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The Story of High Heels- Women's Sexiest Wardrobe Accessory. Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen.

The Story of High Heels- Women's Sexiest Wardrobe Accessory

Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook. (Image credit: Maegan Tintari) High heels have been worn by practically every woman in western civilization. Almost every woman stores and stocks several pairs in her closet. They may not be the most comfortable fashion statement, but women love them anyway. Why? So, why? Well, probably the same reason women have worn corsets, bound their feet, yanked off glued-on false eyelashes, and put on and worn a few scores of other painful fashion statements. And women, on behalf of us countless millions of very grateful guys, I thank you- and I assure you, this thanks is very sincere. (I realize we live in a politically correct world and the last thing I want to do is offend anyone, hurt anyone's feelings or offer up any sexual "stereotypes.” Okay, thanks from very happy men aside, where did high heels come from? Women's fashion? Watch: This Brilliant Lego Calendar Syncs With Google. <img title="" alt="" src=" />Vitamins, a design studio in London, built themselves a Lego calendar.

Photo: Vitamins <img title="" alt="" src=" />It offers a tactile way to keep track of the months ahead--and it syncs with Google Calendar via smartphone snapshots. Photo: Vitamins <img title="" alt="" src=" />"It was quite an iterative process, trying to find the right balance between physical and digital," says Adrian Westaway, the studio's director of technology. Photo: Vitamins <img title="" alt="" src=" />"On one side you needed something big and clear that humans would like to use and look at--and on the other you needed something that was computer-readable and ordered. " Lego, he says, offered the perfect compromise: bright, fun blocks that were fun for humans and consistent enough for computers. <img title="" alt="" src=" />And another: the chaos before the well-organized calm!

Vitamins, a design studio in London, built themselves a Lego calendar. The Lego is no gimmick, though. Static Science: How Well Do Different Materials Make Static Electricity? Anise Sew-along: Welt pockets. I am a big fan of tailored details.

Anise Sew-along: Welt pockets

I like them not just on jackets and coats, but pants, dresses, blouses, you name it. Welt pockets are a great example. They look fantastic on any sort of structured piece of clothing, anything you want to look really sharp and polished. In fact, I’m working on a cute little shift dress right now with welt pockets in front. The pockets we’re doing today are single welt pockets and they’re pretty common on jackets and blazers for both women and men.

So here’s what we’ll do today. Create the welts With right sides together, fold each welt (I) lengthwise and stitch short ends, using a 1/4” seam allowance. Clip the upper corners of the welt. Turn welts right side out and press. Using a contrasting thread color, baste a line 1/2” from the raw edge. Cocktail Dresses. Cocktail dresses section has all one needs for any occasions.

Cocktail Dresses

From an intimate holiday party or a large event our web site has one of the largest selection of designer dresses on-line. There are events such as wedding ceremonies and black tie affairs to which you would expect to see many women wearing formal, full-length gowns. At events where less regal attire is appropriate for attendees, many women choose to wear cocktail dresses.... Read More The most distinctive differences between formal gowns and cocktail dresses are the lengths of the dresses, and the richness of the fabrics and added embellishments used in the making of them. A formal gown, sometimes also called a ballroom gown, could cost you more than a few hundreds dollars on up to prices in the thousands of dollars range to own.

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