by Horacia Naidoo

While reveling in a recent pedicure and the shiny deep red that were my toenails—I was met with consternation from my mothering beauty therapist on my apparently abused feet. Admittedly weary and slightly bruised—I carried them as war wounds from my breathtaking heels.

Beautiful heels are my drug of choice: sometimes debilitating, rarely practical but always stunning. I’m not sure which is more addictive, their artistic beauty or the tottering invincible woman I become in them. Lengthening my legs, blessing me with a defined booty wiggle and announcing my arrival in click-clack style—my 9cm heels transforms me from the girl-next-door to a conquering warrior princess.

My love of shoes began at a young age—I like to entertain notions of me in sparkly pink heels at birth but the truthfully it was at age 3 that I stumbled on their magnificence, and I would don my mother’s shiny black too big stiletto heels and swan around the house. After years of soap-opera style pleading, I was rewarded with my very own kitten heels and my father’s now common look of incomprehension. So just like Mona Lisa would be but another portrait without her enigmatic smile, my daily ensemble would be incomplete without my signature shoes. And nothing has changed since, my signature shoes have grown in number and evolved  allowing me to let my inner Da Vinci live on.

Style is undoubtedly the visual interpretation of self so it’s only natural that different types of shoes make strong statements:

Heels:		Peep Toes—Coy and suggestive Kitten—Shy and girly Pumps—An allrounder that goes from the office to dinner date Slingback—Professional yet sexy Wedges—Feminine and flirty, a safety heel Platform—Seductive Stilettos—An It girl with her well manicured finger on every happening
Flats:		Ballet—Sensible and serious for the girl on the go Sneakers—A look that says I don’t care; to be avoided outside of the gym Slops—A look that says I really don’t care; only to be attempted on the beach on in dodgy showers

So with a user guide of shoes in mind, why not put your best foot forward—well-heeled of course! But remember, while gorgeous shoes can lend an almost superhuman power to its wearer, the feet that reside within, need our love and attention too.

by Horacia Naidoo

While reveling in a recent pedicure and the shiny deep red that were my toenails—I was met with consternation from my mothering beauty therapist on my apparently abused feet. Admittedly weary and slightly bruised—I carried them as war wounds from my breathtaking heels.

Beautiful heels are my drug of choice: sometimes debilitating, rarely practical but always stunning. I’m not sure which is more addictive, their artistic beauty or the tottering invincible woman I become in them. Lengthening my legs, blessing me with a defined booty wiggle and announcing my arrival in click-clack style—my 9cm heels transforms me from the girl-next-door to a conquering warrior princess.

My love of shoes began at a young age—I like to entertain notions of me in sparkly pink heels at birth but the truthfully it was at age 3 that I stumbled on their magnificence, and I would don my mother’s shiny black too big stiletto heels and swan around the house. After years of soap-opera style pleading, I was rewarded with my very own kitten heels and my father’s now common look of incomprehension. So just like Mona Lisa would be but another portrait without her enigmatic smile, my daily ensemble would be incomplete without my signature shoes. And nothing has changed since, my signature shoes have grown in number and evolved  allowing me to let my inner Da Vinci live on.

Style is undoubtedly the visual interpretation of self so it’s only natural that different types of shoes make strong statements:

Heels:		Peep Toes—Coy and suggestive Kitten—Shy and girly Pumps—An allrounder that goes from the office to dinner date Slingback—Professional yet sexy Wedges—Feminine and flirty, a safety heel Platform—Seductive Stilettos—An It girl with her well manicured finger on every happening
Flats:		Ballet—Sensible and serious for the girl on the go Sneakers—A look that says I don’t care; to be avoided outside of the gym Slops—A look that says I really don’t care; only to be attempted on the beach on in dodgy showers

So with a user guide of shoes in mind, why not put your best foot forward—well-heeled of course! But remember, while gorgeous shoes can lend an almost superhuman power to its wearer, the feet that reside within, need our love and attention too.