Women kick the high heels
Women are kicking off the heels; the high heels.
The preferences have shifted dramatically towards athletic and comfort shoes in recent years.
At the avantgarde retail temple Opening Ceremony, for example, sneakers, slippers and oxfords greatly outnumber high heels.
Gal Gadot wore flats throughout her ‘Wonder Woman’.
Serena Williams paired her Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wedding gown with Nikes.
Ahead of Cannes, Kristen Stewart spoke out against the festival’s noflats rule. “If you’re not asking guys to wear heels and a dress,” she told the ‘Hollywood Reporter’, “then you cannot ask me either.”
Similar questions inform Engeln’s research. “Why do the shoes we choose for ourselves make us less able to run away if we need to run away?” she asked.
