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I had assumed, although I\u2019m not sure why, they would be more like a classic high heeled, red leather pump… the kind I wore in my younger days with my \u2018power suits\u2019.<\/p>\n
These were beautiful shoes, just not what I pictured in my mind when the \u2018red shoe project\u2019 was first proposed.<\/p>\n
Then I put one on and it no longer mattered… I was in love!<\/p>\n
These red shoes looked amazing on my feet, I swear they made my ankles slimmer, they made me SO tall, and somehow they even made me feel a bit younger!<\/p>\n
It took a bit of getting used to the heel height. It dawned on me that over the years the height of my heels has gradually lowered, a lot! Gone are the 3\u00bd – 4 inch heels of my youth. In these shoes I felt a bit like I was going to fall forward at any second, but I persevered and I got used to them.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s age or a sense of caution that accompanies age, but it was interesting, the whole time I was walking in the shoes there was a little cautionary voice in my head telling me that if I slipped or took a misstep in these shoes I might injure myself.<\/p>\n
Kind of like the classic parental warning \u201ccareful, or you\u2019ll break your neck\u201d but the warning was in my own head. Not something I would have ever thought in my twenties when I wore shoes like these on a daily basis. It dampened the \u2018youthful\u2019 feeling that I initially got from the shoes.<\/p>\n
Regardless, I still didn\u2019t want to take them off and I certainly didn’t want to give them back! Amazing the effect a pair of pretty shoes can have, especially to a shoe junkie. The next day was my birthday and we were going out for dinner and meeting friends after, I wore the shoes.<\/p>\n
Two of my friends (friends that do not share my passion for shoes) and one complete stranger commented on them; \u201cGreat shoes\u201d, \u201cLove those shoes, where did you get them?\u201d I guess most women will notice a great pair of shoes!<\/p>\n
Years ago I wore shoes like the ‘red shoes’ everyday… all day. At some point, and I’m not sure when, I stopped. After wearing the red shoes I wondered why I stopped? I realized I don\u2019t have to, I can still wear them! Maybe not all day like I used to, but I absolutely love that I still can.<\/p>\n