Any tips for wearing and shopping for high heels?

I never had a problem walking with high heels, it's just so unpractical I stopped buying them :-) But, according to the Econimist (which I read in the train last week because it was the only thing they had in English), it is important to stretch after you've worn them as women who wear high heels a lot get shorter muscles in the calves and thicker achilles tendons than those who don't. The shorter tendon might hurt when they use normal shoes. You can get some kind of pads to put in the toes I think, to give some more elasticity when you walk. You could maybe try something like that? Maybe you can use them in the shoes you have? And practice a bit, it's probably also what you're used to.

I would stick the the shoes you like and are most comfortable with. Don't go to great lengths just for great shoes, because like have recently found out, the feeling might not be worth what you went through to even get the shoes. You can do that or slowly become adapted to wearing higher heels and maybe buy some other those soft gel foot things that fit into your shoes for comfort. I haven't tried that myself but it might be worth a shot if you really want higher heels. Happy shoe hunting :)