--- title: Chrissy Teigen Will Only Wear High Heels description: The Sports Illustrated model has notoriously great style, but one thing you'll never find her wearing? Flats. canonical: https://time.com/4581434/chrissy-teigen-heels/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-23T15:56:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:57.579Z og:title: Chrissy Teigen Will Only Wear This Type of Shoe og:description: Don't try to convince her otherwise og:url: https://time.com/4581434/chrissy-teigen-heels/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e42f569f2237e05/6988af9dcd1bba9d73703349/chrissy-teigen-heels.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: ABC's Coverage Of The 2016 American Music Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chrissy Teigen Will Only Wear This Type of Shoe twitter:description: Don't try to convince her otherwise twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e42f569f2237e05/6988af9dcd1bba9d73703349/chrissy-teigen-heels.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chrissy Teigen Will Only Wear This Type of Shoe by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 23, 2016 3:56 PM UTC  THE 2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(r) - The 2016 American Music Awards, the worlds biggest fan-voted award show, broadcasts live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, at 8:00 p.m. EST, on ABC. (Image Group LA/ABC via Getty Images) CHRISSY TEIGEN THE 2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(r) - The 2016 American Music Awards, the worlds biggest fan-voted award show, broadcasts live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, at 8:00 p.m. EST, on ABC. (Image Group LA/ABC via Getty Images) CHRISSY TEIGENImage Group LA—ABC/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 23, 2016 3:56 PM UTC [Chrissy Teigen](http://motto.time.com/4578330/chrissy-teigen-amas-election-censored/) isn’t afraid to be outspoken. From [responding to critics](http://people.com/style/chrissy-teigen-clapback-amas/) about her dress at the American Music Awards to [Donald Trump](http://motto.time.com/4371421/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-birthday/), Teigen says — or tweets — what’s on her mind. That same tenacity applies to her style, too. The _Sports Illustrated_ model has notoriously great style, but one thing you’ll never find her wearing? Flats. [According](http://www.popsugar.com/fashion/Chrissy-Teigen-High-Heel-Style-42731460#photo-42731460) to _Pop Sugar_, Teigen will “only wear heels” and is “very uncomfortable in flats.” Although this fashion choice may be very Posh Spice, Teigen cites anatomical reasons as to why she prefers stilettos over sneakers. She said, “My calves are actually abnormally tight, \[and I’m\] flat footed and very relaxed in a 6-inch heel.” Teigen is fully aware of the [health risks](http://time.com/3847330/you-asked-do-high-heels-actually-damage-my-feet/) associated with high heels. She explained that she sees “a chiropractor twice a week because of it.” While heels seem to be Teigen’s footwear preference, she is slowly learning to embrace sneakers. But, there’s a catch. She’ll wear lace-ups if “it’s a [Yeezy](http://time.com/4485980/amina-blue-yeezy-season-4-kanye-west/) or something that just makes me feel cool.” \[[Pop Sugar](http://www.popsugar.com/fashion/Chrissy-Teigen-High-Heel-Style-42731460#photo-42731460)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4581434/chrissy-teigen-heels/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4581434/chrissy-teigen-heels/"},"headline":"Chrissy Teigen Will Only Wear This Type of Shoe","datePublished":"2016-11-23T15:56:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:57.579Z","description":"Don't try to convince her otherwise","url":"https://time.com/4581434/chrissy-teigen-heels/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e42f569f2237e05/6988af9dcd1bba9d73703349/chrissy-teigen-heels.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e42f569f2237e05/6988af9dcd1bba9d73703349/chrissy-teigen-heels.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ABC's Coverage Of The 2016 American Music Awards","caption":"ABC's Coverage Of The 2016 American Music Awards","creditText":"Image Group LA—ABC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4581434/chrissy-teigen-heels/","name":"Chrissy Teigen Will Only Wear This Type of Shoe"}}]}] ```