Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140905003518/@comment-24994749-20140910135544

136.224.132.182 wrote: High heels do make women seem a few inches taller. It might help them on the psychological level. It basically makes it so men are more likely to physically see them eye to eye or look up to them, and some would believe that makes them more likely to do the same psychologically as well. There are female lawyers who wear high heels for this reason, so you can consider high heels as professional attire.

Ruby, who was moved ahead two years, Yang, and Nora all seem like people who don't need a confidence and by just being them, get people to look at them with respect. Weiss, Blake, and Phyrra seem to have insecurities and could use a confidence booster. Glynda and Cinder are both in leadership positions where you want subordinates/students to look up to them (Cinder may just want to look down on people). I had not considered the confidence approach.

It is also possible, for what little we have seen of Path, that it isn't an urbanised area, so more "practical" footwear might be favoured even for everyday use.