hococohelpsoutHococo,Hotter’sknitted lemurtoy, createdby renowned designer AlanDart, has helped raise over £3,000 forMoney for Madagascar in the six yearssince he was ‘born’. Former ComfortClub writer Hilary Bradt introducedHotter readers to the charity whichraises money to help street children inMadagascar and we decided to help bycommissioning a lemur toy – as it isnative to the country. Hilary recentlytook part in the Great South Run tohelp raise more funds and, if you lookclosely at her photo, you’ll see her very own Hococo keeping an eye on her over her hat.

There’s still chance for you to knitHococo, simply emailweloveshoes@hotter.comand we’ll send you his pattern.

Send in your stories, photos and competition entries to Melanie Killilea,Editor, Comfort Club, Hotter Shoes, 2 Peel Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 9PTor email weloveshoes@hotter.com. Any stories or photos sent to us maybe used in future editions of Comfort Club or on our Facebook page.

Unless otherwise stated, competitions in this edition will close onSaturday 31st March – winners’ details will be printed in our onlineComfort Club at www.hotter.com or contact the Editor for a full list.

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we’d love to meet even more ofyou there. Visit our page todayand we’ll also keep you updatedwith all our latest news, productupdates and juicy gossip fromHotter HQ! And if you’ve got anyquestions, we’ll find a Hotterexpert to get you an answer.

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Here's Hotter fan Charles Kinsey,

from Bristol, trekking in Rwanda

wearing his trusty Victor boots, look

what he found on his way! Charles

went on several gorilla treks in the

Volcanoes National Park as well as

the Nyungwe Forest. He walked for

hours through forest areas and

muddy paths and told us his boots

performed brilliantly keeping his

feet dry, warm and comfortable!

Hilary Bradt

Readers’ letters

Red, white and blue celebrations

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

Behind the scenes of our

Spring photoshoot

club

Meet our amazing

customers

Spring 2012

Welcome to our exclusive Comfort Club Magazine

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Welcome

So while we’re waiting for the longerdays and brighter evenings to begin,we’ve included a few stories in thisedition to give you food for thoughtand keep you busy.

If you browse the internet perhapsyou follow a blogger or two? Wellwe’ve asked two of our favourites tohelp you with your fashion and feetdilemmas. Meanwhile we’re gettingup close and personal with threeHotter ladies with fascinating tales totell. We’re always on the look out forinspiring ladies and gentlemen towrite about so if you’ve got a story totell we’d love to hear from you.

If you’ve a few minutes spare andwant to cheer up a friend then whynot turn them into a Calendar Girl?Simply visit www.hotter.com/calendargirls, upload your photo

and a friend’s into our photo withCamilla Dallerup and then share onyour facebook page. Here’s one Iprepared earlier with myself and oureditorial assistant Jenni. It’s reallysimple to do, and while you’re onthe website you could enter ourcompetition where a lucky winnerwill meet and greet the stars of theshow; or even book tickets to seeCalendar Girls with an exclusiveComfort Club offer of £7.50 off eachticket you buy.

Keep us updated with your plansand photos, looking forward tohearing from you soon.

Best wishes

Editor – Comfort Club

Melanie

With the start of a New Year there’s alwayspressure to reinvent, readjust and rejuvenate.

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Fancy winning a pair of red,white or blue shoes to keepyour toes in comfort as youcelebrate in style in 2012?

The Golden Jubilee timecapsule is being created forpeople to share their mostmemorable days of theQueen’s reign – we’d like tohear your favourite memoriesof the last 60 years and we’llselect our favourite three to wina comfy pair. Entry details onthe back page.

COMPETITIONWhat better way to chase away theWinter blues than by planning afamily get together or celebration toput you in the festival spirit. With anextended bank holiday weekend inJune, a river pageant on the Thamesand plans for a time capsule and a‘Big Lunch’, the celebrations for the60th year of the Queen’s reign areset to unite the country. Expect thiswave of patriotism to provide alaunch pad for support for ourBritish hopefuls in the 2012 games.

We’re also proud to fly the flag forBritain at Hotter; as you know wecurrently make one of every threepairs of shoes manufactured in theUK, and we have also beennominated by our local MP Rosie

Cooper to be part of the Made byBritain campaign. Launched by anall-party manufacturing group inParliament, this campaigncelebrates the strength and vibrancyof the UK manufacturing sector –watch this space to find out more!

Stylish comfort in red, white and blue

Celebrate 2012 in red, white andblue style – an enduring colourpalette that will also keep you on-trend with ‘nautical’ charm. Our latest collection is awash with hues of reds and blues, whilst classic, neutral white is a greatall rounder that looks fresh, smartand cool with any outfit.

Parks, streets, cars and people will be awash with red, white and blue in 2012 as the country celebrates two Great British events – the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games hosted on our shores.

Celebrating what’s great in Britain

Find us onfacebook

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Welcome

So while we’re waiting for the longerdays and brighter evenings to begin,we’ve included a few stories in thisedition to give you food for thoughtand keep you busy.

If you browse the internet perhapsyou follow a blogger or two? Wellwe’ve asked two of our favourites tohelp you with your fashion and feetdilemmas. Meanwhile we’re gettingup close and personal with threeHotter ladies with fascinating tales totell. We’re always on the look out forinspiring ladies and gentlemen towrite about so if you’ve got a story totell we’d love to hear from you.

If you’ve a few minutes spare andwant to cheer up a friend then whynot turn them into a Calendar Girl?Simply visit www.hotter.com/calendargirls, upload your photo

and a friend’s into our photo withCamilla Dallerup and then share onyour facebook page. Here’s one Iprepared earlier with myself and oureditorial assistant Jenni. It’s reallysimple to do, and while you’re onthe website you could enter ourcompetition where a lucky winnerwill meet and greet the stars of theshow; or even book tickets to seeCalendar Girls with an exclusiveComfort Club offer of £7.50 off eachticket you buy.

Keep us updated with your plansand photos, looking forward tohearing from you soon.

Best wishes

Editor – Comfort Club

Melanie

With the start of a New Year there’s alwayspressure to reinvent, readjust and rejuvenate.

3

Fancy winning a pair of red,white or blue shoes to keepyour toes in comfort as youcelebrate in style in 2012?

The Golden Jubilee timecapsule is being created forpeople to share their mostmemorable days of theQueen’s reign – we’d like tohear your favourite memoriesof the last 60 years and we’llselect our favourite three to wina comfy pair. Entry details onthe back page.

COMPETITIONWhat better way to chase away theWinter blues than by planning afamily get together or celebration toput you in the festival spirit. With anextended bank holiday weekend inJune, a river pageant on the Thamesand plans for a time capsule and a‘Big Lunch’, the celebrations for the60th year of the Queen’s reign areset to unite the country. Expect thiswave of patriotism to provide alaunch pad for support for ourBritish hopefuls in the 2012 games.

We’re also proud to fly the flag forBritain at Hotter; as you know wecurrently make one of every threepairs of shoes manufactured in theUK, and we have also beennominated by our local MP Rosie

Cooper to be part of the Made byBritain campaign. Launched by anall-party manufacturing group inParliament, this campaigncelebrates the strength and vibrancyof the UK manufacturing sector –watch this space to find out more!

Stylish comfort in red, white and blue

Celebrate 2012 in red, white andblue style – an enduring colourpalette that will also keep you on-trend with ‘nautical’ charm. Our latest collection is awash with hues of reds and blues, whilst classic, neutral white is a greatall rounder that looks fresh, smartand cool with any outfit.

Parks, streets, cars and people will be awash with red, white and blue in 2012 as the country celebrates two Great British events – the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games hosted on our shores.

Celebrating what’s great in Britain

Find us onfacebook

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...runningRunning enthusiast Susan Robinson from Leedsearned herself the title of Ladies Champion 2011 in theYorkshire Dales race series last year and we met upwith her to hear all about it.

Owner of 20 pairs of Hottershoes, Susan developed apassion for running aftertaking part in the 5k Race forLife in May 2008 without anytraining. She was so amazedat her results she went ontocomplete more 5k and then acouple of 10k races that year.After her husband suggestedthat she 'push herself’ ,

Susan started trying to improve her time and byAutumn 2009Susan was winning prizes - althougheach success came as a complete surprise to thismodest athlete. Her running hard work payed off in2011 when she was crowned Ladies Champion.

Susan loves every training run and frequently runsover 20 miles on a weekend. Her top tip for aspiringrunners is “start with what is manageable for who youare and where you are at (physically and emotionally)and then build up steadily over time.

“The greatest thing about running is that it does (truly!)get easier and more pleasurable over time.”

Marianne, Susan and Jenni all played astarring role helping us with our recent TV campaign - Susan even starred in the advert herself! When we met them for a day of filming, we soon discoveredtheir hidden talents.

all bagged up!and I also love... When we asked Hotter ladies to reveal the secrets of

their handbags we were amazed with what theysimply couldn’t do without!

Factory Manager Joan alwaysincludes the keys for the factoryrobots.

Evelyn, whose salesarea is Scotland andNorth England carries apepper mill to spice upher meals on her travels.

Head of Customer Care Pauline told us she hadyesterday’s lunch in her handbag – a potato.

And our GlasgowStore ManagerAndreacycles intowork each day so heressentials include acycle pump.

And some other interesting‘essentials’… dummies, mentholcream, tweezers, umbrellas, a dietcalculator, pens, nail file, newspaper,a sandwich, lip balm, a child’s cutleryset and a pooper scooper!

Tell us the most unusual and useful things in your handbag andwe’ll ask our handbag designer to pick her favourite to win one ofour amazing new bags. Entry details on back page.

Marianne with Michael Crawford

FIND HOTTER COMFORT CONCEPT SHOES ON FACEBOOK FIND OUR FULL COLLECTION AT WWW.HOTTER.COM

...actingWhen we discovered Marianne Welsh had once appearedon stage with Richard Gere we had to find out more!

Marianne started acting at 20 after attending drama schooland has appeared in 21 musicals. When she played Sandyin Grease she met Richard Gere and enjoyed a whirlwindromance; “he used to take me out on his Triumph 650motorcycle after the shows!”

Now as a busy councillor in Southport, Marianne hasalso appeared in the hit musical Billy with MichaelCrawford taking over the part from Elaine Page. “My alltime favourite show was the 1960’s hit musical Hair,which was amazing,” said Marianne who in 1975performed in front of the Queen at the Royal VarietyPerformance as part of the cast of ‘Billy’. “Unfortunately Ididn’t get to meet the Queen but did meet Prince Charlesin 1977 when I was in the musical 'The History of Mr Polly'alongside Roy Castle.”

In 1977 Marianne appeared in‘England England’ with BobHoskins playing the wife of ReggieKray. “One night as Bob waslooking out into the audience henoticed there were more peoplein the cast than the audience sorebooked everyone’s tickets foranother night and took them allto the local pub for a drink”, shetold us laughing.

Marianne in Ha ir

Sugar

Marian ne

Former Christian Dior and Yves StLaurent model Jenni Rhodesdiscovered a talent for jewellerymaking five years ago after offeringto fix a necklace for her sister.

Jenni now runs her own businessand when she needs to make herjewellery stand out from the crowd,she uses her modelling expertise tostrike the perfect pose! Jenni wasinspired to start making necklacesafter watching her friend make herown when she lived in Los Angelesfor 20 years.

“I love to create beautiful pendantsmade with faux pearls, crystals andglass, and can even customise themfor special occasions,” said Jenni.

When she’s not carefully craftingjewellery Jenni is still modelling andwas recently dressed andaccessorised for a photo shoot bycelebrity stylist Gok Wan. If you’d liketo find out more about Jenni, youcan visit her website atwww.jennirhodesdesigns.com.

Maui

No matter what you carry in your handbag,you’ll find a Hotter style to suit. Invest in soft,supple Maui if you’re looking for a timelessleather classic for weekends and holidays; orwhy not try Alaska for an on-trend fun look.

Hand-bags of style

Alaska

I Shoes,

Shake

...jewellerymaking

Susan

Jenni

Our ladies also love...

Sign up........for emails giving thehottest news, shoesand special offers atwww.hotter.com

54

...runningRunning enthusiast Susan Robinson from Leedsearned herself the title of Ladies Champion 2011 in theYorkshire Dales race series last year and we met upwith her to hear all about it.

Owner of 20 pairs of Hottershoes, Susan developed apassion for running aftertaking part in the 5k Race forLife in May 2008 without anytraining. She was so amazedat her results she went ontocomplete more 5k and then acouple of 10k races that year.After her husband suggestedthat she 'push herself’ ,

Susan started trying to improve her time and byAutumn 2009Susan was winning prizes - althougheach success came as a complete surprise to thismodest athlete. Her running hard work payed off in2011 when she was crowned Ladies Champion.

Susan loves every training run and frequently runsover 20 miles on a weekend. Her top tip for aspiringrunners is “start with what is manageable for who youare and where you are at (physically and emotionally)and then build up steadily over time.

“The greatest thing about running is that it does (truly!)get easier and more pleasurable over time.”

Marianne, Susan and Jenni all played astarring role helping us with our recent TV campaign - Susan even starred in the advert herself! When we met them for a day of filming, we soon discoveredtheir hidden talents.

all bagged up!and I also love... When we asked Hotter ladies to reveal the secrets of

their handbags we were amazed with what theysimply couldn’t do without!

Factory Manager Joan alwaysincludes the keys for the factoryrobots.

Evelyn, whose salesarea is Scotland andNorth England carries apepper mill to spice upher meals on her travels.

Head of Customer Care Pauline told us she hadyesterday’s lunch in her handbag – a potato.

And our GlasgowStore ManagerAndreacycles intowork each day so heressentials include acycle pump.

And some other interesting‘essentials’… dummies, mentholcream, tweezers, umbrellas, a dietcalculator, pens, nail file, newspaper,a sandwich, lip balm, a child’s cutleryset and a pooper scooper!

Tell us the most unusual and useful things in your handbag andwe’ll ask our handbag designer to pick her favourite to win one ofour amazing new bags. Entry details on back page.

Marianne with Michael Crawford

FIND HOTTER COMFORT CONCEPT SHOES ON FACEBOOK FIND OUR FULL COLLECTION AT WWW.HOTTER.COM

...actingWhen we discovered Marianne Welsh had once appearedon stage with Richard Gere we had to find out more!

Marianne started acting at 20 after attending drama schooland has appeared in 21 musicals. When she played Sandyin Grease she met Richard Gere and enjoyed a whirlwindromance; “he used to take me out on his Triumph 650motorcycle after the shows!”

Now as a busy councillor in Southport, Marianne hasalso appeared in the hit musical Billy with MichaelCrawford taking over the part from Elaine Page. “My alltime favourite show was the 1960’s hit musical Hair,which was amazing,” said Marianne who in 1975performed in front of the Queen at the Royal VarietyPerformance as part of the cast of ‘Billy’. “Unfortunately Ididn’t get to meet the Queen but did meet Prince Charlesin 1977 when I was in the musical 'The History of Mr Polly'alongside Roy Castle.”

In 1977 Marianne appeared in‘England England’ with BobHoskins playing the wife of ReggieKray. “One night as Bob waslooking out into the audience henoticed there were more peoplein the cast than the audience sorebooked everyone’s tickets foranother night and took them allto the local pub for a drink”, shetold us laughing.

Marianne in Ha ir

Sugar

Marian ne

Former Christian Dior and Yves StLaurent model Jenni Rhodesdiscovered a talent for jewellerymaking five years ago after offeringto fix a necklace for her sister.

Jenni now runs her own businessand when she needs to make herjewellery stand out from the crowd,she uses her modelling expertise tostrike the perfect pose! Jenni wasinspired to start making necklacesafter watching her friend make herown when she lived in Los Angelesfor 20 years.

“I love to create beautiful pendantsmade with faux pearls, crystals andglass, and can even customise themfor special occasions,” said Jenni.

When she’s not carefully craftingjewellery Jenni is still modelling andwas recently dressed andaccessorised for a photo shoot bycelebrity stylist Gok Wan. If you’d liketo find out more about Jenni, youcan visit her website atwww.jennirhodesdesigns.com.

Maui

No matter what you carry in your handbag,you’ll find a Hotter style to suit. Invest in soft,supple Maui if you’re looking for a timelessleather classic for weekends and holidays; orwhy not try Alaska for an on-trend fun look.

Hand-bags of style

Alaska

I Shoes,

Shake

...jewellerymaking

Susan

Jenni

Our ladies also love...

Sign up........for emails giving thehottest news, shoesand special offers atwww.hotter.com

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Carol works closely with Hotter’sdesign team to ensure they areinvolved with the model’s final look.“It’s important I understand theirvision of how the shoes will workwith an outfit,” added Carol, wholives in Stockport.

“We go through the catalogue pageby page discussing how each shotshould be styled. I’m careful toreflect the differences between theclassic and contemporary shoes ,switching from tailored styling forthe classics to softer lines forcontemporary. I’m always consciousthat the clothes are comfortable,easy to wear and are appealing toHotter customers.”

Armed with notes, and lots of ideas,Carol had to create 44 outfits andthe shopping began. But thatproved to be a new challenge asphotos for the Spring cataloguewere taken in December – soshorts and summer skirts werethin on the ground!

Carol took seven days tocomplete her shopping trip using the internet and high street stores.

Every outfit was agreed andphotographed in the studio before itwas packed for shipping.

With the guarantee of long days,bright light and good weather inDecember, the Spring 2012 shoottook place in Cape Town. Onarrival the team had a productionmeeting to determine whichphotos would be taken andwhen; at which point Carol’soutfit photos came in handy andshe had to unpack, steam andiron each one.

Versatile Carol was also incharge of hair and makeup forthe models – again carefullymatching the model’s look to theclassic or contemporary styling.“This added an extra half hour onthe start of my day,” said Carol, whowas up and ready each day for 6am.

With up to six shots taken per day,and having to keep a close eye onthe models to make sure they were looking fresh and crease freefor each shot, Carol was kept sobusy that it wasn’t until the finalnight when the team went out to celebrate that she had time to style herself!

Does shopping for a living soundlike a dream job …well stylist Carol McKitty does love her work,but there is a downside –steaming and ironing outfit, afteroutfit, after outfit!

In this edition of Comfort Club wegive you a peak behind the scenes

of the latest Hotter photo shoot,where Carol has worked herstyling magic on the models,their clothes and, of course,

their footwear.

“I love working with theHotter team, it’salways excitingto see the

latest coloursand styles and Ilook forward to the challenge ofmatching clothes and accessories tothe different footwear categories,”explained Carol who has styledHotter’s two seasonal shoots for thepast six years. “I love the pale aquaand light beige shades for Spring,they are so on trend. Bright colourblocking, printed silk dresses andtrousers are also coming throughstrong and it was good to see that

Hotter’s designers have madesure that there are lots of

footwear options tocomplement these

looks.”

Meet Carol - Hotter stylist

putting on the styleCAROL’S FAVOURITE STYLE THIS SEASON:

“I teamed Livia sandal with an animal print maxi dress whichlooks amazing- animal prints are going to be big this season andLivia matches this style perfectly, it’s one I’ll be buying myself!”

FIND OUR FULL COLLECTION AT WWW.HOTTER.COM

Carol gives the fin ishing touch

... and here is the f inal photo with model Vikki.

“Darcey is looking reallygood this season – if youteam it with skinny jeans it’ll give you a look that’syoung, trendy and really up to date!”

DarceyLivia

CAROL SAYS...

“The newer Hotter styleslook so good I’ve had to looktwice at them...WOW... andthe bonus is they’re reallycomfortable too!”

Creative Manager Joanna Houghton was the‘athletic’ stand in for this location test shot...

carol’s tip!

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Carol works closely with Hotter’sdesign team to ensure they areinvolved with the model’s final look.“It’s important I understand theirvision of how the shoes will workwith an outfit,” added Carol, wholives in Stockport.

“We go through the catalogue pageby page discussing how each shotshould be styled. I’m careful toreflect the differences between theclassic and contemporary shoes ,switching from tailored styling forthe classics to softer lines forcontemporary. I’m always consciousthat the clothes are comfortable,easy to wear and are appealing toHotter customers.”

Armed with notes, and lots of ideas,Carol had to create 44 outfits andthe shopping began. But thatproved to be a new challenge asphotos for the Spring cataloguewere taken in December – soshorts and summer skirts werethin on the ground!

Carol took seven days tocomplete her shopping trip using the internet and high street stores.

Every outfit was agreed andphotographed in the studio before itwas packed for shipping.

With the guarantee of long days,bright light and good weather inDecember, the Spring 2012 shoottook place in Cape Town. Onarrival the team had a productionmeeting to determine whichphotos would be taken andwhen; at which point Carol’soutfit photos came in handy andshe had to unpack, steam andiron each one.

Versatile Carol was also incharge of hair and makeup forthe models – again carefullymatching the model’s look to theclassic or contemporary styling.“This added an extra half hour onthe start of my day,” said Carol, whowas up and ready each day for 6am.

With up to six shots taken per day,and having to keep a close eye onthe models to make sure they were looking fresh and crease freefor each shot, Carol was kept sobusy that it wasn’t until the finalnight when the team went out to celebrate that she had time to style herself!

Does shopping for a living soundlike a dream job …well stylist Carol McKitty does love her work,but there is a downside –steaming and ironing outfit, afteroutfit, after outfit!

In this edition of Comfort Club wegive you a peak behind the scenes

of the latest Hotter photo shoot,where Carol has worked herstyling magic on the models,their clothes and, of course,

their footwear.

“I love working with theHotter team, it’salways excitingto see the

latest coloursand styles and Ilook forward to the challenge ofmatching clothes and accessories tothe different footwear categories,”explained Carol who has styledHotter’s two seasonal shoots for thepast six years. “I love the pale aquaand light beige shades for Spring,they are so on trend. Bright colourblocking, printed silk dresses andtrousers are also coming throughstrong and it was good to see that

Hotter’s designers have madesure that there are lots of

footwear options tocomplement these

looks.”

Meet Carol - Hotter stylist

putting on the styleCAROL’S FAVOURITE STYLE THIS SEASON:

“I teamed Livia sandal with an animal print maxi dress whichlooks amazing- animal prints are going to be big this season andLivia matches this style perfectly, it’s one I’ll be buying myself!”

FIND OUR FULL COLLECTION AT WWW.HOTTER.COM

Carol gives the fin ishing touch

... and here is the f inal photo with model Vikki.

“Darcey is looking reallygood this season – if youteam it with skinny jeans it’ll give you a look that’syoung, trendy and really up to date!”

DarceyLivia

CAROL SAYS...

“The newer Hotter styleslook so good I’ve had to looktwice at them...WOW... andthe bonus is they’re reallycomfortable too!”

Creative Manager Joanna Houghton was the‘athletic’ stand in for this location test shot...

carol’s tip!

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With Spring just around the corner it’s a great time to try a new look, gethealthy or even test out a new hobby.

We combine all three here with tips on style andhealthy feet from two guest bloggers who might just inspire you to delve deeper into the web –following their latest news, or maybe even starting a blog yourself!

Of course we asked them to focus their advice around shoes and they’ve both come to the sameconclusion …read on and all will be revealed!

Vicki Day, has just been voted one ofthe top three UK bloggers in Vogue’sOnline Fashion 100 poll. Find her atmrsd-daily.blogspot.com

‘A shop girl atheart’ Vicki, wholives in SouthKensington,started as aweekend salesassistant atKendal Milne inManchester and

after college became a managementtrainee at Jaeger. Age 40 Vickireturned to university to studyjournalism, landing an internship atfashion industry bible Drapers.

Vicki’s motto is “there are no rules tofashion just great style”; we askedher how to wear shoes fashionably…

“The whole shoe process starts withthe face and then the feet: do theshoes put a smile on your face whichmake you want them to put them onyour feet … and do they fit? Thesecond part of the ’feet to face’ ratiois… are they not only fabulous butcomfortable, because nothing looksworse than a woman with her facescrewed up in pain from her shoes.

“Make a statement with your feet, soif you’re looking for full on glamourgo for those spindly stilettos, but ifyou’re thinking cute then buykitten heels - basically know whatlook you're going for, and go fullout. Let’s also remember nighttime is the right time for attention-getting shoes. If you till want towear a ‘drop dead’ look duringthe day, choose a closed-toe orpeep-toe shoe or sandal -Surabaya is perfect.

“Make sure your clothing is tailored oryou'll risk looking sloppy. A trouser legshould fall at or above the ankle,while skirts or dresses should endabove the knee - so Darcey is aperfect choice for trousers.

“And if you’re ever in doubt, alwaystake the line of comfort or a classicblack court shoe as this is always infashion and will always look fabulouson you.”

new Year,new You

Sue Ferguson is a podiatrist with aprivate practice in Tenterden, Kentand blogs as www.footstar.co.uk.

“What could bemore interestingthan feet?” saysSue. “I knew achiropodist whoused to say ‘howcan you bebeautiful if yourfeet hurt?’ and

he was right, if your feet arecomfortable you stand tall and youfeel confident – you project how youfeel. I use chiropody to take awaypain and recommend shoes andorthotics to help compensate formechanical foot problems. I say topatients; “you wear glasses so youcan see to read, they don’t fix youreyes, they just help you to function.Good shoes are the same, theydon’t fix your feet, but they supportthem and let them function without hurting.”

Heres are Sue’s tips...

“If you had back pain 50 years agochances are you would be told to lieon a board for a month and notmove. We now know you need tomove as soon as possible. To getwalking quickly you needcomfortable shoes; you don’t wantsore feet to add to your misery.Make sure you only wear shoes thatare supportive and comfortable.

“I deal with people who admit to methat their feet are not perfect. Sowhat should you do if you think youare in that category?

“First tip: wear shoes thataccommodate all your lumps andbumps. It sounds obvious but yourshoes should have room for all ofyour toes. So if you have hammertoes or toes that overlay each otherwear shoes that are deep andwide enough at the toe box end. Ifyou have bunions make sure yourshoes are wide enough across theforefoot. Don’t make bunions or

corns worse by wearing tight narrow shoes withpointed toes.

When in doubt think ‘comfort’ andyou won’t go wrong.

“Second tip: save your inappropriateglam shoes for party nights whenyou are not planning to walk far.

“Third tip: When you go out dogwalking don’t wear cheap rubberwellies … your feet will get cold andsore. Choose boots or shoes withGORE-TEX® technology to keep yourfeet dry, warm and comfortable. And don’t forget to slip in yourorthotics if you normally wear them.Walking for miles on uneven groundin unsuitable footwear like welliescan wreck your feet… and evencause back pain.”

“Nothing looks worse than awoman with her face screwed upin pain from her shoes. ” Mrs D

“I knew a chiropodistonce who used to say

‘how can you be beautifulif your feet hurt?’ he was

right, if your feet arecomfortable you stand tall

and you feel confident.”

Footstar

How to wear shoes fashionably

Vicki

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A website on which an

individual or group of users

record opinions and

information on a regular basis.

BLOG

Are you a blogger? Or do you read

a blog that you’d like to share with

other Comfort Club readers? 

Send in the details to

weloveshoes@hotter.com

and we’ll have a look!

Sue

Shoes to choose for happy healthy feet

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Nirvana

Surabaya

9

With Spring just around the corner it’s a great time to try a new look, gethealthy or even test out a new hobby.

We combine all three here with tips on style andhealthy feet from two guest bloggers who might just inspire you to delve deeper into the web –following their latest news, or maybe even starting a blog yourself!

Of course we asked them to focus their advice around shoes and they’ve both come to the sameconclusion …read on and all will be revealed!

Vicki Day, has just been voted one ofthe top three UK bloggers in Vogue’sOnline Fashion 100 poll. Find her atmrsd-daily.blogspot.com

‘A shop girl atheart’ Vicki, wholives in SouthKensington,started as aweekend salesassistant atKendal Milne inManchester and

after college became a managementtrainee at Jaeger. Age 40 Vickireturned to university to studyjournalism, landing an internship atfashion industry bible Drapers.

Vicki’s motto is “there are no rules tofashion just great style”; we askedher how to wear shoes fashionably…

“The whole shoe process starts withthe face and then the feet: do theshoes put a smile on your face whichmake you want them to put them onyour feet … and do they fit? Thesecond part of the ’feet to face’ ratiois… are they not only fabulous butcomfortable, because nothing looksworse than a woman with her facescrewed up in pain from her shoes.

“Make a statement with your feet, soif you’re looking for full on glamourgo for those spindly stilettos, but ifyou’re thinking cute then buykitten heels - basically know whatlook you're going for, and go fullout. Let’s also remember nighttime is the right time for attention-getting shoes. If you till want towear a ‘drop dead’ look duringthe day, choose a closed-toe orpeep-toe shoe or sandal -Surabaya is perfect.

“Make sure your clothing is tailored oryou'll risk looking sloppy. A trouser legshould fall at or above the ankle,while skirts or dresses should endabove the knee - so Darcey is aperfect choice for trousers.

“And if you’re ever in doubt, alwaystake the line of comfort or a classicblack court shoe as this is always infashion and will always look fabulouson you.”

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Sue Ferguson is a podiatrist with aprivate practice in Tenterden, Kentand blogs as www.footstar.co.uk.

“What could bemore interestingthan feet?” saysSue. “I knew achiropodist whoused to say ‘howcan you bebeautiful if yourfeet hurt?’ and

he was right, if your feet arecomfortable you stand tall and youfeel confident – you project how youfeel. I use chiropody to take awaypain and recommend shoes andorthotics to help compensate formechanical foot problems. I say topatients; “you wear glasses so youcan see to read, they don’t fix youreyes, they just help you to function.Good shoes are the same, theydon’t fix your feet, but they supportthem and let them function without hurting.”

Heres are Sue’s tips...

“If you had back pain 50 years agochances are you would be told to lieon a board for a month and notmove. We now know you need tomove as soon as possible. To getwalking quickly you needcomfortable shoes; you don’t wantsore feet to add to your misery.Make sure you only wear shoes thatare supportive and comfortable.

“I deal with people who admit to methat their feet are not perfect. Sowhat should you do if you think youare in that category?

“First tip: wear shoes thataccommodate all your lumps andbumps. It sounds obvious but yourshoes should have room for all ofyour toes. So if you have hammertoes or toes that overlay each otherwear shoes that are deep andwide enough at the toe box end. Ifyou have bunions make sure yourshoes are wide enough across theforefoot. Don’t make bunions or

corns worse by wearing tight narrow shoes withpointed toes.

When in doubt think ‘comfort’ andyou won’t go wrong.

“Second tip: save your inappropriateglam shoes for party nights whenyou are not planning to walk far.

“Third tip: When you go out dogwalking don’t wear cheap rubberwellies … your feet will get cold andsore. Choose boots or shoes withGORE-TEX® technology to keep yourfeet dry, warm and comfortable. And don’t forget to slip in yourorthotics if you normally wear them.Walking for miles on uneven groundin unsuitable footwear like welliescan wreck your feet… and evencause back pain.”

“Nothing looks worse than awoman with her face screwed upin pain from her shoes. ” Mrs D

“I knew a chiropodistonce who used to say

‘how can you be beautifulif your feet hurt?’ he was

right, if your feet arecomfortable you stand tall

and you feel confident.”

Footstar

How to wear shoes fashionably

Vicki

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In Britain our classic wines came,and still mainly do, from that greathome of wine - France. We’ve alsoenjoyed the classic fortified wines ofPortugal and Spain - port and sherry- which have alcohol added to keepthem drinkable long after the corkhas been pulled.

For French red wine Bordeaux is aclassic, with great ‘Château’ vintageyears dating back decades and evenlonger fetching many thousands ofpounds a bottle. Made to be ‘laid-down’ to mature, these wines oftencome in a claret shade which, forcenturies in Britain, became thename of this great wine.

Claret has to be a blend of two ormore grapes, of which CabernetSauvignon and Merlot must alwaysbe included. One to try is BordeauxRouge Patrice Calvet 2009 whichhas newly arrived at Majestic Winesat a modest £7.99 (buy two, £5.99). I found it immediately enjoyable,traditional but soft and fruity.

Today, wines come into the UK fromacross the world: Australia, NewZealand, South Africa, South

America, California. These ‘NewWorld’ wines can all be calledcontemporary, but are made to have wide appeal. They use classic European grapes, somewhich have been given new life after almost dying out.

Most of these contemporary tipplesare single grape, but we’rebeginning to see an increase in thenumber of blends, some followingthe Bordeaux tradition, such as WestAustralia’s Margaret River, VasseFelix Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot2009. West Australia is zoomingupwards for the quality of its wines,and this is reflected in its price(£12.49, £9.99 buy two). This winereally manages to get back to thetaste of France where the vinescame from, with a rich blackberrymix and dark plum. It also can keepfor a decade or so.

A note of caution readers and fellowdrinkers, New World wines are veryoften higher in alcohol by volumethan their classic Europeanancestors. This Aussie, for example,is 14.5% compared with Bordeauxwhich is usually 12.5%.

After that warning, let’s find adelicious white which iscomparatively low in alcohol, (12%).Made with the only other grapewhose wine is accepted as a worldclassic model - Riesling the greatwine of the Rhine. This German winewas almost unchallenged as thesupreme white but from the 1970smuch of the quality fell off (thoughnow improved). Better Rieslingcame from Alsace, Austria, and nowthe New World, especially Australiaand, for our bottle, New Zealand,from their leading wine region,Marlborough, made by FairleighEstate (£8.74, £6.99 buy two). Appleand a hint of lemon on the nose,when sipped, clean and fresh in themouth, with a great balance ofsweet and dry notes. Perfect as anaperitif or a light lunch of justvegetables or salmon.

WINE WITH ACLASSIC ANDCONTEMPORARYTWIST

Win two bottles of each of thewines featured if yours is the firstcorrect answer randomly selected- see back page for details.

Q. Which two grapes mustalways be included in anofficially recognised redBordeaux?

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It is five years now when I look backsorting through some photos, agreat thing to do on a drizzly day inDecember. I was going to Norwaywith some friends and neededsome walking boots and as apodiatrist you can imagine that I amvery particular about my footwear.

So when Mel from Hotter suggestedI try their GORE-TEX® walking bootsI was scornful, ‘surely not’ I thought,‘they are for casual wear and not upto the rigours of climbing and walking’.With the challenge from Hotter set, Idecided to push the boots to the

limit; climbing Preikestolen (Pulpitrock) near Stravanger, Norway. Iarrived after a four hour trek through some amazing terrainincluding bog, rocky crags andstreams to find my feet were warm,safe and amazingly without blisters.

You can see in the photo my Hotter boots standing proud at thesummit. I am the first to admit when I am wrong and in thinkingHotter boots were not up to the task,I was indeed wrong and I canthoroughly recommend them.

Health conscious Tracey wears apedometer every day; how many stepsdo you think she takes in her five dayHotter working week? The closestanswer to the total will win a £20 Hottervoucher. See back page for details.

We’d love to featureyour dream holiday inComfort Club, send in

your stories and photosand you could featureon our next postcard.

Dear Comfort Club,I’ve always been fascinated with the culture and history ofChina and last October I was lucky enough to go there with mypartner Mark. We arrived at the Great Wall in 34C and sawseveral thousand people walking to the highest part, some ofthem in high heels! I decided to power walk the wall to seehow far I could get in two hours and the scenery was amazing. Our visit to the Chengdu panda sanctuary turned into amemorable all-day event. Tony the tiger, our travelling mascot,

proved to be a focal point of our travels and we were stoppedconstantly by people wanting their photo taken with him.China was everything I expected and more, the people were

so friendly and accommodating, even singing Christmas carolsto us when they saw our tour guide’s British flag! Love Tracey MayHotter Store Manager, Exeter

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by our wine writer Graham Gendall Norton

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In Britain our classic wines came,and still mainly do, from that greathome of wine - France. We’ve alsoenjoyed the classic fortified wines ofPortugal and Spain - port and sherry- which have alcohol added to keepthem drinkable long after the corkhas been pulled.

For French red wine Bordeaux is aclassic, with great ‘Château’ vintageyears dating back decades and evenlonger fetching many thousands ofpounds a bottle. Made to be ‘laid-down’ to mature, these wines oftencome in a claret shade which, forcenturies in Britain, became thename of this great wine.

Claret has to be a blend of two ormore grapes, of which CabernetSauvignon and Merlot must alwaysbe included. One to try is BordeauxRouge Patrice Calvet 2009 whichhas newly arrived at Majestic Winesat a modest £7.99 (buy two, £5.99). I found it immediately enjoyable,traditional but soft and fruity.

Today, wines come into the UK fromacross the world: Australia, NewZealand, South Africa, South

America, California. These ‘NewWorld’ wines can all be calledcontemporary, but are made to have wide appeal. They use classic European grapes, somewhich have been given new life after almost dying out.

Most of these contemporary tipplesare single grape, but we’rebeginning to see an increase in thenumber of blends, some followingthe Bordeaux tradition, such as WestAustralia’s Margaret River, VasseFelix Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot2009. West Australia is zoomingupwards for the quality of its wines,and this is reflected in its price(£12.49, £9.99 buy two). This winereally manages to get back to thetaste of France where the vinescame from, with a rich blackberrymix and dark plum. It also can keepfor a decade or so.

A note of caution readers and fellowdrinkers, New World wines are veryoften higher in alcohol by volumethan their classic Europeanancestors. This Aussie, for example,is 14.5% compared with Bordeauxwhich is usually 12.5%.

After that warning, let’s find adelicious white which iscomparatively low in alcohol, (12%).Made with the only other grapewhose wine is accepted as a worldclassic model - Riesling the greatwine of the Rhine. This German winewas almost unchallenged as thesupreme white but from the 1970smuch of the quality fell off (thoughnow improved). Better Rieslingcame from Alsace, Austria, and nowthe New World, especially Australiaand, for our bottle, New Zealand,from their leading wine region,Marlborough, made by FairleighEstate (£8.74, £6.99 buy two). Appleand a hint of lemon on the nose,when sipped, clean and fresh in themouth, with a great balance ofsweet and dry notes. Perfect as anaperitif or a light lunch of justvegetables or salmon.

WINE WITH ACLASSIC ANDCONTEMPORARYTWIST

Win two bottles of each of thewines featured if yours is the firstcorrect answer randomly selected- see back page for details.

Q. Which two grapes mustalways be included in anofficially recognised redBordeaux?

COMPETITION

It is five years now when I look backsorting through some photos, agreat thing to do on a drizzly day inDecember. I was going to Norwaywith some friends and neededsome walking boots and as apodiatrist you can imagine that I amvery particular about my footwear.

So when Mel from Hotter suggestedI try their GORE-TEX® walking bootsI was scornful, ‘surely not’ I thought,‘they are for casual wear and not upto the rigours of climbing and walking’.With the challenge from Hotter set, Idecided to push the boots to the

limit; climbing Preikestolen (Pulpitrock) near Stravanger, Norway. Iarrived after a four hour trek through some amazing terrainincluding bog, rocky crags andstreams to find my feet were warm,safe and amazingly without blisters.

You can see in the photo my Hotter boots standing proud at thesummit. I am the first to admit when I am wrong and in thinkingHotter boots were not up to the task,I was indeed wrong and I canthoroughly recommend them.

Health conscious Tracey wears apedometer every day; how many stepsdo you think she takes in her five dayHotter working week? The closestanswer to the total will win a £20 Hottervoucher. See back page for details.

We’d love to featureyour dream holiday inComfort Club, send in

your stories and photosand you could featureon our next postcard.

Dear Comfort Club,I’ve always been fascinated with the culture and history ofChina and last October I was lucky enough to go there with mypartner Mark. We arrived at the Great Wall in 34C and sawseveral thousand people walking to the highest part, some ofthem in high heels! I decided to power walk the wall to seehow far I could get in two hours and the scenery was amazing. Our visit to the Chengdu panda sanctuary turned into amemorable all-day event. Tony the tiger, our travelling mascot,

proved to be a focal point of our travels and we were stoppedconstantly by people wanting their photo taken with him.China was everything I expected and more, the people were

so friendly and accommodating, even singing Christmas carolsto us when they saw our tour guide’s British flag! Love Tracey MayHotter Store Manager, Exeter

Postcard

chinafrom

by our wine writer Graham Gendall Norton

COMPETITION

My hotter boots and iNeil Simmonite, Registered Podiatrist, Lecturer

Over to you...

FIND OUR FULL COLLECTION AT WWW.HOTTER.COM

Venture

Mist

Try ourWeatherproof

Collectionyourself

Neil Simmonite at the peak

hococohelpsoutHococo,Hotter’sknitted lemurtoy, createdby renowned designer AlanDart, has helped raise over £3,000 forMoney for Madagascar in the six yearssince he was ‘born’. Former ComfortClub writer Hilary Bradt introducedHotter readers to the charity whichraises money to help street children inMadagascar and we decided to help bycommissioning a lemur toy – as it isnative to the country. Hilary recentlytook part in the Great South Run tohelp raise more funds and, if you lookclosely at her photo, you’ll see her very own Hococo keeping an eye on her over her hat.

There’s still chance for you to knitHococo, simply emailweloveshoes@hotter.comand we’ll send you his pattern.

Send in your stories, photos and competition entries to Melanie Killilea,Editor, Comfort Club, Hotter Shoes, 2 Peel Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 9PTor email weloveshoes@hotter.com. Any stories or photos sent to us maybe used in future editions of Comfort Club or on our Facebook page.

Unless otherwise stated, competitions in this edition will close onSaturday 31st March – winners’ details will be printed in our onlineComfort Club at www.hotter.com or contact the Editor for a full list.

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Here's Hotter fan Charles Kinsey,

from Bristol, trekking in Rwanda

wearing his trusty Victor boots, look

what he found on his way! Charles

went on several gorilla treks in the

Volcanoes National Park as well as

the Nyungwe Forest. He walked for

hours through forest areas and

muddy paths and told us his boots

performed brilliantly keeping his

feet dry, warm and comfortable!

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