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Why are women’s shoes so pointy? A fashion expert on impractical but stylish footwear

  • Written by Michael Watson, Interim Associate Chair and Instructor of Retailing, University of South Carolina
Why are women’s shoes so pointy? A fashion expert on impractical but stylish footwearOne thing uniting humans across history is their willingness to suffer for fashion.Victoria Kotlyarchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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