The most important consideration when selecting a heel height is probably the length of your prom dress. If you have a long length prom gown, you need to make sure that it's not too far off floor when you wear it. Many manufacturers make their prom dresses extra long, but if yours isn't (or you're tall) you'll need to choose a heel height carefully. If you're tall try on shoes you already have with your dress to work out what is the maximum heel height you could have before your gown starts to look to short for you. https://www.chicdresses.co.uk/


If your prom dress is way to long for you then you may want to have it taken up by a seamstress. In this case you'll need to purchase your shoes before you go for your fitting. https://www.chicdresses.co.uk/bridesmaid-dresses-under-100.html


The other important consideration is whether you are likely to be spending a long night on your feet. If the answers yes then you may want to reconsider wearing high heels, which could be a real pain (literally)!

Colour

When choosing a prom shoe there are generally three choices:

Match your colour to your prom dress

The first choice is to match the colour of your shoe to your prom dress.

You can match shoes to your prom dress in one of two ways. You can either take your dress (or a sample of your dress fabric, such as the shawl) shoe shopping with you or buy a cream of white pair of shoes and have them professionally dyed to the same shade as your prom dress.

Silver or Gold

It is generally the case that silver or gold will match any colour prom dress, which can make finding metallic shoes that suit your prom dress easier.

Metallic shoes have the advantage of adding a bit of extra glitz and can be worn again with other outfits. Choose either silver or gold based on what jewellery you are wearing (i.e. if you are wearing gold jewellery, wear gold shoes).

Black

Black shoes are always a popular choice and if you're wearing a black prom dress they are probably the best choice. However, while it's generally considered that black goes with everything, if you're wearing other colours black may not coordinate as well as metallic or matching your colour. For example, if you're wearing a light or bright colour prom gown and have black shoes on, the black shoes will draw attention downwards and won't look coordinated.

Making sure they're comfortable

In order to wear your shoes in, wear them around the house a few times before your prom. This will both stretch them and ensure that your skin toughens to any areas in which they rub.