I'll take fashion
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The lack of a Monday and Tuesday morning articles can almost certainly be due to my first proper Sunday night Cafe Caprice test run. I've done a few Sundays over the last month, but not PROPERLY. I wasn't ready yet. The feeling wasn't there yet. I now know for sure that the feeling is back. So, apologies, but I had to get back into character.

We've been keeping our eye on the little 'Crocs' shoe stand at the V&A Waterfront, in the 'new' section. You'll find the stand in the stretch betwen Levi's and Pick n Pay, near Vida e. You won't miss it - trust me. You'll know you're at the right place when you feel as though the World is being taking over by a rainbow of clogs. Standard clogs, like Heidi would have worn, are bad as it is, but these little bastards have taken ugly shoes to a new level. Allow me to demonstrate. You might want to get a bucket before you look directly at this image. If you are sensitive or have a weak heart you may want to move on to the next paragraph.

Don't look directly at it

So there you have it! The only kind of shoe they would probably allow in a maximum security mental institution. From the look of the shoe you can just imagine the salesman rattling off ALL SORTS of benefits. "The MATERIAL WE USE (add American accent here) is blah-blah-blah and moulds to the shape of your foot and doesn't smell and grips onto any surface and blah and blah and bleh and bluh." CORK IT BUDDY - they look revolting. I wouldn't wear them at an ABBA themed costume party. A website on the "internet" reports, " The shoe type has been associated with poverty and any iniatives to promote interest in clogs have always met with disappointment."

We're in Cape Town, my love. Fashion over function. I know people who would prefer walking on good looking crushed glass. They could take off one day, but no-one is going to buy ugly clothes unless they've seen Paris Hilton, Posh, Aniston, Britney, J-lo, Monaco's Royal Family and Madonna wearing them already. Look at Ugg boots, no-one would have just purchased them on a whim. Queen Mary II acquired five pairs of satin clogs with gold and silver lacing in 1694. Give those glitsy puppies a bash in Cape Town and you might shift some units. Crocs do stock a slip slop range - maybe start there?

I have spotted a few people around wearing them. I saw a number of Germans wearing them on the way out of Cape Town - at the airport - when I was en route to the UK last month. I also saw the owner of the Crocs stand wearing them at Caprice on Saturday morning. But then I ALSO saw them in a shop on the King's Road in London - arguably one of London's higher priced roads for the rental of retail space. I spotted the things through a shop window and went in to price them. 21 Pounds (roughly R230) is what I saw on the price tag. God knows where these things are made, but for someone on the King's Road to import them and mark them up to 21 Pounds to support his rent, the cost of the things must be considerably lower. Why then is our guy with his little stand at the Waterfront selling them for R400?

Too many questions, not enough answers.

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