Up, Up, Up: The Hottest High Heels in History

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Are they sexy, alluring, or just madly uncomfortable? The high heel is revolutionary, and evolutionary, as an engrossing Brooklyn Museum show reveals.

Published Sep. 11 2014 1:01PM EDT

articles/2014/09/11/up-up-up-the-hottest-high-heels-in-history/140911-crocker-heels-tease_rcefki — Jay Zukerkorn

If there was one moment that cemented Marilyn Monroe’s femme fatale reputation, it was her 116-foot, hip-swinging strut toward Niagara Falls in the 1953 film Niagara.

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Up, Up, Up: The Hottest High Heels in History

Are they sexy, alluring, or just madly uncomfortable? The high heel is revolutionary, and evolutionary, as an engrossing Brooklyn Museum show reveals.

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Lizzie Crocker