Hidden Platform effects heel height?

vinnieandmegs

This may sound really dumb, but I honestly have never heard this. So first off I found a pair of heels that say 4 1/4 inches with 1 in platform. Then I read an article that says 

" even though the heel height might be recorded as 6 or 7 inches, the real height may only be 5 or so inches.  Example:  The heel height is listed at 4 3/4 inches.  However when you take into consideration that the hidden platform is 1 1/4 inches the heel height is actually 3 1/2 inches."

If I'm understanding this correctly, the heels I found are closer to 3.25 inches? I don't want to be too tall that day - He is 5'8" and I am 5'4".

[Deleted User]

I normally wear 5.25" heels that have a 1" platform, the heel height is still 5.25"

I think they only tell you what the platform height is so that you know what the heel will feel like, because 5.25" with ZERO platform would be STEEP!!

QueerFemme

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_hidden-platform-effects-heel-height?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:15Discussion:247ed0fd-954e-4a3c-9710-fca7848f1fcePost:ab0453cd-0c6e-41aa-9eee-458e3a89e793">Re: Hidden Platform effects heel height?</a>:
[QUOTE]I normally wear 5.25" heels that have a 1" platform, the heel height is still 5.25" I think they only tell you what the platform height is so that you know what the heel will feel like, because 5.25" with ZERO platform would be STEEP!!
Posted by Jinxed329[/QUOTE]

Ditto this.  a 3 inch heel, with a 1 inch platform, will still make you 3 inches taller.  It will just lift the front part of your foot up by 1 inch, so the heel will only FEEL like you are wearing a 2 inch heel.

emeejeeayen

Yeah, it will affect your height as advertised, but your feet will be a bit more comfortable.

HobokensFury

Subtract the platform height from the heel hight to get the "real feel" on your feet.

Avion22

They are saying that even though it makes you 4.75 inches taller, it only feels like a 3.5 inch heel to your feet because of the platform.  But for dress hemming, it is 4.75 inches.