Bought a pair of black high cut heeled boots from Hush Puppies today cos I couldn't resist them, and they were on sale. Had difficulty choosing between a pair which had chunkier heels and a dressier pair. An American couple there shopping for shoes for their young sons leaned forward to offer advice. The hubby said to go for the dressier pair ("They're sexy!") as compared to the more comfortable chunkier heels ("Well, sorta sexy"). The wife went for comfort. One of their sons (aged about 4) smiled shyly and pointed at the chunky pair. The cute sales assistant voted chunky. What can I say against such overwhelming verdict? I know more serious things are happening round the world than shoes, but right there and then, a bunch of strangers had a bit of nonsensical fun polling for shoes. If only life is this simple.