What if we put our stiletto heels and platform shoes on the cupboards to make room for the kitten heels ?

The little story of the kitten heel

Behind this anglicism hides a small heel between 3.5 and 5 cm given this year to the taste of the day on the Saint Laurent parades. For Hedi Slimane, artistic director of the haute couture house, the kitten heel is a pretty "lady" variant of the heel needle. Available in several versions, stilletos, babies, moccasins or boots, these shoes with small heels become synonymous with elegance.

The kitten heel was born in the 1950s , taking the opposite of the heavy and massive design of the shoes of war. Its curves correspond to the lines of the New Look invented by Christian Dior in 1947. Then the American designers will take it back to give a lower version of the heel nicknamed the kitten heel, that is, the kitten heel because it gives this light step of the animal. This small heel was popularized by Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's (Diamonds on couch e) in 1961.

How to wear them ?

The model of shoesten heel curves the silhouette while facilitating our approach. It gives our style a freshness and elegance without making us fall into the teenage years.

Obviously, there is the timeless black version but we prefer a more staggered model with printed, colored or studded rockabilly way.

As for style, to counterbalance this "first class" penchant it is better to adopt a sharp look rather than a claudine collar. One opts for example for jeans or 7/8 pants that put our legs to the honor. In this case, one wears his kitten heel naked ankles.

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