WALKING TALL at the Oscars need not be a challenge for any actress; all she needs is the right footwear. Here's Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours":
Walking the red carpet isn't really about walking at all.
"The night I won the Emmy, I wore a Zuhair Murad sparkly dress and Prada heels," said actress Kristin Chenoweth. "So I kind of look at Prada as my, like, good-luck charm.
At four feet, 11 inches, Chenoweth can stand tall in heels.
"They kill your feet after four hours, but it's worth it," she said. "If you can't hang in a pair of heels doing a red carpet, then you shouldn't be in show business. That's what I think!"
Clearly, high heels have legs. From Marilyn Monroe to Lady Gaga, to celebrities at awards shows, high heels have come to symbolize sexuality and power.
Curator Lisa Small says she would be hard-pressed to think of another women's fashion accessory that has as complicated, polarizing, fascinating and enduring a history as the high-heeled shoe.