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The fashion influence of Alexandra of Denmark was so strong that when she was left with a permanent limp due to a bad case of rheumatic fever, wealthy women began to imitate her by walking with a simulated limp. To make it more realistic, they even wore shoes with different sized heels.

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The fashion influence of Alexandra of Denmark was so strong that when she was left with a permanent limp due to a bad case of rheumatic fever, wealthy women began to imitate her by walking with a simulated limp. To make it more realistic, they even wore shoes with different sized heels.

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