When I learned about the Sole Sister project, I thought of it as a nice opportunity to share my biography from a different perspective.
I could not just limit to one pair of shoe (just like shopping) so I have decided to talk about several special shoes that have come along with me during these years, of every kind of shoes you can imagine: from Caribbean shoes in Venezuela to Cawboy boots in U.S.A. to Stiletto shoes in Italy.
I contacted the producers and briefly wrote: "I would like to contribute and share something unique and inspiring related our shoes, and perhaps explain how they reflect our body image. I was born in Venezuela (South America) of italian parents, lived in Florida (U.S.A.) for 11 years and have transfered to Italy (Europe) 9 years ago. A lot of shoe and landscape changing in the meantime.."
The producers wrote back to me saying: "Wow! That is quite a travel story. We would love to have your story." So, here I go..
If My Shoes Could Ttalk..What Would They Say?
Other iconic shoes during my teenage were the classic Converse high-tops, the All-Star sneaker with the classic bold star on the ankle, a very American shoe trend that became part of the 1980's uniform for almost evry teenager in Venezuela.. when the happy days of economic boom were part of the journey.
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Another pair of shoes stored in my memory, comes from my teenage, when I was 13th, I walked the runway for the first time on a hairshow*, I wore for the occassion a white, 5 inches (12cm) high heel pumps, they just gave me a model look and attitude, when I stepped out of the runway I felt like the next top model, and you know what? I even had a standing ovation.and when I got backstage everyone congratulated me for my runway job, my overall model look and attitude. I surely felt sassy in those shoes.
*Backstage picture of a Schwarzkopf Hair Show (I'm the one holding the N.1, with the galactic hairstyle, with the big star and a planet on my head)
The pair of shoes that I wore just once but won't throw away are my wedding shoes: a two piece stiletto shoes, in satin cream white with little crystals details, they looked like the cindirella's shoe and I surely felt like living a fairytale while walking down the aisle on my wedding day.
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