Should we return to our pin-thin stilettos, or stay cozy in heel-less slides and sandals? For our June/July Issue, we asked kendalljenner and lauraharrier to take on both sides of the issue.
I’m not afraid to say it: I miss wearing heels.
It all goes back to my mother, who, when I was growing up near Miami, taught me the art of getting dressed and sparked my interest in fashion—something I never got a chance to thank her for because of her passing last year. My mother loved to wear heels, especially whenever she and my father stepped out to one of the many Haitian parties our family and friends would throw.
In high school, my friends and I would race home after school to dress up in our latest vintage finds, some of which were taken straight out of our mothers’ closets. We would do photo shoots in our backyard to create content for our Lookbook pages. My first fashion heel to debut on my page: none other than the infamous Jeffrey Campbell Lita platform lace-up ankle boots.
Now I find myself in the same situation: lusting after heels with absolutely nowhere to go in them. I’m currently two credit-card payments away from taking the plunge on the latest Amina Muaddi x AWGE collaboration heel—you know, the ones that wrap up and around to the top of your thighs—and am about to convince myself that IAfter a year of constant changes, I’m desperate for a return to some kind of normalcy. Heels are familiar; they’re nostalgic.