By Mark Woods For The Mail On Sunday
Published: 01:00 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 01:25 GMT, 10 January 2021
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They have divided fashionistas and feminists for generations, but scientists now claim to have proof that high heels are sexy.
Researchers recruited 52 female university students aged 18 to 24 and shot videos of them walking in flat shoes and in their own high heels, varying in height from 8cm to 10cm.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerEditing software was used to erase their feet so that only the women’s body movements could be assessed – and all had been instructed to wear similar dark, tight-fitting T-shirts, with jeans or leggings and have their hair tied back to ensure uniformity.
Scientists have decided heels really are sexy after research involving more than 150 men and women and computer software
The videos were then shown to more than 100 male and female volunteers who were asked to rate the women on a scale of attractiveness from one to ten. The results were overwhelmingly in favour of heels.
‘Irrespective of raters’ gender, higher attractiveness ratings were assigned to models in the high heels condition than in the flats
