An expert has let us mere mortals in on how to wear the best celebrity-style heels without damaging your feet in the workplace, shopping or on that special night out.

Maria Darling, managing director of Shoes Glorious Shoes, said that wearing gorgeous high heels need not be so killer.

Firstly, standing up straight is not as simple as it seems, she advised. You should check in a mirror that you cut a straight line, with your “ear over the tip of your shoulder, over your hip, over your knee, over your ankle”.

Secondly, you should “lift your head by stretching the back of your neck” but keeping the chin tucked in slightly.

Finally, “lock your knees back” before lifting up your big toe only and then placing it back down. According to Darling, this distributes the weight evenly among the “balls of your feet and heels”.

Women looking to wear the chic killer heels donned by celebrities such as Lily Allen and Madonna of late should find this advice heely useful.

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