Generally I can talk more than I can walk, however, in this instance I had walked across 96,000 sq ft, some of it twice over and had almost been gob-smacked into silence!
The lovely Carla had introduced me to nearly 300,000 pairs of shoes, sandals and other ‘sole’ mates and not even broken sweat.
Flicking her hair and stopping briefly to chat with the sales assistant about her newly acquired Gucci open toes, she causally let me know that Level Shoe District would offer nearly 500,000 pairs of footwear to select from as part of its Autumn-Winter collection.
Strictly the sneakers and jeans variety, I tried to maintain my cynicism. But how do you do that when you get to choose between 260 designer brands, of which 60 are exclusive to the region?
The list of designers available at Level Shoe District, Dubai Mall, reads like a guest list of Hollywood stars at the Oscars.
Guarded by the likes of Prada, Fendi, Channel and Louis Vuitton, flanked by Burberry, Jil Sander, Alexander McQueen and House of Harlow, throwing in even Polo Ralph Lauren and Nike, this is one shoe offering that will ensure you never leave empty-handed.
In fact, Carla and I took a few minutes to calculate how long it would take us to try on all the shoes in the store.
Even if we did not stop to strut across the carpets, admiring our feet, the upcoming 24 hours non-stop shopping weekends would not be enough!
I can hardly wait for Level Shoe District to open to the public this Friday and by the looks on the faces of the other ladies walking out of there, many shoe fantasies are about to be satisfied!
