Panel 1
A woman in a tea-length dress wearing heels, being spoken to by a woman in a similar outfit.
Person 1: (Speaking to Person 2) Dresses this length are designed to be worn with heels. It won’t look right with flats.
Panel 2
A woman in pants and high platform heels being spoken to by a woman in a tea-length dress and pumps.
Person 3: (Speaking to Person 4) Slacks look funny with a heel that high – don’t you want to try something more classy?
Panel 3
A man in a tuxedo speaking to a woman wearing an evening dress and black high heels.
Person 5: (Speaking to Person 6) Red carpet dress code requires appropriate shoes – thank you for putting on heels.
Panel 4
A man in a tuxedo speaking to a woman wearing an evening dress and high heels with a tall platform.
Person 7: (Speaking to Person 8) Ma’am, I’m sorry but your shoes aren’t appropriate for a red carpet event.
Panel 5
A woman in a suit wearing pumps looking sore, a man is speaking to her.
Person 9: (Speaking to Person 10) What if someone else gets the job because they wore the right shoes? It’s an interview – you have to wear heels!
Panel 6
A woman in a suit wearing a pair of stiletto heels – a woman in a dress wearing pumps is speaking to her.
Person 11: (Speaking to Person 12) You can’t wear those heels to an interview – you’ll look trashy!
Panel 7
A man speaking to a very short woman wearing a pair of platform pumps and holding a briefcase.
Person 13: (Speaking to Person 14) You’re so short you’ll need to wear heels to be taken seriously in a courtroom.
Panel 8
A man speaking to a very tall woman wearing platform pumps and holding a briefcase.
Person 15: (Speaking to Person 16) You’re so tall that you shouldn’t wear heels – they make you too intimidating.
Panel 9
A man and woman dressed up to go to a club, the woman is wearing heels and the man is speaking.
Person 17: (Speaking to Person 18) You should wear heels – you won’t be able to dance as much but they won’t let us in if it looks like you didn’t make an effort!
Panel 10
Two women dressed up to go to a club, one woman is wearing very high heels and the other woman is speaking.
Person 19: (Speaking to Person 20) Change your shoes! They won’t let us in if you look like a skank!
Panel 11
A woman in a wedding dress wearing heels, another woman speaking to her.
Person 21: (Speaking to Person 22) You have to wear heels with your wedding dress! Don’t you want to look like a princess?
Panel 12
A woman in a wedding dress wearing a pair of vinyl ultra-high platform heels, another woman speaking to her.
Person 23: (Speaking to Person 24) You can’t wear those shoes to your wedding! They’re way too flashy!
Panel 13
A woman speaking to a woman who is wearing flats.
Person 25: (Speaking to Person 26) What are you? Some kind of feminist who’s too good to dress up pretty?
Panel 14
A woman in flats speaking to a woman wearing very high stiletto heels.
Person 27: (Speaking to Person 28) Don’t you know that hypersexualized shoes like that are a tool of the patriarchy?
Panel 15
Two women sitting back-to-back, leaning on one another and smiling. One woman wears a pair of flats, the other wears a pair of high heels. They are sitting beneath three word banners and above another banner.
Text: Shoes are neither professional nor unprofessional. They are neither chaste nor promiscuous. They are neither appropriate nor inappropriate. Shoes are inanimate foot-coverings. Step the fuck down from judging women for our shoes: The only reason that someone should or should not wear heels is because they choose to.
