In the golden days of Hollywood all sorts of tricks were used in making shorter stars appear taller. From camera angles to walking in ditches, one of the most common techniques was simply to don a pair of elevator shoes, designed to boost one's height without it being obvious. Appearing taller is a confidence booster. In today's society, stature plays more of a role than we might think.

Many online companies offer these Elevator shoes, some even claiming to make the wearer up to 5 inches taller. In reality you should expect to gain 2-3 inches over your barefoot height, which might mean you will appear 1.5-2 inches taller to people than you would if you were wearing your normal sneakers or shoes.

The photo below illustrates the differing quality available online.

 

    

The shoes on the left are typical examples of those costing up to $100, available from several stores. They claim to make you 3.5 inches taller. They don't.

The shoes on the right cost in the $200 range and claim to make you 2.6 inches taller. They don't quite, but are near 2.4 inches.

 

 

If you're thinking about buying elevator shoes, go for a quality name. As you can see from the photos, the shoes on the right (from the company DON'S) are the only elevator shoes I would personally recommend buying. Their genuine quality shines through: the real leather used, the construction of the sole, the improvement to your posture and the overall fit.

The synthetic pair simply pales into comparison.

Here is a video showing me measuring myself in socks, then in Dons. If I was to wear those shoes out and about, I would appear 5ft 10 to people.

This photo says it all: 5ft 8.25 Rob and 5ft 8.25 Jenny...except when I'm wearing a pair of Don's!

 

 

If you want to 'Walk tall' like Rob Paul then I recommend you check out Don's Elevator Shoes and use the discount code 'TheAllies1944' at checkout for an exclusive 10% discount, courtesy of celebheights.