Comments on: Holy Grail Found in Buenos Aires!

By: iluvtango

iluvtango — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:18:24 +0000

Denise: I think we are talking about different styles of tango. The tango of Argentina necessitates a different style of walking than other styles of tango. The weight is never back on the heels, but forward on the ball of the foot, which makes walking in stilettos possible.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:25:01 +0000

No dog is worth those shoes. Put the pup in the oven and the shoes on the mantel.

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By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:13:05 +0000

Speaking as a tangoer (tangoist??)– go for the flared heels. Tangoing is not a stiletto activity. At least not in my book. On those really long steps, it’s too easy for your heel to slide under your foot and wrench your ankle– not to mention snapping the heel off. I did this once– right before I had a tango test at one of the better ballroom-teaching universities. I had to tango in front of the whole class with one heeled shoe and one not-so-heeled. It was no fun at all, and painful besides.

By: iluvtango

iluvtango — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:40:27 +0000

While I have no financial interest with them, you may want to check out Comme Il Faut shoes. They have been described as the Manolo Blahniks of tango shoes. :) Photos are hard to find on the internet, but they are there. They are as superfantastic as it gets! Here they are in action: http://julia-bella.com/comme_video.htm

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By: Kimocean

Kimocean — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:04:59 +0000

I have been wearing and loving ballroom dance shoes for a few years now since I started taking Salsa lessons. They’re flexible, padded generously and generally the most appropriate thing you can put on your feet for dancing the night away. They usually have a soft suede sole which allows you to spin and slide across the dance floor gracefully and many of them are dang sexy too! I’ve gotten many of my non-salsa friends into buying them for those long-haul nights.

My favorites are these strappy numbers:
http://www.exoticsalsashoes.com/index.php?cPath=10_213

and I have these in a gorgeous subtle leopard print that they don’t seem to carry anymore but that ALWAYS get me compliments.
http://www.exoticsalsashoes.com/index.php?cPath=10_279

They’re by far the most comfortable heels I own (and I own a lot of shoes!)

~Kim

By: loretta

loretta — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:01:40 +0000

OK, those last ones are PORNO in the best possible way.

By: in la

in la — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:48:39 +0000

Word of advice: if you’re actually going to tango in them, go for closed toe — or risk injury as your feet fly dangerously close to the bigger, clunkier shoes of your dance partner! (Or the high and pointy heels of your neighbor.) The suede ones are pretty but would probably get scuffed up fast.

But by all means, take up the tango — there is nothing that will make you feel more superfantastic. :-)

By: Monica the tiara chick

Monica the tiara chick — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:34:30 +0000

As a proud tiara chick of Argentine heritage who just went to BA for the first time ever this summer, I just want to say that the people of BA are among the most elegant I have ever seen. The shoes everywhere (except in the tourist traps) are uber-superfantastic, and the US dollar will get you really far. At a fancy boutique in the upscale Recoleta neighborhood, I bought the cutest pair of peacock blue velvet ballerina flats with tiny satin bows for US$49.

Incidentally, us curvy girls who are not afraid of a calorie should be aware that in BA it is possible to get an entire 5-star meal, great wine and sinful dessert included, for under US$30.