A scarlet high-heeled shoe beside a pair of plain brown lace-up shoes on a pale mint background.

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Sue Grafton

If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The remark questions the supposed appeal of high heels by pointing to the people who no longer wear them. Its dry reversal challenges the idea that an uncomfortable fashion must be desirable.

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