"Heels can make you feel empowered," she said.
Sometimes I need the power that only six-inch heels can give.
Wearing towering heels can be painful, as a shot of a modern miss kicking off a pair shows.
But they will also be the ones bringing in most of the spirits, and their heels can do savage damage.
For example, a pair of Christian Louboutin heels can be bought for £150 rather than £595 or a YSL leather handbag could be £350 rather than £1,350.
A pair of Louboutin high heels can easily cost $700£46565); boots can go up to $2,000 £1,3255) and more.
"Heels can alter your posture, height and the way you walk, they can make a new outfit sing or bring an old one up to date".
Nor, despite ruffling feathers at Vogue, where she routinely affronted colleagues and feuded with the publisher, could she assume the steely authority that high heels can confer.
Supermodels dressed in cobalt blue and acid tangerine dresses wearing four inch heels can never really be accurately described as looking ready to compete in track and field.
It's hardly surprising, really, seeing as they can make the wearer look taller and thinner; a pair of four-inch heels can be as effective as hours in the gym.
Over the last several months, Facebook has been subjected to numerous security breaches, as anyone who has unwittingly posted pictures of Nike sneakers or Christian Louboutin heels can tell you.
