Of all the little details that go into preparing for graduation day, the hair, the gown, the tam, … it would seem that shoes really do maketh the grad! So proud of my beautiful wife on her doctoral graduation and of course of her choice of shoes for this special occasion! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Shoes […]
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Kinky Boots
Walking past this shop window front just off Hindley Street I was immediately reminded of the Broadway Musical ‘Kinky Boots’ which is currently playing in Melbourne. After Melbourne it will be Sydney and as usual Adelaide misses out. The musical, inspired by true events, tells the story of Charlie Price who having inherited an ailing […]
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One of the things we have come to love, expect, admire, desire and despise are mass produced products from China. Walk into any shoe shop 40 years ago and you were probably in a family business with an assortment of very different looking shoes to ponder and shoes from. Most of the shoes on display […]
Read MoreRetail Therapy
I often hear the expression ‘Retail Therapy’ used by women but almost never by men yet I known the effects are similar. There is a simple delight in the exchange of money for goods no matter how menial or extravagant. Some like to linger and barter while others pull off their purchase as if running […]
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