The Real Housewives Love Sky-High Heels Nearly as Much as They Love Drama and White Wine

Is it possible that Bravo’s ever-expanding cast of Real Housewives are just as competitive about heel height as they are about every other aspect of their extremely affluent, made-for-TV lifestyles? Yes, yes it is, and we have ample photographic evidence to back that up. The good news is that you CAN have it all, and juggle it all while wearing a six-inch heel and downing a few glasses of Moscato. It can be done, but it does require a fair amount of finesse. I’m not sure where one goes to purchase finesse in quantity, but I assume all of the Housewives have access to that information.

Bethenny Frankel
Prada Mary Jane Sandals
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Bethenny Frankel doesn’t even think twice about balancing her daughter on one hip while wearing five-inch Prada heels on the cobblestone streets of NYC. She’s got this.

Kelly Bensimon
Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Pumps
$965 via Neiman Marcus

Here’s Kelly Bensimon, navigating around the Upper East Side of Manhattan in a bright yellow pair of Manolos. These pumps may look modest beside Bethenny’s Pradas, but that heel still clocks in at four inches tall.

Lisa Rinna
Christian Louboutin Fernando Cage Sandals
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Lisa Rinna wore these towering Louboutin sandals to the Veronica Mars movie premiere in LA back in 2014. It may please you to know that Louboutin also makes a flat version of their cage sandals, or it might be completely irrelevant to your interests altogether.

Lisa Vanderpump
Charlotte Olympia Paloma Pumps
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Here’s fellow RHOBH star Lisa Vanderpump attending the TrevorLIVE LA 2015 fundraising event in a pair of fuchsia satin Charlotte Olympia Paloma Pumps that pair well with her shimmering fuchsia Chanel Boy Bag.

Nene Leakes
Manolo Blahnik Lucitan Sandals
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PVC Manolo sandals are great and all, but behold the grandeur and the majesty of NeNe Leakes’ feet. Nene recently donned these foot-forward Manolo sandals to The Nice Guy in LA. Flaunt it if you got it, ladies!

Shereé Whitfield
Christian Louboutin Pigalle Follies Pumps
$675 via Nordstrom

Here’s Shereé Whitfield, out and about with some of her castmates in NYC in a pair of classic Christian Louboutin Pigalle Follies Pumps. As hardcore Louboutin lovers already know, the Pigalle Follies’ heel clocks in at a solid 4 inches.

Sonja Morgan
Saint Laurent Tribute Sandals
$995 via farfetch.com

Sonja Morgan attended Bravo’s RHNYC Season 8 premiere party in a truly imposing pair of metallic leather, 5-and-a-half-inch Saint Laurents. Platform sandals are obviously the way to go when tempting fate with a heel more than five inches high.

Tamra Judge
Valentino Rockstud Pumps
$995 via Saks

Finally, here’s Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Tamra Judge, leaving the NBC Universal Upfronts in NYC in a pair of pale grey Valentino Rockstud Pumps. This may surprise you, but Valentino Rockstud Pumps do actually boast a four inch heel, even though they somehow manage to look only slightly taller than a kitten heel. It’s Valentino magic.