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For those who don't know much about Eddie, just by chance I found a transcript of one of his recent shows at: http://www.auntiemomo.com/cakeordeath/d2ktranscription.html

Enjoy!

OK, going very upmarket how about:

Prada Shoes - BEBE JARDIN - F/W 2002-2003 Special Offer: SAVE $50 - NOW $379.00

On this page: http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/list_products.php?rangeid=29&prodrange=Prada%20Womens%20Shoes

http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=12522&rangeid=29 Prada Shoes - BEBE JARDIN

I looked in Marks and Spencer late last year, just to see if I could spot those lace tie shoes, but I never saw them in stock at any time. I guess they had them for just a short while, only in the run up to the party season.

I like the Dec 21st shoes with the back webbing and the ankle ties, and I also like the ankle cuff shoes you wore on Dec 6th. I have seen a picture in a newspaper recently with someone wearing something similar but with at least a 5 inch heel; I haven't seen anywhere in the High Street that actually sells such shoes though {shame}. I'll bet that someone like Sacha just might, and I'll look in their Kensington High Street branch later next week to see if they do. Dune have some similar shoes in some of the home catalogues, but not as high. I never knew that Peacocks sold shoes, I'll have a look in there tomorrow.

The Read or Dead ankle cuff shoes with steel stiletto heel are also fantastic.

I can relate to the heel heights as I wear a UK size 6.5 or a 7; in EUR sizes, size 39.5 or 40 seems good. However I doubt I could get away with wearing any of those styles out in public, just yet.

Thanks for sharing your diary with us, and I hope you do it again some time.

If you bought that many shoes in the last 3 or 4 months alone; just how many pairs do you have altogether? It must be loads!

Yesterday I saw a pair of shoes with a 5 inch heel (maybe slightly more) and a 0.5 inch platform; they looked absolutely impossible to walk in with the foot sole being almost vertical. They were UK size 2. I know someone who has the same shoes in UK size 3, and after 20 years of heel wearing she can actually run in them quite well.

Christian Louboutin always seems to have nice stiletto heels, in courts (pumps), sandals or many kinds, and some various boots, on display in the window. It is a tiny shop somewhat East of Kensington High Street (just continue up K H S, and beyond, looking on the right hand side).

I see, in a recent newspaper, a load of pictures of models wearing Christian Louboutin shoes. They have really thin heels and are all about 5 inches high, the heel is an even width for most of the length, and only flares out close to where they anchor to the sole. They look very nice. However, I don't think that they would be too impressed to have male visitors visiting the shop to try on their stuff; though it's possible maybe we don't know that they might have some rich celebrity secret cross-dressing customers. Ya never know.

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>> the most common one being sent around at the moment is the KLEEZ-H. I get this sent to me about 3 times a week, which is rather annoying that someone out there has nothing to do with their time and computer than to waste others time with a virus. <<

Hmm, KLEZ-H comes from someone, without them knowing they sent it. The From address it puts in the message is not that of the person sending it, but is in fact taken from that persons address book or other messages stored in Outlook. The message with virus is sent on to other prople in the address book.

So, the virus often appears to come from someone you know, but in reality i was not them that sent it. It comes from someone that they know.

Yeah, the attached file always has an incorrect MIME type declared, and a wierd name.

How about filling in some details about the shoe sizes, heel heights, brand names, and where you got them, maybe even the year if you can remember. Lovely collection of shoes, and several there that I would like to try on (Wouldn't get away with wearing most in public though, might be good for a night-club sometime).

That is a bit more like it, though I know my foot could take a bit more curve than that. Those must be quite difficult to stand/walk in without any ankle support; but they would probably be a lot easier in a knee-length boot. looks like a whole load of fun.

Someone sent me a private message about ballet boots a few days ago. I mentioned in another thread that I moved it to the "Saved Messages" folder, to read later, and now I cannot access it. I just keep getting a "General Error" error message each time. Whoever wrote, please resend the message.

Hmm, from Brantano's web site at: http://www.brantano.co.uk/en_UK/html/trends/trends.htm

>> Consumers are demanding a freedom of choice. They are looking to escape the rigid standards set by society. This proactive consumer's scepticism fuels a search for personal solutions. <<

Maybe they do know about us.

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Ah, I guess those links are in response to my comment about having a bend in the sole. Unfortunately, your bend is the wrong way to what I meant. Yours lets the toe go more horizontal, as in any more conventional shoe. I said that I would prefer to have the toes more vertical (more steep), and the heel more towards the horizontal (less steep); rather than the absolutlely straight sole that many ballet boots have. With those this usually means that you have to bend your ankle more then necessary. I would prefer to have some of that bend in the foot, with an ultra-high arch instead; meaning that there would be less strain on the ankles. This would probably lower the total heel height by perhaps half an inch, but is still going to be very very high. Sorry for any earlier confusion. Even so, your boots still look quite difficult to master, but it would be a whole lot of fun trying it out.

I might be in London on either (maybe both if I get accommodation sorted out before then) Friday or Saturday, the first weekend in February. Probably in the Kensington area, but also plan a quick trip up to Camden.

In Kensington High Street, both Dune and Sacha are always a magnet for me (and another that I can never the remember the name of), you also have Nine West and others close by. Reading the stuff on this board will give me the confidence to go on in and actually try stuff on, rather than just looking as I have done in the past. Dune's web site is very disappointing. Faith not much better.

A couple of years ago, I am sure that I used to go inside a huge Barratts branch, in Kensington High Street. I feel sure that it was very close to the Kensington High Street tube station, yet I could not find it when I was in London last March. Am I mistaken, or did it close down sometime? Where are their other branches in that area?

Faith Factory Outlet. Hmm, yes please!

The closest boots I can find to the red lace up ones are the style "All the way up" at http://www.leatherworks.org.uk/acatalog/Metal_Heels.html

All the way up

Indeed!

Check out the styles "Ginger-L-M" and "Ginger-H-M" at http://www.leatherworks.org.uk/acatalog/Metal_Heels.html as these are similar to the style mentioned in post 1 of this thread. They have a wide, high ankle strap, with a long connecting back strap. They are laced rather than bucked. The major difference is the metal heel (which they say is 5.5 inches); though I expect they also do this shoe with a normal heel, and maybe they do something lower with perhaps a 4 or 4.5 inch heel (perhaps elsewhere on their site).

Ah, yes, "Ginger-L-P" at http://www.leatherworks.org.uk/acatalog/Closed_Shoes.html is a normal heel, but still a very high laced D-ring ankle strap. They do do both a 5.5 inch and a 4.5 inch heel though. Still a bit more racy than the shoe in item 1 though.

Ginger-L-P Ginger-H-M

I have now managed to get the Argos Additions catalogue; it's the 2003 Spring/Summer edition. I can't see the shoe posted in Item 1 in there. Maybe it was the previous catalogue issue? (In which case, perhaps they will be in a clearance sale soon?)

I never did get the http://www.argos.co.uk/ web site to work, but I then realised that Argos Additions is a separate site, which does work in Mozilla. I found this style instead, by: Sacha with an ankle chain.

Link to small image: http://www.argosadditions.co.uk/assets/Additions/L/p/p5181bks03.jpg

Link to large image: http://www.argosadditions.co.uk/assets/Additions/XL/p/p5181bks03.jpg

Someone posted a message about those Bronx "Banshee" zip-up ankle boots a week or two ago, along with a picture (but didn't refer to them by name). I can't find that post right now. They are black, zip-up, have a very pointy toe, a high narrow heel, nearly 5 inches I would guess, cetainly more than 4 inches, with a blue inside lining, sit high on the ankle, and are devine to wear. I tried a pair of these on in Brantano; actually I tried both the size 6 and the 6.5, and tried the 6.5 several times. I could not find a size 7 there, 6.5 seemed good enough though. They are marked down from GBP 70.00 to GBP 40.00 at the moment. (They are fairly similar to the style "Becky" on their web site at the moment, but they are black, only just above ankle length, and do not have the stitching detail on them). [edit]They are also fairly similar to style "Mandy" on the diba USA site at: https://www.dibashoes.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=10 [/edit]

I really surprised one shopper in Brantano who suddenly came around the corner. She walked past without looking; I was partly in the way. I said "sorry, looking for stuff for a party" and stepped aside to let her through. As the floor was tiled the heels made some loud sounds when I moved, which made her look down at my feet. She notices the boots on my feet, and my male shoes discarded at the side of the aisle. She said something like "oh my god, I couldn't wear something that high" and then carried on down the aisle. She tried on some lower boots and then went away to another part of the store. On the shelf right there, there were several pairs of boots exactly the same as I was wearing; maybe I should have grabbed a pair and offered them to her to try?

[edit]I haven't got Flash Player 6 loaded so I cannot access the http://www.bronxshoes.com/ web site.[/edit]

[later]Flash Player 6 loaded. Hmm, I never knew that! Bronx are Dutch, made by Dijkmans BV. The site only lists Dutch dealers, but I also see their UK head office is in Leicester. Check out the list of Trade fairs on their web site; that would be a fun day out. I've now found their US web site at: http://www.bronx-shoes.com/ (which doesn't seem to display all the images properly) and I am now also wondering if they do have a UK specific web site.[/later]

diba USA : Mandy

I tried a pair of ballet style lace up ankle boots a few years ago. It was in a store in Soho, London. I was amazed that I could stand up in them. I got cramp in my foot very quickly, and took them off. I tried again a little later, and didn't get any cramp. Fit is VERY important, they need to be tight other wise you slip down in them and just crush your toes. If they are too long you end up crushing the end of the boot, which look horrible. The ankle boot was all that was in stock, and didn't give me enough ankle support. The thing I didn't like about the boot is that the line from toes to heel is straight. I would expect a sharp bend in there so that the toes are more steep and the heel is less steep. I found it easiest to walk by going up on the toe ends and ignoring the heel as much as possible. When the shop owner gave me a chinese style blue rubber ankle length hobble dress to put on as well, then there was no chance of any walking at all. I tried a pair of knee length lace up ballet boots at Little Shoe Box, some time last year (The shop is 5 minutes walk from Highbury and Islington tube station, and there are three other fetish shops just over the road as well). I loved the feeling of the laced up boot on the leg, and the support it gave. The heel was very very high, and the boot fitted well; but with a straight line from toe to heel, it didn't feel right. Quality is very good. I didn't buy, as I want to find some with a bend in the sole. You must visit LSB just to see the vast selection (Shop usually looks like it is shut; just ring the bell and someone will come out from the workshops behind to let you in). I guess that the ballet style thigh boots are for when you aren't going anywhere at all! and I'll also guess that wearing a long corset is an absolute must. Mmmmm. I'd love to try that.

Anyone here called LISA ??? I wore a pair of Barratts "Lisa" most of the day today, and actually walked about 6 or 7 kilometers, outside, in them. Black court/mary-jane style with a silver buckle on the strap, and with a three inch block heel. Carried them around for several hours before deciding to "just do it", and wear them. Only one person who really looked, and looked surprised/shocked. Only changed back into male shoes for my visit into several shoe shops (more of that later, but those Bronx "Banshee" pointy high heel ankle boots are absolutely gorgeous to wear), and a visit to a friend who doesn't yet know.

Regarding the black court style shoe with very pointy toe, cut out sides but with a high ankle strap with back strap connecting the ankle strap to the heel of the shoe, I have seen several variations of this in the last few months. One had a zip up the back strap and jewels round the ankle strap, the other had a 2 x 2-hole tie off on the ankle strap, one had a 2 inch heel, the other style just over 3 inch. These were in Stead and Simpson at about GBP 20 or so, and then reduced in the 2003 January sales. There are several versions in Faith, but some are quite a heavy shoe. I think Barratts had one in this style as well, and some other brands like 'Pure' and possibly Bronx also did these. There don't seem to be many left in the shops now. Bay Trading Company have some very nice ones, (with the highest heels I have seen), some made by Dolcis, others not.One has a little silver "rod" along the ankle strap, and has a high stiletto heel. I looked in the local Matalan today, for the first time in ages, and got the last pair of size 7 of the black Fiore ones with pointy toe, and kinky ankle strap (as mentioned by someone else above -- thanks for the tip); they were reduced down to GBP 6.00 to clear. They are cheaply made PU, so won't take a lot of use. Heel is about 3 inches I suppose. There was just one pair of Size 7 and one pair of Size 6 left on the shelf; now only the 6 is there! The Size 7 are on my feet now. I'm off to bed! They also had some other ones in a similar style, a heel about 5mm higher, but covered in a sort of lace effect. They are still GBP18.00, not in the sale. TK Maxx also have a style with a longer backstrap and wider ankle strap (compared to Matalan), and they look much harder wearing. They were GBP 20 I think, and have two little buckles (each on a short piece of elastic) to do up the ankle strap. There are a lot of companies doing similar styles. In a national newspaper today (or yesterday?) there were a group of ladies pictured, and one was wearing this style, but with heels that were easily 5 inches high. The wide ankle strap was also set very high on the ankle, and was totally horizontal. I notice that the cheaper brands often make the back strap too short, and the back of the ankle strap gets pulled downwards too much. I couldn't find anything in the normal Argos catalogue, and their web site would not load in Mozilla or IE 5.5 so I could not look there.

Just where can you get the red lace up boots? Wow, metal heel, and metal toe-cap. Must be 6 inch heels at least. They are so hot!

I have visited 5 or 6 different branches of Next in the last year or so. They never seem to have much quantity or selection of shoes available in store.

Dolly Parton in "9 to 5" wears some really high stiletto heels. While everyone else was looking up, I was looking down. Gackkk. Try any Tina Turner concert video as well (and I saw a nice documentary where she put on her stockings and heels while talking to camera. Mmmm).

I have a pair like that (the red ones), but with peep toes. Very high!! 6 inch heel, on a size 7. They cost GBP 10.00 in a closing down sale of a basement shop in Soho, London 2 years ago. [edit]Ooops. Sorry replying in the girls forum. Didn't notice until after I posted.[/edit]