Everybody's Wearing Those Kinky Boots...

Everybody's Wearing Those Kinky Boots...

LONDON, September 29/PRNewswire/ --

- 'A' List Celebrities Design Kinky Boots in Aid of the Elton John AIDS Foundation

- With Photo

It would seem that fashion and film are meeting this season as everybody is wearing and watching Kinky Boots. Not only are a wide variety of the very fashionable wearing long and interesting boots this autumn but Buena Vista International is also releasing the eagerly awaited new British Comedy Film 'Kinky Boots' (from the creators of Calendar Girls).

To celebrate the release of this film and the re-launch of Selfridges Men's Shoe Hall; Buena Vista International, Selfridges and the Elton John Aids Foundation have joined forces to create 'The Celebrity Kinky Boots Collection.'

A host of leading celebrities have personally designed their own kinky boots with some very interesting thoughts on what makes a boot kinky. This unique collection has then been handmade by a British bespoke bootmaker.

The collection includes boots from: -

1) CHER 2) STING AND TRUDY STYLER 3) COLLEEN MCLOUGHLIN 4) ELLE MACPHERSON 5) Sir ELTON JOHN designed by PATRICK COX 6) GRAYSON PERRY 7) JACQUETTA WHEELER 8) JEAN CHRISTOPHE NOVELLI 9) JEMIMA KHAN 10) JOAN COLLINS 11) JULIEN MACDONALD 12) SADIE FROST 13) LOLA BOOT (as worn by CHIWETEL EJIOFOR in KINKY BOOTS) 14) PATSY KENSIT 15) ERIN O'CONNOR 16) RUPAUL (the original Kinky Boot designed for Viva Glam, kindly donated by MAC) 17) SOPHIE ANDERTON

The collection will be auctioned at the world premiere of Kinky Boots in London and available for public bids at www.kinkybootsthemovie.co.uk from Monday 3rd October. All proceeds go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

To mark this meeting of fashion and film and the launch of Selfridges new men's shoe department - which is the largest in the USA and Europe - the full Kinky Boots collection will be exhibited for everyone to see in the windows of Selfridges from October 6th until October 20th.

Image from www.gettyimages.com

Note to Editors:

Kinky Boots - the film

Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joel Edgerton, Nick Frost, Jemima Rooper, Sarah Jane Potts and Linda Bassett

Kinky Boots is a poignant comedy, inspired by a true story, which sees Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) set about rescuing his deceased fathers ailing Northampton shoe factory, with a unique new line of footwear which would have his ancestors turning in their brogues. In a chance encounter in London with Soho's sassy, larger than life, cabaret star Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Charlie sees a new slice of life and realises Lola's quest for stylish, Kinky boots for men, might just provide the answer to his prayers...but is Price & Sons and provincial Northampton ready for Lola's revolution?

Directed by Julian Jarrold (Crime and Punishment, White Teeth), Kinky Boots features two of the most talented and critically acclaimed young actors of today: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dirty Pretty Things, Love Actually, Melinda & Melinda) and Joel Edgerton (King Arthur, Star Wars). Written by Geoff Deane (Birds of a Feather) and Tim Firth (Calendar Girls), the film also stars Nick Frost (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead), Linda Bassett (Calendar Girls, The Hours), Sarah Jane Potts (My Son the Fanatic, Six Feet Under), Jemima Rooper (As If, A Sound of Thunder) and Mona Hammond (East Enders)

Kinky Boots will be released in the UK and Ireland by Buena Vista International on October 7th 2005.

A picture accompanying this release is available through the PA Photowire. It can be viewed at www.mediapoint.press.net or www.prnewswire.co.uk

Source: Elton John AIDS Foundation

For all Kinky Boot Collection media enquiries please contact: Meena at Meena Khera PR +44(0)207-034-0200/ +44(0)7764-141-079, meena@meenakhera.com. For all Kinky Boots Film media enquiries please contact Kate Hudson at Premier PR +44(0)207-292-8330, Kate@premierpr.com

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