He cautions men, however, to avoid going too light in a dress shoe.

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If a fabulous Christian Louboutin shoe or Alexander Wang dress comes in, I want to share it immediately and social media enables me to do that.

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The multicoloured balls in bubble-gum machines could be picked up in a girl's dress, or the red of a stiletto shoe matched with the frame of a shop window.

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Now weighing around 200 pounds, she has gone from wearing a women's size 30 dress to a size 14 and she's gone from wearing a double-wide shoe to a medium width.

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Shoe Carnival (SCVL): Also based in Indiana (Evansville), this footwear retailer offers dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children.

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