High-heel shoes

A high-heel shoe comprising a support surface for supporting a foot of a user with the foot received in the high-heel shoe, the support surface comprising a front portion for supporting a big toe and second, third, fourth and fifth toes of the foot respectively, a heel portion for supporting a heel of the foot and an intermediate portion between the front portion and the heel portion, the heel portion being elevated above the front portion with respect to a horizontal bearing surface when the high-heel shoe is disposed on the horizontal bearing surface, the intermediate portion of the support surface comprising a supporting portion that is substantially parallel to the horizontal bearing surface with the high-heel shoe disposed on the horizontal bearing surface, the supporting portion being disposed in a zone of the intermediate portion that is spaced from a longitudinal axis of the support surface that, with the foot received in the high-heel shoe, passes from the front portion to the heel portion through a first point which is between parts of the front portion that support the second and third toes and through a second point that is disposed in the heel portion and is distal to the first point, said zone of the intermediate portion being disposed near a widest portion of the support surface on a side of the longitudinal axis that is distal to an area of the supporting surface that supports the big toe with the foot received in the high-heel shoe, the supporting surface being disposed at least 5 mm above the horizontal bearing surface when the high-heel shoe is disposed on the horizontal bearing surface.