Words: Laura Grabiner. Shopping: Polly Knight. Photos: Jason Lloyd-Evans AS THE NEW SEASON kicks in, we can confirm that, yes (YES!), the heel is back. Not a chunky, fugly tyre-tread heel. Not a sky-high wedge. Nor a heel with a platform sole. We’re talking about the return of the slender, pencil thin, gorgeously elegant stiletto. Rejoice! And, at the same time, whaaaaaaaat?
It’s been seasons, no, years, since we braved a stiletto. So eager were we to sport foot-friendly flats, heels were all but banished from the fashion landscape. Oh, how we lapped up the Lanvin Pilgrim flats, the sporty hybrid Marni numbers, Céline’s fuzzy furkenstocks, Prada’s brogue flatforms and Stella’s lug cork soles. And, let’s face it, we’re still witnessing the cult of Gucci’s sliced loaf – the flat,…
