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zandra_x in little_details

Cross-dressing, London, 1970s

May 23, 2006 13:30

It's the late 1970s, in London, where would a man who's not an experienced cross-dresser or in entertainment go to buy some women's shoes that fit? Would there be shops in, say, Soho that would come to his mind to go to? Would a fetish shop sell shoes? Or would it have to occur to him to ask someone who performs in drag?

Thanks for any replies.

1970-1979, ~crossdressing, uk: london

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gehayi May 23 2006, 20:55:23 UTC

And he could probably say that he was buying the shoes for his wife or his mother, if anyone asked.

starry_diadem May 23 2006, 21:01:47 UTC

Or that he needed them for some amateur dramatics where he was dressing up as the pantomime dame...

reaperfox May 23 2006, 21:05:38 UTC

Oh GOD your icon.

What about Sirius and Angua? :)

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secondhand_rick May 23 2006, 21:11:51 UTC

In the first instance he might well go to a charity shop (Oxfam or the like) and buy large sized women's shoes there.

madmogs May 23 2006, 21:38:45 UTC

Hmmm, was Oxfam in London at the time? I remember it being an 80s/90s phenomenon, but that was in the provinces of Buckinghamshire, so I probably missed its early days. (And on the other hand, as a feminine size 9 (UK sizing), I can NEVER find shoes to fit me in charity shops ( ... )