Rocking Horse Shoes - The Hunt!

I searched for these rocking horse shoes for ages after seeing them for the 1st time on a man, Michael Simpson, Pete Burns's partner. They can be ordered at the Vivienne Westwood store on Conduit St for around £300 pounds, however, this was a bit too expensive for me. As much as I love them, I just can't afford to spend that amount on shoes. They come in the tie around style

As well as the "golf" style

I had my heart set on the "golf" style, in black and white. After much online research, I found that there are a variety of online stores that sell replica versions, some much better than others.

FOAM-HEELED

Similar but far from replica, you can have alook at the shoes on the eBay store "Refuse to be Usual"

http://stores.ebay.com/REFUSE-TO-BE-USUAL_VIVIENNE-WESTWOOD-PLATFORM_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZQ2d1QQfsubZ12QQftidZ2QQtZkm

These are generally a little easier on the feet, obviously as the sole is softer than the wooden ones and wider because the toe is round. They have some interesting styles, so look through all of them. Be careful when it comes to the sizes as the sizing works differently for men and women. Also be aware that the rocking horse shoes worn by the models in some of the pictures are the genuine Vivienne Westwood one's and not the one's that are sold.

WOODEN

"Double Decker" has 2 for $50 special. Buy two pairs of their shoes and get each shoe for $50 each. Shipping is $35, so shipping for two pairs of shoes would come to $70

http://www.d-decker.jp/en_pc/category/W_01.php

Shipping instructions are on this page http://www.d-decker02.com/oversea/english.html

This is where things get a bit more complicated. If you are wanting to get almost exact replicas for a fraction of the cost of the real one's, you have three options.

1. Add someone called Lola on MSN Messenger. Her address is lolita_lola@tom.com
She is online most of the day, so say hello and let her know which style you are after and in what size. She has the following styles and in the following colours.

She'll let you know what she has in stock and estimated delivery times. Shoes and delivery come to around £50. She doesn't speak very good english, but it seems good enough to process a transaction. She does accept PayPal, and has very positive feedback.

2. "Mitwitch" stock the same shoes as "Lola" does and I think Miwith keep more stock of the Golf (Also called fringe/shin shoe on the website) shoes. It will probably be easier to follow the link to the website and follow the instructions from there

http://sgcafe.com/showthread.php?t=25837&highlight=rocking+shoes

3. "69^th Department" also stock the shoes, and the golf version is referred to as "Shinichi" Rocking Horse Shoes. If they have them in stock you can order them right away, otherwise request your size and color through email to get them when they restock. Again follow the link to the website for instructions. The shoes and postage to the U.K. costs around £50.

http://xx69thxx.exblog.jp/

The last three options are obviously quite unconventional routes, but I have looked into them quite thoroughly and they all seem to be pretty legitimate. The sellers have received positive feedback on numerous forums, so I take that to be a good sign. They also all sell almost identical replicas to the originals at 1/6 of the price, which will save quite a bit of money.

I hope that these links were useful, I searched for hours and hours over a period of three weeks, desperate to find the best and most reasonably priced I could!