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stiletto

[sti-let-oh] / stɪˈlɛt oʊ /








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In a bejeweled white pantsuit and towering stiletto pumps, Megyn Kelly tried to work the crowd like a rock star.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

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.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Yet unlike the doll of last year’s blockbuster movie, the next pop-culture star who’s about to re-emerge isn’t a statuesque blonde in stiletto heels.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

Their Trinity zippered catsuit is one of my most favorite pieces I’ve ever had — I have worn it on a 16-hour flight with slippers and to a party paired with vintage Prada stiletto boots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

I always imagine her in spangly, sequined evening gowns with stiletto heels that make her look two meters tall.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Instead of the stilettoes of the 1990s, most looks were paired with platform loafers.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

And, in this summer’s blockbuster movie, “Barbie,” Birkenstocks are the down-to-earth alternative that Barbie is forced to accept over her jeweled stilettoes.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Its strappy stilettoes are worn by celebrity fans including Beyoncé and the Duchess of Cambridge, and were made famous by the fictional Carrie Bradshaw character in the television series Sex and the City.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2017

Some of it smudges unlucky stilettoes, but most is dutifully tossed into rubbish bins and hauled to landfills, at a cost of over $100 per ton.

From Economist ● Aug. 20, 2015

A deadly girdle was the tunal, of cactus and other thorny things, thick, wide, dark, and impenetrable, a forest of stilettoes, and for its kings the rattlesnake and viper.

From Sir Mortimer by Mary Johnston

On stage in London, Grande showed no signs of fragility or poor health - other than a foot injury that required her to swap her trademark stilettos for a succession of knee-high platform boots.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Watch out for the holes!" one guest warned another about the hazard for stilettos.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Despite her recent history of broken bones, Amos was nevertheless gamely sporting bright yellow stilettos in the Salon studio the day we chatted, as she navigated our obstacle course of cords and rugs.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025

A pair of sparkly silver stilettos gives her about five more inches of height.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Before the showcase, Kardashian West has been taking the pieces out for a stilettoed test drive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2019

Slim, stilettoed fashionistas and comfort-clad suburbanites gathered around the lounge’s enclosed firepits.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2018

Instead of earnest eulogies or prayers for consolation, her drag sisters honored Sahara’s memory by striving to match her classically trained dance skills, cartwheel for cartwheel and kick for stilettoed high kick.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2016

Having been stilettoed by a fellow poet, Le Tissier could be forgiven for wanting Hoddle to come back as in his next life.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2014

To properly scale Machu Picchu, Simmons, who is known to always be properly stilettoed, “left fashion behind,” opting for her Adidas Stan Smith sneakers.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2013




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