High heels, low budget

If we take a look back at the past 100 years, there's always been a link between female fashion trends and the economy.

Traditionally, a down economy means shorter skirts and higher heels. However, IBM geniuses have been monitoring billions of social media posts, and they say a move to lower heels is on its way.

Ladies who love to rock the stilettos shouldn't throw out those Jimmy Choo's and Louboutin's just yet though; the study says high heels won't go away all together.

Designers will simply begin to offer more kitten heels and flats as an alternative. Whew!