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Best kitten heels for partying Y2K style

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Whoever switched up the iconic Dolly Parton quote to read “The higher the heels, the closer to heaven” needs a reality check.

The feeling of towering elegance that comes with slipping into a pair of six-inchers is not to be understated, yet a smaller heel often serves up a more subtle power move.

Cue the kitten heel, which brings with it a divisive history. For a while kitten heels were a no-go. A shoe silhouette brought into the limelight by Noughties icons such as Paris Hilton, the Olsen twins and Lindsay Lohan, the kitten heel is arguably the most polarising piece of fashion history to exist.

Due to its shorter (some would argue stunted) silhouette, the

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