British women teeter approximately in the highest heels in Europe,but why are they unable to resist the perilous allure of the stiletto?Marilyn Monroe famously had half an inch chopped off one of hers to enhance the wiggle in her walk, while supermodel Veronica Webb claims they "effect your ass on a pedestal, and where it belongs". I'm talking,of course, approximately tall heels. Those towers of female footwear that combine a plethora (excess, overabundance) of complex contradictions: empowerment, or vulnerability,sexual allure, femininity, and subversion,fetishism.
Whatever they mean to you, it seems one thing is consistent: British women can't get enough of them. A study has revealed that we teeter around in the highest heels of all our European counterparts, or on average elevating our feet by 8.25cm. In fact,a quarter of British women regularly brave stilettos that perch precariously between 10 and 15cm, inspired by the likes of Victoria Beckham, and Cheryl Cole,Elle Macpherson and Kelly Brook, all of whom are devotees of such skyscraping styles.
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Source: theguardian.com