--- title: Theresa May Criticized For Wearing Leopard Print Heels description: Theresa May, Britain's post-Brexit prime minister, recently received major criticism for wearing leopard print kitten heels. canonical: https://time.com/4492831/theresa-may-leopard-print-heels/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-14T14:05:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:22.757Z og:title: Brits Think the Prime Minister's Leopard Print Heels Aren't 'Sensible' og:description: Today in sexist fashion news og:url: https://time.com/4492831/theresa-may-leopard-print-heels/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1c28cec32e26f88/6988a5f08e060149fa467711/theresa-may-leopard-print-shoes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5239 og:image:height: 2947 og:image:alt: Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Downing Street og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Brits Think the Prime Minister's Leopard Print Heels Aren't 'Sensible' twitter:description: Today in sexist fashion news twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1c28cec32e26f88/6988a5f08e060149fa467711/theresa-may-leopard-print-shoes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Brits Think the Prime Minister's Leopard Print Heels Aren't 'Sensible' > Sponsored content. 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This is the Burmese politician's first visit outside of Asia since her party's historic election success in November 2015 (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: British Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to greet Burmese leader and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the doorstep of number 10 in Downing Street on September 13, 2016 in London, England. This is the Burmese politician's first visit outside of Asia since her party's historic election success in November 2015 (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Leon Neal/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 14, 2016 2:05 PM UTC [Theresa May](http://time.com/4478830/theresa-may-brexit-difficult-times/), Britain’s post-Brexit prime minister, recently received major criticism for wearing leopard print kitten [heels](http://time.com/3847330/you-asked-do-high-heels-actually-damage-my-feet/) to a conference. The Trade Union Conference (TUC), which recently commenced in Brighton, England, is going so far as to back a law to prevent women from wearing heels in the workplace, [according](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-should-stop-wearing-high-heels-now-shes-running-the-country-a7288931.html) to the _Independent_. Kitten heels are a trademark look for May, but critics called for her to wear more [sensible shoes](http://motto.time.com/4463472/best-shoes-for-walking/). During a speech at the TUC, Penny Robinson of the GMB Union took off her own pair of heels and said, “Our new Prime Minister may be well known for her leopard print kitten heels, her leather boots and her Jimmy Choos,” and continued to offer advice for what May could do to “advance the cause of [women in the workplace](http://motto.time.com/4275616/creating-inclusive-workplace/).” The criticism didn’t stop at May’s preference for designer shoes. Robinson insinuated that May wore these heels for reasons other than fashion purposes. Robinson continued, “Let the media see that you can be the most powerful woman in the country…without needing to wear designer shoes to meet men’s expectations.” She added, “For once, set an example we can be proud of.” \[[The Independent](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-should-stop-wearing-high-heels-now-shes-running-the-country-a7288931.html)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4492831/theresa-may-leopard-print-heels/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4492831/theresa-may-leopard-print-heels/"},"headline":"Brits Think the Prime Minister's Leopard Print Heels Aren't 'Sensible'","datePublished":"2016-09-14T14:05:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:22.757Z","description":"Today in sexist fashion news","url":"https://time.com/4492831/theresa-may-leopard-print-heels/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1c28cec32e26f88/6988a5f08e060149fa467711/theresa-may-leopard-print-shoes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1c28cec32e26f88/6988a5f08e060149fa467711/theresa-may-leopard-print-shoes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Downing Street","caption":"Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Downing Street","creditText":"Leon Neal/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4492831/theresa-may-leopard-print-heels/","name":"Brits Think the Prime Minister's Leopard Print Heels Aren't 'Sensible'"}}]}] ```