Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Wedge With An Edge

After much observation, there should be an established law about what wedges look good. So I shall establish it.

The wedge and the rest of the shoe should be two different colors.  
http://cdn2.iofferphoto.com/img/item/174/048/873/2010-new-giuseppe-zanotti-leopard-wedge-shoes-h124-1159e.jpg
Guiseppe Zanotti
When the wedge and the rest of the shoe are the same color, it provides the false image that one's foot is a blockish shape. 

To illustrate with The King and I: The females of the king's harem peer under the circa-1860s voluminous hoops of Anna, and she shrieks, "What are they doing to me?" Lady Thiang answers, "They think you dress like that because you shaped like that." 
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To ensure one's foot looks dainty despite being encased in a lot of shoe, opt for a multi-hued wedge. 
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6 comments:

  1. tesyaaMarch 7, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    I love clunky wedges. Maybe it depends on your body type and style of dress. To me, when I wear a clunky wedge, I feel that it makes the rest of me look tiny and waiflike.

    But I think my husband is against all wedges except maybe the daintiest.

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  2. Princess LeaMarch 7, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    My issue is not if the wedge itself is clunky, but if there is a breakup in the color. A color divide will provide a more flattering illusion.

    I can understand that effect, since I wear men's watches because I feel dainty by comparison.

    However, when it comes to shoes, it was drummed in my dear little ear since infancy that a shoe must make the foot look smaller, not larger. Oh, how my grandmother insisted.

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  3. tesyaaMarch 7, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    It's got to be carefully taught!

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  4. Princess LeaMarch 7, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    Last night there was a special on Rogers and Hammerstein on TCM. "Some enchanted evening . . ."

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  5. NMarch 7, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    I love wedges, I wear them all the time. The ones first picture are beautiful! I want them!

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  6. Princess LeaMarch 7, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Sadly, those are an old model and I believe are no longer available. They were originally $750. (Cough)

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