Cannes: Amputee Stopped ‘For Not Wearing Heels’ Producer Valeria Richter, who had part of her left foot amputated, tells Sky News she was stopped on her way into a premiere. Everyone is keen to put their best foot forward on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. But it is the fashion police rather than the frocks that are making headlines – after women in flat shoes were allegedly turned away. Film producer Valeria Richter says she was stopped at a gala premiere for not wearing high heels – despite a visible disability. She told Sky News: “Two years ago I had part of my left foot amputated so I can’t really wear heels anymore … you walk all day … we’re all working women at Cannes, the last thing you really want is to stand in high heels just for a three-minute walk up a red carpet.” She added: “We shouldn’t be forced to wear heels – look at fashion and how it changes, almost anything goes in fashion. “A festival of the scope and the glamour of Cannes should follow in the footsteps of fashion and be much more inclusive of what’s allowed on the red carpet.” […]
heels | magas sarkú |
to be keen to do sg | szeretne csinálni valamit |
frocks | női ruha |
headline | főcím |
allegedly | állítólag |
to turn away | elutasítani |
visible disability | látható fogyatékosság |
to stamp out | megszabadulni valamitől |
eventually | végül |
to be accused of | vádolva lenni valamivel |
flat shoes | lapos talpú cipő |
to spark | szikrázik, felgyújt, elindít |
backlash | visszahatás, reakció |
to step in | közbelépni |
controversy | ellentmondás, probléma |
rumour | pletyka |
unfounded | megalapozatlan |
regulation | szabályzat |
stumble | botlás |
awkward | ciki, kellemetlen |
to endorse | helyesel, hozzájárul, jóváhagy |
inequality | egyenlőtlenség |
