Vanity Affair

How To Be Adored - A Girl's Guide To Hollywood Glamour

As any other morning before I step out of my wooden front door, I need to decide which pair of heels I'm wearing to work. Today I decided to wear something different. I'm bored of wearing those usual few pairs of not-so-new-anymore heels that I have been wearing for the past couple of months. My mind was browsing  thru my memory of shoes collection (currently about 30+ pairs and still counting) while I was brushing my teeth. Ahhh.. I recalled I have not been wearing my 4 inches Nine West patent ruby heels for quite a while. I stopped wearing it as it's one size smaller than my actual shoe size.

Don't get me wrong. I didn't buy it impulsively knowing it does not fit my feet comfortably. It actually fit my feet when I was trying it on in the shop. Perhaps it's the air-conditioning that made my feet shrunk a size smaller. I didn't want to abandon my Nine West and thought that it will fit my feet now as i have lost some weight. It still wasn't comfortable. I made excuse that i have not been wearing it for a while and it need some time to break-in. And I walk...with bearable pain out the front door. Yes, I do have a second thought but i ignore it out of vanity. And, I regretted... Force a smile and try to walk as lightly as i'm walking on clouds and curse the hell whole day only me, myself and i would hear.

Yes, I can be that vain. I was at Times Bookstore a couple of weeks ago. Attracted by a book cover that's so nice - partially covered with velvet material cut in the form of flower motif in red and with the word ADORED with a striking font. When I read the title of the book - How To Be Adored - A Girl's Guide To Hollywood Glamour by Caroline Cox - i was thinking whoever buy this book must be vain. Hehe!

However, i can't resist the temptation to check out how the content is being presented and i flipped the page. The contents are actually interesting and related to our (girls and women) day to day affair. It teaches us from how to stand, walk and talk, table manners to seducing a man (in a tasteful way), just to list a few. In short, it gave us an insight on how to be a lady. Not that I'm not a lady most of the time, but i hope to improvise. Of course, I will filter the glamorous part as i feel that it's too much for a ordinary girl like me. I always adore famous figure who possess natural lady like trait such as Princess Diana and Audrey Hepburn. I wonder how does it feel to be them. I don't mind trade places with them even for a day to experience their life. Both of them are indeed featured in this book. I almost bought the book (to learn a thing or two about being a lady), but then again i managed to convince myself put it down. It's too expensive for me at that time and i hope someone will buy it for me as a Christmas gift. Never happen.

Recently, I thought of that book again. I might go to the bookstore again to make a purchase although it's still quite expensive.... This is how vain i am. I don't care what you think, i think i'm getting it soon. Till then. Bleh!