Kevin Cozens Charity Walk & Poll
Posted on October 11th, 2009 by galligator under General, High heels, Just for Kicks, Oxfords, Platforms, Pumps, Reader Polls, Sandals, Shoe InterviewsMeet Kevin:
This is Kevin Cozens (KrazyKev in our forums). In this photo, he is wearing a pair of Pleaser XTC 826 platform heels:
Why?
In his own words:
HI my name is Kevin AKA. KRAZY KEV. I thought I would let you all know a little about me and my liking for high heels. First let me put you straight on a few things.
1.) Yes, im a bit krazy
2.) Yes I have walked in public wearing womens high heels.
3.) No I dont have a fetish for high heels unless worn by a sexy woman.The reason I started to wear high heels is for a very good one. I was looking for a way to raise money for a UK charity called HELP FOR HEROES. I was after a way to emulate pain suffered by soldiers who have been injured while serving in Iraq and Afganistan. In the end I had the bright idea of a long walk but wearing very high heeled womens shoes. On 22 Aug 2009 my day had finally come. I was going to be wearing womens shoes in public for the very first time. I had never worn high heels in my life and I was about to attempt to walk a very long 5 miles in a pair of PLEASER XTC 826. The heels were 7.5” with a 4” platform. I had already made the event known to the public and i had already raised a lot of money. I now ask myself could I go the distance without doing myself harm. After 3.5hrs I finally arrived at my destination. I have to admit that a man wearing huge womens heels are a sure fire way of getting attention. Before the walk I promised my wife that if I complete the walk that I would DOUBLE the distance to raise money for her chosen charity which is Cancer Reasearch UK.
According to his original website, £723.00 was raised toward his chosen charity.
Now he needs our help to determine which shoes he should wear when keeping that promise to his wife - and perform a second, much longer, charity walk (tentatively set for Spring 2010).
Here are the shoes that Kevin is considering for this fund-raising event:
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Now, all we need from you, dear readers, is your vote.
Loading ...Poll will remain open for at least 2 months. Let’s see how many people we can get to help out on this!
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October 11th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I like the seduce best for style, but think one of the medium platforms would provide better ball-of the foot protection from extended walking impact.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Kevin… That is the funniest photo I have seen in a long time. I think Candy would be a good shoe. The heel has a larger area… not stiletto. Your first black pair makes sense when looking at the relative stability of the shoe. Considering the charity event, they really need to be pink. I would also invest in some padded insoles.
October 22nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
WOW. I am amazed at the response. this poll is going very well. keep the votes coming. cannot see what is so funny about me in the photo. i dressed like that for a reason. i wanted the attention so i could raise awareness of why i was walking 5 miles in 7.5” heels. it worked because i had LOTS of attention. i agree with Galligator that the seduce maybe the best style but medium platforms would be better and for this reason depending on the outcome and the fit of the shoe i may go for the DELIGHT 667 or the LIP 109 but on the other hand i may be brave enough to go for the SEDUCE.
October 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Well in the 4 poll I have up and running on various forums I have to say that the response has been brilliant and I have had a total of over 300 votes to pick me a pair of shoes for my marathon of a walk next year. To date the most popular three pairs in order of popularity is
1st SEDUCE 208 - 76 VOTES
2nd DELIGHT 667 - 62 VOTES
3rd KISS 209 - 52 VOTES
Personally after a bit of consideration I believe i may suffer badly wearing the SEDUCE style as the insoles are not padded and the soles are thin. The style is ideal offering good support and for this reason if SEDUCE wins the poll I just might pick the DELIGHT 667 which is a similar style offering good support but if the largest size is a bit tight I may go for the KISS style. All styles except for the DELIGHT 609 is available in pink which is what colour I will be wearing
October 30th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Let us know when you have a date picked out. Maybe we’ll be able to get out an announcement to let folks know beforehand.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:17 am
just a quick update to let people know that i am in the proceeds of trying to get a couple of local celebs involved. they are two men who went out one evening dressed as women and ending up being attacked by a couple of yobs. the men dressed as women are actually cagefighters and as the saying goes ”the rest is history” you can view the story at
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1218651/Thugs-attack-men-dresses–turn-cage-fighters.html
since the event the two local lads who were attacked have decided to turn their new found fame by raising money for charity.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Well in the 4 polls I have up and running on various forums I have to say that the response has been brilliant although response is starting to slow down a bit. So far I have had a total of over 340 votes to pick me a pair of shoes for my marathon of a walk next year. To date the order of popularity is:
1st SEDUCE 208 - 89 VOTES
2nd DELIGHT 667 - 66 VOTES
3rd KISS 209 - 55 VOTES
4th LIP 109 - 51 VOTES
5th CANDY 09 - 51 VOTES
6th DELIGHT 609 - 32 VOTES
Personally after a bit of consideration I believe I may suffer badly wearing the SEDUCE style as the insoles are not padded and the soles are thin. The style is ideal offering good support and for this reason if SEDUCE wins the poll I just might pick the DELIGHT 667 which is a similar style offering good support but if the largest size is a bit tight I may go for the KISS style. All styles except for the DELIGHT 609 is available in pink which is what colour I will be wearing. Please keep the votes coming in. You have all been fantastic. many thanks to all voters.