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Reply #30 posted 08/12/11 8:21pm

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[img:$uid]http://www.exoticexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stella-mccartney-fishnet-sandal-3.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.runningwithheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stella-mc-c-mesh-sandals.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.thebaglady.tv/assets_c/2010/10/stella-mccartney-party-shoes-thumb-200x200-110255.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://high-heels-shoes.org/images/Stella%20Mccartney%20Light%20with%20black%20paint%20buckle%20wedge%20shoe.jpg[/img:$uid]

hmmm Don't anybody love Stella McCartney up in

here? She got some bad ass shoes. Sexy thangs.

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Reply #31 posted 08/12/11 8:26pm

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[img:$uid]http://www.exoticexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stella-mccartney-fishnet-sandal-3.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.runningwithheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stella-mc-c-mesh-sandals.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.thebaglady.tv/assets_c/2010/10/stella-mccartney-party-shoes-thumb-200x200-110255.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://high-heels-shoes.org/images/Stella%20Mccartney%20Light%20with%20black%20paint%20buckle%20wedge%20shoe.jpg[/img:$uid]

hmmm Don't anybody love Stella McCartney up in

here? She got some bad ass shoes. Sexy thangs.

I love her designs, clothes too. Buth they're too trendy for me. I like simple styles with some kinda embellishment or something. But those are cute. cool

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Reply #32 posted 08/13/11 3:18am

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highfive The cutest fashion comes out in the fall IMO. I also tried on some purple suede knee high Loubs that were gorgeous even though I'm still not crazy about their craftsmanship.

nod Yeah, right now I am a flipflop waering feind. boxed I have the flipflop styled sandals and high wedged flip flops... its all I am wearing right now.

But in the fall.... I get shoes back on my feet. I NEED some boots also.

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Reply #33 posted 08/15/11 2:11pm

SCNDLS

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paintedlady said:

SCNDLS said:

highfive The cutest fashion comes out in the fall IMO. I also tried on some purple suede knee high Loubs that were gorgeous even though I'm still not crazy about their craftsmanship.

nod Yeah, right now I am a flipflop waering feind. boxed I have the flipflop styled sandals and high wedged flip flops... its all I am wearing right now.

But in the fall.... I get shoes back on my feet. I NEED some boots also.

nod I love all kindsa boots especially booties.

Christian Louboutin - Lisee Side Dip Suede Booties

I tried these on in purple suede love

Christian Louboutin - Bibi Botta Suede Boots

Yves Saint Laurent Tribute Metallic Platform Pump

Yves Saint Laurent Palais Passementerie Bootie

Yves Saint Laurent - Palais Passementerie Ankle Boots

[Edited 8/15/11 7:25am]

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Reply #34 posted 08/15/11 7:09pm

Ottensen

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paintedlady said:

nod Yeah, right now I am a flipflop waering feind. boxed I have the flipflop styled sandals and high wedged flip flops... its all I am wearing right now.

But in the fall.... I get shoes back on my feet. I NEED some boots also.

nod I love all kindsa boots especially booties.

Christian Louboutin - Lisee Side Dip Suede Booties


[Edited 8/15/11 7:25am]

Those are purty love

But Ladie..., I now have an announcement to make:

I Ottensen, owner of a gazillion hundred pairs of shoes, residing in Altona County, Sauerkraut-land, hereby must renounce all shoes over 4 inches in height, because my doctor has informed me that I have the dreaded Kryptonite like condition of painfully chronic bursitis in my right heel. Deeming it virtually impossible for me to wear super high heels for any period of time other than in car transit and sitting down at an event. bawl bawl bawl What's worse is that I don't know if I'm bawlin' now cause I'll miss wearin' purty shoes...or because my damned feet hurt like hell all hours of the day. It's a cruel muthafriggin world, I say- just cruel wall

fit fit fit fit

These were my my last high heel purchases

black peep toe boots-pour la victoire womens hadley bootTWO TONE PLATFORM ANKLE BOOT

damn shoes ain't seen hide nor hair of my foot confused

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Reply #35 posted 08/15/11 7:10pm

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A fight by fancy French footwear king Christian Louboutin for the exclusive right to put red soles on shoes got kicked out of court Wednesday in a victory for rival Yves Saint Laurent.

The legal battle in a New York court pitted two fashion leaders in a bitter contest for what Louboutin said was the soul of its extravagantly expensive shoes -- the signature scarlet outsole.

In federal court, US District Judge Victor Marrero ruled that Louboutin -- even if widely recognized for its trailblazing use of red under the shoe -- could not stop competitors like YSL from doing the same thing.

"Because in the fashion industry color serves ornamental and aesthetic functions vital to robust competition, the court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that its red outsole brand is entitled to trademark protection," said Marrero, who revealed himself as an ardent admirer of the sexy slip-ons.

The million-dollar suit for "trademark infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin" was filed in April in New York claiming that a series of YSL shoes would mislead consumers familiar with Louboutin's scarlet soles.

An attorney for Louboutin told AFP he was "profoundly disappointed."

"Even though the judge agreed that Louboutin's red sole mark was famous and well known, he appears to have concluded 'sua sponte' that in the fashion industry one ought not be able to use a single color as a trademark," Harley Lewin added.

"We are currently evaluating all alternatives."

Louboutin's glam footwear was featured on the consumer-worshipping television series "Sex and the City" and sells about 240,000 pairs each year in the United States alone, with revenues of about $135 million.

A pair typically costs hundreds of dollars, but can sell for far more, with the Maggie Leopard-Toe Pump, complete with red-lacquered under soles, listed at $1,095 in the Neiman Marcus department store.

Peppering his ruling with references to sources as diverse as pop star Jennifer Lopez and poet Walt Whitman, Marrero acknowledged Christian Louboutin's "bright idea."

Louboutin's "bold divergence from the worn path paid its dividends," he said.

The judge even waxed lyrically about the sheer appeal of the shoes.

"When Hollywood starlets cross red carpets and high fashion models strut runways and heads turn and eyes drop to the celebrities' feet, lacquered red outsoles on high-heeled, black shoes flaunt a glamorous statement that pops out at once," he wrote.

But allowing the color red to be trademarked was a step too far -- even for shoes that good, ruled Marrero.

"Awarding one participant in the designer shoe market a monopoly on the color red would impermissibly hinder competition among other participants. YSL has various reasons for seeking to use red on its outsoles."

YSL's spat with Louboutin was over four shoes from the fashion house's 2011 Cruise collection: the Tribute, Tribtoo, Palais and Woodstock models. They all have red outsoles.

However, YSL says it has featured red soles all the way back to the 1970s.

As for Christian Louboutin's claim to a breakthrough in fashion design, YSL is scornful.

The idea for red soles was "copied from King Louis XIV's red-heeled dancing shoes or Dorothy's famous ruby slippers in 'The Wizard of Oz,'" Judge Marrero quoted YSL as saying.

Shoe designer Christian Louboutin poses with his coveted red-soled creations.

[Edited 8/11/11 16:00pm]

[Edited 8/11/11 21:35pm]

Oh, the Humanity!

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Reply #36 posted 08/15/11 8:01pm

SCNDLS

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Ottensen said:

SCNDLS said:

nod I love all kindsa boots especially booties.

Christian Louboutin - Lisee Side Dip Suede Booties


[Edited 8/15/11 7:25am]

Those are purty love

But Ladie..., I now have an announcement to make:

I Ottensen, owner of a gazillion hundred pairs of shoes, residing in Altona County, Sauerkraut-land, hereby must renounce all shoes over 4 inches in height, because my doctor has informed me that I have the dreaded Kryptonite like condition of painfully chronic bursitis in my right heel. Deeming it virtually impossible for me to wear super high heels for any period of time other than in car transit and sitting down at an event. bawl bawl bawl What's worse is that I don't know if I'm bawlin' now cause I'll miss wearin' purty shoes...or because my damned feet hurt like hell all hours of the day. It's a cruel muthafriggin world, I say- just cruel wall

fit fit fit fit

These were my my last high heel purchases

black peep toe boots-pour la victoire womens hadley bootTWO TONE PLATFORM ANKLE BOOT

damn shoes ain't seen hide nor hair of my foot confused

shake Say it ain't so, Ottie! bawl Im so sorry to hear this tragic news. disbelief sad

But um, what size shoe you wear? hmmm

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Reply #37 posted 08/15/11 8:25pm

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rolleyes They really need to focus on what's important confused

$1,245 spiked Louboutins deemed "weapon" by TSA

The Transportation Security Administration has been extra tough on passengers recently, but we never thought fashionable items could be considered a security threat. Taz Arnold was passing through airport security on January 2 when TSA agents attempted to confiscate his $1,245 Christian Louboutin Rollerboy Spike shoes. According to his Twitter account, officials called them weapons. After much deliberation, Arnold was allowed to keep his fancy footwear with a warning that they very well could be taken away next time.

The TSA regulations website says metal scissors and hand tools are permitted on flights, including
screwdrivers under seven inches in length. We think those might be able to inflict a bit more damage than a studded shoe, but we suppose the TSA were just trying to play it safe.

A while back TSA agents stopped Kelly Osbourne because she had a tiny keychain in her bag in the shape of a gun. We could imagine a picky agent deeming a curling iron, eyelash curler, or even certain stilettos dangerous.

Christian Louboutin Rollerboy Spikes, $1,245

TSA officials examine the potentially dangerous shoes. Photo via @TazArnold

Fuck that, those joints are fly as hell. I saw a guy in West Hollywood last week with a pair on and right then and there I decided that I need those in my life.

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Reply #38 posted 08/16/11 2:49am

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ScarletScandal said:

SCNDLS said:

rolleyes They really need to focus on what's important confused

$1,245 spiked Louboutins deemed "weapon" by TSA

The Transportation Security Administration has been extra tough on passengers recently, but we never thought fashionable items could be considered a security threat. Taz Arnold was passing through airport security on January 2 when TSA agents attempted to confiscate his $1,245 Christian Louboutin Rollerboy Spike shoes. According to his Twitter account, officials called them weapons. After much deliberation, Arnold was allowed to keep his fancy footwear with a warning that they very well could be taken away next time.

The TSA regulations website says metal scissors and hand tools are permitted on flights, including
screwdrivers under seven inches in length. We think those might be able to inflict a bit more damage than a studded shoe, but we suppose the TSA were just trying to play it safe.

A while back TSA agents stopped Kelly Osbourne because she had a tiny keychain in her bag in the shape of a gun. We could imagine a picky agent deeming a curling iron, eyelash curler, or even certain stilettos dangerous.

Christian Louboutin Rollerboy Spikes, $1,245

TSA officials examine the potentially dangerous shoes. Photo via @TazArnold

Fuck that, those joints are fly as hell. I saw a guy in West Hollywood last week with a pair on and right then and there I decided that I need those in my life.

nod And I actually like the men's loafers and the tennis shoes MUCH better than the pumps and slingbacks for women. If I wore flat shoes, I would totally rock those loafers thumbs up!

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Reply #39 posted 08/16/11 2:55am

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I tried these on this week and they are FIYAH! It's a suede over the knee (which I usually HATE) boot with leather bows up the back. But the inside is leathers so when you fold the top down the leather is visible. Baaaaaad boot on!!! This may be my bday gift to myself love

Valentino Bow Trim Over the Knee Boot

[Edited 8/11/11 22:03pm]

Is it wrong that I bought these for myself as a birthday gift, FOUR months before my actual bday??? hmmm I really need prayer pray

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Reply #40 posted 08/16/11 3:17am

paintedlady

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SCNDLS said:

SCNDLS said:

I tried these on this week and they are FIYAH! It's a suede over the knee (which I usually HATE) boot with leather bows up the back. But the inside is leathers so when you fold the top down the leather is visible. Baaaaaad boot on!!! This may be my bday gift to myself love

Valentino Bow Trim Over the Knee Boot

[Edited 8/11/11 22:03pm]

Is it wrong that I bought these for myself as a birthday gift, FOUR months before my actual bday??? hmmm I really need prayer pray

Good buy! Its a beautiful boot... the cut on that boot is divine! Is it fully lined?

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Reply #41 posted 08/16/11 10:55am

SCNDLS

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paintedlady said:

SCNDLS said:

Is it wrong that I bought these for myself as a birthday gift, FOUR months before my actual bday??? hmmm I really need prayer pray

Good buy! Its a beautiful boot... the cut on that boot is divine! Is it fully lined?

nod The lining is the softest buttery leather EVAH! mushy

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Reply #42 posted 08/16/11 2:17pm

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SCNDLS said:

SCNDLS said:

I tried these on this week and they are FIYAH! It's a suede over the knee (which I usually HATE) boot with leather bows up the back. But the inside is leathers so when you fold the top down the leather is visible. Baaaaaad boot on!!! This may be my bday gift to myself love

Valentino Bow Trim Over the Knee Boot

[Edited 8/11/11 22:03pm]

Is it wrong that I bought these for myself as a birthday gift, FOUR months before my actual bday??? hmmm I really need prayer pray

Pray for MORE shoes comfort

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Reply #43 posted 08/16/11 2:31pm

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ScarletScandal said:

SCNDLS said:

Is it wrong that I bought these for myself as a birthday gift, FOUR months before my actual bday??? hmmm I really need prayer pray

Pray for MORE shoes comfort

Amen. pray

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Reply #44 posted 08/16/11 2:39pm

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ScarletScandal said:

SCNDLS said:

Is it wrong that I bought these for myself as a birthday gift, FOUR months before my actual bday??? hmmm I really need prayer pray

Pray for MORE shoes comfort

spit Yeah, you right. Ha lay lu YER! beg

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Reply #45 posted 08/16/11 2:46pm

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SCNDLS said:

ScarletScandal said:

Pray for MORE shoes comfort

spit Yeah, you right. Ha lay lu YER! beg

pray

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Reply #46 posted 08/16/11 2:50pm

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I tried on a pair of platform heels similar to these a week ago, and my dad took one look at them and said 'they's slut shoes". spit

Love shoe-shopping with my dad. lol But hey, a good pair of pumps and/or a pair of stilettos go a long way with me. nod :cantwaittillshegraduatestoblowallhermoneyondesignerheels:

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"When you close your heart, you close your mind." - Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror)

"I don't need anger management, I need people to stop pissing me off" lol
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Reply #47 posted 08/16/11 3:03pm

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What is it about a pair of heels that makes a women feel so sexy and confident? hmmm

Who cares? lol :slipsonapair:

The salvation of man is through love and in love. - Dr. V. Frankl

"When you close your heart, you close your mind." - Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror)

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Reply #48 posted 08/16/11 3:09pm

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ScarletScandal said:

SCNDLS said:

spit Yeah, you right. Ha lay lu YER! beg

pray

clapping Boy, those studs are WAY hotter IMO on men's shoes. Love the tennis shoes. love

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Reply #49 posted 08/16/11 3:10pm

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ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

I tried on a pair of platform heels similar to these a week ago, and my dad took one look at them and said 'they's slut shoes". spit

Love shoe-shopping with my dad. lol But hey, a good pair of pumps and/or a pair of stilettos go a long way with me. nod :cantwaittillshegraduatestoblowallhermoneyondesignerheels:

spit Oh dad! Those are gawjus! thumbs up!

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Reply #50 posted 08/16/11 3:12pm

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What is it about a pair of heels that makes a women feel so sexy and confident? hmmm

Who cares? lol :slipsonapair:

It's really about that walk. Heels give me an increased air confidence and supremacy. I don't care who's in the room, I KNOW I"m the baddest bitch with the right shoes on. You just can't strut in flats. And I do have a mean strut if I say so mahsef! batting eyes

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Reply #51 posted 08/16/11 3:17pm

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SCNDLS said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

What is it about a pair of heels that makes a women feel so sexy and confident? hmmm

Who cares? lol :slipsonapair:

It's really about that walk. Heels give me an increased air confidence and supremacy. I don't care who's in the room, I KNOW I"m the baddest bitch with the right shoes on. You just can't strut in flats. And I do have a mean strut if I say so mahsef! batting eyes

bein' a woman rules...highfive

cool Walk it out, SCNDLS

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Reply #52 posted 08/16/11 3:59pm

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ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

I tried on a pair of platform heels similar to these a week ago, and my dad took one look at them and said 'they's slut shoes". spit

Love shoe-shopping with my dad. lol But hey, a good pair of pumps and/or a pair of stilettos go a long way with me. nod :cantwaittillshegraduatestoblowallhermoneyondesignerheels:

I am like Ottie... I would love to wear shoes this high. Those days have come and gone.. but those are perfect. Classic!

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Reply #53 posted 08/16/11 4:05pm

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I just want to say these are awesome shoes. I love some sexy looking women shoes so I can picture my fave ladies in em. lol

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Reply #54 posted 08/16/11 4:07pm

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And auntie these are awesome.

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Reply #55 posted 08/16/11 4:13pm

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^^^^^ All my fave org ladies should model those. lol

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Reply #56 posted 08/16/11 5:06pm

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SCNDLS said:

ScarletScandal said:

pray

clapping Boy, those studs are WAY hotter IMO on men's shoes. Love the tennis shoes. love

Too bad that website only goes up to 9.5, and i'm a 10.5

I may just have to squoze my feets up in them anyway. Style over comfort biggrin

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Reply #57 posted 08/16/11 5:09pm

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ScarletScandal said:

SCNDLS said:

clapping Boy, those studs are WAY hotter IMO on men's shoes. Love the tennis shoes. love

Too bad that website only goes up to 9.5, and i'm a 10.5

I may just have to squoze my feets up in them anyway. Style over comfort biggrin

Beauty IS pain, grasshoppa! comfort

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Reply #58 posted 08/16/11 6:12pm

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WWWOOOOWWWW!!!!! THOSE ARE HAWT!!!! studs mushy

ScarletScandal said:

SCNDLS said:

spit Yeah, you right. Ha lay lu YER! beg

pray

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Reply #59 posted 08/16/11 6:15pm

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ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

I tried on a pair of platform heels similar to these a week ago, and my dad took one look at them and said 'they's slut shoes". spit

Love shoe-shopping with my dad. lol But hey, a good pair of pumps and/or a pair of stilettos go a long way with me. nod :cantwaittillshegraduatestoblowallhermoneyondesignerheels:

falloff @ dad.

Ain't nuthin' like some high heeled black pumps....A must for every woman nod...just like a Little Black Dress. I have some black platform pumps that look exactly like that..about a 4 inch heel...ain't no Louboutins but I still got the sexy on lock down in them lol...Can't nobody tell me nothing...my legs look about a mile long in them...Love that.

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