Here's a couple more photos of Tiffany standing in her high heels.
A couple of TDF members have asked how its done, so I've added an additional image showing how Tiffany is able to stand in her high heels.
She has some "Standing Helpers" on her feet inside her shoes!
The main problem with standing in high heels is the tendency for the doll foot to slide down the shoe sole and crush the toes in the toe end of the shoe.
My solution is to use some stiff plastic cut from old Tupperware containers.
I cut and shaped the plastic to fit inside the toe end of a pair of high heel court shoes and covering the area where the foot bolts are located. Holes are cut for the foot bolts.
They don't need to cover the whole of the doll foot, just enough for the foot bolts. The "Standing Helpers" are screwed to the doll feet and once inside the shoe are not visible.
I added some black tape as some cushioning to help prevent foot damage from the edge of the plastic.
I used some fine sandpaper to get rid of any burrs and sharp edges. This allows stockings to be worn with over them without damaging the stockings (looks a bit odd without shoes though!).
So far, Tiffany has not suffered any damage to her feet or toes while wearing these - she only wears them for photoshoots with heels.
They work very well for high heel court shoes as can be seen in my photos of Tiffany.
They're not so good for open toe or sandal shoes. A better solution for those shoe types might be to screw foot bolts directly through the shoe into the doll feet.
WARNING - you have to be VERY careful when your doll is standing in heels, watch her at all times!
I hope this gives other TDF members some further ideas for getting their dolls to stand in heels.
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