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"  Dear FKIA,How do I integrate pointy stilettos into my wardrobe without looking like an `80s street hustler?  The last time pointy shoes were popular was in the laste&amp;#039; 90s, when Tom Ford was at the height of his fame as the designer at Gucci. Seductive and bitchy, his models flaunted their attitudes with ankle flicks of their knife-point pumps. The most outrageous were his metal, needle-heeled patent mules that came in blood-red burgundy and were equal parts assassin and sexy secretary. Since then, the round toe, the square toes, the peep toes and vintage-looking T-straps have dominated the runway, perhaps to coincide with the ladylike, little-girl, and bohemian dressing that has become popular in the past decade. But with the return of the siren chic and a string, almost dangerously sexy mood, the pointed toe is back and as deliciously threatening as ever. The trick is not looking like an &amp;#039;80 hustler, of course, is not to dress like one. No full-face make-up with raccoon eyes, streaky cheeks, glossy red lips, bog gold earrings, or club-kid dress. Instead, try to imagine yourself as a European socialite, sporting one of the season&amp;#039;s new sculptured suits or draped silk shirtwaists, complete with all the accompanying accessories such a woman would wear: gloves, an aristocratic-looking heirloom necklace, and a frame bag. Pointy-tore shoes give most women instant swayback and can upset a long, lean silhouette by making even a small rear appear large, so it&amp;#039;s best to stay away from body-hugging, potentially vulgar Ace-bandage booty- unless you are Stephanie Seymour in a Guns N&amp;#039; Roses &amp;quot;November Rain&amp;quot; remake, of course.  -submitted by Marissa from CA "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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