Kitten Heels: Do or Don't?
Saturday, May 08, 2010
So, today I stumbled across this picture of my favorite TV character, Blair Waldorf. After getting past the atrocity of the white tights, I was bombarded with another, even more horrific, realization ...
Really, kitten heels? KITTEN HEELS? Somebody in the wardrobe department must hate Leighton Meester. I know they're supposed to be making a "comeback" and everything, but I don't get the purpose of shoes that have the stumpifying powers of flats combined with the precariousness of stilettos. Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar may claim that the diminutive heel is here to stay, but I beg to differ.
Marc Jacobs, however, disagrees with me:
And although I normally adore MJ shoes, I'll pass on these. Then again, I am of the firm belief that kitten heels should not be worn by anyone under the age of sixty.
These are Chloe's version. Not only are they hideous, and not in that so-hideous-it's-fabulous way, they go for upwards of $500.
The Lanvins are a slight improvement, but I can't help but feel that they would be better as either full-blown stilettos or elegant flats.
Finally, to conclude the roundup, we have a pair of fantastically fringed kitten heels from Louis Vuitton. Though they may be useful for mopping the floor as you walk, they hardly warrant the hefty price tag and hazard of tripping over the frontal pom poms.
If kitten heels do make a comeback, they should at least guarantee more safety than their four-inch counterparts.
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