The Five Shoes You Meet In Heaven

If you are anything like me, you'll know that heaven is basically a giant shoe store with every possible style you can image from Chanel to Jimmy Choo. It's a place where currency doesn't exist and shoes are simply delivered to your door by Coco herself (if you're lucky). The best part is that storage is unnecessary because nobody owns anything in heaven! You can simply wear them at your own leisure for your own pleasure. As you travel along your journey, you will encounter five pairs of shoes that will mark your experience. Allow me to take your hand and assist you as you stumble along the clouds in 6 inch stilettos.

The First Shoe You Meet In Heaven

Balenciaga Peep Toe Booties

2009 

As you step through the clouds, this Balenciaga shoes peers through, camouflaged by its white colour. The pyramid heel catches your eye as Balenciaga himself hands it over to you to slip onto your manicured feet. You shake his hand to thank him and he leaves you with these words of wisdom.

"You don't have to be perfect to wear this shoe. This shoe will bring you perfection"

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As Cristobal Balenciaga disappears into the clouds, we hop towards our next destination: Christian Louboutin.

The Second Shoe You Meet In Heaven

Louboutin Studded Heels

As you get a little closer, you spot that iconic red sole and your eyes spread wide in excitement. "Welcome to heaven", you are told by Louboutin himself. Though he can't stay long, he places the shoes on your feet and reminds you that the shoes may not look comfortable, but pain doesn't exist in heaven so you can wear these at your leisure. You heart leaps as you skip on over to your next destination.

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The Third Shoe You Meet In Heaven

Alexander McQueen Sculpted and Resin Leather Sandals

2011

You should've known you'd meet McQueen in heaven. Your life finally has meaning. McQueen steps towards you as you heart skips a beat and hands you the shoes you've been coveting since 2011. You know you're in heaven because these shoes can only exist on your feet in this beautiful place. You thank McQueen graciously and slip away to your next pair.

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The Fourth Shoe You Meet In Heaven

Sophia Webster Candy Shoes

2013

As Sophia Webster inches towards you, your eyes light up. You catch a glimpse of the candy heels and your stomach yearns for them. This is the first colourful pair of shoes in heaven that you're offered and you're eager to put them on. As you slip them on your feet, you can almost feel the endorphins accumulating inside of you. This is what real bliss feels like.

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The Fifth Shoe You Meet In Heaven

Chanel Black and White Block Heels

As you spot Coco Chanel sitting on those legendary steps with a black box, you know what awaits you. This is your final stop in shoe heaven, but that's okay because all you really need is Chanel. As you step towards her, she smiles and hands you the box. You open it and slip on these black and white pumps. Everything lights up around you as you slip away in the clouds.

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Everything described in this post is a figment of my imagination.

Toodles,

Bella

How High Is Too High?

Let's get one thing cleared up. This blog post is not what you think it is. While on the subject of shoes (my current obsession), I'd like to comment on the high heel craze that has taken over the fashion world.

The Wedge.

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Everybody raves about the comfort of wedges, a heel that boasts comfort and challenges ladies to take it higher. Back in the stiletto days, we knew our feet would be destroyed if we went too high. Three inches became the maximum heel height as ladies everywhere returned home from their glamorous events with blistering feet to soak them in a bucket of water. When the wedge entered the ball game, stilettos took the back seat and three inches became a laughable height.

If you're as tiny as I am, five inches is the bare minimum and the rule is: if you can bare it, you better wear it. As heels get higher, we find ourselves wondering: why do tall girls look better in high heels? Why do the shorter ladies look like we're on stilts every time we wear a heel above three inches? Though this remains a reality that we cannot contradict, I'm a bit of a rebel and frankly, my rule is that if you can walk in them, the sky is the limit.

Or Lady Gaga.

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According to Brian Atwood, "life is short. Heels shouldn't be". And wise words from a brilliant shoe designer should never be ignored. Another quote to live by: "I would hate for someone to look at my shoes and say, 'Oh my god! That looks so comfortable", spoken by Christian Louboutin. Listen to your Louboutins and your Atwoods. They know what they're talking about!

Bella