Los zapatos de tacón, zapatos de taco, zapatillas de tacón o simplemente tacones son un tipo de calzado que se caracteriza por elevar el talón sobre la altura de los dedos de los pies. Cuando los dedos de los pies y el talón se elevan por igual se denominan zapatos de plataforma. El efecto de este tipo de calzado es el de parecer más alto. Los zapatos de tacones altos han derivado en una gran variedad de formas y estilos entre ellos se encuentran los tacones de aguja (stilettos), los pump, block, tapered, blade y wedge. Las botas de algunos tipos se consideran también como calzado de tacones altos, un ejemplo son las botas de cowboy.

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High-heeled footwear (often abbreviated as high heels or simply heels) is footwear that raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes. When both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts, as in a platform shoe, it is technically not considered to be a high heel; however, there are also high-heeled platform shoes. High heels tend to give the aesthetic illusion of longer, more slender legs. High heels come in a wide variety of styles, and the heels are found in many different shapes, including stiletto, pump (court shoe), block, tapered, blade, and wedge. According to the Spine Health Institute, 72% of women will wear high heels at some point. Annual statistics of women wearing high heels daily have fluctuated between 1986 to 2003, from 68% to 39%. Women wearing high heels daily according to age, were split into three ranges: 49% of women 18–24 years old; 42% of women 25–49 years old and 34% of women ages 50 and older. Women wear heels for different reasons, such as: special occasions (77%), parties and dinner (50%), dancing (33%), and to work (31%). According to high-fashion shoe websites like Jimmy Choo and Gucci, a "low heel" is considered less than 2.5 inches (6.4 centimeters), while heels between 2.5 and 3.5 inches (6.4 and 8.9 cm) are considered "mid heels", and anything over that is considered a "high heel". The apparel industry would appear to take a simpler view: the term "high heels" covers heels ranging from 2 to 5 inches (5.1 to 12.7 cm) or more. Extremely high-heeled shoes, such as those exceeding 6 inches (15 cm), strictly speaking, are no longer considered apparel but rather something akin to "jewelry for the feet". They are worn for display or the enjoyment of the wearer. Although high heels are now usually worn only by girls and women, there are shoe designs worn by both genders that have elevated heels, including cowboy boots and Cuban heels. In previous ages, men wore high heels as well. In the ninth century, Persian horseback warriors wore an extended heel made for keeping feet from sliding out of stirrups. This kept riders still when they needed to stand up and shoot arrows.

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