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Feature: Jenny Coggins
Impress people with knowledge on your favourite obsession…
l Neil Armstrong's moon walking
boots are said to still be floating around in space
l Shoreditch is famous as the shoemaker's
area in London
l The Victoria and Albert Museum
houses a selection of Patrick Cox shoes
l Dangling is the term used when
a woman lets her shoe seductively hang partly off her foot whilst
sitting down.
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l Foot binding was banned in China
in 1911 on the grounds of its cruelty and health risks
l Dorothy's slippers in The Wizard
of Oz were actually silver in the script, but were changed to
red as it would look better in Technicolor…
l The slippers were later sold
at auction at Christie's in New York for $666,000.
l Carrie Bradshaw is the most famous
fictional character to wear Manolo Blahnik, but Marge has also
worn them in The Simpsons
l The world's most expensive shoes
are at Harrods, in a bullet-proof case, they cost a cool £1
million…
Songs about shoes….
l Kinky Boots - Patrick MacNee
and Honor Blackman
l Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
l These Boots Were Made for Walking
- Nancy Sinatra
l KC & The Sunshine Band -
Boogie Shoes
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