Word: heel
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Start with skiboots. They are the most important part of your equipment and could give you the worst troubles if not properly selected. Basic requirements are a good strong sole with not too much rubber between the leather layers, a strong heel or heel cap, clean stitching around the sole and a strong upper leather. The most expensive boots are those with the upper leather made of one or two pieces...
...expert will always sell you a tight fitting boot, since after a while the leather will stretch and mould to your foot. Push your foot forward as far as possible so that your toe touches the end and then feel how much room there is in back at the heel. If it is more than one finger, the boot...
There are hundreds of brands and all have different cuts, so if you can't fit into one particular brand, try another one. When laced, the boot should feel tight and should really bother you a little, but make sure that your toes are not pinched. The heel should not move upwards when you walk or lean forward...
...returns to the present and a Bitos, fuddled with drink, being prepared for one last humiliation. A woman who has refused Bitos' offer of marriage pities him enough to warn him to leave the house before the final indignity. Without a word of gratitude, Bitos turns on his heel with graceless implacability ("If I can ever get my own back on you all one day, you are the one I shall begin with"). This is Anouilh at his most psychologically astute, recognizing that a man may endure all sorts of barbs aimed at his social class or ideological allegiance...
...Radcliffe Class of '68 leaves more high heel marks than loafer tracks in the Cambridge pavement, the cause may not have anything to do with the fashion industry but rather with the Admissions Committee...