Study: Banning Baby Heels "Fraught With Difficulties"

A study of high heels and other sexualized products for children found that, "The attempt to control the production and distribution of sexualised goods [...] is likely to be fraught with difficulties." Not letting your kid wear heels: easy. [BBC]

5 Reasons Heels On Kids Are A Bad Idea

Ever since Suri Cruise sashayed into a pap's sight line in a pair of tiny kitten heels, the debate has raged: should little girls wear heels? Here's why not: More »

On Fashion Statement Heels Vs. Feel-Good Flats

Preposterous high heels are all over the runways. But in today's Guardian, Linda Grant writes about wearing flats, which she calls an "act of collective fashion disobedience." She claims: "Fashion has given us shoes as decorative objects, not footwear." More »

"Sexy" Shoes: 1969 Vs. 2009

The ad at left appeared in the Los Angeles Times on September 5, 1969. The shoes of this year — chunky and low-heeled, in colors like "antique brown," olive and navy, were considered sexy. Gwen of Sociological images notes: More »

Crimes Of Fashion

Chetania Davis, 22, has been given a year of probation for stabbing her 52-year-old coworker with a stiletto heel. Davis reportedly attacked the new performer at the Ohio strip club because she didn't think they needed more dancers. [AP]

The Tedious, Endless, Self-Righteous Heel Debate Rages On

Oh god, when will it stop? From the looks of it, never: More »

Real Housewives: Running In Heels

On last night's episode, NeNe held a charity event to benefit women of domestic abuse called Heel the Soul, a race in which the participants ran in high heels. A gay man won. More »

Brits Argue Over Women Forced To Wear High Heels At Work

The buzz making the papers in the UK? A union leader is suggesting that women should not be forced to wear high heels. Cue the uproar! More »

High-Heeled Running Shoes: Awesome Or Awful?

These high heels by Japanese brand B by Aperire are made with materials usually found in athletic shoes. While we're all for making fashionable shoes more comfortable, the idea of someone trying to run in these? Frightening. [Inventor Spot]

Women's Website Discovers Secret To Wearing Heels, But Science Knows Better

Ever since I broke my foot four years ago, I don't really wear heels anymore. But that doesn't mean I don't get blisters. Luckily, blisterenterolgists at The Frisky are on the case. More »

Dakota Fanning: Who Let My Dogs Out?

[North Hollywood, June 11. Image via Flynet]

Is It Weird To Use High Heels For Charity Events?

Some women think high heels are empowering. Some women think high heels are damaging, sexualized, oppressive tools of the patriarchy. What happens when you use high heels as activism? More »

High Heels Will Give You A Tighter Vagina, Better Orgasms, According To Tyra

New episodes of Tyra have been trickling in despite the fact that the official premiere of the show's fourth season isn't until September 8. Yesterday TyTy discussed sex tips and trends from around the world. An audience member asked a question about how she can get her vagina back to the way it used to be before she had her baby. (If you listen closely in the clip, the woman says she has an "8-month-year-old.") So Tyra turns to some random woman from Italy to answer the question. The woman's answer? High-heels. Apparently doctors there say that high heels help you have a tighter vagina and better orgasms. Who's this lady's doctor? Benny Hill? Clip above.

We Challenge A Man To Walk A Mile In Our Heels, Part 2

Previously, we challenged Street Carnage's Gavin McInnes to walk a mile in a pair of high heels. He quit after about a block. But later that day, we were able to convince him to meet us at a park in Brooklyn to see if he could do four laps—equaling one mile—around the track. And he did! (And he bitched and moaned the entire time.) Check out his victory in the clip above. More »