My Musings

Here I was the other day hanging out with a pal somewhere in Lagos, and in came a rather beautiful young woman. She had it- the skin radiating like the sun ( even at 11pm), the neat LBD, the glossy lips, the hair, the tote and the shoes... the shoes... the shoes. My Miss Beautiful tottered in on a pair of heels high enough to climb on while clearing cobwebs from your ceiling, and made her way over to a table and very gingerly perched on the edge of a chair.


My eyes tracked Miss Beautiful's slow and labourious progress across the room -I found this amusing. But then, who am I to judge? I am indeed shamelessly guilty of marching around in alarmingly high heels. For me, there's almost no option.The right pair heels can transform a tired and ordinary outfit into one fit for an evening with Bon Jovi on stage. (Okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration). All I'm saying is, high heels are an all time classic! Almost as much as a well fitting pair of blue jeans. And I am not giving up on them!


There are a few tried and trusted ways to make life on heels easier though. Here we go:


1. Make an effort to moisturise your feet before wearing shoes-this eases friction and the less friction there is between your feet and and the insides of your shoes, the more comfortable you will feel.NO PAIN, NO CHAFFED SKIN.


2. Make a note to buy shoes with platforms. This keeps the balls of your feet and your heels on the same level and thus, you have better balance- LESS TOTTERING AND MORE STRUTTING!


3. The best things rarely come easy and are usually worked at. PRACTICE! PRACTICE!! PRACTICE!!! Wear your shoes around your house regulary till you can feel comfortable in your shoes and are less likely to trip over your own feet in public, (Note "less likely". Even runway models fall off their shoes sometimes).


4. Buy shoes that are your real size. Not bigger, not smaller. I, better than anyone understands this. (P.S. this is me being hypocritical as I am guilty of buying shoes a size too small just because I love'em and can't let'em go).


5. There are shoes with mid-heels that won't torture you. They are beautiflly designed and really comfortable while seemingly giving you the "elegance" that high heels give .( "elegance" is in quotation mark because I see a lot of tottering these days and that does not exactly equal elegance).


6. IF YOU REALLY CAN NOT COPE WITH THE HIGH HEELS, STICK WITH LOW TO FLAT SHOES. IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU ANY LESS CHIC. ITS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR NOT LOOKING LIKE A  DOLT WHEN YOU ARE OUT!

In all, a babe is a babe is a babe.

Love,

Koko.