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In the soft, diffused light of her boudoir, a woman, clad only in a silk robe, begins her ritual. She carefully unties her Converse sneakers, letting them drop to the floor, and steps out of them, her feet sinking into the plush carpet. She picks up one sneaker, inhaling deeply, her eyes fluttering closed as she takes in the scent. She runs her tongue along the sole, her body quivering with anticipation, before slipping the sneaker onto her foot, her body undulating as she imagines the sneaker's journey, the places it's been, the stories it could tell.