Stilettos ruled women's shoes in the 1950s, with none more stylish than a pair of Roger Vivier heels. Although the decade is remembered for the growth of ready to wear fashion, regular shoes were still often made with more care than today. They were not designed as throwaway purchases, but rather made to be re heeled and worn frequently. Many fans of vintage fashion buy 1950s shoes for quality, as well as for their distinctive styles. Stiletto means "little dagger," and all stiletto shoes had a metal pin running thorough the heel, to make them strong enough to walk on. High heels in the 1950s were mostly pumps. This unadorned slip on style suited the simple, elegant shapes of women's clothing. Rounded toes were standard but winklepicker style stilettos became available by the end of the decade. Winklepickers were originally men's pointed boots, but the long, sharp toe gained in popularity for women's heels as well. The late 1950s saw the popularity of slightly more practical kitten heels and metal tipped stilettos. Peep toes also became fashionable and are the choice of many retro '50s clothing enthusiasts. The cute look and toe cleavage is perfect for the modern day retro pin up girl. Stiletto heels in the '50s were usually around 3 to 6 inches, with some even higher. This made them a fairly impractical shoe, yet in keeping with the model housewife look of the decade, with its time consuming and perfectly presented clothing and hair. However, stilettos also represented liberation and indulgence after the austerity of the '30s and '40s; they were a shoe that was about looks before practicality. The shape and height of stilettos emphasizes leg length, so this made them the perfect, flattering heel to go with the full circle and pencil skirts of the day. Stilettos maintained popularity throughout the early '60s, as conservative women were slow to give them up in favor of either practical or futuristic styles. Since then, they have had many revivals and, like many '50s fashions, are remembered for their simple elegance. The 1980s popularized stilettos again, which went perfectly with the tight pencil skirts and structured waists of the decade. Criticized by some for representing an impractical, uncomfortable women's shoe, the glamor associated with the '50s stiletto still makes it a popular, dressed up choice for others. During the 1950s, men were just beginning to wear. 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Here are a few tricks the ballet students of Medford Oregon have come up with throughout the quest of learning how to get the most out of their ballet budgets:1. Use super glue instead of jet glue. Jet glue is a substance that is used by dancers to harden their pointe shoes. The reinforcement the glue gives the shank allows the dancers to wear their shoes for a longer period of time, meaning that they do not have to purchase brand new shoes as frequently. Jet glue is around $16 at dance stores or online. This may not seem like much but the glue tends to dry up if not used quickly enough and due to the fast drying properties of this substance, the glue can also get clogged in the nozzle of the bottle making the glue unusable. A simple and cheap way around these problems is to buy super glue inexpensively in small quantities. Ordinary super glue contains cyanoacrylate just like jet glue does so it hardens the shank in the same way the jet glue does but for a lower price. If you are tired of spending $16 on jet glue just to have it dry up and become unusable, head to The Dollar Tree and pick up a couple tubes of super glue so you can buy only as much as you will use. No more waste!2. Dollar tree paper tape. Paper tape, which many dancers use in place of toe tape to protect the blister prone areas of their feet, is over $3 a roll at Walmart. But The Dollar Tree sells a cheaper version that works just as well.3. Discount leotards. You don't always have to spend $40 or $50 when it comes time to get a new practice leo. Take the time to browse the "Last Chance Sales" tab on dance wear sites. Many times you can find some real bargains on super cute leotards.4. Pointe shoes from Bay Back Dance Wear. The downside of getting mail order pointe shoes is always the cost of shipping. However, Bay Back Dance Wear is offering free UPS Ground shipping for any purchase over $100 as a limited time special. 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How about a pink breast cancer bracelet, a red heart diseaseawareness bracelet or if irony is your cause a black "nihilism" bracelet? If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the humble yellow rubber band Livestrong bracelet has been flattered up the wazoo. Who hasn't worn at least one out of the rainbow of silicone bracelets that have appeared in recent years? Today is Livestrong Day the annual fundraising event for the Lance Armstrong Foundation's mission to fund cancer research, care and facilities and the color yellow will be in bloom across the country. The day will be marked by at least three local events, and the yellow jerseyed one himself is making an appearance in Denver. Armstrong started the foundation in 1997 after the cyclist survived testicular cancer on his way to seven consecutive Tour de France victories. The foundation stumbled upon a great idea in 2004, when it rolled out the yellow bracelet that soon seemed to be hanging on every arm. "It is highly inspirational to patients who are experiencing the cancer journey it gives them strength and hope," said Britta Newcomer, oncology resource manager for Memorial Health System and a dedicated Livestrong bracelet wearer. "It also has brought attention to survivorship issues, because there are more and more people surviving cancer." The bracelet was cheap. It made people feel good. It raised money for a good cause. And it became the trendiest fad to encircle wrists since "What Would Jesus Do?" bracelets. But then came the flood of imposters. "If something works, people are going to copy it. And it creates awareness for the need to find a cure," said Joel Quevillon, Colorado communications manager for the American Cancer Society. "There's always the original, whether it's Coke, or Mustang is the original muscle car, or the Nike swoosh. People know the yellow Livestrong bracelet, and I don't think it will lose its purpose to create awareness." Other charities got on the bandwagon and sold bracelets of their own (purple for domestic violence, white for global poverty). The American Cancer Society was one of those, Quevillon said, using purple and white bracelets for its Relay for Life. "Ten years from now we probably won't see as many," Quevillon said. "But maybe by then they'll be tattooing people." Opportunists stamped bracelets designed as accessories without a cause. Archie McPhee Co.'s joke bracelets turned the Livestrong theme upside down with messages such as "depression," "apathy" and "nihilism." "All those bright rubber bracelets are so darned positive and life affirming. Don't any of those trendy folks that wear them ever have a bad day?" asks the "bleak bracelets" sales pitch. "Wear one and you could be the tiny storm cloud in someone else's sunny day." Even mean spirited facsimiles appeared, such as The Onion's "cheat to win" bracelet. 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