Madre's Shoe Tips: How to Make Noisy Heels Quieter

The sound of your high heels meeting the floors has always been sexy and confidence-boosting. People would turn their heads to you just to see you and the heels you’re wearing. However, not everyone like the sounds of their heels. Sometimes you’re going to have to silence the sound of your heels.

Here are how to make noisy heels quieter!

#1. The Fit

The most important step of all is to make sure that your shoes fit your footwell. Having your foot slipping whilst walking would make the sound even louder.

If the pair is slightly too big, a Cozy Toe Fit Extender takes up the extra space at the front, and GripGlam Shoe Straps hold the foot in place so it stops sliding forward with every step.

#2. The Posture

With a good posture, you’ll walk more comfortably, graciously and quietly. Make sure you walk with your shoulders back, engage the abs, and making sure you place the balls of your feet down before you touch the ground with your heels.

We go into this in more detail in our guide on walking posture.

#3. The Cushion

Quite probably the most effective way to cut down on the clickety-clack of your high heels is cushioning the heels. Take your shoes to a cobbler for rubble soles and heel tips and find the ones in the shoe stores which you could directly patch onto them.

Madre sells the pads for this directly: the T-Shape Heel Comfort Pad and the Slim Heel Grip Pad. Both sit at the back of the shoe, soften the landing and quieten the step.

#4. The Quick Fix

Or if you’re in need for a faster way to reduce the noise of you walking down the hallway of your office and disturbing your officemates doing their jobs, add a little bit of masking or duct tape to the heel tips.

#5. Choose a Wider Heel Next Time

A stiletto concentrates your whole weight on a tip the size of a coin, which is what makes the sharp click. A block heel or a wedge spreads that weight over a much larger surface, so it lands quietly on its own. Lily Scallop Block Heel and Reana SE Slingback Wedge are both built that way.

Remember to always be confident and brave be it without the sexy sound of your heels hitting the floor. Because although we want to always feel that way, we could do it without disturbing others.