You all know how fashion design gets crazier and more intelligent and complicated as Father Time whittles his walking stick. And it would seem as if the same goes for shoes, especially if you look at any of the shows for Fashion Week anywhere lately. But actually, that’s not quite true. Shoes aren’t anywhere near as innovative as you might think.
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Surprising someone with an unexpected interview is a good way to get to know them. Doing that twice, though, is the perfect way to get on their nerves. When I had the idea to write about Chilean shoemaker Nelson Ujeda I thought it’d be a piece of cake. The first time I talked to him, out of sheer curiosity, he opened himself like a flower, talking loads about his life and his profession: making high-heeled shoes for a very specific clientele, the workers and residents of Baixo Augusta. Read more »
Talk about gracefully handling the heat wave, this lightly clad beer fairy makes air conditioning look like a gaylord.
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Why sit in the ER for eight hours waiting for some doctor to tell you there’s nothing he can do because you waited too long? Go meet your buddies at the bar and get over yourself.
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