The basement of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto holds over 10,000 shoes.

Just how far will a woman go for the perfect pair of shoes? Shoes speak volumes about the wearer and have been symbols of sex, status and style throughout history. With the average North American woman owning at least 30 pairs, HIGH HEEL CONFIDENTIAL takes a revealing look at the world of high heels.

Shoe aficionados will get up close and personal with their idols, including an interview with the shoe god himself, Manolo Blahnik (whose shoes range in price from $500 to $7,500) and also designer Patrick Cox and Tamara Mellon, President and CEO of Jimmy Choo.

HIGH HEEL CONFIDENTIAL takes viewers behind the scenes with shoe designers and makers in glamorous Paris, London, Florence and New York, from the workshops to the runways and everything in between.

High heels by Canadian shoe designer Patrick Cox.

The documentary also visits Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum, tracing the history of heels and the birth of the stiletto in the 1950s. Viewers will also learn about the lengths to which women will go—including foot surgeries such as toe shortenings—in order to keep wearing their beloved heels.