Michael Mwaniki stands at Plus Soles, a shoe store in Nairobi that mirrors a growing cultural revolution. Rows of sneakers line one wall, while the other has an array of heeled shoes—stilettos, kitten heels, and chunky options.
A few years ago the picture would have been different, especially for shoe sellers targeting the middle class and wealthy corporate women and millennials who would wear highs to movie dates, to nightclubs...you name it.
