Now is the season when women take their freshly pedicured toes al fresco, often courtesy of strappy high-heel sandals or open-toed pumps that look fabulous but sometimes feel like the masochistic ...

The well-heeled Marilyn Monroe reportedly once said if you give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world. The allure of high-heeled shoes is no secret among women, who have used them to ...

The shoes we wear are indicators of gender, class, race and ethnicity. Throughout history, both the foot and the shoe have been imbued with powerful phallic and fertility symbols, according to ...

WALKING TALL at the Oscars need not be a challenge for any actress; all she needs is the right footwear. Here's Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours": Walking the red carpet isn't really about walking at all.

When I was 6, my mother knocked out three front teeth. It was fall, the air was crisp, and she was all dolled up for a friend’s 30th birthday party. My favorite babysitter had come over to watch me.

From corsets to sky-high stilettos, women have been suffering in the name of fashion for years. Thanks to the Beverly Hills-based footwear line Dana Davis, named for its founder and chief executive, ...

Did you know: In a revelation that defies today’s fashion norms, the ubiquitous high-heeled shoe, now closely associated with feminine style and glamour, was not invented for aesthetic appeal. Instead ...

Kate Middleton wearing sneakers on the recent royal tour of Canada. (Photo: Getty Images) When avid high-heel wearer Victoria Beckham ditched her skyscraper Louboutin’s for a pair of Stan Smiths, we ...