For those of us who are a danger to ourselves when wearing stilettos, the kitten heel makes the perfect petite shoe.  The mini stiletto heel stands 1.5 to 2 inches high with a skinny curved spine that sets the heel in from the edge of the shoe.  Kitten heels originally debuted in the Fifties on teenage girls and were sometimes referred to as a “trainer heels” for their use in training young girls to wear high heels.  The shoe was made famous in the Sixties by fashion icons Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn.  This perfectly petite shoe has made a comeback recently.  Even high-end shoe designers like Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik have added kitten heels to their collections.  Check out www.zappos.com for over 300 pumps and sandals with the popular kitten heel.   

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