“As I was trying on a pair of bondagelike Jimmy Choo python peep-toe sandals, one of the zipper pulls broke off. I was trapped in a shoe I couldn’t afford! I had a moment of panic, imagining myself walking around like a gimp with one very expensive torture shoe strapped to me for all time. Pinhead from Hellraiser was whispering through the heel, “We have such sights to show you! We’ll tear your soul apart!”
Fortunately, Ms. Stephenson was a pro. Brandishing a pair of pliers and a baby pin, she quickly extracted me from the footwear. “Happens all the time, don’t worry about it,” she said, going on to explain the benefits of always keeping a baby pin around.
“Next time,” the Jimmy Choo hissed at me.
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