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I don't like clogs, but the shop has some decent pairs of hhs. Too bad it's another store in the US. *jealous*

Available in the UK and will probably ship to EU: http://www.office.co.uk/womens/jeffrey_campbell/charlie_heeled_clog/37/8971/23497/1/ There may be other EU based suppliers.

First give them a good clean and polish. Possibly use saddle soap or other leather cleaner on them though some fine leathers might not look quite so good after this. For the insides try bicarbonate of soda. It's sold for deodourising things and I've used it with success on stale smells in cushions and suchlike.

He will be totally anonymous amongst all the thousands of other guys wearing heels.

He is a safe pair of hands.

In an HH forum shouldn't that be a safe pair of feet:smile:

Dishlem, if you are size UK9 and not too far away you can see and try some of my pairs of HH before you decide what sort of things to buy. I can't claim a huge collection but it may give you some inspiration.

I'm in North London. No problem having stuff delivered here and would be happy to meet you.

Eventually got them in brown as they were out of stock of black, despite still having them on their website. They run a bit small. I can wear them comfortably enough but my heels overhang the back slightly which isn't very aesthetically pleasing. Not sure if stretching will do the trick as the footbed is barely long enough to accomodate my foot. Got to decide whether to keep them or return them in the next couple of days. It's a tough decision as I really like them. If I keep them I'll probably dye them black.

I've ordered them in black. I'll post again when they arrive to say whether they fit or not.

http://www.katekuba.co.uk/p9121/Ohio-High-heeled-wooden-clog-in-Black/product_info.html

Try Next they have some very similar and they go up to 43.

I've seen the Next clogs but none of the simple open back designs are plain leather.

I'm tempted to order the Kate Kuba clogs anyway. If they don't fit all I've risked is the return postage.

These were the shoes I was thinking of buying. Is there likely to be a bit more latitude with clogs than with other styles?

http://www.katekuba.co.uk/p9128/Ohio-High-heeled-wooden-clog-in-Brown/product_info.html

Does anyone have any experience with Kate Kuba shoes? They are one of those compnies that equates women's UK8 to EU41 and men's UK8 to EU42. http://www.katekuba.co.uk/pages.php?pID=9 Does anyone know if they come up big or small?

Hoping that their UK8 stands a chance of fitting me. In mens shoes I'm a smallish UK9/EU43, UK8/EU42 OK in some styles. The old Faith size 9 fitted nicely with a little room to spare

For sales withinthe EU the vendor should charge VAT at the rate in his country unless the buyer is VAT registered and puts the VAT number on the order. For sales from within the EU to outside the EU no VAT should be charged. I have seen several websites (not necessarily shoe retailers) where this is done automatically though I can't recall any particular ones at present. If an EU based vendor isn't VAT registered in his home country then there is no difference between sales to EU and elsewhere. I don't know if there are any special VAT arrangments for trade between the EU and EFTA areas. This would include Norway and Switzerland.

So Hardeep does appear to make exceptions for his rule.

I think he is just a bit worried about his image and perhaps a bit confused. That would be true for many of here at HHP and indeed anyone who has wondered whether to push sartorial boundaries. We often draw parallels with when women first wore trousers or with men wearing earrings. Both are now mainstream but the pioneers were presumably either bold, in some doubt or both.

As the OP of this thread may I politely ask that the OT stuff is done elsewhere.

Hardeep Singh Kohli is a well known broadcaster here in the UK. He has occasionally caused controversy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeep_Singh_Kohli

IMO, the interview was a sane and useful look at men wearing heels. It's good to hear the subject discussed in a reasonable and measured way rather than a "isn't this weird" or "wow look at him" way. I knew before I heard the programme that HSK had done some CD/drag stuff so I was a little surprised to hear his point of view. He's not in the same league as Eddie Izzard, either doing CD or as a comedian:smile:

Welcome from another London based heel lover. Thanks especially for a good and informative introduction. Only about a dozen pairs of HH at my house, mainly boots. I'm about half a size bigger than you which makes it just a little harder to find nice heels that fit well. Like you, I'm fortunate in having a supportive partner who likes seeing me in heels though she isn't much of a heel wearer herself.

BBC Radio 4. Women's Hour

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb

Friday 16th July. About 36 minutes into programme.

Hardeep Singh Kohli and Catherine Hayward, fashion director for Esquire magazine join Jenni to talk men, shoes and elevation.

Direct link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p008wp7n

Does no harm for the famous to be felled once in a while.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10400000/newsid_10403300/10403307.stm

I don't take anything the docs give me for the migraines anymore. They prescribed Diclofenac for years which is one of the reasons why my stomach is ruined and recently given me Tramadol, a morphine derivative which I haven't even taken as I've found morphine so disgusting in the past when in hospital that I don't fancy hallucinating when wanting to decapitate myself.

These are nasty sledgehammer drugs. They have their uses but Tramadol is notorious for side effects and to be avoided unless essential.

As a long term migraine sufferer I got my life back when they invented the triptan drugs back in the 1990s. They are NOT painkillers and have no effect on ordinary headaches. They are so-called 5HT inhibitors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptan I still use the original Imigran as this works well and has no side effects for me. One big discovery was that 25mg dose works just as well if not better than 50mg so I cut each pill in half. If you haven't tried them you can now get small quantities over the counter in the UK. Much better to get them on prescription. Most people tolerate them well but be cautious if you have a heart condition. I think it's also available as a nasal spray and an injectible for those who have serious nausea problems with their migraines.

Paracetamol and Codeine (Co-Codamol) is an interesting drug. There's only 8mg of codeine in a 500mg pill so it's a very small dose. SOme people used to buy lots of these to extract the codeine but that's harder since they regulated the permitted pack size. Codeine is a very safe painkiller, main side effect is constipation which is hardly likely at that dose. The paracetamol would destroy your liver first! The body metabolises codeine into a morphine-like compound but about 10% of people lack the ability to do this. For them, codeine has no effect on pain at all.

PS: For those in the US I believe that Paracetamol and Codeine is not available over the counter. Canadians can buy it but with caffeine added. This is supposed to improve its efficacy.

Shoe based dance show at Sadler's Wells September 2010:

http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/Shoes

Surely there must be a fancy dress shop not too far from you that will have a selections of inexpensive novelty wigs. There's one in most towns.

.... ther're to big to upload.....

Easy to resize pictures.

If you're running Windows XP just download the Image Resizer from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx This has to be one of the simplest and most useful little utilities I have on my PC.

Alternatively any image manipulation program can do the job. From full blown Photoshop (ludicrous overkill for qick resizing) downwards. I do a lot of simple picture tweaking with Irfanview. http://download.cnet.com/IrfanView/3000-2192_4-10021962.html

The boots sound good too but we've just had our freezing winter here in the UK.

Bad things happen if you fly through a cloud of volcanic ash.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8622293.stm

Maybe they are over-reacting by closing down large parts of airspace but I really wouldn't like to be on a plane that gets into trouble.

Global warming is irrelevant except that the ash clouds may cause some temporary cooling. This happened in a big way after some huge historical eruptions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer

Add me to the list of wanting those Louboutins. Again they don't make my size which is just as well as I think that £250 is a substantial underestimate. I have a horrible feeling that £600 may be closer to the truth.

... If you don't believe me, set aside several hours to look at the history of the application of VAT to 'food' - ....

Or the VAT chaos in the early 1980s when we had 8% and 25% rates. Some industries, notably my own field of electronics, had any number of marginal cases which had to be clarified.

Of course it was an April fools joke. What's more it was a conspiracy too, hatched between Puffer and myself. His professional expertise in legal small print made what would otherwise have been a fairly lame and obvious joke into something rather better.