Definition: What are High Heels?

Many people are already describing shoes with the most minimal heel as high heels. But are these shoes really high enough to be considered as high heels?

In this information I would like to investigate this question and look at the definition of high heels. So, from which point on does a shoe deserve to be called a high heel?

Only the Height of the Heel counts

The definition of high heels actually includes only one thing: a heel of at least 10 centimeters. Regardless of the shoes are boots, pumps, wedges, platform sandals, closed or open - whenever the shoe in question has a heel of at least 10 centimeters, we can label the shoes as high heels.

Important: We have to measure the difference in height between the front and the rear part of the foot. Thus, for example, we can not name platform shoes with a 10 centimeter platform as high heels, if they are the same height at their front as well as at their back.