It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics … - Stephen Bayley

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Nobody knows how things will turn out, that's why they go ahead and play the game. . . You give it your all and sometimes amazing things happen, but it's hardly ever what you expect.

Stephen Bayley

It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics they induce a sort of insecurity which some find titillating.

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