Tozzi sets scene for more drama
May 14, 2009NOT content with being an actor on the rise, Cronulla’s Tahyna Tozzi has launched a career as a film producer.
Tozzi, 22, said she had started Avakea Productions in
“We are currently working on a film and looking to go into production next year,” she said.
The film is a dark, psychological crime thriller set in
Tozzi makes her film debut in Beautiful, an Australian drama released today that has her flirtatious character sunbaking in the rain.
“It was so cold that particular day - I remember walking on to set seeing everyone in parkas and ugg boots and here I am in a bathing suit about to be drenched by a ginormous hose.”
Tozzi, a graduate of Blue Water High with a role in the coming X-Men Origins: Wolverine, said she was slowly adjusting to life in LA, where she has been based for a year.
“I have managed to find little hobbies and things to do to keep me away from being absorbed by glitz of this town,” she said.
Experts reveal how to take the agony out of towering stilettos
EVERY woman understands the power of a pair of sexy high heels.
But we felt Victoria Beckham’s agony as she teetered round a
She broke the pain barrier while tottering on her tip-toes on a family day out but is not alone with the average woman owning 10 pairs of toe-crunching heel-bending heels.
Here GAYLE RITCHIE asks the experts - what is the best way to survive in stilettos?
THE SURGEON
MIKE O’NEILL repairs the damage caused by high heels on a daily basis - and it’s an ugly business.
The Society of Chiropodists’ surgeon said: “Cramming feet into ridiculous heeled shoes is like a modern day version of Chinese bound feet - a 21st-century torture.
“You squash your foot into an unnatural position, it moulds and eventually takes that shape. Victoria Beckham’s feet are full of bunions but she probably only wears them to be photographed. My concern is for the average woman who wears heels all day.
“Feet aren’t so glamorous when covered in corns, calluses, blisters and fungal infections. Joints can develop all sorts of deformities which not even surgery can correct. It’s ghastly, not glamorous.
“Get the balance right. Wear heels for fashion moments and comfort shoes for everything else.
“And mirror American women by wearing trainers to get to work then change when you get there.”
THE SPECIALIST
PODIATRIST Aileen Kelly says it is important to choose the right shoe.
She said: “Get a shoe that suits your foot shape.
Get measured for both width of foot and depth of toe and visit a podiatrist.
“Make sure your shoes are supportive. uggs support the ankle joint and shoes with straps or laces are good.”
Aileen also recommends regular treatments to keep toes in tip-top condition. She said: “Go for a foot soak, get the hard skin off, indulge in a massage and deep moisturising treatment. Wear Fit-Flops or MBTs and try comfort pads.
Look after your feet as surgery should be a last resort.
“There’s nothing beautiful about limping down the street in agony on a big night out.”
THE DESIGNER
SHOE designer Helen Bateman says the secret to happy feet is to train yourself to wear heels.
The Perth-based independent shoemaker said: “Everyone has their comfort zone. Some women run around all day in two inches but find it hard to step up to three.
“Thankfully it is possible to train yourself how to wear heels. It’s like exercise - you teach your body to get used to the sensation.
“In high heels, all the muscles in your legs, bum and feet work differently. If you’re used to flats, start low and go up a notch at a time.”
Helen says it is worth buying good quality shoes with built-in support and cushioning.
She said: “The balance of the shoe is critical - the toe should be raised slightly when you look at it on the shelf.
“Also check the back. It should be slightly pinched at the top if it’s good quality.”
THE MODEL
FORMER Miss Scotland Nieve
Her favourites are a pair of 5in Christian Louboutins, similar to those sported by Posh.
She said: “Heels are a beautiful, feminine treat every woman should enjoy.
“I’ve just learned to suffer the pain. After five fashion shoots in a day, the backs of my heels and the arch ofmy foot ache but I’ve never needed to use insoles.
“High heels should never be clumpy - a thin stiletto is best. I give my feet a rest in Gucci trainers or Ugg boots but mostly I’m in heels. I’d tell people who aren’t used to heels to buy only soft leather shoes and get sponge soles.”
Summit teen starts program to help needy children
FRISCO — Kristin Anderson’s vision to bring joy to-less fortunate children began in fifth grade. Now, the 13-year-old eighth grader is days away from her first program to help needy kids at Child to Child — a carnival-like fair at Denver Children’s Advocacy Center Saturday.
“I can’t remember when I exactly thought of it,” said Anderson, an animated blonde wearing a neon-colored sweatshirt and Ugg boots. “I’ve always just wanted to help kids that are less fortunate and with disabilities.”
On Wednesday, Anderson and her volunteers gathered in the middle school’s art room to make T-shirts to wear at Saturday’s event. The petite girl took control of 16 other kids, helping with them with decorating ideas, discussing each volunteer’s responsibilities for Saturday and even getting her hands covered in Puffy Paint.
The urban swan
Picture Estelle in the video for American Boy, her No 1 hit from April 2008.
And while she may ostensibly be just another in a string of R&B ingénues to grace the charts with her aerated paean to Stateside masculinity – a West London girl gone global, jamming with Kanye West – she might also just be something new altogether: the first hip-hop swan princess.
Today, Estelle is wearing a grey jumper with asymmetric zips that looks very much like European avant-garde designer Martin Margiela. It turns out to be Alexander Wang, teamed with second-skin indigo jeans, knee boots and a Louis Vuitton headscarf.
While Hepburn may seem like something of a hackneyed reference point, with everyone from Coleen to Posh citing her as their stylistic exemplar, the miscegenation of Hepburn’s look being adopted by an urban girl does offer a whole new aesthetic. “In Funny Face she was all in black for the majority of the film, and she was an underground hipster kind of a girl,” muses Estelle. “She was able to morph, she was able to go in any direction and still set a trend. Grace Jones was a piece of frigging art, she was a mannequin, she went with the androgynous thing, she took it and went as far as she could go with it; that’s fearless, that’s crazy, that’s not been done and I admire that.”
So, if everyone else is wearing PVC leggings or Ugg boots or any of the other unthinking trends that pollute our sartorial cosmos, does she buy into them? “No. I’d do it when it had finished or I’d do it way before they would do it.”
As you’d expect of a new-school swan, she’s a resolute classicist when it comes to labels. Her favourites are Fendi, Chanel and YSL. “Mr Lagerfeld, we love you. I’d love to meet him,” she enthuses. “I also like Jean-Pierre Braganza. He is great.”
But it’s shoes she reserves her most intense passion for. “I’m a shoe freak – the first thing I go for is a shoe. I’ve got 400 or 500 pairs. I go in for new shoe designers, like Charlotte Olympia. I love Nicholas Kirkwood; I’ve been standing in his shoes for two years. Shoes are like an artwork – they’re investments as well, and they always fit. For regular days, I’m all about the flats. I’m not into people who always run around in dumb high heels. The higher the better on stage, the higher the better when you’re going to a party and the higher the better when you wanna feel sexy.”
