Shoppers of 2021 have turned on their heels and embraced trainers. Stiletto king Kurt Geiger’s spring-summer collection is focusing solely on flats and trainers. Even Victoria Beckham – who’s been photographed wearing stilettos to the beach, in the snow and on a treadmill – has launched a range of trainers. Giving us the ultimate lowdown on high society, Serena Williams wore trainers to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding reception. And let’s not overlook Melania Trump: hard to do when she’s in heels, but easy in the comfy flats she wore off the plane after leaving the White House.
Some women say wearing heels makes them feel sexy. But in my experience, skyscraper shoes give a very literal meaning to the phrase “falling for a guy”. I was once invited to a party to honour Al Pacino. Desperate to impress, I wore my highest shoes. But the razor-thin heel kept catching in
the thick, shag-pile carpet, meaning I was forced to walk like a dressage horse so as not to trip over.
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The Hollywood star was already casting dubious looks in my direction, no doubt expecting me to say “yah” or “neigh” and possibly start counting with one hoof, when I suddenly succumbed to gravity and toppled into a full face-down spread-eagle on the floor before him. Boy, was I feeling sexy then. I wanted him to be head over heels in love but ended up heels over head instead. This was not a good look on a girl whose dress was so tight she’d chosen to “go commando”, which meant, that yes, I’d also flashed him a fallopian on route. Talk about getting off on the wrong foot.
Clearly, time wounds all heels. So, yes, let’s cast the stiletto into sartorial Siberia, along with corsets, ruffs and bustles. From now on, I’m putting my best foot forward in a pair of Birkenstocks. But as I pack boxes of high heels for the charity shop, I confess I am keeping a few sexy, slinky pairs … just in case I occasionally need to keep on my toes.
The Link LonkMarch 20, 2021 at 02:00AM
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