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Yesterday's Independent featured a story by Harriet Walker about skyscraper heels. Prompted, of course, by Victoria Beckham making an appearance in spindly 5 inch stilettos. Writes Walker: "Just when you thought heels couldn't get any higher, guess what: they have." This season, Prada, Louboutin and Dior all have towering heels. And the Giambattista Valli shoes for fall (pictured) have a retro feel, but with platforms and heels so high they almost seem designed for toppling over. The Daily Mail points out that high heels have been around since 3500BC, when Ancient Egyptian noble women picked their way through the pyramids. Hundreds of years, billions of aching feet, twisted ankles, throbbing bunions and crusty corns. Why do we do it? More »
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Ladies who went to see Sex And The City over the weekend and are busting out the skyscraper heels had better learn how to walk in them. Good news! Il Primo Passo, a shoe boutique in Santa Monica, offers "Walk Like A Diva" classes. Who teaches women how to strut in stilettos? A man. Specifically, Jazzmun, a drag queen who says, "The heels are the mistress, and you are the slave. Submit." [LA Times] More »
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