There they stood, stiletto heels sinking into the lawn, and were treated to an eloquent, gracious speech.

ECONOMIST: The defeated candidate outclassed his supporters

Just as it took the return of stiletto heels to remind people how absurdly uncomfortable they were, so it may take the re-emergence of controls to remind policymakers of their drawbacks.

ECONOMIST: Time to turn off the tap?

Gambassi also developed a durable, sticky resin from a Para rubber tree plant, to bind the sole to the top of Brough's stiletto and platform heels.

FORBES: Fancy Footwork

He began carrying a notebook everywhere, sketching shoes. (One of his early drawings depicts a cloven stiletto, with two heels.) Louboutin, who had kept up his absenteeism, was expelled from school when he was sixteen.

NEWYORKER: Sole Mate