American Elle’s fashion editor, Lauren Sherman declares that she’s fed up of the constant pain and discomfort caused by the heels that have gained almost ‘uniform’ status for fashion industry set.

As  demonstrated in this amazing 3D xray, heels push the foot forward, causing the toes to bend in an unnatural way.  Pressure also builds up on the soft pad under the toes, referring pain back to other structures of the foot, i.e. ankle and metatarsals.

I have explored the blight of bunions in previous blogs, these common deformities are another uncomfortable result of wearing heels.

With my podiatrist hat on, I applaud the actions of Ms Sherman and hope that others will follow where she leads.  Is now the right time to warn her of the foot arch damage potentially caused by flat shoes? Maybe another time…!