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First Step (1966). Pop artist Allen Jones' work popularised the stiletto in the 1960s For centuries, women's shoes were mostly hidden away under long dresses, making plain court shoes or simple ...

It is the footwear of choice for real and aspiring femme fatales. Katya Foreman explains why the spiky-heeled shoe remains so alluring. Could fashion’s obsession with being thin have led to the launch ...