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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 ...

For women in white-collar industries like law and finance, wearing high heels was taken for granted as part of what it meant to go to work, like an hourlong commute or a $15 desk salad. Now, many of ...

Men respond differently to women in high heels. This could be because women behave differently when they're wearing heels. Women's rights advocates object to heels, but some say they empower women in ...

After years of suffering in six-inch stilettos, women are finally speaking the truth: our feet hurt. A survey found that the most popular women's shoe styles in the U.S. do not have a heel, and sales ...

So that’s why Carrie Bradshaw never left the house without a pair of high heels on. According to research published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, men, apparently, find women to be more ...

It’s a bold woman who wears 4-inch heels when she already towers over a room in bare feet. We talked with a handful of guys to get their take on fearless Amazon women in high heels. Don’t be ...

Update, October 14, 2019: The research upon which this story was based has been retracted due to “methodological weaknesses and statistical errors.”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 ...

From the researcher who showed female hitchhikers with big breasts got picked up more by men than their flatter-chested counterparts comes another revealing study: one that appears to confirm that ...

WALKING TALL at the Oscars need not be a challenge for any actress; all she needs is the right footwear. Here's Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours": Walking the red carpet isn't really about walking at all.

Before you splurge on those Manolo Blahnik stilettos, consider this: wearing high heels can compromise foot health. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American ...

Hundreds of women join a high-heel sprint to raise money for March of Dimes. July 9, 2008 — -- Central Park saw its newest athletic contest today. Hundreds of high-heeled participants turned out ...