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Hello Everyone! It gives me pleasure to present to you this third edition themed ‘’Fashion Statement’’ and I hope you’d find it as enjoyable as it was putting it together with you in mind. Yes, I mean You! Compiling it was so much fun as I thought of the joy and the benefits you would derive turning every page, and I hope we continue bringing out more interesting editions. Of course without my remarkably amiable team members this edition will not be a reality. They love you just as much and their contribution is seen in every word.
Hello Everyone!
It gives me pleasure to present to you this third edition themed ‘’Fashion Statement’’ and I hope you’d
find it as enjoyable as it was putting it together with you in mind. Yes, I mean You! Compiling it was so
much fun as I thought of the joy and the benefits you would derive turning every page, and I hope we
continue bringing out more interesting editions. Of course without my remarkably amiable team
members this edition will not be a reality. They love you just as much and their contribution is seen in
every word.
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By Victoria Hussein<br />
Heels were made to increase the<br />
height of the wearer.<br />
That was like a thousand years ago.<br />
A six foot tall girl would wear twelve<br />
inch heels if it is pretty,, ignoring the<br />
fact that could cause a plane to<br />
crash with her neck<br />
Although girls have been heel crazy<br />
years before shoes with exotic<br />
names were born,<br />
the party just got<br />
started when all those designers<br />
came to town. Shoutout to<br />
Mr. Louboutin. Come rain,<br />
come recession, shoe sales<br />
would always be sky high.<br />
LAMODE FASHION<br />
Heel-less shoes is the latest footwear<br />
trend in Nigeria. I didn't exactly<br />
believe my eyes when I saw it on<br />
Victoria Beckham and <strong>La</strong>dy Gaga.<br />
Normally, one would except shoes<br />
like that to only be worn by <strong>La</strong>dy<br />
Gaga so you would assume that her<br />
official shoemaker (or designer or<br />
whatever he's called) Noritaka<br />
Tatehana invented the heel-less<br />
shoes but nope, we guessed wrong.<br />
It isn't Jeffery Campbell either, its a<br />
Mr. Andre Perugia, God rest his soul<br />
(sole, hehehe). Apparently, he came<br />
up with the original design in 1937<br />
(or there about) and called them<br />
Trompe D'Oeil which when<br />
translated means "fool the eye".<br />
It is such a shame that no one paid<br />
attention then though, they probably<br />
thought he was some kind of sadist.<br />
To think that girls would fall on their<br />
faces for it seventy years later is just<br />
crazy. We must thank Nina Ricci ,<br />
Jeffery Campbell and Marc jacobs<br />
for bringing them back to our divas<br />
who are always up for a fashion<br />
challenge.<br />
These days it isn't about comfort<br />
anymore, its about making a<br />
statement. A very loud fashion<br />
statement. Its the best way to create<br />
a wow facor and make everyone<br />
think you are a superhuman because<br />
you can levitate. Goodluck looking<br />
like a star and trying to keep your<br />
balance at the same time.<br />
I would probably get a pair and put<br />
them in a show glass where I can<br />
worship them everyday because<br />
really, how would I manage to walk<br />
in them on Nigerian roads?It would<br />
only end in two ways; One, I would<br />
fall and break my neck. Two, I would<br />
fall and break my spine. In any case<br />
I'm dying for a pair.
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