Shoe Fetish

I thought this was a fun video found on the Globe and Mail web site today. The video contains a segment with the Bata Shoe Museum about the historical significance of shoes and identity. For more info check out an article I wrote a couple years ago for Filly.ca where I talk about the history of boots in Canada. For high-heels it seems to be the power of adding height and their ability to elongate the legs which keep women wearing them despite being a dangerous elegance. Kelly Ripa has also been in the news quite a bit lately preparing for her High-Heel-A-Thon. It seemed like a pretty risky run to me, but according to Kelly, making sure they didn't fall off was the key!