Ruby Slippers Come at a High Price

I am amazed what prices woman are willing to pay for shoes. $1300? $2500? Designers are peddling glamorous 6 inch stillettos to fashion conscious women. Most are young. In my youth I don't remember anything over a 4 inch heel. The human foot does not easily conform to an extremely high heeled shoe. Some women have plastic surgery to remove a toe to fit in the shoes they want to wear. They may look good but will probably pay a high price someday when mobility is more important than beauty. I knew the Chinese or Japanese tradition of foot binding left feet deformed but had never seen a picture before.