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Gladiator sandals are a huge hit this summer. With a wealth of A-list celebs supporting this women's shoe trend, chic and strappy gladiator sandals are fast becoming the must-have pair of shoes for the season. In fact, many fashionistas have rated them as the ‘it’ shoes as they are making a pretty strong style statement this summer.
Gladiator shoes were a popular style trend in Roman times. Back then they consisted of an open-toed leather sandal with a long lace and were typically worn by Roman professional fighters called Gladiators.
According to fashion watchers, today’s gladiator sandals were pioneered by the famous British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in 1996. Russell Crowe’s epic film Gladiator again created buzz around gladiator sandals in 2000. The trend re-emerged on runways in 2008, but only became popular this summer. Today, the Roman style footwear is very much in demand both on the high-street and the catwalk. According to many stylists, the gladiator sandals are fast making their way to mainstream basics and a here to stay for next few seasons.
Meet Cheryl Cole - the sexiest woman and London style icon
Cheryl Cole
The gorgeous British singer, model and TV star Cheryl Cole has recently been voted as the "World's Sexiest Woman 2009" by the readers of men's magazine FHM. In February, Cole appeared on the cover of British Vogue. The shoot marked the Girls Aloud singer's transformation from tracksuit-wearing wannabe to A-list star. Married to the Chelsea and England football player Ashley Cole, Cheryl was also recently named as the Style Icon of the Decade in a poll for a TV channel.
Kim Kardashian and Reggies are breaking up. According to a source quoted in Us Magazine, Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian broke up due to conflicting schedules. Bush is busy playing for the New Orleans Saints while Kardashian is busy doing whatever it is that Kim Kardashian does.
"Nobody cheated," a source close to the couple says. "This is just a case of conflicting schedules and their lives going in different directions.
The Kim Kardashian-Reggie break-up is said to be amicable. The couple began dating in 2007. Previously, Bush was also involved with WWE diva Eve Torres.
Wibble . . . wobble . . . whoops! At the most basic level, there is only one way to walk in high heels. Put one foot in front of the other and go for it. The mechanics have not changed for at least 2m years, when knuckle-dragging was superseded by bipedalism. What has changed in that time are the shoes. Thanks to fashion, not evolution, heels have never been higher. Five years ago, few shops stocked shoes higher than 4in — because women wouldn’t buy them. Now 6in heels with hulking platforms and multiple straps are flying off the shelves, while demand for sensible kitten heels has plummeted.
Designs are becoming ever more extreme: witness Madonna’s recent red-carpet stroll in a pair of pistol-heel Chanel sandals. (Students of stiletto semaphore should note that she slipped into these killer heels the night before she announced her divorce.)
As well as becoming more extreme, shoes have also become more treacherous. It’s as if designers and customers are engaged in an ever-escalating game of dare, and the forfeit is a nasty tumble. Even catwalk models, who are paid huge amounts to make walking in heels look easy, are having trouble staying upright in the fierce new shoes. Three fell from their lofty sling-backs at the Prada show in Milan recently, and those who managed to stay upright wobbled their way along the catwalk like newborn foals.
Despite the hazards, the trend for super-high heels shows no sign of abating. A gym in New York has even launched a stiletto class. For health and safety reasons, they can only teach walking and dancing in heels for 15 minutes at a time (which tells you a lot about this new trend), while the rest of the class focuses on strengthening the legs and calves to make walking in heels easier.
At least he could walk in his heels. There is no more dispiriting sight than a woman struggling in her shoes. All the sex, power and advantage that heels promise evaporates with every wibble.
1 To cut down on wobble factor, make sure the shoes fit you properly before buying them, and strap them firmly to your feet.
2 The chunkier the heel, the more secure you will feel. The more spindly and strappy, the tougher they will be to teeter in. Do consider platform soles — they take the arch ache out of wearing tall shoes and have made super heights (such as Louis Vuitton’s 7in court shoes) achievable.
3 Don’t make it any harder than it already is by wearing slippery socks or tights with strappy high heels. The toes need to gain some purchase on the shoe, otherwise your whole edifice becomes like a building with unstable foundations (it was the addition of a little cotton inner sock that felled the models on the Prada catwalk).
4 Confidence is the key to looking good in heels. Show no fear. Lean back, stand tall, stretch your leg out in front and imagine that you are walking in flats. Swinging your hips helps with momentum.
5 Plan your heel-wearing strategically. Limit the time you spend in them. For example, walk to work in flats, then change into heels in the office. Always carry a pair of emergency flats (roll-up ballet pumps are very handbag-friendly).
6 Prevention is better than cure. If you know you are in for a prolonged and unavoidable period of heel-wearing, take a Nurofen.
7 Avoid uneven and sloping surfaces (cobbles and heels don’t mix). Don’t walk down stairs, use the lift instead.
8 Use a friend as a crutch. Cling on to them for extra stability.
9 The best way to walk in high heels is to do no walking at all. Set aside a taxi slush fund.
10 Finally, don’t moan. It spoils the elegance. Heels hurt. You knew that when you put them on. If you are going to suffer for fashion, do it in silence.
Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint is recovering from a "mild bout" of swine flu, his publicist has said.
Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, took a few days off filming but has now returned to the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
And he is well enough to attend the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in London on Tuesday.
"He has now recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast members," his publicist said.
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She said that Grint's doctor had confirmed the 20-year-old actor had recovered and was no longer contagious or at risk of infecting others.
"Other scenes were shot in his absence which did not require his involvement and thus filming was not disrupted," she added.
Grint, who comes from Watton-at-Stone in Hertfordshire, has starred in all the Harry Potter films as well as British comedy film Thunderpants and the comedy drama Driving Lessons with Julie Walters.
He is currently filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling's final book about the teenage wizard and his friends.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is released in the UK on 15 July.
