Once upon a time, Cinderella was a persecuted heroine. Today, she is a trendsetter. “Why, it’s like a dream. A wonderful dream come true”, she says to the Fairy Godmother in the 1950 animated Disney feature after her transformation and before heading to the life-changing ball. In response, the Fairy Godmother wrongfully answers that dreams cannot last forever. While this might be true for some things (Valentine’s Day might have brought some of you love, chocolates and flowers, and some of you heartache), the good news is, other things do last forever, and fashion is one of them.
Forget about Prince Charming for a moment then and focus on the central element of the fairy tale: the glass slippers. Not for nothing is the original European folk tale titled “Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper”! Jimmy Choo is one of the designers who have collaborated in reinventing them by creating iconic, timeless pointed pumps for the upcoming new Disney movie starring Cate Blanchett, amongst other stars. His design is probably the most extravagant and eye-catching one, thought for those who have always aspired to be professional Cinderellas and for those who are pretty sure they were meant to be princesses. It represents class, elegance, gracefulness, glamour, and everything you would expect from royalty, with sparkles, glitters and diamonds for modern, daring princesses. All shoes, including those by Christian Louboutin, Salvatore Ferragamo and Manolo Blahnik, were shown at the Swarowski Cinderella Exhibit in Berlin, where the movie premiered.
Most of them can be purchased from well-known department stores such as Harrods in London and Saks in New York, as well as from some of the brands’ stores. It is safe to say, the lucky girls who buy these shoes will live happily ever after with them. And if your bank account is less princesslike than your personality (the price of the Jimmy Choos is estimated around £3000, because not all things are priceless as gracefulness), you can still live your fairy tale moment by trying them on and seeing them fit.