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Factory fact or film fiction?The film is based on Northamptonshire’s Kinky Boot factory - so how close is it to the truth…? |
| Factory - FACTORY FACT: The Kinky Boot Factory is W.J. Brookes, which makes the Divine Range of erotic shoes for both men and women.
- FILM FICTION: The Kinky Boot Factory is Prince & Sons which begins to make women’s boots for men
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Owner - FACTORY FACT: The Kinky Boot Factory is run by Steve Pateman who took over from his father.
- FILM FICTION: The Kinky Boot Factory is run by Charlie Price who took over from his father.
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Trade - FACTORY FACT: W.J. Brooks began to suffer a downturn in trade when the increased value of the pound meant they lost their export trade, especially in Germany. And cheap imports meant the loss of domestic orders.
- FILM FICTION: Price and Sons lost money due to a large order being made and no-one to buy it. Also, there is an implication that imports meant the loss of domestic trade.
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Fetish - FACTORY FACT: Steve Pateman started to make fetish footwear because Laces in Folkestone, a fetish shop, found his details through the Footwear Federation. Laces had many problems with their previous supplier and Steve thought he could help. After speaking to several other shops he thought there was something his factory could do.
- FILM FICTION: Charlie Price started to make women’s boots for men because of chance encounter with a drag queen called Lola and a dressing down from a disgruntled employee.
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Fame - FACTORY FACT: W.J. Brooks gained interest for their Divine range through a showing at the Düsseldorf footwear show and the BBC series ‘Trouble at the Top’
- FILM FICTION: Price & Sons gained interest in their range through a show at the Milan Footwear Show.
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Kinky - FACTORY FACT: It was the BBC who dubbed W.J. Brooks the ‘Kinky Boot Factory’
- FILM FICTION: It was Lola the drag queen who dubbed Price & Sons the ‘Kinky Boot Factory’
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