Chinese Set 2.5-Inch Limit for High Heels
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PEKING — A Chinese shoe-industry conference has set maximum heights for high heels, a fashion rage among youth in the world’s most populous country.
The English-language newspaper China Daily said participants at the conference, held in the Inner Mongolia region, set limits of 2 1/2 inches for women’s heels and 1 1/2 inches for men’s heels.
Quoting a report in the Inner Mongolia Daily, it said the action was taken “out of consideration for health.”
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