Are Pin Heels for Pinheads?

Ever since I saw a photo last year of Posh Spice -- ahem, Victoria Beckham -- stumbling around in those towering heels by Dsquared2, I've sort of thought pin heels were for people without brains.

I do recognize, however, that my none-too-enthusiastic opinion of the English...personality?...colors my feelings about her fashion choices.

So I have decided to give pin heels another chance. And frankly, I have to admit that I have rather warmed to their freakishly perilous design.

Which is not to say that I own a pair. Frankly they wouldn't exactly fit my lifestyle, which largely consists of chasing around a toddler while trying not to go into premature labor with my second.

Of course, Beckham's kids never seem to influence the way she dresses. The photo in question, in fact, shows her hand-in-hand with her young son, who seems one misstep away from being bludgeoned by the giant heel. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1069334/Victoria-Beckham-strikes-highest-heels-EVER.html).

In any case, I think pin heels like the one above from Stuart Weitzman really do have a certain, practicality-be-damned allure. These shoes make the case that silhouette trumps all -- even balance -- and that fashion can be formidable, sexy and risky.

Sign me up. Just don't make me stand.


Get Stuart Weitzman's Rodseamstress boot at Nordstrom for $375.