Mainly because it is a classic design. a black stiletto court shoe is much the same now as it was then, although the 1960's stiletto heels were a lot lower than the eighties. Most women wore 2 1/2" heels and 3" was regarded as high.
4" heels were the exception and 5" was almost unheard of. Mind you size 7 1/2 was about the largest size that you could buy women's stiletto shoes in those days. They also had a lot of bad press about ruining dance floors.
I remember buying my girlfriend a pair of black 3" stiletto court shoes in the sixties, when she tried them on she was horrified to find that they were so "high" |