High society: Victoria in her 5in heels

Victoria Beckham claims that heels help her concentrate on higher things.

But in these five-inch stilettos, it seems she needed all her brain power just to stay upright.

The 34-year-old looked to be struggling to walk in her orange Christian Louboutin creations.

The long, thin, gold-painted heels offered little in the way of support - even for Posh Spice's tiny frame.

Mrs Beckham was pictured arriving at the exclusive Los Angeles restaurant Beso wearing a classic strapless black dress and the £320 shoes.

She had dinner alongside actress Eva Longoria, but husband David was otherwise engaged.

Fashion expert Karen Kay said: 'There is a kinky element to this shoe. Victoria is trying to look sexy by teaming them with the black dress with a long zip up the back. She falls short though because the hanger ribbons are falling out over the dress. Overall it is quite a severe look but that suits her  -  you can imagine Victoria as a dominatrix in this outfit.

'There is a bit of an Eighties revival at the moment and the shape, colour and the style of the shoe reflects that.'

Mrs Beckham is of course far from the first celebrity to opt for this type of look.

Earlier this year Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in seven different pairs of stilettos in just four days as she promoted her latest film.

Shoe shops praised the 'Gwyneth Effect' after they reported a surge in customer interest in heels as tall as seven inches.

Selfridges reported a 35 per cent increase in sales of super high heels and said they were outselling flats by a ratio of five to one.

Mrs Beckham revealed earlier this year that she felt that wearing high heels boosted her brain power, because she simply could not concentrate in flat shoes.

She added that she avoided working out because she could not bear to be in trainers.

'I'd love to go to the gym, but I just can't get my head around the footwear.'

And it appears Eva Longoria is taking more than just hairstyle advice from best friend Mrs Beckham.

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Lookalikes: Best friends Eva Longoria and Victoria Beckham look incredibly similar as they dine out at Beso in LA

The Desperate Housewives star who last week succumbed to the ‘pob’ – the Posh bob famously favoured by Mrs Beckham – dined out at the same restaurant as the Spice Girl and also sported a similar pout as she arrived at LA eaterie Beso last night.

In fact, with their matching haircuts, moody facial expressions, dark California tans, staggeringly high heels and size-zero, immaculately dressed frames it’s becoming difficult to tell them apart.

Eva who opened the Latino restaurant with chef Todd English earlier in the year, wore a camel-coloured shirt dress and chocolate brown platform heels, accessorised with a gold clutch bag and matching jewellery.

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Victoria Beckham, who was next to arrive at the restaurant with her parents Tony and Jackie, was dressed in a strapless, black ribbon-detailed gown and bright, eye-catching coral pink stilettos.

The stylish pair become good friends after Victoria Beckham moved to LA last year.

FACT FILE

 - Ancient Egyptian women of high standing wore heels as early as 3500BC.

 - Catherine de Medici, who married King Henry II of France in the 16th Century, is credited as the first woman to wear high heels for fashion.

 - But it wasn't until the 1950s that the stiletto really took off. Christian Dior collaborated with shoe designer Roger Vivier to develop the 'Louis', which had a high narrow heel.

 - Christian Louboutin was voted the most sought-after high-heel brand of
2008. His most expensive creation so far has been a pair of hand-painted, knee-length crocodile boots, a snip at £25,000.

 - Almost 60 per cent of GPs have treated an ankle or foot injury caused by high heels.

 - This month a Durham student was awarded £7,200 compensation from Dolcis after her stiletto heel broke off causing her ankle to fracture.