J.K. Rowling Admits to Shoe ‘Fetish’

And Doutzen Kroes wants her daughter to pursue more than beauty.

J.K. Rowling Admits to Shoe ‘Fetish’: “I’m not a pumps girl, I’m not a sensible flats girl,” the Harry Potter author said while hosting a BBC Radio 4 program dedicated to “the most ‘mythologized, fetishized’ fashion item of all”—footwear. The commissioned segment, which was part of Rowling's guest editing stint for Women’s Hour, focused on the "myth and power" of shoes and their historical and literary importance. As it turns out, Rowling is just as obsessed with the high-heeled stiletto as most girls.See and read more on http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/28/j-k-rowling-admits-to-shoe-fetish-vanessa-friedman-s-final-ft-column-reveals-why-fashion-matters.html