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> [It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics they induce a sort of insecurity which some find titillating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/it-is-the-fragrant-lack-of-practicality-that-makes-high-heeled-shoes/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

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> [It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics they induce a sort of insecurity which some find titillating. If a woman wears a high-heeled shoe it changes the apparent musculature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/it-is-the-fragrant-lack-of-practicality-that-makes-high-heeled-shoes-2/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

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## More by Stephen Bayley

> [I just don't understand how you can not be concerned about your appearance. From time to time I'm vilified as the person who cares…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/i-just-don-t-understand-how-you-can-not-be-concerned-about-your/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [My wife and I both love cooking - I am an advanced male - so we argue about who gets to rustle up dinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/my-wife-and-i-both-love-cooking-i-am-an-advanced-male-so-we-argue/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [Everyone has taste, yet it is more of a taboo subject than sex or money. The reason for this is simple: claims about your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/everyone-has-taste-yet-it-is-more-of-a-taboo-subject-than-sex-or/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [I wouldn't mind someone lobbing hand grenades at me, but having to reset the timer on the video recorder puts me into a blood-spitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/i-wouldn-t-mind-someone-lobbing-hand-grenades-at-me-but-having-to/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [I have a character failing. I am quite incapable of identifying with anything whole-heartedly. Whatever I am doing, I am always planning to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/i-have-a-character-failing-i-am-quite-incapable-of-identifying-with/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [You must never aspire to 'finish' a house, you can merely hope to start it, and from then on it's an evolutionary process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/you-must-never-aspire-to-finish-a-house-you-can-merely-hope-to-start/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [We have a relationship of cheerful antagonism. I enjoy twisting his tail and he enjoys wagging his finger at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/we-have-a-relationship-of-cheerful-antagonism-i-enjoy-twisting-his/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics they induce a sort of insecurity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/it-is-the-fragrant-lack-of-practicality-that-makes-high-heeled-shoes/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [It is sometimes easier to have furniture made than to find things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/it-is-sometimes-easier-to-have-furniture-made-than-to-find-things/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [Watteau is no less an artist for having painted a fascia board while Sainsbury's is no less effective a business for producing advertisements which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/watteau-is-no-less-an-artist-for-having-painted-a-fascia-board-while/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [It is Margaret Thatcher's fault...Inspired by busy little demons, she slashed and burnt her way through the old order. Sentiment was given short shrift,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/it-is-margaret-thatcher-s-fault-inspired-by-busy-little-demons-she/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [Fashion is the most intense expression of the phenomenon of neomania, which has grown ever since the birth of capitalism. Neomania assumes that purchasing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/fashion-is-the-most-intense-expression-of-the-phenomenon-of-neomania/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [I have no particular interest in antiquities or antiques, but I like things to meet a certain aesthetic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/i-have-no-particular-interest-in-antiquities-or-antiques-but-i-like/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/taste-is-more-to-do-with-manners-than-appearances-taste-is-both-myth/)

[Stephen Bayley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bayley/)

> [If you were born in Britain after World War II, you see a continuous atmosphere of decline, moral and economic and political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bayley/if-you-were-born-in-britain-after-world-war-ii-you-see-a-continuous/)

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