everyone I'm Cassandra Brooks here

and you're watching a high maja and

this episode is going to be all about

how to walk in high heels so whether

you've never slipped on a pair of heels

before because you've always been kind

of nervous or maybe you like like even

heels but you just need a little extra

boost of confidence this is going to be

the perfect video for all of you guys

some high heels can be tricky in certain

environments like grass or cobblestone

can make walking in heels nearly

impossible well I'm going to share with

you all the tips and tricks that I have

learned along the way and picked up

during my time in the fashion industry

now one of the first things that

everyone's probably going to tell you

when you're trying to learn how to walk

in heels is to start small and to work

your way up this means start with the

smallest heel that you can find possible

and then work your way on up to those

big huge stilettos I do agree with this

but I also believe that it's really

important to find a heel that's stable

that's why I think it's a little bit

easier to learn how to walk in heels in

a chunkier maybe a little bit taller but

definitely thicker heel opposed to

walking in a shorter heel that's very

narrow because the wider are the heel

with is the more stability you're going

to have because there's more surface

area hitting the ground another thing to

think about that will give you more

stability as an ankle strap now only our

angle straps fashionable but they're

also functional as well another great

option for beginners is wedges what does

have more surface area that hit the

ground which makes them more stable and

also a lot more comfortable now once you

find your beginner heel whether it be a

kitten heel a wedge or a chunky heel

you're going to want to practice

practice practice I'm sure you've heard

it before practice makes perfect and

learning how to walk in heels is no

exception you're going to want to start

other that's where I could say but no

really you're going to want to do one

foot in front of the other in the heel

to toe method this means that the heel

first followed by shifting your weight

onto the toe of the shoe and that's

gonna go like this heel toe heel toe

if you

to do this in Reverse toe-heel for small

this is going to feel really awkward and

it's going to look just as weird so you

want to stay away from doing that you

also want to stay away from being horse

footed this means putting all of your

weight down on the toe and the heel at

the same exact time this is going to

make a stomping loud noise and it's not

going to look very graceful at all

you're gonna want to practice this heel

to toe motion around the house practice

it so much to the point where you don't

have to think about it anymore and then

you'll just be walking and it will just

flow gracefully now it's time to invent

a signature walk you can easily perfect

your stress by practicing walking in a

straight line now this sounds a whole

lot easier than it is so the best way to

do this is to find a straight line

anywhere you can find hardwood floors

parking lots or straight lines and

concrete's are great options you want to

start at one end of the line and

practice by looking at your feet and

placing one foot in front of the other

in the heel to toe motion by doing this

you are creating an illusion of a more

slender streamlined frame and this also

causes your hips to sway which is sexy

and has a runway vibe now let's talk

about your stride this is different for

everybody just keep in mind not to

overextend if your legs are overextended

too far and you step on something

slippery

you could unintentionally end up in the

splits and you don't want to take too

little of a stride because this is going

to take you a lot of steps to make it to

your destination

your destination chances are you're

probably gonna have to learn very

quickly how to run in high heels I'm not

saying that late all the time but I have

definitely mastered this move when you

want to master the art of running in

high heels

you are going to be aware of your

surroundings you want to make sure that

you look at the ground because you're

going to be moving fairly quickly so you

want to make sure that you scout ahead

make sure that you're not going to be

running into any potholes or different

pavement if you're going from concrete

to grass that really mess up your whole

entire day so you want to be aware of

your surroundings all right it's time to