They walk like lumberjacks because their shoes are too high! Four inch heels are like Chinese foot binding. I think things would be better, for young ladies wearing them and old,ladies trying to walk with their huge bunions caused by them, if the most beautiful designer shoes were no higher than 2 1/2 inches high.
I don’t think anyone teaches them how to walk in them, high low or other. IMO, they jump to the 4+ inchers without learning to how walk in the kitten heels. Then they stomp around like peg-legged hunchbacked clydesdales. Again, JMO, but especially with the skyhigh heels, confidence is key. They feel awkward, so they look awkward.
I see a lot of younger women who don’t seem like they feel comfortable with the attention they get in heels and that shows on them, too.