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All Dress Forms and Miniature Mannequins Gifts Miniature Cinderella Fairy Tale Missing High Heel Pump / Shoe

Miniature reproduction of Cinderella's missing shoe reproduced in gold-trimmed spun glass. It doesn't actually resemble Cinderella's famed lost glass slipper, but it's gorgeous. Buy it here

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Holiday Shoes Part II

So what do you do if you are a girl named Sarah, Rachel, Leah or Rebbecca and your good friend Mary, Christine or Margaret invite you for an Easter meal with their family.  You go, and be rest assured they are not going to crucify you in revenge for something that happened over 2000 years ago, although depending on what you wear to the meal, you could have some of your friend's male relatives reciting some "Hail Mary's" later that week..............

Since Jesus was from Nazareth, something you may want to consider for an Easter meal is an updated "Aramaic" look for your foot wear, namely a $245 Donald J Pliner Nestor look.

As an aside, if you happen to find yourself siting alone with your friend's cute brother or cousin (or uncle or father............it all depends on your taste in men and sense of adventure), try dropping this little Easter story:

In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a tradition of whipping is carried out on Easter Monday. In the morning, males whip females with a special handmade whip called pomlázka (in Czech) or korbáč (in Slovak). The pomlázka/korbáč consists of eight, twelve or even twenty-four withies (willow rods) and is usually from half a meter to two meters long and decorated with coloured ribbons at the end. It must be mentioned that while whipping can be painful, the purpose is not to cause suffering. Rather, the purpose is for males to exhibit their attraction to females; unvisited females can even feel offended. The whipped female gives a coloured egg to the male as a sign of her thanks and forgiveness. A legend says that females should be whipped in order to keep their health and fertility during whole next year. In some regions the females can get revenge in the afternoon when they can pour a bucket of cold water on any male. The habit slightly varies across the Czech Republic. A similar tradition existed in Poland (where it is called Dyngus Day), but it is now little more than an all-day waterfight.

just remember to bring the eggs....................

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Holiday Shoes...............

In the spirit of upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holiday of Easter, Shoelover is doing a two part series on shoes for the holidays:

Part I: So what is a shiksa to wear to a seder - Appropriate footwear for eating Matzo

Part II: Do's and Don't for your feet on Easter Sunday - How the shayna maidel can avoid getting crucified for her fashion sense at the supper table of her gentile friend

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Girls and their Shoes

Shoes say so much

Part fashion, part style, part comfort, part statement - what teenagers put on their feet is important. You just have to ask them

J.D. GRAVENOR, Freelance - Montreal Gazette

Published: Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Whoever said that the eyes are the window to the soul should have given a little thought to feet. For with the arrival of spring, the monotony of winter boots is making way for a rainbow of warm-weather footwear, uncovering young people's toes and their personalities (continued...)

(Ah, this article brings back memories to when Shoelover was a younger Shoelover)

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Chick Hop

You've heard of Hip Hop, Trick Hop, Brit Pop and all sort of other made up words to describe music trends, so how about some "Chick Hop", "Chick Pop" or "Angry Girlz Who Make Music That Doesn't Suck".  Check out Rubyfruit Radio to hear it

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1951 - the greatest year for shoes?

Possibly.

Why you ask?  Well this was the year that Charles Jourdan came out with the stiletto heel.

Now how do I know this?  Because I got my hands on a copy of Stephanie Pedersen's great new book - "Shoes: What every Woman Should Know"  A great little book from the gal who brought us Bra: A Thousand Years of Style, Support And Seduction.

We are going to try and catch up with Stephanie in the near future to ask her a few questions about the book (which has great pictures by the way) in the very near future.  I am hoping that this book does not find its way into the washroom (a la the Victoria's Secret Catalog Mr Shoeguy!)

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Shoe Candy (Don't eat the mushroom, Alice)

Ah. Shoe candy. A shoe lover's true vice. But knowing when to take that bite -- and when to diet -- is the mark of a true aficionado.

Case in point: John Fluevog's. Yes, they are yummy. Who wouldn't want to try a pair of their unique retro, uberhip cuties. But buyer beware: Fluevogs may cause indigestion (the toe-sy kind, at least.) I bought a pair of Angel boots several years back. I still recall the cute but sexy insignia at the heel and the laces that did up like my childhood skates. That said, I have never had a pair of flats cause me so much grief. They sat sadly in my closet for ages. Everytime I looked at them I thought "maybe today I'll give my Angels another chance." But my feet didn't forgive me for the repeated blisters. I had to move before I could muster up the courage to dispose of them. I left them on the street corner -- I hope they found a good home. It was one of the worst $300 I ever spent. So shoe lover's lesson of the day: if you see the Fluevog sign, keep walking. It's a relationship you don't want to get into. That being said, this little red number is darling, isn't it? The devil comes in all shapes and sizes, girls.