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Spectator by Seema Goswami: Why high heels still rule the screen

Oct 13, 2023 03:51 PM IST

Towering heels are at best, uncomfortable; at worst dangerous. But on TV, women are in them from sun up to sun down. Come back to Earth, please?

As I binged on the first three episodes of the new season of The Morning Show, I was struck by one thing. Every woman on the show was depicted in sky-high stilettos. Now I can understand on-air anchors (Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon) being portrayed wearing vertiginous heels but I have been around in enough TV studios to know that production staff — who are on their feet all day — tend to wear flats, or even sneakers, to get through their day. So, this struck a rather jarring note, to say the least, in a show that purported to show the real world of morning television.

And Just Like That (2021 - ) is considered out of tune because Sarah Jessica Parker and her co-stars still live in their stilettos.
And Just Like That (2021 - ) is considered out of tune because Sarah Jessica Parker and her co-stars still live in their stilettos.
A small minority of women may still favour high heels — think Melania and Ivanka Trump — but most women have tired of their charms. (Adobe Stock)
A small minority of women may still favour high heels — think Melania and Ivanka Trump — but most women have tired of their charms. (Adobe Stock)
The ladies of Four More Shots Please! are almost always wearing stilettos. In real life, women are more likely to rock sneakers, ballet flats or wedges. (amazonprime)
The ladies of Four More Shots Please! are almost always wearing stilettos. In real life, women are more likely to rock sneakers, ballet flats or wedges. (amazonprime)
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