I swear I had altitude sickness yesterday in Toronto. The room was spinning and I was gently swaying from side to side even though I was only on the second floor of a Bloor Street store (which shall remain nameless). The occasion was my Birthday and to celebrate or distract depending on what you want to hear, I decided I was tired of being the ‘incredibly shrinking woman’ and set off on a mission ‘to raise me up’-you know, buy heels! On more than one occasion over the last few weeks, my 5 foot 6 inch self has felt 3 to 4 inches shorter. Now it is not that I have shrunk but rather it’s just that others have risen, so to speak. The sad thing is that I love my sparkly, party-shoe flats and other forms and versions of dressy one inch heels. But what’s a girl to do when the known vertically challenged of the world are literally eye to eye or worse yet, looking down on me? Strategy, strategy, strategy is what is required. I quite simply have to beat them at their own game. Unfortunately, not being a shoeaholic (?) has disadvantaged me and sabotaged my plan. Apparently my decision to fight back couldn’t be more badly planned as it is the tail end of shoe-sale season and too early for the new arrivals. Determined not to leave without new, sexy, 3 inch heels I befriended the salesperson; maybe begged for his help would be a more accurate way of putting it. The woman he was waiting on also became my new best friend and chief fashion advisor since what woman can buy a pair of shoes without a consensus of opinion from other women? Oh and she gave me her card as she was leaving so we must have hit it off right? Did I mention that she counsels people in crisis? Karma…..I decided if I was going to do this whole 3 inch heel thing there is no way that I wanted a conservative or matronly patent leather. Rather, I was going to go for the, ‘Hey, look at me variety’. Here is where the altitude sickness thingy came in. One black, strappy, pearl-enhanced pair had such a high thin pointed 3 inch heel that I swooned and hugged the mirror-always an attractive move in a high end store. There was success at the end of the day for me, the salesperson and my new best friend. The winning shoes are black suede with three inch leopard covered heels and have a brooch flower style enhancement on the top. If you can’t fight them join them….
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