Historical novels, particularly ones set in the Georgian period, often feature Manly Men in Red High Heels as heroes; disconcerting at first, especially in books such as Georgette Heyer’s Powder and Patch, where the hero goes and gets a makeover, complete with powder and patch, natch, to win his lady.
And now it seems our heroes might be donning heels again—recent fashion articles report that more men are wearing high heels, and not just the discreet kind to add a few inches to the height-impaired. One article found that tall men were wearing heels because they wanted to be even taller.
Would you like it if your guy pulled a Rothgar and borrowed your pumps?
