Style & Culture
The Silhouette & The City: Style, Culture, and Presence
High heels began as practical footwear, designed for function rather than fashion. Long before they were associated with glamour…
The question of whether tall women should wear heels deserves a simple, confident answer. Tall women can absolutely wear heels…
As dawn breaks over a deserted Fifth Avenue, a yellow taxi pulls up to the kerb. Out steps Holly Golightly, played by Audrey Hepburn, in what would become one of cinema’s enduring images of elegance. The defining elements are immediately recognisable: the floor-length black evening gown by Hubert de Givenchy, oversized tortoiseshell sunglasses, a dramatic multi-strand necklace and a paper bag containing her breakfast…