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After months of speculation among fashion writers, the Obamas exceeded high style expectations in sleek inaugural ensembles. Over the next four (or eight?) years, Michelle Obama will juggle multiple roles as mom, attorney, first lady, and trend-setter extraordinaire. Knowing the Obamas, she’ll pull it all of with a calm, gracious demeanor. Here at Shoeflyer, we’ll be following the first lady’s foot fashion, and keeping an eye on the catwalks to track her influence.

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In an article from CNN.com about the science behind natural highs, I read about one woman’s addiction to shoes. Gracienne Myers admits that buying shoes gets her heart racing faster than when she has sex — an infatuation that must destroy her husband’s ego, and his wallet.

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Fashon maven Richard Blackwell is in a coma after he fell at his home in Los Angeles.

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This one is just for fun.

The National Geographic Kids magazine set a Guinness World Record on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 when they tied more than 10,500 sneakers together by their shoelaces to create the longest chain of shoes.  The final length measured 1.65 miles.

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Another helpful tip from our pals over at eHow:

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Been wondering what to do with all those old shoes lying around the house?  We think we’ve just found your answer—build a gigantic sculpture made from shoes! Of course, why didn’t we think of that?

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Every now and again a woman’s feet need a little extra protection, particularly when crammed into a pair of designer high heels. You know what we’re talking about, that chaffed and blistered heel just looks too good to give up just because it causes "a little pain and discomfort." If you’re not one for panty hose, and white gym socks just won’t fit into your favorite heel, you might consider having a little fun with, what we are calling, sneaker socks.

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In case you don’t remember, last week we blogged extensively on the high heel running races taking Eastern Europe by storm. In our opinion this has to be one of the worst ideas known to fashion. Funny? Yes. But extremely silly and dangerous nonetheless.

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