High heeled shoe

A high-heeled shoe, comprising:

• a sole having a heel portion and a forefoot portion, an upper surface, and an under surface;
• a shoe upper affixed around the periphery of the upper surface of the sole;
• a compressible high heel, fixed to the under surface in the heel portion of the sole, the compressible high heel comprising a cylinder comprising an upper end and a lower end having a lower opening, a compressible heel spring disposed within the upper end of the cylinder, and a piston comprising a plunger disposed within the lower end of the cylinder, and a stem extending from the plunger through the lower opening in the cylinder, the stem having a distal end, and a retaining plate comprising a means for securing removably the retaining plate to the lower end of the cylinder, and having a bore through the retaining plate through which the stem extends, wherein the distal end of the stem provides a contact surface, and wherein the plunger of the piston moves upward within the cylinder in response to an upward stepping force against the distal end of the stem of the piston, compressing the compressible heel spring;
• and
• a compressible forefoot mechanism, fixed to the under surface in the forefoot portion of the sole.