I loved this place. And I don't wear high heels. But in the mid-1970's, when spikes were totally out of fashion, I started seeing punk girls in these shoes. A lot of them probably knew about the place because they also stripped. I had to visit even though I knew I was not going to wear them. But they were so beautiful and you could get them custom made--any kind of design on the front of the mule, with a gold spike. Debbie Harry had some, pink I think. Fabulous.
I know a lot about the place. My grandfather owned it. The man in the picture is Peter. He was a great shoe saleman. I learned a lot for them. I worked in the shoe store in the summer of 1967. It is true, loaded with hot high class hookers, NY's finest.
Paradise Bootery, where strippers, hookers and Elizabeth Taylor were custom fitted.
"Bootery" is a lost word.
ReplyDeleteI loved this place. And I don't wear high heels. But in the mid-1970's, when spikes were totally out of fashion, I started seeing punk girls in these shoes. A lot of them probably knew about the place because they also stripped. I had to visit even though I knew I was not going to wear them. But they were so beautiful and you could get them custom made--any kind of design on the front of the mule, with a gold spike. Debbie Harry had some, pink I think. Fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot about the place. My grandfather owned it. The man in the picture is Peter. He was a great shoe saleman. I learned a lot for them. I worked in the shoe store in the summer of 1967. It is true, loaded with hot high class hookers, NY's finest.
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