These are probably the single most famous pair of shoes on the face of the Earth. Judy Garland’s ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz are seen here as they’ve never been seen before (or not!). The remarkable thing about these shoes is the fact that they are fastened with a buckle. Buckles are rarely used in the manufacturing of slippers anymore. The world is poorer place as a result!

Raindrops on roses and knee high leather boots at wholesale prices…these are a few of my favourite things. When did having a foot fetish become something to be ashamed of? My footwear collection is comprised of over one thousand pairs of shoes, boots, clogs and sandals in different styles and sizes. If I had to choose just one item in my assortment to take with me to a desert island it would come down to a choice between my brightly coloured, oversized clown shoes and my steel capped ballet slippers. Read the rest of this entry »

Who could deny how much The Cat Empire love footwear? No one! Shoes have been vital to the success of the band and general foot hygiene and care, play an important part in the band’s touring regime. I think they originally came from Melbourne, the shoe capital of the southern hemisphere, before conquering the entire world in one foul swoop!

My name is not important to me but my obsession is critical to my identity. I am a shoe wholesaler based in Melbourne and my fetish for footwear goes beyond the realms of normality. I have drunk champagne from the stilettos of my girlfriends and mixed cocktails in the steel-capped boots of my burly neighbour who drives semi-trailers for a living. My bed is shaped like a gym boot and the wall paper in the study is adorned with cartoon images of pink slippers and baby’s booties. Read the rest of this entry »