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Chic cafe, champagne, fine food, and creme brulee with whom?

1. Queen Catherine de Medici--publicized the wearing of high heels for women when she wore heels at her wedding with the Duke of Orleans.

2. King Louis XIV--besides inventing the heel for men, he invented street lighting for Paris at night.

3. Roger Vivier--invented the stiletto in the 1950's

4. Jerome Fisher--founder of Nine West in 1983, Wharton Alumnus

5. Manolo Blahnik--made the shoe as important as the dress starting in the 1980's

6. Christian Louboutin--Red Soled Shoe, darling of A-listers everywhere starting in the 2000's

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Dr. Shoe

I voted King Louis because he can hold his liquor better than all the others except queen catherine. The trouble is she gets punchy when she's drunk and is well embarrassing...

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shyguy

I also voted King Louis but for different reasons. I wasn't aware of his drinking prowess, or Catherines punchiness but then I don't often socialise with them, just the odd occasion.

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He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes.
Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly

roz

This is a great idea for a thread. I would say Louboutin, because it was a pair of his shoes that made me fall in love with expensive high heels.

Stilettoscot

I voted for Queen Catherine as she's long gone, and I do better talking to myself, anyways. Plus, more fine food and creme brulee for me.

bladerunner

i opted for louboutin a well,try and get a freebie!!!!! love his designs and his shoes/boots are so comfortable

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I just love those suede heels!!!!!

JeffB

My vote's for Jerome Fisher as I've always loved Nine West shoes, especially their pumps. If only they went up to size 13....

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benno

My friends and my girlfriend. All the people in the list would be completely up their own bottoms.

Have you ever heard an interview with Blahnik? He is a sad old fashioned dinosaur. I still have a wish that one day I'll be rich enough to buy all the shoes Manolo has made and put them in those big metal 'Shoes for Charity' boxes that are all around the UK. Just to annoy him.

Regards,

Ben

roniheels

I voted for Christian Louboutin. I would be interested as to what inspired him for his designs and if he designs for any one type of person inparticular.

flavio

King Louis for me.
I would take the time to say him to make a law prohibiting high heel shoes to be confined to women's feet.

All other options are people that relate high heels with women (particularly Manolo) and I prefer not beeing in the same space with them.

I would love to have this time with people like:
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Christian Dior
- Rui Leonardes
- Marc Jacobs
- Alexandre Herchcovitch (famous brazilian designer, has a heel colection)

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Flavio - Freestyler in the night of São Paulo/Brazil