s shoe designer RUPERT SANDERSON
Whenever a woman steps into a pair of 4in heels, something magical happens.
Her silhouette instantly changes: her head lifts, the small of her back curves, her shoulders broaden slightly and her calf muscles bunch. From that moment she, quite literally, walks taller.Any higher a heel, and you're pushing things. Lower, and those silhouette changes don't take place in quite the same way.
As a shoe designer, I constantly strive to combine balance with beauty. A 4in heel truly is the sweet spot.
Only a woman herself can explain how wearing heels makes her feel, but it's wonderful when a woman comes into my shop wearing lower heels, Hoka Running Shoes or a pair of trainers, then, as she puts on heels, she seems to step through a magic portal; suddenly she seems self-assured in a di...