Feline good: why kitten heel flip-flops are winning over flats-only gen Z
From Lily Collins at Wimbledon to cast of Love Island, heels-averse cohort is stepping it up a notchGen Z, the flats-only generation, has finally succumbed to the heel – albeit...
By Miatta Mbriwa · The Guardian World
From Lily Collins at Wimbledon to cast of Love Island, heels-averse cohort is stepping it up a notch Gen Z, the flats-only generation, has finally succumbed to the heel – albeit a tiny one. Long vocally anti-heel, the cohort who were born between 1997 and 2012 have famously shunned millennials’ obsession with Jimmy Choos in favour of pancake-flat shoes, from the Adidas Samba “It-trainer” to the split-toe Margiela Tabi and so-called “French girl ballet flats” . But they now appear to be embracing a potential gateway heel, typically measuring in the region of 1.5in or the height of a triple-A battery. Continue reading...