"But if you are someone who feels they should wear heels, rather than actually likes to, then good news that way of thinking is very much over. After decades of being indoctrinated into believing heels were somehow superior, representing everything from power to femininity and sex as immortalised in TV shows such as Sex and the City fashion has done an about-turn and realised that flats are just as alluring but with fewer blisters."
"All the big designer debuts this season, including Jonathan Anderson at Dior and Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga, championed flats from sparkly slingbacks to velvet flip-flops. Even the Cannes film festival got the memo. Ten years after ejecting women for wearing flat shoes, this year the Croisette was peppered with flats, including The Substance's Margaret Qualley in a pair of two-tone Chanel ballet pumps."
High street party dressing features sequins and velvet, but footwear trends are shifting toward sensible flats rather than towering heels. Cultural pressure to wear heels has eased after decades of associating them with power, femininity and sex. Designers embraced flats this season, showcasing slingbacks, flip-flops and ballet pumps on major runways and at Cannes. Public behavior around shoes has become more pragmatic, with switching into heels seen as unchic. Transitioning from stilettos to pointy slingbacks or embellished flats offers a stylish, comfortable alternative for festive occasions without sacrificing glamour.
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