These Looks Turned Us into Kitten Heel Converts

There was a time not long ago that we would rather risk twisting our ankles than wear anything less than a ten-centimetre heel. Flats were fine, platforms with a sky-high heel even better, but if it fell anywhere in between it was a definite no-no. We would put on our brave faces, teeter with a faux confidence on our tip-toes and smiled through gritted teeth to convince everyone that those foot-contorting sculptures we called shoes were “actually really comfortable”.

Then mid-heeled mules arrived. They were our compromise and we lived in them religiously. But they had to be block-heeled. We were happy to stoop to a comfortable two-inches above ground level so long as they weren’t a kitten heel. There was something about stunted stilettos that weren’t quite convincing enough.

Until we scrolled past these on Instagram…