According to the New York Daily News designer Marc Jacobs wears a pair of his own high heels during runway fittings which can take up to 36 hours.But why wear stilettos?
"I do it because I want to show that I’m not some misogynist designer designing these torturous shoes for women. The heels are there as a choice and if you want to wear them all the time, some of the time or never, it’s your choice." Or so Jacobs says of his tradition.
And isn't that what it comes down to?
Choice?
But are the choices the same for men and women?
Sure for a couple of days Mr. Jacobs wears stilettos, and his team laughs at him for it even though he does it every year, or at least every year that high heels show up in his collection...
It's not funny for women to wear stiletto's though, it's the norm. An expected accessory to a suit, a ball gown, or even jeans on date night.
Sure women could chose to wear flats or flip flops or sneakers, but when they are looked at condescendingly, as if their choice is wrong, what then? Is it still their choice that they pick the heels or is it a choice made for them?
What do you think?
ANM
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