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It's an attitude that can leave a mark in multiple ways. I still have scars from my first fashion show season, says Hamburg-born model Sophia Ahrens. At work, my feet were always too big, and while she notes that putting sample shoes on was always a real struggle, getting them off was even more dramatic.

Though she knew that a career in jewelry was her destiny, West didn't enter the business to become a designer. I was so young I didn't have a major plan, she says. I just knew I wanted to work with diamonds and gems, but at the time I didn't know what capacity that Golden Goose Sale would be.

Celebrating the art of the body, French swimwear and lingerie label Eres designs uncomplicated and chic separates made from sumptuous www.goldengoosers.com lace and luxe silks. Eres presents its collections in a way that feels totally personal and customizable. Mix and match lace bralettes with a high-waist brief one day and a bikini the next-or you can add on a more supportive style with your favorite bottoms.

Though I've always been a little embarrassed by my height, when I started working in fashion, developing my own sense of style meant coming to terms with my stature. Not only did I actually feel short backstage at a handful of fashion shows, but I fell in love with flat shoes, and as Vogue's accessories director, this devotion has only deepened. It's the immense variety that I'm delighted by-brightly colored ballet flats, classic loafers, patterned mules, shiny Beatle boots, and metallic gladiator sandals that wrap all the way up the leg.