U.K. No Longer Allowed To Force Women Into Heels

The Daily Mail (via NY Magazine) reports that industries in the U.K. like banks, airlines and shops can no longer require women to wear high heels in the office.

Which means that, prior to this new rule, high heels were a condition of employment. Which means now I'm experiencing an awkward urge to shout, "Sexist pigs!" while packing up my impressive collection of 4-inch daywear shoes in order to move to London and take over for some fed up shopgirls.

The higher the heel, the closer to God and just like Barbie, I was born with feet spring-loaded into a perpetual state of stilettos.

But I can see the flip side. Britain's Trades Union Congress asked employers to stop forcing women to wear shoes taller than 1.5 inches, so we're not talking about starter pumps.

Note to the U.K.: Let a girl do what she wants with shoes. You really want fashion crimes on the books? Tackle VPL and mom jeans.

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