“Those perforated holes across the toe were for draining bog water”
My affinity with brogues happened quite literally by accident. While I was tackling a pastel interpretation of a fruit bowl in an art class fifteen years ago, trying to get the shading on an orange just right, I felt a twinge in my foot. Three days later a nurse told me that I’d trapped a nerve. However, despite my hobbling, it wasn’t x-rayed for another two months. I had actually broken my metatarsal. The break had healed on its own, but badly, meaning that my beloved and fairly extensive high heel collection was put out to pasture.
I knew that hanging up my heels was the right thing to do, but my chunky platforms and stilettos – and the dresses that…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2022