Well-heeled area?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (<span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="well">well</span>-<span word="heeled">heeled</span> <span word="area">area</span>”): <span word="Orange">Orange</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="California">California</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="heeled">heeled</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flaunt">flaunt</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Orange">Orange</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="extravagance">extravagance</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="heeled">heeled</span> <span word="area">area</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="stilettos">stilettos</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="well">well</span>-<span word="heeled">heeled</span>” (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="provided">provided</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="aristocrats">aristocrats</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="them">them</span> – <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="prohibiting">prohibiting</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> (<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="below">below</span>). <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="populace">populace</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="wore">wore</span>.</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loftier">loftier</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="status">status</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secure">secure</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>. <span word="Imelda">Imelda</span> <span word="Marcos">Marcos</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wardrobe">wardrobe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marcos">Marcos</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="erstwhile">erstwhile</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dictatorial">dictatorial</span> <span word="perch">perch</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
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