There's an article in press in Evolution and Human Behavior titled, High heels as supernormal stimuli: How wearing high heels affects judgements of female attractiveness.
I'll summarize it for you. When you walk in high heels you take smaller, more frequent
steps. The reduction in the length of each step is accompanied by an
increased rotation the hips. More frequent steps make the hips rotate
really fast, which stimulates sexual arousal
in males. It also serves as a warning to potential competitors for male
attention. Since all human behavior is said to have arisen in the Pleistocene era, think
cave women in pumps who could run really fast.
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