Thanks to COVID-19, we’ve been kept out of our party shoes for the past couple of Christmases, but slipping back into fancy footwear may not be as effortless as you might think. That’s because our feet change with age, so heels you could once dance in all night may now cause blisters and pain.
‘Tendons and ligaments gradually loosen with age and the foot arch flattens,’ says podiatrist Tony Gavin. ‘This can increase the length of your foot by a half size or more.’