Stilettos

A Conversation With Shoe Designer Rupert Sanderson

Blue Carreon | Posted 05.07.2012

Blue Carreon

For Rupert Sanderson, designing a shoe is not about making a pair of ridiculously over-designed and stratospheric high heels that no woman can comfortably walk in.

Today is Not My Day. And Tomorrow Isn't Looking Good, Either.

Susan McCorkindale | Posted 04.02.2012

Susan McCorkindale

In a fit of ultimate people-pleasing mode (and probably one too many purple energy pills one day), I agreed to write about what it's like to date after twenty-two years of marriage.

Do One Thing Everyday That Scares You: Suspend Your Sexuality

Jody Melto | Posted 04.30.2012

Jody Melto

Jessalyn Medairy's pole-dancing class is part workout and part erotic performance. Sexuality is integral to the class. So is a close shave.

MANOLO BLAHNIK: A Rare Conversation With the Design Legend

Baruch Shemtov | Posted 04.05.2012

Baruch Shemtov

In this rare and exclusive conversation, Manolo Blahnik discusses his incredible career redefining the role of the shoe in fashion.

Time to Put on Your Dancing Shoes and Party!

Dr. Steve Rosenberg | Posted 01.31.2012

Dr. Steve Rosenberg

In order to enjoy the holidays, wear shoes that fit, protect your feet against blistering, cramping and toenail problems. Then, "Dance Happily Ever After"!

Beauty Is Not Pain

Holly Palance | Posted 12.10.2011

Holly Palance

I take care of myself and look ok for my age; I do Pilates or walk everyday. I color my hair, still wear it long, do botox twice a year and never leave the house without a belt. But whatever else I do, or buy or conjure will not erase the fact that I am a woman of a certain age. And there is value in that mantle. We have earned the title.

Goodbye Summer Shoes, It's Time for Fall and Pointy-Toed Shoes Are Back

Dr. Steve Rosenberg | Posted 11.20.2011

Dr. Steve Rosenberg

Fall will be here very soon and as the leaves start to change colors so will your shoe wardrobe. Enjoying the luxury of being able to wear fashion and casual sandals as well as flip flops for the last 5 months was a welcomed relief for your feet.

Stiletto Murder: Woman Accused Of Killing Boyfriend With High-Heeled Shoe

AP | Posted 10.02.2011

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia woman struck her boyfriend in the head with a stiletto heel and killed him. Richmond County sheriff...

Erin Clements

'Snow Flower': Foot Binding, High Heels And The Cost Of Beauty

HuffingtonPost.com | Erin Clements | Posted 09.19.2011

"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" deftly weaves the stories of two pairs of female companions. Snow Flower and Lily experience the torturous process of...

Stiletto Living: Golfing

Ariston Anderson | Posted 07.25.2011

Ariston Anderson

After a quick lesson, we set out onto the green. Walking around a golf course is a challenge in stilettos, sinking down into the turf, crushing the greenery -- there's a reason you'll only see Michelle Wie In flats.

Becca Brown And Monica Murphy, SoleMates: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.28.2011

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

Kitten Heels? Meow!

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Leora Tanenbaum

Ladies, do not trust fashionistas when it comes to footwear. Clearly, they do not have their feet on the ground. How badly does a shoe have to fit to be pronounced edgy?

UTIs, Baldness, Broken Ankles, and Other Fashion Emergencies

Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Leslie Goldman

Fashion-induced anorexia isn't the only health risk faced by runway models. New photos of Naomi Campbell revealed a significant bald patch above her l...

Stiletto Stabbing: Woman Charged With Stabbing Man Through The Eye With Stiletto Heel

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

LONDON — British police say they've charged a 33-year-old woman with stabbing a man through the eye with her stiletto heel. West Yorkshire Poli...

Royal Highness: Princess Letizia's Sky-High Stilettos (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Even though we're big fans of flats (the same can be said of Carla Bruni and Michelle Obama), we have to hand it to Princess Letizia of Spain. She rea...

Alexander McQueen's 10-Inch Stilettos Shock Paris: To Die For Or Will Kill You? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE 2/11: Alexander McQueen was found dead in his London apartment on Thursday February 11, 2010. Read more HERE. *** 10/7/09: Alexander McQueen ...

Model Bravely Practices Walking In Feathered Stilettos (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

There's undoubtedly an art to strutting around in super-high heels. New York Magazine's The Cut shot this short video of model Anna Selezneva testing ...

Ex-Shopaholic's Survival Tips

Marjorie Hope Rothstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Marjorie Hope Rothstein

In case of total disaster, here are a few thoughts about changing your fashion habits today to be prepared:

Pros Weigh In On The Risks And Rewards Of High Heels

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Are high heels all about sexual advantage, since they elongate and exaggerate the female form? Or is there another explanation? What liberates women a...

Women Walk In Fall 2009's Most Punishing Heels (VIDEO)

Huffington Post via NY Mag | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Stilettos, Style News

Before fashion designers got the memo--wherein Anna Wintour endorsed flat shoes--they sent quite a few super-stilettos down the runway for the Fall 20...

Big Shoes To Fill

Gioia Diliberto | Posted 05.25.2011

Gioia Diliberto

Skyscraper stilettos, platforms as thick as bricks, straps winding up the leg, caged insteps and vamps bulging with elaborate hardware are all the rage.

Head Over Heels? Professional Women's Love/Hate Relationship With Their Shoes

forbes.com | Carl Gutierrez | Posted 05.25.2011

For some, it's a love-hate story. Finola Hughes, who hosts a fashion show on the Style Network and is producing its new behind-the-scenes at MarieClai...

Christian Louboutin To Produce First 8-Inch Stiletto

dailymail.co.uk | Sadie Nicholas | Posted 05.25.2011

Indeed, with shoe fashions becoming ever more extreme - designer Christian Louboutin yesterday announced his plans to produce a pair of 8in tall stile...

5-Inch Heels: A User's Guide

Kira Craft | Posted 05.25.2011

Kira Craft

Nice girls don't wear five-inch heels. Or at least they didn't. Lately, the same skyscraper shoes you would find in the red light district have been given a spit and polish by the fashion cognoscenti.

In Celebration Of The Stiletto

Meghan Cleary | Posted 11.17.2011

Meghan Cleary

Nothing incites a woman's opinion more quickly than when you bring up the topic of a Stilettos. We all have a passion for them - whichever way our passions lay.