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Found a little article relating to this film thats heel related from dailyitem.com
In her shoes: Movie costume designer recruits the high-heel Dream Team
NEW YORK AP — Women might have many rocky relationships in their lives, even in their closets. Skinny jeans, thong underwear, wavy hair and tans are great when they're good but can turn into enemies on a moment's notice. When it comes to shoes, though, the love affair sails smoothly.
Could there be any reaction other than adoration to a pair of jet-black, super-shiny Stella McCartney patent leather pumps with scalloped edges that teeter on 4 1/2-inch heels?
"Once the high heel was invented — it began appearing at the end of the 16th century or early 17th century, women become pretty interested in transformative powers of high heels. ... They say 'status,' 'sexuality,' 'sexual appeal' and 'femininity' all at once," says Elizabeth Semmelhack, curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.
Those McCartney patent pumps are the first thing the audience sees in the new movie "In Her Shoes" and they represent the thing that women who like high-heel shoes — and that's a lot of women — have in common: They're an instant lift when it comes to one's place in the world.
"Shoes are historically and traditionally caught up with sexuality. What kind of shoe you wear is an identifying mark of a woman," says Sophie de Rakoff, the film's costume designer.
Toni Collette's film character, a mediocre-looking Rose Feller, sums up women's attraction to the all-important accessory with, "I guess, when I feel sad, I like to treat myself to something. Clothes never look good, food just makes me fatter ... shoes always fit."
"That's universal thinking among women," says de Rakoff. "And a good pair of shoes can tip a look one way, and a bad pair can go the other way. If you don't have $2,000 to spend on a Lanvin dress, you can spend $300 on great shoes. You can wear them more often and they don't date as quickly."
Rose collects shoes because they're part of the fantasy life she wants to lead. She's successful and can afford a closet full of the most stylish stilettos. Unfortunately she has nowhere to wear them.
Her flaky, irresponsible and beautiful sister Maggie, played by Cameron Diaz, has lots of places to parade around in her sister's shoes. But you can be sure she has none of her own, except a beat-up pair of canvas sneakers.
Knowing that Rose was the character buying all the shoes gave de Rakoff, whose other credits include "Legally Blonde" and "Just Like Heaven," the opportunity to recruit a Dream Team roster: Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Chanel, Delman, among others.
"It was important to pick well-established, well-recognized brands. They're the shoes that when you're walking around the department store you say, 'I wish I had $600 to buy those shoes.'"
Unfortunately, de Rakoff says, the budget didn't allow for the $250,000 she would've liked to spend on shoes.
That resulted in a mix of product placements, rented shoes from costume shops and even shoes from her own collection. "I have very small feet. Somehow Cameron managed to jam her feet in there, though. I'm a 7 and she has these long skinny feet. I was impressed," de Rakoff says with a laugh.
Any shoe that was important to the film, such as the black Jimmy Choo Jacey pump with grommets that symbolizes the sisters' relationship when its heel breaks, gets archived with the studio. "It was a shoe that worked for both girls in both their circumstances. It was groovy enough for Cameron to wear and good enough for Toni to wear to a wedding," de Rakoff explains.
For another important wedding shoe, this one to be worn by the bride, de Rakoff had half a dozen pairs made from a 1950s pattern so they would be historically correct as if passed down through generations. She couldn't use actual '50s shoes because women's feet tended to be smaller then and they wouldn't have fit either of the movie's stars. She copied all the details, from the peeptoe front to the slingback strap. "It wasn't a super-skinny stiletto. They wore heels thicker then, and it was a 3-inch heel not a 4-inch. And it had to be satin. Satin has been used for bridal shoes forever," she says.
Most decades-old high-heeled shoes would be perfectly appropriate at any cocktail party today, says the Bata Museum's Semmelhack, who just put together the exhibit "Icon of Elegance: Influential Shoe Designers of the 20th Century."
When Roger Vivier created the stiletto in the early '50s, he created an instant design classic. Only during the '60s did young women revolt against high heels. Instead, they wore schoolgirl-style shoes with chunky heels and Mary-Jane straps, Semmelhack says, "but by the disco era, everyone was wearing stilettos again."
They owe their continuing popularity to the statement they make.
"You can be transformed from a soccer mom to a diva with a pair of Christian Louboutins, even if you're in the same T-shirt and jeans," Semmelhack says.
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I thought most of them were horrible, The only one I would be interested in were the ones by Claudia Schiffer
Agreed and the Joan Collins ones - not keen on platforms.
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Just an Idea...... could most of the glue be around the sole area. In which case if wearing closed shoes insoles inside the shoes might stop contact between the foot and glue. If glue is present on the uppers then obviously this is not going to work.
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Anyone in the UK see the Premier to Kinky Boots on ITV2 this evening 8.00PM. Very interesting behind the scenes footage. Also Celebrities were invited to design their own boots which were modelled at a fashion show to auction for charity. Like to see what the boots looked like and what they went for.
Just found this article:
Celebrities have designed their own version of kinky boots to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS foundation.
Sophie Anderton modelled a pair of thigh high red and black boots designed by Jaquetta Wheeler to promote the auction.
The auction will be held at the premiere of new movie Kinky Boots in London this week.
Fashion designer Sadie Frost, Cher and supermodel Elle Mc Pherson are among the stars who have designed their own creations.
Other celebrities who have taken part include Sting and wife Trudi Styler, Jemima Khan, celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli and veteran actress Joan Collins.
The collection has been handmade by a bespoke shoemaker and will be on display in the windows of Selfridges Oxford Street in London from October 6th- October 20th.
Might be of interest to any heel meets in london during those dates.
Some of the boots are up for sale on Ebay UK!!!
Here are the Links:
And Some Pictures of those already sold:
Cher
Jemima Khan:
Julien McDonald
Sadie Frost
Sopie Anderton + 2 modeled by her.
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Barney 15c:-)
I would like you to know that all of your efforts in typing all of the Kinky Boots articles out for us was not in vain. Even though it was a lot of reading, it was very interesting reading and I enjoyed your efforts very much. I now have a very good idea of the film Kinky Boots and the story behind it. Now if it only shows up in a threatre near me. Thanks!
Cheers---
Dawn HH
HeHe Cut and Paste is your friend...however I appreciate your comments Dawn and hope you all found the articles interesting.
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I dont know if that only applies to Payapl payments only, in anycase i was stupid enought to send his goods to him first and did not send them by registered post. One thing is certain... I have no intention in letting him get away with it.
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Whilst Trawling for stories about the Kinky Boot film I came across a story on BBC Leicester about another UK firm that makes Kinky Boots - Leicester based Hayway.
The story also covers a radio report of a male reporter who tries on some of the boots (look for the Realplay link that says Philip at Hayway) and a small photo gallery which is a bit dissapointing as the boots are not as prominant as they could have been.
Enjoy!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2004/11/09/kinky_boots_feature.shtml
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One more from the Film telegraph which also shows a pair of the boots featured in the film.
The duo behind Calendar Girls is back with Kinky Boots, another very British comedy. They talk to David Gritten
'We've learned a very British way of making films," producer Nick Barton muses. "British films, that is, backed with American money."
Kinky Boots: 'we were often reminded we were making the film for Disney'
Barton and his producing partner Suzanne Mackie, who run Harbour Pictures, hit the jackpot two years ago with Calendar Girls. Now they're seeking to repeat the trick with a new film, Kinky Boots.
The two titles easily qualify for Barton's phrase "very British". Yet they have more in common than Britishness.
Both are comedies, based on true stories. Calendar Girls was the story of a group of Women's Institute members in Yorkshire, who posed nude for a calendar to raise funds for a leukaemia charity. Kinky Boots is about a failing Northamptonshire shoe factory owner who faces making his workforce redundant; he keeps his factory open by making high-heeled boots for drag artistes and transvestites.
It's starting to look like a Harbour Pictures brand: comic yet melancholic stories of British eccentricity, torn from the headlines, with a naughty-but-nice, laughter-through-tears quality.
"People will think we made Kinky Boots as a result of Calendar Girls, but we were developing the two together," says Barton. "With Kinky Boots, it took us four years to get everything right, especially the script, and a year to actually make it. But it's been around since 2000."
That was the year Barton and Mackie signed with Buena Vista, Disney's subsidiary in London. They agreed a "first-look deal" - a retainer to support the cost of developing film ideas, for which Buena Vista had first right of refusal. The deal was remarkable: although both have TV backgrounds (Barton in documentaries, Mackie in drama), neither had ever produced a feature film.
Calendar Girls did more than enough to vindicate the deal for Daniel Battsek, the Buena Vista executive who signed them. Now Barton and Mackie again find themselves handily placed: Battsek has just moved to New York to head up Miramax, the legendary Disney-owned company founded and until recently run by the flamboyant Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob.
Battsek sees Harbour Pictures as a lynch-pin of the new Miramax: Kinky Boots will be its first British release on his watch. "They have a very smart knack of finding projects like this," he says of Barton and Mackie. "They have their noses to the ground, and a fantastic eye for ideas that might have cinematic appeal."
With three film ideas now in development with Buena Vista and the doors of Miramax wide open, Barton and Mackie's position is hugely enviable. It's also deserved: they are two of the British film industry's nicer people, with none of the arrogance to be found in some quarters. Maybe it's because they came to it later in life: Barton is in his early sixties, while Mackie is 20 years younger.
Despite their ascendancy, however, they're feeling some pre-release trepidation about Kinky Boots. "Calendar Girls was charming and delightful," Mackie says. "And in Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, it had two stars. Kinky Boots might divide people. It's a complicated film."
It's also star-free. The shoe factory owner (named Charlie Price, but based on a real man, Steve Pateman) is played by little-known Australian actor, Joel Edgerton. The role of Lola, the (fictional) drag artiste who comes to Charlie's aid, went to Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dirty Pretty Things), in a variety of wigs, floaty dresses and, of course, high heels. He's a fine actor, but hardly a box-office draw.
The film also needed to skirt around a taste issue. In reality, the new lines of rubber, PVC or leather boots were not sold primarily to drag artistes, but to fetishists. Mackie concedes this is glossed over: "We soft-pedalled it. We were often reminded we were making the film for Disney."
Still, backed by a hefty marketing budget, Kinky Boots has a good chance of commercial success. And Barton and Mackie's stars will surely continue to rise. Their next film might be about the Fathers 4 Justice movement. "That's a serious issue," Barton says. "But then we've never said we'd be tied down to comedy - or any one kind of film."
Also a good story in the Daily Mirror about Steve Pateman (The original Kinky Boot Proprietor) I can t cut and paste this story unfortunately
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And a less than enthusiastic review
from thezreview.co.ukFrom the poster and what I had already read about the plot, I was able to make certain assumptions before I saw “Kinky Boots,” the new British comedy from the producers of “Calendar Girls.” I had heard that the story was based – loosely, I imagine – on a real shoe factory in England which, when facing money problems, decided to start producing for a more niche market: transvestites. I assumed what I always assume about British comedies like this: there will be a romantic subplot; there will be a cast of colourful characters, probably including old women who have the dirtiest lines; there will be some story of sadness or loss; there will be moments of doubt, and, of course, there will be a happy ending. As there is a transvestite in the story, I also assumed that there would be a subplot about rejection and acceptance.
After seeing the movie, I discovered that, alas, I was absolutely right. But that the movie is formulaic is not the biggest problem; the real, and surprising, issue with “Kinky Boots” is that it isn’t very funny. At times it is sweet, at times amusing, but, if you’ll excuse my complete lack of objectivity, I only laughed out loud twice. When filmmakers limit themselves to a tired formula, they should try, somewhere along the line, to breathe a little freshness into it.
The movie tells the story of Charlie Price, who has recently inherited his father’s shoe company. On a visit to London, he bumps into Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a transvestite who performs at a Soho club, and when she complains about how women’s shoes are not ideally designed for carrying the weight of a man, Charlie sees this as the solution to his factory’s troubles, and goes immediately into the production of the ‘kinky boots,’ with the help of Lola, who acts as designer.
Charlie’s relationship with his fiancée, meanwhile, is becoming more strained, especially as she realises that their plans for a big house and expensive wedding may have to be scrapped. Indeed, Charlie seems closer to Lauren, a worker at the factory. Could there be something there? Surely not.
At times sweet, and with a few good musical numbers, “Kinky Boots” never-the-less suffers from, for one thing, a lack of risk-taking; it felt far too safe, for a movie about shoes for drag queens. The jokes aren’t very naughty (nor generally very funny), and the romance and acceptance subplots are so unoriginal they could have written themselves. “Calendar Girls” tells a similar story, but with better characters, funnier dialogue, and, frankly, better performances; the only one you will really remember from this movie is Ejiofor’s; he carries both joy and conviction in his role.
I feel somewhat torn about this movie; the little demon in my head is telling me that’s it’s too formulaic, and not funny enough, and ultimately pointless, since “Calendar Girls” is a better version of similar material. The little angel in my head, however, is telling me that the movie is innocent fun and sweet enough to recommend, for Ejiofor’s performance if nothing else. As it happens, I saw the movie just after “Thumbsucker,” a fresh, intelligent and at times very funny comedy, which showed up “Kinky Boots” for lacking in originality and for taking no risks, so I guess I’m going to listen to the little demon, who is telling me that as amusing as the movie is for about 45 minutes, you can have too much of a mediocre thing.
2 Stars out of 5
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Another Article in ICWales.com about actor Chiwetel Ejifor one of the actors in Kinky Boots who plays TV Lola
"New star 'Chewy' gets kinky
He’s the name to watch at the moment with no less than three big movies out in the next few weeks – but you still wouldn’t want to be in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s shoes right now.
For a start, they’re four inches high with a steel heel, bright, shiny leather and thigh length – to boot.
Not that the dashing young star has something he wants to tell us – off screen he does favour a more down to earth, masculine shoe. But on screen, in his latest role as Lola, a statuesque transvestite, he likes nothing more than donning a pair of rather fetching kinky boots.
And though he gives a towering performance, in the new film called Kinky Boots, opening on Friday October 7, it’s clear Chiwetel suffered for his art.
“Those boots were painful,” he says with a wince.
But that was just the start of it. The transformation from Chiwetel to Lola isn’t one the obliging star would like to repeat in a hurry.
“I was into wardrobe for the first hour and a half which was all tights and the layers and the hiding bits and pieces – the idea of which I found really interesting,” he laughs sheepishly.
“I also had to have my chest and body hair shaved, wear fake nails and face pulls which are basically bits of tape attached to a very strong thread that’s glued all around the edge of my face and then pulled to yank the face back.
“Then I was back for the wigs and the boots and the agony of the corsets and mind numbing pain of clip-on earrings,” he adds with a dramatic flourish.
So now he knows what it feels like to be a girl, it does beg the question why he would want to? After all, with his athletically muscular physique the 28-year-old star wouldn’t seem the obvious candidate to play a Soho drag queen.
“The opportunity to play a character like that is so rare,” he explains. “I thought the script was fun and interesting and the character really spoke to me - this conflicted person who’s also sweet and determined, as well as sassy and sexy.”
In fact, Chiwetel was so eager to get the part of Lola he even took his own wig to the audition and ended up bearing a striking resemblance to a top supermodel, apparently.
“The casting people told me I looked like Naomi Campbell – with a difference,” he laughs. “The first time I put on that wig I thought, ‘This is going to be a very enjoyable part’.”
Kinky Boots is based on the true story of a Northampton shoe manufacturer who saves the ailing family business by creating a brand new line of erotic boots for men, following a chance encounter with sassy cabaret star Lola (Chiwetel) in London.
The role meant that as well as donning his kinky boots Chiwetel also had to learn how to become a fully-fledged drag artist, something he quickly realised he had a flair for.
“I was itching to get to Soho,” he grins. “That’s where Lola comes alive and it’s her turf. It was a chance for me to let her loose. The only other time I’ve sung is in a musical, which was fantastic but my notes were a little flat. However with this I seemed to develop a strong cabaret style. The songs were great fun to record and sing along to.
“There’s a scene where I have to walk onto the stage in a club with all the extras who were transvestites and all in drag. It was just an amazing experience and the crowd erupted into applause when ’Lola’ walked on.”
It’s a testament to Chiwetel’s versatility that he makes for a very credible Lola. The busy actor is also opening in two other films which couldn’t be more different. Serenity, also opening on Friday October 7, is a sci-fi romp from writer Joss Whedon, who also penned Buffy The Vampire Slayer. In it Chiwetel plays The Operative, a space baddie. He plays another kind of villain in the revenge thriller, Four Brothers, which opens on Friday September 30.
“That’s the great thing about being an actor you get to play very different characters in very different circumstances,” says Chiwetel with some understatement.
Born in south London to Nigerian parents, Chiwetel has had something of a career spurt in the past couple of years. He made his big screen debut eight years ago in Stephen Spielberg’s Amistad. But it was his award-winning role in the 2002 movie Dirty Pretty Things that propelled him into the big league.
Since then top directors have clamoured to work with him, including Richard Curtis for Love Actually, Spike Lee for the recent She Hates Me and Woody Allen’s Melinda And Melinda.
“I feel very fortunate working with those specific film-makers,” he says.
“The size of a part is not a primary consideration for me. I just enjoy working with people that I want to work with on scripts that I like.”
The star, who now divides his time between London and LA, is also a highly respected stage actor, with acclaimed performances in Blue/Orange and Romeo And Juliet. Even though he’s now in big demand in Hollywood, he admits he’d love to tread the West End boards again.
“It’s always just a matter of time before I want to get back on stage,” he smiles. “I think that time is fast approaching.”
And who knows he might just decide to tread them in something a little more kinky, now that he’s learned to walk in high heels.
“I don’t want to be seen as a serious young actor,” he smiles. “I’m happy to have a go at anything. And I don’t want to cut corners. The whole point of doing Lola is that you want to completely invest your time and energy in the character, so when you’ve finished you feel you did as much and got as much out of it as you possibly could.”
It seems those boots were made for walking after all – with a slight wiggle maybe.
Real Name: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Chewy to his mates)
Birthdate: July 10, 1977
Significant Other: Single
Career High: His award-winning breakthrough role for the 2002 movie Dirty Pretty Things
Career Low: Fake nails, shaved body hair, tight corsets, tight wigs – just another day at the office for his role in Kinky Boots
Famous For: Those Kinky Boots
Words of Wisdom: On high heels: “It doesn’t make any sense. It’s designed to cause pain. But girls do look nice in them”
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Here is a little background Story I found about the film on the Northamptontoday.com website.
Interesting Read
"No business like shoe business
Blockbuster movie The Full Monty made Sheffield famous for male strippers. Now Kinky Boots looks like making Northamptonshire famous for erotic footwear.
The county follows towns that have been immortalised in a new genre of films that showcases Britain's homegrown talent, stories and locations.
The producers behind 2003's Calendar Girls have turned their attention to the county and its traditional industry, that has been dying on its feet.
Kinky Boots – which recently premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival and to London's film critics – tells the story of a family-owned shoe factory that reinvents itself to save itself.
The new Brit-flick was filmed on location in Northampton, at shoemaker Tricker's & Co, in St Michael's Road, The Mounts, for four weeks at the end of last year.
Kinky Boots is based on the true story of Steve Pateman, who turned his family's ailing traditional shoe factory in Earls Barton into one of the country's leading erotic footwear suppliers.
Film production company Harbour Pictures bought the rights to the story in 2001 and has spent the last four years writing, planning, casting and shooting the movie, which is released in UK cinemas on October 7.
Kinky Boots is a very Northam-ptonshire film. Rather than just using the Tricker's factory and Northampton as a location, it is about the town, its people and the boot and shoe industry that has such a rich and long history here.
Tricker's, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary, was shut down for a month in December last year, during filming and half the workforce acted as extras.
As well as filming in the working factory, with actors using real equipment, the crew was shooting out and about in Northampton.
The area around All Saints and The Mounts are some of the places featured, while many people will recognise their streets, houses and alleyways.
Harbour Pictures producer Nick Barton said: "We liked the original idea after seeing a documentary about Steve Pateman and went up to the factory. It was really interesting; they were making men's and women's shoes and then we saw these red leather boots coming round the carousel.
"Northampton and five or six surrounding villages are the centre of men's shoe-making in Britain, so we always knew Kinky Boots would be centred here. But we didn't know whether we would film in Northampton because of problems of finding a factory.
"We looked at building our own shoe factory, but that was too expensive, or using an empty warehouse. But then we realised we'd have to fully equip it. In the end, we persuaded Tricker's to close down for four weeks."
Kinky Boots stars Joel Edgerton, who played Owen Lars in Star Wars, as shoe factory heir Charlie Price, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, from Love Actually, as transvestite Simon/Lola.
The film is the second from Harbour Pictures after Calendar Girls, which was based on the true story of Women's Institute members who shocked the WI by making a nude calendar.
Calendar Girls took more than £20 million at the UK box office and went on to take in excess of $30 million at American cinemas.
Kinky Boots has been touted as bigger than Calendar Girls.
Suzanne Mackie, another Harbour Pictures producer, said: "We started this in 1999, when we had just started the development for Calendar Girls. I was really conscious that we had two true stories, both British, both potentially parochial, charming and with a slick of British eccentricity. Kinky Boots could have stayed as exactly that, but it would not have reached the same international market.
"From the start, we knew it would need something more. We had the ambition that Kinky Boots would be more than Calendar Girls and had the potential to be a really special film. It is an intimate and raw story, like a lavish Baz Lurhmann fairytale, but, hopefully, also funny."
She added: "It's about two unlikely worlds that come together: Soho and slightly-conservative middle England."
Much is made of the contrast between the factories and terraces of provincial Northampton and cool, hedonistic Soho.
One scene throws up a contradiction that will baffle locals. It is set in a quaint, cobbled square boasting a Continental restaurant, with tables outside. A flower seller offers his wares and a Chronicle & Echo vendor is doing a roaring trade from his stall.
Simon, in his male clothing, struts up to Charlie and, with a flourish of arms, declares loudly: "Darling, I have found a little corner of Soho in Northampton!"
Townsfolk may wonder why they haven't come across this lovely plaza, but Suzanne Mackie laughed as she confessed: "That's Hoxton Square in London! We could not find a square in Northampton that we could use."
Never mind. Next month, Northampton will make it to the silver screen for the world to enjoy."
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tell his wife he bought a pair of high heels and then, if all else fails, then take him to court. (and, if I really wanted to embarrass him, I would write a letter to the editor, mention his name and the fact that he didn't pay for a pair of high heels he purchased on eBay.
)OOOH id be so tempted
No better not, he's got my address a quick look at my feedback and he will see i buy a lot of shoes on ebay (and sell them) and do the dirty on me! If this gets sorted out to my satisfaction I might direct him to our site, the boots were obviously for him as he asked for discrete packaging, dont sell him anything though if he come onboard :rofl:
I like your style tho' Bubba thats my type of humour
Some good suggestions so far - keep them rolling folks, particulary regarding the Small Claims Court (Would it be too small (£32) to launch a claim?) Anybody got a legal brain? Thanks again!
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Want some advice with regards to an Ebay problem, this would be more applicable to UK forum members as laws vary from country to country Basically I’ve got a non paying bidder for a pair of Evans Womens boots I sold on Ebay. The Alarm bells should have started ringing when I saw he had a (0) rating, but he was local (no more than 4 miles away) so I thought he wouldn’t try it on with me – Wrooong!!!
The boots went for £26 with £6 postage, they were too heavy to send 1st class so they went by parcel post. Also as I was going away for 2 weeks I thought I would send them on before payment was received as a goodwill gesture and he could mail me money so I received it on my return.
Well when I got back – no cheque, so I mailed him a reminder, after a few days he gets back and says he’s been in hospital with appendicitis and that money will be sent in the next few days. I don’t have to tell you it hasn’t arrived, we are now looking at over 4 weeks. :x
I’ve now filed a non paying bidder complaint and see if he has a crumb of decency and pay what is mine. And written him a terse mail stating that I will take out a Small Claims Court Action against him to recover my money.
I know I’ve broken two cardinal rules here, but i have to move forward:
1.Be wary when dealing with new buyers
2. Don’t send anything out before receiving the money 1st
What I want your opinions on are:
Would I be able to file an Action for a relatively small amount, a problem here is that I sent boots by parcel post and don’t have proof of postage, but by stating in an email to me that he would be sending money on – is this strong enough to be proof that he received them?
As he is local, go to his address and have it out with him and try and recover my money that way.
I would do either of the above if the Non Paying Bidder Action proves fruitless.
A lesson learnt here, cant believe I gave the guy so much slack, i've almost hung myself :rofl:
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See if you can guess who made all the boots etc. for the film?
Taking a wild stab in the dark here....
Steve Pateman's Divine (Of whom the film is based on) ?
Little Shoe Box?
BTW I hope this reaches the cult status of Rocky Horror - another reason to wear boots / high heels out in public
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Well as promised here they are.
Bright and Gaudy arent they :rofl:
They'd cause heads to turn on a woman let alone a man.
J Renees' bought of Ebay about a year ago - still don't know why I bought them, obviously a red mist came over me.
Can anyone beat this for bad taste!!!
Please excuse the hairy legs - Missus wont let me shave them.
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Anybody heard about the New film out "Kinky Boots" film that goes on release in October. Apparently its based on the Real Life "Kinky Boot Factory" in Northamptonshire that had to make High heel Fetish shoes to stay in business when the market for conventional footwear dropped. There was a program made called "Trouble at the Top" by the BBC a few years ago too. Basic plot line: "In Kinky Boots, lead character Charlie discovers that the market is, sadly, going out of the English shoe business and, on meeting a transvestite, discovers that kinky boots may be the way forward in his bid to rescue the family's ailing company." Wonder if it wll be any good - didnt recognise any of the cast.
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What pair of shoes that you own would you consider your most outrageous. Are they gaudy, impossibly high, wierdly designed, highly coloured, bought in a fit of madness. Lets see your pictures! I have a pair which I think could be a strong contender (picture to be posted later today), do you think you can beat it? Mods please move to Favorite pictures forum if deemed necessary.
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Thank you Dawn
Yes the Ankle boots are particulary nice - there was one more pair that I was going to get of them (A Wine Coloured Tweed Material) but unfortunately my size has sold out (13, I could get away with a 12 but that has gone too). The feel and fit is very good, because of the lower heel 2.5 - 3 in they are very comfortable indeed.
All four pairs are of excellent quality and worth the extra mile it took to get them. I will defanately be using my contact again and have another pair of ankle boots on order.
The customs forms were sent off today to claim as much of the excess back as I can. My contact has apologised profusely and said that it will be made up to me in future orders.
Here is what i have on order at the mo'
I'll let you all know of my other orders as an when I get them.
Cheers,
Barney
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Hey Barney.
Glad it went well. Bit of a bummer with the customs charge - hopefully that will be sorted.
I'll probably order a pair at a time or something to avoid being stung by customs (the limit to import goods tax free is £18 I think).
Those boots look good!
Thanks Heel-D
The lady apologised and i've accepted it was a mistake, I told her to double check when she sends my next lot of boots off.
Customs have said providing I have sufficient evidence I should get a fair wedge back but I will have to take a hit on Parcel Forces charge (£13.50).
The boots are so good i'll accept that!
They are suprisingly well made and are better than some far more expensive shoes I have bought in the past so quality isnt an issue.
I would advise just ordering 1 or 2 pairs to avoid the shock I got, but she has assured me she will ensure that the forms are filled in correctly in the future
She will send marked as a "gift" so limit is £36 for that.
LMK how you get on if you do order any payless shoes (BTW she said she will order Zappos too if you want!)
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Thanks for your comments Bubba and Shafted.
The boots are very well made considering their price - around $25 - $30 each plus shipping and a "finders fee" for the lady who is sourcing and redistributing them for me. They probably work out a £1 per $1 when you factor that in, but I havent found that type of design in the size I require is not available in the UK, so it is worth it to me.
The only problem I had was a big customs bill which I have to resolve (the customs form was filled in incorrectly - instead of sayng that 4 pairs of boots were $15 each (I asked that my buyer underdeclare value and send as gift to keep customs fees down), the form stated 4 pairs at $60 each!! Then for some reason she repeated the order so it effectively made 8 x $60 = $480!!!). I have spoken to customs in the UK and I should be able to recover most of it back as I had paid through Paypal and through an Ebay auction, so all I have to do is send copies of those through with the customs docs on the parcels and I should get a cheque back in due course.
I'm glad I got them when i did as all my sizes have sold out (but Payless slashed most of the boots down by half price too
)I would imagine that the margins on payless shoes is such that it isnt viable to ship abroad - unless anyone knows different?
More pictures of my other payless shoes ordered - in due course.
Thanks for the pics, barney. I'm glad to hear the extra manuvering worked to your advantage and allowed you to get the shoes you wanted. Hope the system continues to work well for you.
(I really don't understand why PayLess doesn't ship outside of the United States?)
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My payless boots have arrived!
Well worth the wait and much better than I thought.
Very good value for money even with the extra costs involved
Still another 2 pairs to come, will post pics when they arrive.
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Might be of interest to some:
http://www.harleybootshop.com/harleydavidsonboots_womens1.htm
Don't know if Zappos are cheaper - also only go up to SZ11 US, several stilletto / high heel block styles over the two pages.
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Dr Shoe - I've PM'd you!
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Hi,
I bought a pair of Green Suede 5in Pumps a while back from someone.
They are made by Fredericks of Hollywood.
These are Spanish made with real leather soles and proper leather suede.
They are obviously fairly old as virtually all of FoH shoes are made in the Far East and most are man made material.
Does anyone have any idea how old they are Late 80's early 90's?
They are going up for sale on ebay as they run very small and i can just about wear them (They are a 13M US (11UK) but are at least a size smaller possibly more - would fit a large UK9 or Very Slim 10UK) which guts me as they are a quality pair of shoes, but i want to put in the description how old they are.
Any Help gratefully received.
Street shot postings
in Your Favourite High Heel Pictures
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Came across this by accident.
Very classy and organised site that has a number of street heel pictures organised into the 4 seasons and photographed in the streets of Paris.
Each picture is classified with when it was taken , and location in Paris where it was shot. The Site owner has recieved many good reviews for his site from a number of respected sources ie French newspaper LeFigaro, AOL.FR, RTL.FR etc.
Bruno Gregoir (who's the web master) appears to be a highly respected photographer according to the site.
Unfortunately it has been a while since he updated.
Very nice anyway.
A paris, LesElegantes
http://www.loveonthebeach.com/LesElegantes/fr/presse.html