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Lots of links and images for the Natacha Marro / Daphne Guinness shoes here...

http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50/daphne-guinness-july-2005-march-2010-a-28896-21.html

http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50/daphne-guinness-99909-23.html

Quite. Since only girls play netball anyway.

Eight hundred thousand Google results say otherwise... http://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=mens+netball

The caption says Christian Louboutin for Mark Fast so that clears that one up.

Really rough translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://mx.blogs.mujer.yahoo.com/entre-amigas/denisse-hernandez-article/post/denisse_hernandez/60/mision-comprar-zapatos.html&ei=0IuPTezTOouLhQfg1f27Dg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://mx.blogs.mujer.yahoo.com/entre-amigas/denisse-hernandez-article/post/denisse_hernandez/60/mision-comprar-zapatos.html%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dmozilla%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:unofficial%26prmd%3Divns

If you want a pair of those Louboutin Dafodile Strass note that the price is almost USD 7000. Yes, USD 7000. That isn't a typo.

I guess that's one way to keep 'em exclusive.

I'd assume they are Louboutin and the model would likely be Dafodile Strass with 160 mm heel and 50 mm platform.

Heidi Klum, Beyonce and others are already addicted to them.

Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, Netaporter, Luisa ViaRoma were all included in their site as retailers, including Internet. At least by March 2010.

Yes, there are a number of retailers that sell in-store and/or online and they are all listed at: http://www.christianlouboutin.com/#/our_boutiques

Everything else is fake.

There's several dozen videos, such as:

and and others.

There's several dozen videos, such as:

and others.

In an interview a year or two back, Mr Louboutin stated how many different hands a shoe passed through from cutting to finishing to boxing and how many processes were involved. The number was higher than you might have thought. This is still a labour intensive and skilled industry with only a certain amount of mechanisation possible.

One thing is for certain. Louboutin boots and shoes are no longer exclusive. There's literally dozens of places selling genuine Louboutins at knock-down prices all over the World.

But for the most part they will be fakes, as are those. Note too, the www.christianlouboutinshoesdirect.com website has since been taken down by legal action.

If the company/site isn't in this list, it's fake: http://www.christianlouboutin.com/#/our_boutiques

There are only a few genuine retailers of Louboutin footwear. Certainly, any site with the word Louboutin in it other than http://www.christianlouboutin.com/ is selling fake goods.

There are many victims in the trade of fake goods:

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-07-16/entertainment/17929207_1_web-sites-fakes-victimless-crime

I guess they are Christian Louboutin Daffodile model. http://us.christianlouboutin.com/daffodile-160.html#product-detailed-view

See also the Lady Daf version: [http://us.christianlouboutin.com/shoes/platforms/lady-daf-kid-17283.html

Ever higher platforms seem to be the trend: http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbooks/Platform+Pumps

What is a "polish" wearer?

Nail polish? Assume on toes, not fingers? Maybe both?

Sounds like now is the right time to suggest the author adds a new chapter on that very topic. The site mentions the book has been revised and rewritten several times. At least some of that must have derived from previous customer feedback.

Yes, someone, somewhere, is paying Google probably hundreds of pounds per month to show those adverts here and on You Tube, and on hundreds of other websites... and seeing zero return for it. You would have thought that someone within the company would have noticed that by now?

Surprisingly, in 2011 the Leatherworks advert still doesn't work. It points to http://www.leatherworks-london.co.uk/ which briefly existed in 2008 and 2009, but is no longer there.

Their websites are instead at:

Older website (2002 copyright)

http://www.leatherworks.co.uk/ (1999-present)

http://www.leatherworks.org.uk/ (2002-present)

Newer website (2011 copyright):

http://leatherworks-footwear.co.uk/ (2009-present)

http://www.leatherworks-footwear.co.uk/ (2009-present)

As it happens, I found myself on the District Line heading back into Central London late last night. With a bit of time in hand, it was a simple matter to get off at West Kensington and walk the short distance along North End Road, turn left at the corner, and take a quick peek through their window. Nothing much worth the visit, a few rails of cheap lingerie and a wall of R18 videos and DVDs. It's just an "adult" shop now. I was back on the tube only minutes later.

London, Saturday March 12th, early afternoon. Two men in heels spotted at the end of S. Molton Street. They were sat at a table outside the Pig in the Pound pub having a drink. Both tall. One wearing 3 inch heel wood-sole platform sandals. The other wearing blue 5 inch heel shoes with a small platform and wide straps. Only a few people spotted the shoes it seems, most went by without noticing. Spotted again several hours later at the end of Ofxford Street, but one had changed into red and white 3 inch thin heel sandals that looked to be a size too small. A few people noticed, one girl pointing them out to her partner and giggling for ages. She couldn't keep her eyes off the blue 5 inch pair. Probably thinking "I couldn't walk in those".

Ha. Man in heels (even if they are a bit on the fugly side).

A small store especially one that is family-run is more likely to want and need your business. It's worth finding out when their quietest times are and maybe visit then. However, be aware that might be the time they use for checking stock, tidying up, fixing displays and pricing, etc. If you're a serious customer and actually purchasing something, some places might occasionally open a little early or stay a little late for a private fitting. Do be aware that shopkeepers have lives to be getting on with away from work too, so make it worth their while.

France has many footwear retailers, not just the obvious Louboutin, Givenchy, Dior, Chanel, Ernest, and Gaborit brands.

Write to the company head office. "I was in your store contemplating purchasing some shoes (you don't have to say who they were for) and your staff were behind sales desk snickering at customers." They'll have some explaining to do; and they either won't do it again, or next time you go, there will be someone else behind the desk.

Mr Louboutin himself adds to the trend: