Episode #8
Sole Searching
Two bonus rants a week, subscribers only. Because apparently once a week isn't enough for me to be annoyed about things. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2625633/support Somewhere along the way, trainers became an "appreciating asset," heels became optional, and a boating shoe designed to be hosed down after gutting a fish became a six-billion-pound company with a queue outside it. This week I go sole searching (sorry) through three decades of British footwear, from the door policy at a nightclub called Envy to a very unscientific twenty-minute stakeout outside a coffee shop, to work out what we actually lost when we swapped heels for comfort — and what on earth Crocs are trying to prove. Trainers as investment vehicles. The death of the going-out top. And the truth about individuality when fourteen women in a row are all wearing the exact same "unique" shoe. Rate, review, subscribe — and tell a friend who's currently defrosting a pair of trainers out of tissue paper. Send us Fan Mail Support the show If you enjoyed the episode, go to my website and access the back catalogue at https://amioutoftouch.buzzsprout.com
