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Geometrics and fluff: it’s this week’s Shoes News

August 5, 2017August 5, 2017

New label alert: Saira If you are in the east London area any time between now and September 30th, might I suggest that you head to 189 Shoreditch High Street and visit new shoe brand Saira’s pop up? With a focus on flats and geometric prints, this is a label that’s right up my street! […]

Why I’ve fallen in love with sock trainers

August 2, 2017

Back in the late Nineties, my mum (of all people!) got herself a pair of Nike trainers from the newly opened shopping outlet Gunwharf in Portsmouth. This came as somewhat of a shock for me, as this is the woman who until recently, had never owned a pair of Converse (she’s also got a pair […]

How to pimp your white trainers, and the rest of this week’s Shoes News

July 29, 2017July 29, 2017

Is there anything Pharrell Williams can’t do? (Apparently not) He’s a talented chap, that Pharrell Williams. As well as being a top musician, producer and all-round hottie, his collaborations with adidas have been hugely popular. And yesterday saw the release of the latest one, with four new shades of his signature Tennis Hu silhouette. They’ve […]

It’s a Shoes News holiday special!

July 22, 2017July 22, 2017

This week, as we’re in full summer holiday mode, the schools have broken up, and technically I am also on holiday (but couldn’t let you miss out on your shoes headlines, of course), I thought I’d make this week all about vacation footwear. Just add sunglasses… LOVE this new super-summery brand Drilles is so brand […]

New adidas NMDs & the best retro runners…this week’s Shoes News is a sneakers special!

July 15, 2017

adidas NMDs summer drop adidas dropped (did you like my sneakerhead terminology there?!) its summer release of its hugely popular NMDs this week. Now, while I don’t have a pair of these myself because I always thought they weren’t really my style, I am really coming around to them, particularly with these new summer releases. […]

The women changing the face of British footwear

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017

I was thrilled a couple of months ago when a female shoe designer got in touch to tell me about her new venture. This week, a shiny pair of sneakers from her fledgling brand Aerska arrived for me to try out! And it got me thinking; so many of my favourite shoes these days come […]

Strawberries and cream kicks, ice cream sneakers, and the rest of this week’s Shoes News

July 1, 2017

Wimbledon sneakers just got sweet I’m not going to harp on about the Stan Smith again this Wimbledon season (although if you are interested in its history and that of tennis shoes in general, you can read all about it here) but that’s not to say that there aren’t some tennis-inspired kicks to tell you […]