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    An Inuit Women's Art
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  • Appeasing the Spirits
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  • Paduka
  • Japanese Footgear
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Prada Advertisement, 1998

High Fashion

The High Heel Prevails

Today, the catwalks are replete with high heels. Famous shoe designers like Blahnik, Choo and Clergerie conjure up images of privilege and luxury. Despite the success of the flat-soled status sneaker, high heels remain, after five hundred years, as enhancements of stature, status, and sex appeal.