Shoe Addict

I came across this article and found it very interesting haha. I'm not really one of those female with more than 30 pairs of shoes in her closet nor those with highly expensive branded ones haha but I do have a small collection of shoes which is growing slowly i think haha

It's true what they say about high heels - "new-found height" banar! hahaha right c tau tau? ;)

The Shoe Seduction (source: here)

One in 10 women spend more than £1,000 a year on shoes while 8% own more than 100 pairs each, according to a new survey. What is it with women and shoes?

For many females, Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw summed it up perfectly when she was mugged in an episode of the series.

"Please sir, you can take my Fendi Baguette, you can take my ring and my watch, but don't take my Manolo Blahniks," she begged. The heartless thief took them anyway.

Most women would agree the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, had the right idea when it came to footwear, her only shoe crime was leaving her 1,220 pairs at the presidential palace when she fled the country in 1986 during the people power revolution.

There are few items in a woman's wardrobe that she is more protective of, bring more pleasure, are so well cared for and make her feel so good.

Which is probably why one in four women say they would buy another pair of shoes instead of pay the bills, according to the survey by Harpers Bazaar magazine. In the wardrobe of one in two women there are more than 30 pairs of shoes, while 8% own more than 100 pairs each, it suggests.

Patron saint of shoes?It is proof of what men have long suspected, but doesn't explain what is it about shoes that makes them so universally loved by most women on the planet.

Well, for a start, the right high heels have the ability to transform a figure. They elongate the leg and push out the chest, they transform the way a woman walks and, most importantly, how she feels.

"Shoes wield a Cinderella-like transformative power - you can go from demure to seductive in well under 60 seconds," says Lucy Yeomans, editor of Harper's Bazaar.

And they are one constant in an ever-changing world. No matter how many muffins you munch, your shoes will fit perfectly every time you put them on. That can't be said for many items in a wardrobe.

This is why buying them is such a pleasure, the usual issues of shape and size don't come into play. Once a size five, always a size five. You never hear: "Does my foot look fat in this?"

Yes, they're often crippling and give you blisters. Sometimes they render walking impossible, with 55% of men questioned in the survey saying they've had to carry their partner because her feet hurt.

But, as they say, no pain, no gain, and there are gains all round with the right pair of shoes. The female shoe obsession isn't just good for the person wearing them - both sexes reap the rewards.

According to the survey almost half of the men polled had asked their girlfriends to wear their heels in bed and 79% of women have done just that.

Now, isn't it just plain obvious why this season's must-have Christian Louboutin "pony hair pumps" are a bargain at £445?