In the September issue of Allure there’s a “Beauty by the Numbers” piece on a subject near and dear to all our hearts: shoes. I’m not exactly sure who came up with the stats in the article — what fact-checkers vetted these surely scientific conclusions — but they do merit some consideration:
80% of women say their feet hurt. And the other 20% are lying.
High heels were once successfully used as a DWI defense. That’s really brilliant — and just imagine all the other things that you could excuse because of your heels. I jaywalked because it took me too long to cross the street in these heels and I missed the light! I’m late to work because these shoes are really uncomfortable! I wasn’t really fibbing, but I got all light-headed up here in these stilettos! . . .
The average American woman owns 30 pairs of shoes. Wow, I think I — and just about every woman I know — must be a statistical outlier. How could that be? (Interestingly enough, Candace Bushnell recently told Time that she had a mere 60 pairs.)
72% of women wear high heels, but only 54% say they wear the heels to look sexier. Okay, enough with the lying, you 18%!
As seen on TV, Carrie Bradshaw’s closetful of shoes would have cost her an estimated $400,000. And the average New York City writer’s salary is a mere $60,000. And the problem is…?
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September 2nd, 2005 17:43
We’re suckers for shoes. It’s just that simple.
September 3rd, 2005 13:13
After watching the SACT episode where they estimate the cost of Carrie’s shoes it was actually 40,000 and not 400,000. It was supposed to be the same amoutn as the down payment for her apartment.
September 3rd, 2005 17:37
Oh, just 2/3 of your annual income? Well then that’s definitely okay!