A disturbing new study claims that men like women wearing high heels because it 'signals they are ready for sex'. Its authors have been slammed by equality campaigner Nicola Thorp who said their ...

Anyone who’s ever wobbled around awkwardly in high heels may be surprised by the findings of a much-discussed biomechanics study of the footwear. In the study, young women and men who donned ...

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Update, October 14, 2019: The research upon which this story was based has been retracted due to “methodological weaknesses and statistical errors.” Cue a collective sigh from women everywhere: a new ...

Lady Gaga's massive 10-inch tapered heels may be purely for show, rarely making an appearance outside of the artist's music videos. But three-inch or higher heels are hard for many people to ...

Editor's Note: The paper detailing the experiments cited in this post was retracted in October 2019. Women’s shoes come in a wide array of heel heights. Shoes with the highest spike heels have been ...

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About two years ago Meya Laraqui, an ambitious young woman fresh out of college, got some career advice from an older colleague that changed everything: Wear high heels. Laraqui was eager to be taken ...