Opinion / Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga have jumped on the platform sneaker trend, but this celebrity stylist encourages learning to love your height even as you rock your shoes – video
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My mum recently sent me a childhood photo of myself, and I cried when I saw it.
When I was growing up, society did not encourage us to show our real feelings. We had to suppress ourselves to fit in.
I do not remember much of my childhood, likely because I suppressed most of my memories. Even the sparse scenes I can recall are unhappy moments. One of the things I remember is that I hated the way I looked. I disliked everything about me: my upbringing, my hair, my voice and even my height.
Let’s talk about height. A lot of my followers on social media probably think I am 175cm (five foot six inches) or so. I used to lie to myself and tell myself that I am 172cm, but the truth is I am around 167cm.
I’ve researched ways to make myself taller, such as stimulating my nerves through acupuncture, going to a Chinese doctor to attempt to elongate my bones and even taking “miracle” pills that would supposedly increase my height. I even considered surgery but thankfully my financial resources then were limited.
Also check out my conversation with June Lee, the founder of Iijiin, which by my observation was one of the first street wear brands to come out with invisible wedges for their trainers.
As for me, I now live fearlessly. But having said that, I still like to wear my 13cm Random Identities boots by Stefano Pilati whenever I attend a glamorous event – not because I can’t accept my 167cm frame, but simply because I feel fierce rocking those boots!
Here are some of my favourites:
![Versace Trigreca sneakers. Photo: Versace](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/a1a35cfc-381e-11eb-9b80-f4f1a4017c77_600x_105553.jpg)
![Balenciaga Speed 2.0 sneakers. Photo: Balenciaga](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/f96834ce-337f-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.jpg)
![Ash Spiderman sneakers. Photo: Ash](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/f9072d00-337f-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.jpg)
![Gucci Liberty London Rhyton sneakers. Photo: Gucci](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/96c46838-3820-11eb-9b80-f4f1a4017c77_600x_105553.jpg)
![Louis Vuitton Archlight sneakers. Photo: Louis Vuitton](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/fbb9b96e-337f-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.png)
![Christian Louboutin Loubishark sneakers. Photo: Christian Louboutin](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/f9d06b5c-337f-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.jpg)
![Hogan Interactive sneakers. Photo: Hogan](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/fb19706c-337f-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.jpg)
![Prada Linea Rossa sneakers. Photo: Prada](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/fc186ca2-337f-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.png)
![Maison Margiela x Reebok Tabi Instant Pump Fury Lo sneakers. Photo: Maison Margiela](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/51f0cdfe-3380-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.jpg)
![1017 ALYX 9SM Black Indivisible sneakers, available from SSENSE](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/07/f86be746-337f-11eb-8d89-a7d6b31c4b8a_600x_105553.jpg)
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Emma Watson and Kendall Jenner’s make-up artist used to hate his height, but gave his confidence a boost with insoles – plus an interview with June Lee of Iijiin, one of the first street wear brands to bring invisible wedges to trainers