Stiletto heel
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The stiletto heel can be found on some high-heeled shoes and boots. Generally speaking, this kind of heel is high and narrow, appearing as if a stiletto dagger or spike is emerging from the footwear.
Stilettos can vary in length, some are only an inch off the ground, while other more exotic shoes can have much longer heels (4"+). These types of heels are strongly associated with the sexual fetishes of shoe fetishism and boot fetishism. For persons predisposed with a fetish, these heels can exude a sense of sexual strength and control over a situation or individual. Conversely, these heels also can represent a sense of danger, as being so small, could create danger standing up for the person wearing them. It provides an all-powerful yet delicate sexual complex that could be one of the driving factors in various shoe and boot fetishes.
To a certain extent stiletto heels are too strongly associated with fetishism. Originally, the principal design philosophy behind the stiletto heel was to lengthen the appearance of the legs. There are literally tens of thousands of different designs of stiletto shoes, both in terms of the materials used and the height of the heel. Four inches is generally considered the height beyond which this type of shoe stops being an accessory, and starts being a fetish item.
The female foot is considered to be an erogenous zone, both in terms of its inherent beauty and because it carries an abundance of nerve endings; stiletto heels draw attention to the feet in much the same way as gloves draw attention to the hand. [citation needed]