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...roommate to get stuff for me from the top shelf of the closet, and I'm condemned to roam the petites section, that dreaded place in every department store where all the little old ladies and their tacky floral handbags hang out. But never fear, the stiletto heel is here. Although it doesn't save me from shopping alongside gray hair and cellulite, the glorious four-inch spike does countless other wonders for the petite...at the price of much pain (hey, a short girl's gotta do what a short girl's gotta...

Author: By Sharon C. Yang, | Title: De Agony of De Feet | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

Physical agony aside, the stiletto heel provides petites with coveted elevation. It's amazing what a few inches can do. Height grants you instant immunity from being patted on the head and called cute. tallness enables you to look out your peephole without standing on your tiptoes. And, best of all, those heelinduced inches lead you closer to your lover's luscious lips. What more could...

Author: By Sharon C. Yang, | Title: De Agony of De Feet | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

...discomfort, you say? Bah! Remember, honey--no pain, no gain. There is a reason why your Barbie doll could never stand up barefoot; her feet are molded for stiletto heels. And look who she reeled in: that handsome hunk Ken. Even in the seemingly innocent realm of Saturday morning cartoons, Smurfette, object of desire for hundreds of lusty blue Smurfs, possessed the cutest pair of white high heels...

Author: By Sharon C. Yang, | Title: De Agony of De Feet | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

...stiletto hell may well be yet another one of men's devices to subjugate women, but I must refer you to real torture--the Chinese footbinding exhibit at Harvard's own Peabody Museum. High heels don't even come close to that kind of suffering...

Author: By Sharon C. Yang, | Title: De Agony of De Feet | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

...dramatically reduces the tonnage of fuel and weapons that has to be shipped to a war zone. Indeed, the Pentagon was working on the top-secret Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile (dubbed Tee-Sam), which would allow the B-2 to destroy targets from 100 miles away with stiletto precision. Starting in 1996, the military declared in 1992, the B-2, armed with Tee- Sams, would be ready to strike anywhere, anytime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A FLYING BOONDOGGLE | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

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