Barefoot High Fashion

The name Manolo Blahnik figures in countless high fashion events as he is probably the most famous shoe designer in Spain, and amongst the internationally known shoe designers as well. In the New York Fashion Week though, his name was mentioned many more times than usual but, unlike what he had been used to - the always unison delightful comments and praises, this time was more connected to the unfortunate accidents several models suffered, due to his ultra high pin-like heels.

During the presentation of the fashions designed by the Columbian designer Brain Reyes, a model was tripped over by her very high heels. She, being professional, simply picked herself and her shoes up and continued the show barefooted. Merely a short while later, two other models tripped themselves over too. In an act of solidarity, during the finale at the end when as a custom all models would come back onto the Catwalk together, they decided to leave off their stilettos, carried these in their hands, and paraded barefooted, to very approving and conspiratorial applause from the audience.

This should serve as a warning to all fashion conscious ladies to take into account, that a woman is never beautiful if whatever she is wearing is uncomfortable, because nature would put that on your face and shows it too on your posture. Same with a garment or some accessories which actually hurt or, worse still, when they become dangerous, causing injury and health hazards.

I am only a fashion victim when it comes to shoes, as I am very, very partial to high heels. Fortunately I have never been so daft to the extent of tottering on 5-6 inch stilettos. They might be a real eye catcher & makes you look stunning, but you can't help but lose grace, poise and elegance when your balance is tipped. What you gain in appearance is no compensation at all in comparison.

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Wisdom & Common Sense

Just because something good ends doesn't mean something better won't begin. He who has not carried your burden does not know what it weighs. People who can hold their tongues, rarely have any troubles holding their friends." Let your heart see what your eyes cannot. Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the night saying, 'I will try again tomorrow. When all things have been said, The most important things are the things not said. Don't curse the darkness; light a candle." He who belittles you is only trying to cut you down to his/her size. Two fellows on a ship will not make it safely to shore unless they agree. If we can not have things we like, we must learn to like the things we have. Experience is the hardest teacher. She tests you first then gives you the lesson. Be who you are and say what you feel, for those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in giving creates love. Show dignity in defeat; you could be winning Tags:wisdom,commonsense

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Bob Hope's Funny Lines

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it. A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live. A sense of humour is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn? Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong. I do benefits for all religions - I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality. I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap. I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom. I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty. I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. I like to play in the low 70's. If it gets any hotter than that I'll stay in the bar! I love to go to Washington - if only to be near my money. I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there. If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it. If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf. Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued. Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction. The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he's really pissed off. The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup. The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast. They'll always be an England, even if it's in Hollywood. When they asked Jack Benny to do something for the Actor's Orphanage - he shot both his parents and moved in. When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness. You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.

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Bob Hope's Humour

• (About his early boxing days) Some fighters are carried back to their dressing rooms. I'm the only one who had to be carried both ways.


• (Asked shortly before a tour to Vietnam if he was worth 50 million dollars) If I had $50 million, I wouldn't go to Vietnam; I'd send for it.


• Bing (Crosby) doesn't pay income tax. He just calls the government and says, 'How much do you boys need?'


• (Commenting on why he cut his cruise vacation short) Fish don't applaud.


• Eisenhower admitted that the budget can't be balanced and McCarthy says the communists are taking over. You don't know what to worry about these days ... whether the country will be overthrown or overdrawn.


• Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.


• I don't bother to look for parking space any more. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard ... I sell.


• I left England at the age of four when I found out I couldn't be king.


• I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.


• I returned to Cleveland for a really big homecoming. I remember it well. How they welcomed me ... flags waving, bands playing, big parades and everything. Yes sir! Lucky for me I arrived on Flag Day.


• It was so cold at Thule, that one G.I. fell out of bed and broke his pyjamas.


• My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty-one.


• My mother thought the doctor had left the stork and taken the baby.


• My next door neighbor just had a pacemaker installed. They're still working the bugs out, though. Every time he makes love, my garage door opens.


• (On receiving his knighthood) Seventy years of ad lib material and I am speechless.


• Television. That's where movies go when they die.


• There are 86 golf courses in Palm Springs, and Jerry Ford never knows which one he's going to play until his second shot.


• They'll always be an England, even if it's in Hollywood.


• This is Bob Football Hope telling you always to use Pepsodent because it's better to set out for a nice run than to run out for a nice set.


• (To President Kennedy when he was being presented with a gold medal for 'services to his country'. ) I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.


• Virus is a Latin word used by doctors to mean 'your guess is as good as mine.'


• Wine, women and song have been replaced by prune juice, a heating pad and the Gong Show.

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