That’s an unavoidable discomfort, not one that’s structured into your life by fashion.

Picture two people who both have to walk a mile to work. One is a man in loafers, one is a woman in high heels. Both are in footwear mandated by their legal profession. Both will arrive out of breath, rumpled, and mildly uncomfortable. But only one will arrive in real pain that was entirely unavoidable through different fashion standards.