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BURT REYNOLDS AT 82: EGO STILL INTACT

Our earliest memory of Burt Reynolds was the uproar made over his Cosmo centerfold. Back in the 70’s, a hairy naked man smoking a cigar with a smirk on his face while reclining on a fur rug, was apparently appealing. That and five years spent as Top Boxoffice Draw fueled Reynolds’ ego. He even imagined that he resembled a young Marlon Brando. Burt claims that careless, tabloid documented marriages and bad investments led to bankruptcy and a less glamorous life. But Reynolds still has that vanity – he uses a cane, but still wears Tom Cruise style elevator shoes, a carefully styled toupee, and his face is tight and relatively wrinkle free.

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By Janet / March 15, 2018

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Bruno Mars Elevator Shoes Height Challenged Victoria's Secret

BRUNO MARS IN HIGH HEELS

Bruno Mars livened up the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Paris with his energetic music (we’re never quite sure what the point of these underwear shows is) but the most fun part was Bruno dancing around the statuesque models in his fur coat. The 5’5” dynamo was prepared for the event – he wore his HIGHEST HEELS! Heels on the outside of his boot were at least 3 inches, and it was evident that the inside was equally built up by the way his pants bunched over the boots. Did he visit Tom Cruise’s shoemaker for special lifts? Even with the extra inches Bruno was dwarfed by the models in stilettos, but that’s one of the things we love about him.

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By Janet / December 6, 2016

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Elevator Shoes Tom Cruise

TOM CRUISE AND HIS MAGIC ELEVATOR SHOES

Whenever we see Tom Cruise, 54, on the red carpet with his leading ladies, our eyes immediately dart to his SHOES. We confess we are utterly fascinated with his custom-made elevator shoes that give him several extra inches of height. His brunette costar in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Cobie Smulders, is 5’8” and she’s wearing 4 inch heels. Note that she and 5’7” Tom are nearly the same height. Those must be some AMAZING shoes he has on!

(Above, Tom at the Berlin premier with Cobie and Danika Yarosh.)

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By Janet / October 22, 2016

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Elevator Shoes Tom Cruise

TOM CRUISE: EXTRA INCHES IN THE RIGHT PLACE

Every time we see a photo of Tom Cruise, our eyes automatically dart to his SHOES for evidence of lifts. We can’t help it. Awhile back, we learned that he has his shoes custom made at a fancy place in Beverly Hills with carefully built in heel lifts. You can see that the upper arch (where the laces are) is lifted – even with carefully designed pants. Those extra inches are expensive, but well worth it for a short leading man or action hero. Tom is filming Mission Impossible 5 in London.

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By Janet / December 2, 2014

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Elevator Shoes Height Challenged Robert Downey Jr

THE JIG IS UP: ROBERT DOWNEY JR WEARS ELEVATOR SHOES!

Our observant gossip colleague CJ, the gossip reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, took a close look at our recent photo of Robert Downey Jr and declared “Either he has issues with his feet OR he’s wearing elevator sneakers!” She is absolutely RIGHT – those white sneakers COULD be nurse’s shoes, but most likely the 5’8” actor is augmenting his height. At first Downey hesitated to play Iron Man because of his diminutive size, but inches were added inside his character’s boots. Maybe Robert got to like that extra boost and carried it into his private life…

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By Janet / July 27, 2014

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Elevator Shoes Karl Lagerfeld

KARL LAGERFELD AND HIS EXPENSIVE ELEVATOR SHOES

Leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to design a clever pair of alligator boots that add up to four inches of height to the wearer! There are plenty of men in Hollywood who would purchase these in a minute. Karl and a friend were looking at magazines at a newsstand in St Tropez when we took a close look at his feet in this photo. Clearly his boots are built up considerably on the inside, and the outside heel is substantial too. We’re ON to your little secret, Karl!

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By Janet / July 13, 2014

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