Kitten heel Kitten heel A kitten heel is a short, slender heel, usually from 3.5 centimeters (1.5 inches) to 4.75 centimeters (1.75 inches) high, with a slight curve setting the heel in from the back edge of the shoe. The style was popularized by Audrey Hepburn, and more recently by Theresa May, Michelle Obama, and Hillary Clinton. Shoes with kitten heels may be worn at work in an office setting by women who wish to wear feminine attire that is still practical. For parties, kitten heels are an alternative for women who find high heels uncomfortable. Further, kitten heels are also worn
Jacob (name) Jacob (name) Jacob is a common male given name and a less well-known surname. It is a cognate of James. Jacob is derived from Late Latin "Iacobus", from Greek "Iakobos", from Hebrew ("Yaʿqob", "Yaʿaqov", " Yaʿăqōḇ"), the name of the Hebrew patriarch, Jacob son of Isaac and Rebecca. The name comes either from the Hebrew root "ʿqb" meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", "ʿaqeb". In the narrative of Genesis, it refers to the circumstances of Jacob's birth when he held on to the heel of his older