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HOW A MOVIE-STAR’S REQUEST FOR FABULOUS HEELS AT FASHION WEEK CAME TO A FAIRYTALE ENDING THE CHALLENGE Once upon a time, a top designer received an audacious request from a major movie star famed for her role as a modern-day Cinderella: make me a pair of unforgettable high heels to wear at the next fashion week so I can be the belle of the ball. You have two weeks! This was the daunting challenge presented to designer Gray Holland, but it was a challenge he couldn’t refuse. His problem was that he had no real contacts with traditional manufacturing or shoe designers. And his concern was that “If the shoe breaks, the star loses face, and I might get sued”. Gray knew what he wanted to create: fabulously innovative shoes whose aesthetics and structure intertwined perfectly and allow the long-legged, 60kg (about 130 pounds) celebrity to grace the red carpet with consummate ease. “I imagined something so minimal, yet elevated. These magic heels would float her into the e...