Are heels #Anti-feminist?

Do heels have anything to do with feminism?; afterall we are demanding equality of opportunity not equality of shoes, right? but curiously it was actually men who first wore heels. According to Elizabeth Semmelhack it can be traced back to 10th century Persia and was adopted by European men in the 17th century, so if anything....

"the idea that heels have power over men, might not actually pertain to the queens who are standing in them!"

Window Display: Trelise Cooper Dress and Witchery Long Line Wool Coat with with Thigh High Boots 10.5 cm heel and Mi Piaci Evening Slingbacks 12cm heel

Let's get the obvious out of the way, heels help you gain height, they elongate your legs, they can be extremely glamorous, dare i say it, "sexy" which seems to be why there is that tenor of unacceptability from some feminist commentators, i.e dressing for men etc. The strongest feminist argument is men invented uncomfortable heels (or torture devices),.... so women couldn't run away from them (vulnerability)? but to be fair most hetrosexual females probably aren't trying too!. Check out Miss Naomi running for DSquared2 in 15cm heels!. Outstanding! well that seems to put that argument to bed! Christian Louboutin probably didn't help here when he quipped "......I never forget that shoes have to please a man too"!. Yup, cheers for that Christian!. Another theme is, women aren't dressing for themselves, Mc-cuse me?, doesn't that make a mockery of feminism!!! Look from my vertically challenged feminist's position!, there is a valid point about these torture devices and 'comfortability'. It appears to be the number one issue for women not choosing heels as daily footwear or hating heels because of it. Meet Antonia Saint Dunbar, (I know, right, I wanted to sing Oklahoma too but bare with) she believes that many women continue to wear heels because it makes them feel empowered, so she set about giving heels - well, a feminist makeover. No. 1 problem; you know it already; ill fitting shoes.

Window Display: Passing in a hallway

"When it came to shoes, I was finding that these were not really instruments made for walking. They are not providing any support for actually moving through your life.”

Are men literally trying to keep us from getting anywhere?, Dunbar had that question in mind when she built an app that allows women to take pictures of their feet and answer several questions about fit. They are then matched with their most accurate size. More than 60% of women have feet of different sizes, so you are likely to receive your pair of shoes but each a different size.

Now lets scale up; Sandra Gault has developed a platform that allows shoe factories to build shoes based on 3D models and foot scans, rather than the current industry norm, which is to build shoes based on a mold that looks like a foot. Gault manufactures shoes in Spain but her technology could be implemented anywhere. So another call to action for our designers, their manufacturers and importers, I mean really....how do you break glass ceilings in glass slippers?