Manolo Blahnik Wants Your Feet to Be Happy

In 2021, my feet went into mutiny. No longer content to silently endure the torment of the ill-fitting sandals, pinchy boots and clunky platforms that I had been subjecting them to for years, even the slightest chafing or blistering was now met with a “thanks, but no” spasm of discomfort so intense, all pretenses of formality were abandoned for the nearest orthotic sole I could find. I was clearly not the only one whose feet were launching this perambulatory revolt, if the record-high spikes in the sales of Birkenstocks, the 246-year-old German footwear company, were any indication. But look, even… Read Full Article