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carousel eyes · Jul 27th, 2009, 01:24 PM

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It is often said that a woman can never have too many shoes.

Louise Bawn, however, only desires one. And after losing one half of a pair of beloved £370 designer heels, she is determined to get it back.

The 'inconsolable' 37-year-old has launched a campaign to find the leopard print Christian Louboutin high heel that disappeared during an evening out.

She has studied CCTV footage, distributed fliers and made appeals on the internet and through a local TV programme.

She cannot buy a new pair, since they are no longer being made with the same fabric finish.

Mrs Bawn says the unthinkable happened after she swapped the shoes for a pair of flats on the way home from a comedy club. She believes the missing size five fell out of her handbag.

Mrs Bawn said: 'They were just so special. I just absolutely fell in love with them. When I saw them in the shop I only dreamed of owning them and I was over the moon when my husband got them for me as a present.

'I'm not going to give up without a fight, so I'm willing to do anything.'

Mrs Bawn, a housewife from Bristol, is offering a £50 reward for the safe return of the shoe, which was part of a Christmas present from her kitchen-fitter husband Julian, 43.

Armed with the remaining heel, she has questioned shop owners and passers-by, and even scanned CCTV footage of herself buying food at a take-away.

Louise Bawn owns more than 100 pairs of shoes, although the Christian Louboutin heels were a rare designer pair in her collection.

Mrs Bawn said: 'I love looking good. 'But you could say I am a tiny bit obsessed with shoes. They're my biggest weakness.'

Louise said she changed out of the prized 4.5inch heels because she has a bad back. She said: 'I have a prolapsed disk and walking in high heels is quite painful.

'I knew that I'd be sitting down for the comedy show, so I wore them into the club and then swapped them for the flat-soled ones before I left.'

And although unsuccessful in her search so far, Mrs Bawn says the response has been positive so far - at least from fellow shoe lovers.

'The women I have spoken to have been really sympathetic, but the men don't seem to get it at all,' she said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...tin-heels.html

ayla · Jul 27th, 2009, 01:39 PM

Wow - I hope she's able to find her missing shoe !

carousel eyes · Jul 27th, 2009, 03:34 PM

I have a question - would you all do the same thing as her?

[Ayla - The HEFTY HEFTY HEFTY under your u/n is killin' me. IDK why I love those Hefty commercials so much. Everytime I say the word hefty, I have to say it three times and in a deep voice. Hahahaha.]

bag-mania · Jul 27th, 2009, 03:48 PM

I can certainly understand her retracing her steps and trying to find her missing shoe. I'm kind of surprised she wasn't more careful in packing the shoes since she is so obsessed with them.

NagaJolokia · Jul 27th, 2009, 04:47 PM

I wonder if she has tried to find the version of her shoes on an auction or consignment site?

Christine · Jul 27th, 2009, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by carousel eyes

I have a question - would you all do the same thing as her?

[Ayla - The HEFTY HEFTY HEFTY under your u/n is killin' me. IDK why I love those Hefty commercials so much. Everytime I say the word hefty, I have to say it three times and in a deep voice. Hahahaha.]

"WIMPY WIMPY WIMPY!!"

(sorry.. ot).

I hope she finds her shoe.

MACsarah · Jul 27th, 2009, 09:13 PM

I wonder if shes a member here on TPF. ..:\

lilobubbletea · Aug 1st, 2009, 05:27 AM

i hope she finds her shoes! It's like the Cinderella story...kinda. =)

sweetdreamer16 · Aug 2nd, 2009, 03:40 AM

aww as a fellow women, i feel her pain! =(

moi et mes sacs · Aug 2nd, 2009, 05:40 AM

Hope she finds it, but doesnt wear it to often as she mentioned she has a bad back

_bebee · Aug 2nd, 2009, 11:15 PM

aww, hope she finds it soon

LV-PRADAfanatic · Aug 3rd, 2009, 10:19 AM

what the up date? hehehe

IFFAH · Aug 5th, 2009, 03:51 AM

Originally Posted by MACsarah

I wonder if shes a member here on TPF. ..:\

My thoughts exactly.

BagAngel · Aug 5th, 2009, 08:16 PM

Came back looking for an update, I hope she found it.

laureenthemean · Aug 7th, 2009, 06:22 PM

This was posted in the CL sub-forum and someone said she had stolen the shoes.

Jul 27th, 2009, 01:39 PM	#2
ayla Gangsta Luv♥ Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 21,246	Wow - I hope she's able to find her missing shoe !
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Jul 27th, 2009, 03:34 PM	#3
carousel eyes OP Member Joined: Dec 2008 Location: NC/IL/MA Posts: 1,653	I have a question - would you all do the same thing as her? [Ayla - The HEFTY HEFTY HEFTY under your u/n is killin' me. IDK why I love those Hefty commercials so much. Everytime I say the word hefty, I have to say it three times and in a deep voice. Hahahaha.]
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Jul 27th, 2009, 03:48 PM	#4
bag-mania Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,256	I can certainly understand her retracing her steps and trying to find her missing shoe. I'm kind of surprised she wasn't more careful in packing the shoes since she is so obsessed with them.
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Jul 27th, 2009, 04:47 PM	#5
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,829	I wonder if she has tried to find the version of her shoes on an auction or consignment site?
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Aug 1st, 2009, 05:27 AM	#8
lilobubbletea Member Joined: May 2008 Location: Portland & Seattle Posts: 677	i hope she finds her shoes! It's like the Cinderella story...kinda. =)
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Jul 27th, 2009, 09:13 PM	#7
MACsarah Because I want it. Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Where dreams come true. Posts: 4,928	I wonder if shes a member here on TPF. ..:\

Aug 2nd, 2009, 03:40 AM	#9
sweetdreamer16 Member Joined: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,035	aww as a fellow women, i feel her pain! =(
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Aug 2nd, 2009, 05:40 AM	#10
moi et mes sacs Science Geek! Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,862	Hope she finds it, but doesnt wear it to often as she mentioned she has a bad back
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Aug 2nd, 2009, 11:15 PM	#11
_bebee Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,909	aww, hope she finds it soon
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Aug 3rd, 2009, 10:19 AM	#12
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Aug 5th, 2009, 08:16 PM	#14
BagAngel Louis Vuitton Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 20,251	Came back looking for an update, I hope she found it.
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Aug 7th, 2009, 06:22 PM	#15
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