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stiletto

noun as in dagger

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And since the audience, which is admitted in groups of 60 at 15-minute intervals, will largely be standing or walking on varied surfaces during the two-hour running time, stilettos are forbidden.

One studio manager recalled that her habit of striding across the studio in stiletto heels damaged the floor but no-one had the courage to tell her.

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The teaser for the film gives nothing away - the famous red stiletto heel from the first film's promotional poster is appropriately joined by a second, identical shoe.

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And I told Bruce, "I woke up at 50 in a thong and stilettos, happier than I've ever been."

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It can be an actual stiletto heel or a wedge.

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