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"When I was in high school, I always felt a little awkward around my friends when wearing heels. I was 5&amp;#039;7&amp;quot;, and the majority of my girlfriends were shorter than me. And at that age, most of the guys I went to school with hadn&amp;#039;t hit their growth spurts yet. I always wore heels regardless because I felt that when walking in heels, I had confidence or my posture was better, until someone would tell me I look like a giant or that I&amp;#039;m towering over them. Needless to say, and I&amp;#039;m sure many of you CG!s know this already, but high school is one of the best times in your life, and for a lot, the most insecure times too. That said, my heels didn&amp;#039;t go over more than three inches high, and I am pretty thankful that the heels for this season (you know, the four and five inchers you&amp;#039;re seeing in stores today that look awesome) weren&amp;#039;t really in style then.  These days, though, I&amp;#039;m fully embracing my height and my four-inch heels. I even wore the pair in the picture this weekend (they are a lot more comfortable than they look!). Everyone loved them and I wasn&amp;#039;t towering over the guys anymore, considering a lot of them are taller than 5&amp;#039;10&amp;quot;.  So, for you readers who are still in high school and taller than most of the people you know, throw your insecurities out of the window. Embrace your height and the height the heels give you. Some people may even tell you that you&amp;#039;re so tall, you should be a model.  So, girls, next time you go shoe shopping, try on some of the fun platforms this season has to offer and let me know what you think. Until next week ... xoxo, Amanda CG! Fashion Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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