I thought so too.
On a personal level it reminded me of a man I once worked for. I was writing the production notes, and letters for him as a freelancer so we spent quite a lot of time together. One night we went for drinks and he told me he would take me to any shoe shop I chose and buy whatever I wanted so long as he could take photos of me in them afterwards.
At first I was freaked out, then intrigued and mildly excited, then freaked out again.
I have since reasoned being a shoe fetishist is entirely harmless, compared to others, and I can see why women play along and enjoy it themselves.