The bestselling U.K. sensation, hailed as "the most fabulous instruction manual the world has ever seen" by Vogue.com Can you make yourself up in five minutes flat? Make the first move without breaking a sweat Hang a picture without becoming unhinged Get out of a car -- or an unpleasant situation -- gracefully in a short skirt Load an iPod as effortlessly as a dishwasher If not, international style and fashion journalist Camilla Morton can help you navigate these and more than two hundred other hazards of modern living with grace and aplomb. Much more than just a style manual or crash course in social skills, How to Walk in High Heels also illuminates the finer points of achieving better homes and gardens, tackling technophobia, climbing the career ladder, and joining the jet set. From the practical, such as what to do when a heel breaks and how to catch a mouse, to the imaginative, such as how to enjoy karaoke and swim in sunglasses, How to Walk in High Heels overflows with useful nuggets of advice delivered in the author's inimitable witty style, accompanied by a foreword from Dior's John Galliano and a Louis Vuitton trunkful of insight from experts including: -Manolo Blahnik on How to Pick a Shoe -Dolce & Gabbana on How to Get Ready in Five Minutes -Gisele Bundchen on How to Look Good in a Photo -Jade Jagger on How to Compile Your Own Soundtrack This comprehensive do-everything-better bible takes the guesswork out of flaunting your fabulousness so that you can stop teetering and start striding confidently through the obstacle course of life.

The reason why I wrote this book ¿For almost 4,000 years, it has been engrained in our subconscious and encoded in our DNA about high heel shoes¿ ¿sexy effect.¿ Starting with the ancient Egyptians they were associated with demigods on earth, and then to nobility for the ancient Greeks and Romans. The French kings¿ courts had elevated high heels as a fashion statement, although it was outlawed by Napoleon for a short period. It quickly revived back to its original status in boosting one¿s sex appeal even up to the modern times. There are so many misconceptions about high heels. It have been blamed for almost all foot maladies from bunions, neuroma, and ankle injuries. It is like blaming the car for injuring and killing people. Let¿s not forget a minor detail: it¿s the operator¿s skill level is usually at fault, not the car. High heel walking is a special skill set. To be sexy, confident and pain free on high heels, one has to master the special skill. It is a learned walking skill, not instinctual. It is not ideal to learn the skill on your own to be able to do it correctly, safely, and without injury. The majority of women who tried to do it on their own usually experienced foot pain, suffering¿ and HUMILIATION! However, it doesn¿t stop most women from buying high heels even without learning the proper high heel walking technique.

What woman doesn't love cute shoes? Rhonda Rhea's not afraid to admit her obsession with them--or to use this "shallow" addiction as a basis for a book! High Heels in High Places is a biblical journey for women who want to go deeper in their spiritual lives, but also want fall-off-your-high-heels laughter along the way. Using Colossians 1:9-12 as a springboard, Rhonda takes women on a fun adventure infused with practical spiritual truth about what it means to walk worthy before God. This unique and hilarious exploration is perfect for the "shoe overachiever" in all of us. It makes a great gift for the woman who has it all (and just doesn't have enough closet space to store it), or can be an enlightening small group resource.

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Best Fifteen Books of March 2019, Refinery29 Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Fetishized, demonized, celebrated, and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them? Meditating on the labyrinthine nature of sexual identity and the performance of gender, High Heel moves from film to fairytale, from foot binding to feminism, and from the golden ratio to glam rock. Summer Brennan considers this most provocative of fashion accessories as a nexus of desire and struggle, sex and society, violence and self expression, setting out to understand what it means to be a woman by walking a few hundred years in her shoes. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

MAGGIE ALDERSON, novelist, philosopher of fashion and arbiter of style, brings us a new collection of her much-loved Style Notes column. Find out why men hate shopping and why women love wearing clothes men hate. Share the frustration of the search for the perfect Walkable Heeled Shoe and consider whether a size 'large' item of clothing is acceptable as a gift. Learn why it's good if your child is too embarrassed to be seen with you, and how to harness your life force through the power of yoga – and liberally applied make-up. Discover some key terms for the fashion addicted – Show Crow, Bag Hag and Fleabag – and work out where you fit on the spectrum. Warm, witty and wise, Style Notes is the ultimate insider's guide – a knowledgeable but not-too-serious take on the wonders and weirdness of the world of fashion, style and life beyond.

Mastering the art of wearing high heels, 10 hot tips on how to walk sexy in high heels is on the lips of every woman. It's inspiring to see the transformations taking place in women all over the world in their high heels. I love it. Healing in heels is happening worldwide, women are remembering the 'Goddess' inside them-selves and are enjoying every moment of it. They are putting aside doubts and fears about their sexuality and who they are, they are become more gentle yet more powerful, more effective and efficient, calmer and wiser, and more stunningly beautiful in high heels. Chyna