Hello high heels, the stiletto is back 2 Mar, 2021 06:00 AM 7 minutes to read High heels are the instant mood booster we need right now. Photo / 123RF The Times By: Jane McFarland They're all over the catwalks and luxury sales are up, so is it time to bring our heels out of retirement? Yes, says Jane McFarland — they're the instant mood‑booster we need right now. The death of the high heel has been greatly exaggerated, as well as frequently predicted, throughout this pandemic. It was predicted at the beginning, when we shifted into reverse mode, shuffling around in some form of fluff-lined slipper. It was predicted in the middle, when any kind of socialising took place outside in the park, resulting in record-breaking sales of wellies. And it was predicted as recently as the US election, when Vice-President Kamala Harris abandoned the longstanding political shoe of choice — namely high-heeled pumps — in favour of Converse Chuck Taylors. We have been too comfy for too long, but time is up for our unmanicured, unloved feet: life may not be back to "normal", but the heel, my friends, is back.