There’s life in shoes and glorious shoes

The 6-inch Christian Louboutin Pumps — available at the Shoe Rooms in Brown Thomas — have a platform sole and three leather bows that look like butterflies from the side.

"The key to wearing skyscraper heels is an in-built platform in the sole," says Shelly Corkery, fashion director at Brown Thomas. "You get the height but the foot is not bent at such a severe arch. The platformed YSL Tributes have also been incredibly popular."

Women of a certain age and sensibChristian Louboutin Sandalsility, prepare to mourn. Or at least to throw your skirt on the funeral pyre of lost youth. For we are having a moment, oh yes we are. Pause to be gracious for a moment. For the new woman in his life certainly seems to be a lovely person.

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Life is like that. Can David Essex’sAlexander McQueen Shoes latest wife-to-be boast of the shared history that his Christian Louboutin Galaxy silver pumps fans can? Way back then, we chose to overlook David’s too-thin upper lip and inexplicable penchant for waistcoats (I note, he still has both).

We bought into his long-lashed charm and enthusiasm for musical theatre. We loved him and that sexy, hoarse croak that crimped hisManolo Blahnik singing voice now and again. We invested.

And then we were betrayed. Now we must accept that the world belongs to the silver fox and that the David Essexshaped window of romantic opportunity has now closed forever.