Walking Canes For Women: Fashionable Accessories for Holiday Outfits

Historically, walking canes were a symbol of social position, the quality of the cane defined the owners wealth and rank in their community. Canes can be traced all the way back to the staff of Moses, and even the famous magician Merlin was known for his beautiful cane.
Walking canes for ladies came into fashion in the early 17th century. During this time, women began to incorporate their cane as unique attributes of their wardrobe. Since those days, walking canes have come a long way.

Walking canes for women come in many colors, styles and types. They include:

Fit Like a Glove canes (with super comfortable cane handle)

Tea party walking canes

Designer walking sticks

Wooden canes

Antique walking canes, or collector canes

Walking canes with floral and vivid patterns

Besides the types of walking canes mentioned above, there are the practical Compact Travel canes, Classy Sophisticated for business wear, and for the avant-garde, New Age-Chic walking sticks. Formal Wear ladies cane is an ideal choice for special occasions or elegant evenings out.

A fashionable walking cane will not only provide support by walking but also comfort when you need to do a lot of standing when attending social events. It will also highlight the key elements of ladies outfit or, on the contrary, will serve as an outstanding accessory itself.

Here are the most popular choices of walking canes for women to go with formal outfits:

If your favorite is the classic crook shaped cane, you have several eye-catching choices.

The crystal cut Tourist Lucite walking cane is both sparkling and affordable. Choose this crystal clear cane that will go well with the outfit of any color if you do not want a cane to outshine your festive outfit.

The black Rhinestones J Handle Cane and the J Burgundy Leather with Paduck Wood walking cane display understated elegance while Alpacca Horse Head and Alpacca Floral canes, made of nickel silver and kiln-cured maple, are as durable as they are lovely. All of them are noticeable accessories that make a fashion statement by themselves.

A formal ladies cane that is easy on the hand is the Fritz Stylized Nickel Relief cane with its black hardwood shaft, but the Derby handled Ergonomically Correct Nickel Plated cane with its black beech wood shaft is just as classy. This ladies cane is anatomically correct, meaning that it is available to fit either the right or left hand; besides, it is helpful if you have a painful hand condition like arthritis.

Even more fancy and formal walking canes for women have derby style handles. Rhinestones on black with a silver collar and Burgundy leather with Paduck Wood are just as gorgeous in Derby. For those who can’t fall out of love with wooden canes, there’s Genuine Wengewood walking cane and another in beautiful Ebony Wood, with a pretty carved pewter collar. For a modern designer twist, choose the Swirl Pearl-Ruby Red Acrylic or the Majestic Faux Titanium handled Derby cane.

The sparkling acrylic Opera Handle cane with its lacquered beech wood shaft is up to date and unique, as is the clear Lucite-Ball handled cane. But antique lovers will appreciate the Colonial and the T-Shaped Antique Reproduction handles, both in silver-plate, and the sumptuous Early European Art Reproduction knob handled cane in 14 K gold plate. All three of these ladies canes are on ebony wood shafts and any of them will be a sophisticated addition to a stylish classy formal outfit.

As you can see, there are plenty of walking canes for women that go well and compliment formal holiday outfits and finest finery. Fashionable walking canes are sure to make any lady stand out of the crowd and look her best.

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Five Important Points to Consider when Choosing a Walking Stick

The most important thing when choosing a walking stick is to get the correct height.

The easiest way to discover what height stick you need is to stand up straight with your arms to your side and measure the distance from your wrist to the ground, then this is the height you need.

It is important to find out more about the measurements of a walking stick on a website before you buy because sometimes the measurements shown describe the total height (i.e to the top of the handle) and sometimes it is the height from the ground to the underneath of the handle. This could mean a difference of up to a inch, depending on the handle type. Some sticks are sold as a one piece, fixed length item and others are adjustable.

The second consideration is the TYPE of handle that will best suit your needs.

There are generally quite a few different styles to choose from, all with their own special purposes. Derby walking canes are popular because the Derby style handle is designed to hook over the wrist to free up the hands when required. Crook handles offer the same benefit, hooking over the wrist or arm.

Anatomical shaped handles, i.e handles made of a resin or moulded plastic which fit the shape of the palms are the most comfortable handle type. These types of sticks are usually sold in a right and a left hand model and usually bought as a pair. They are best appreciated by people who rely heavily on a walking stick (or two).

Crutch handles provide a reassuring grip, promoting confidence in the user. Crutch handles are also lighter and generally smaller than other handle types.

The third thing to find out about a stick is the maximum weight it has been

tested to support.
Some sticks are stronger than others depending on the materials used to make the shaft. Carbide Walking Sticks are the strongest (and most lightweight) that money can buy. Other materials used are usually: Aluminium (for hiking poles, collapsible canes and folding sticks), wood ( Chestnut, Hazel, Beech, Ash and Hardwoods) or Bamboo. Aluminium is strong and lightweight, wood used for stick making is carefully selected, dried for a year and treated so is a reliable source for stick making and bamboo is flexible and strong.

Number four. Will the stick be for occasional or frequent use?

This is a very practical question you need to ask yourself to save you money and to get the perfect stick for you. If a stick is for occasional use (for instance, you may need something to lean on when in a queue) a foldable or telescopic stick is probably best. It is best to have a lightweight stick that folds or collapses down to a small size that can be kept in a handbag or rucksack when it is not needed so that you don’t need to unneccessarily carry around a walking stick.

A flip stick or foldaway seat is a good option if you need a seat when out and about when there might not be any available (i.e at an outdoor event such as a fair or in an airport). Flip sticks usually incorporate a seat and a walking stick (with handle)in one, so you have the choice of a quick seat or stick as required.

If a walking stick is going to be used for frequent use, then a lightweight stick with a comfortable handle is the best thing, or perhaps even two sticks to evenly distribute your weight and the pressure on your hands.

The fifth point to consider is where the walking stick will be used.
Will it be used around the house, for going to the shops and out and about, for walks in the countryside or to take away on holidays?

For use around the home, you will a stick with a rubber ferrule (tip) which provides a better grip on slippery surfaces than steel or brass ferrules. For general use around town, things to consider are the same as the previous points already mentioned.

For country walkers and hikers; lightweight hiking polesare an excellent choice as they are strong, lightweight and most importantly, adjustable. Usually sold as a pair, hiking poles can be easily and quickly adjusted in height. This is particularly useful for hill walking because you can shorten both sticks to ascend, lengthen to descend or have them at different heights for walking across a hill on a steep slope to help keep your balance.

There is a large choice of walking sticks on the market suitable for holiday makers. Any sticks that are foldable or collapsible compact down to a small size for luggage.

To summarize, the five most important points to consider when choosing a walking stick for yourself or for someone else are; the height needed, the best handle type to buy, strength and weight designed to support, how often the stick will be used and where.

 

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