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Time to retire the office trainers – grownup shoes are back | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion

Teeny-tiny heels are having a moment – and they are a genius (and comfortable) way to freshen up your work wardrobe

These days, if I look in the mirror and feel like I can see a shadow of Cary Grant or Diane Keaton – the soft billow of a proper pair of trousers, a good shirt, possibly a waistcoat – that makes me happy. A midi skirt with flat white trainers remains a classic working-wardrobe formula, with one such woman on every rush-hour train carriage. A low-heeled slingback is a genius choice for comfort – you’ve got a stretchy strap, which gives a tiny but crucial flex in sizing so you don’t get any heel rubbing.

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