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200: Tech Tales FoundFrom Princess Diana to Red Carpets: The Glamorous. Empire of JimmyChooThe story of Jimmy Choo is one of artistry, ambition, and transformation. What began as a small East London workshop run by Malaysian-Chinese shoemaker Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat evolved into a global luxury brand synonymous with high fashion and celebrity culture. Born in 1948 in Penang, Malaysia, Jimmy Choo was immersed in the craft of shoemaking from a young age, learning from his father before studying at Cordwainers Technical College in London. By the late 1980s, he had opened a modest atelier in Hackney, where his bespoke creations quickly gained traction among London’s elite. A pivotal moment came in 1988 wh...
2025-06-2620 min
Gearhead GurusWatch a Master Shoemaker Craft Stunning Custom Dress Shoes by Hand—Powered by Avonetics.comStep into the world of exquisite craftsmanship as a Korean artisan transforms premium leather into flawless custom dress shoes—every stitch, cut, and polish captured in mesmerizing detail. This 28-minute masterpiece reveals the secrets behind bespoke footwear, from pattern-making to final shine. Perfect for leathercraft enthusiasts, aspiring cordwainers, or anyone who appreciates the art of handmade luxury. For advertising opportunities, visit Avonetics.com.
2025-04-0607 min
In Their Shoes6. Patrick Cox - Iconic Footwear DesignerDescriptionIn a specially extended interview for the Cordwainers, Katie Greenyer talks to maverick Patrick Cox the award-winning, British-trained, Canadian fashion designer whose eponymous footwear label introduced the Wannabe loafer, one of the most iconic shoes of the 90s. Patrick talks about his peripatetic childhood between Canada and Africa, and his early days as a self-professed 'fashion victim' with a driving desire to stand out from the crowd and ‘be noticed’.Listen, as he recounts his time as a ‘disruptor’ at Cordwainers Technical College in London in the 80s, where he rubbed shoulders with the...
2025-03-1956 min
The MostMIISTA / Laura VillaseninLaura Villasenin is the founder and creative director of footwear and ready-to-wear label MIISTA. In this special episode, recorded at the MIISTA factory in Galicia, Spain, Laura sits down with Dominique for an extensive talk about the brand’s come-up and vision. She shares the quite revolutionary approach that challenges industry stereotypes and drives her desire to own all stages of the MIISTA supply chain. Growing up along Northern Spain's rugged Atlantic coast, Laura's first visit to London opened up a universe that would eventually lead to launching MIISTA in 2010 after studying footwear desig...
2025-03-141h 38
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare PressThe Future of Fashion Artefacts, According to Leo Carlton (Hint! It's Printed)London fashion week spotlight: In a markedly hatless era, forward-marching British New Gen accessories designer Leo Carlton is turning their talents to digitally-printed crowns, elf ears, breast plates and mysterious sculptural masks. Some of these genre-defying fashion artefacts feel a bit witchy, with pagan undertones. Others, firmly futuristic.But how do they make them? Wouldn’t you like to know!Leo trained at Cordwainers, enjoyed a two-year residency at Alexander McQueen's Sarabande Foundation, and studied classical millinery techniques - their first job out of college was with the iconic London ha...
2025-02-2147 min
Labor JawnCordwainers StrikeThe 1805 Cordwainers Strike in Philadelphia was one of the earliest labor actions in American history. Originally aired: December 13, 2021. Support the showwww.laborjawn.com
2025-02-0517 minIn Their Shoes5. Deborah Carré and James Ducker - CarréduckerIn this episode, Katie Greenyer interviews the award-winning Deborah Carré and James Ducker of the handsewn bespoke shoemaking brand Carréducker. Join the conversation as they discuss their individual routes to becoming artisan shoemakers and to joining forces to create products built to last, with a focus on sustainability, excellence, comfort and fit.
As second careerists who met while training with master shoemaker Paul Wilson, they are passionate about passing on the skills of handsewn shoemaking and teaching future generations of shoemakers. Learn more about Carréducker’s shoemaking school and the joy and challenges that this side o...
2025-01-1639 minIn Their Shoes4. Kristina Blahnik - CEO of Manolo BlahnikIn our latest podcast, Katie chats to the brilliant Kristina Blahnik, niece of Manolo Blahnik, whose name is synonymous with women’s luxury shoes. Kristina is CEO of the Blahnik family brand and shares her thoughts on running a family business, and how to lead and manage a thriving company in the 21st century. She is also guest judge for the Cordwainers Footwear Awards 2025.
Listen as Kristina talks about childhood memories and traces her journey to becoming head of the business today.
She and Katie discuss Kristina’s roots in architecture and how that rigorous train...
2024-12-2035 minIn Their Shoes3. Tim Cooper - CEO and Cobbler-In-Chief of Oliver SweeneyIn this episode Katie Greenyer talks to Tim Cooper, CEO and Cobbler-In-Chief of Oliver Sweeney, and finds out what makes him tick. Footwear is in Tim’s blood having generations of cobblers and shoemakers before him, even though at first, he resisted its siren call!
After graduating in Economics at university, Tim followed the family passion serving a comprehensive factory apprenticeship in France, where he learned the skills and processes involved in the manufacture of footwear (along with some rather dubious factory floor French…). His subsequent career has taken him around the globe sourcing from among the world...
2024-11-1431 minIn Their Shoes2. Adele Williamson - Bespoke Shoemaker at Tricker'sIn this episode Katie Greenyer chats to Adele Williamson, a former finalist of the Cordwainer Footwear Awards she went on to become the first female apprentice at Trickers, QUEST scholar and now heads up Trickers bespoke department. Listed in Drapers 30 under 30 and for the Bright Young Things Community awards she has made shoes for His Royal Highness the King.
They discuss Adele's route into footwear as a mature student at De Montford University and discovery of her love of making as well as design. The positive impetus of the Cordwainer Footwear Award in giving her the confidence...
2024-11-0728 min
Debut BuddiesFirst Labor Union (1794, 1838)Let's talk about labor, their trials and travails, their battles with oppressive and abusive employers, their wresting from beneath the boots of all systems monarchical, oligarchical, and industrial. On this episode we dive into the First Labor Union, with special appearance by Weavers, Cordwainers, Blanketeers, Spenceans, and more. Join us because collective knowledge is collective power. We also drop in for an especially hairy MouthGarf Report, a bountiful I See What You Did There, and we celebrate our own little milestone too! Sources:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/lesson-plans/2023/09/6-facts-about-labor-union-history-in-the-ushttps://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/august/n...
2024-09-232h 09In Their Shoes1. Sophia Webster - Founder & Creative Director of SOPHIA WEBSTERIn this episode, Katie Greenyer chats to Sophia Webster – artist, entrepreneur, ‘boss-lady’, and Mum who is known for her joyful, playful, feminine shoes that are instantly recognisable. Sophia tells the story of her journey into footwear from a degree course at the London College of Fashion to a Masters at the Royal College of Art. Throughout her student training, she sought internships with the designers she wanted to emulate; her first post-degree collection and collaboration with Browns in Mayfair was a sellout.
Sophia’s appeal is global – her fabulous shoes with their distinctive butterfly branding are available in over 200 r...
2024-06-2538 min
Minimum CompetenceLegal News for Weds 5/1 - PTO New Rule on Pharma Patent Settlements, Jones Day SCOTUS Presence, J&J Seeks $11b Settlement in Talc Suit and Biden's FY2025 Unrealized Gain Tax ProposalThis Day in Legal History: First Union FormedOn May 1, 1794, a pivotal development in labor rights history occurred in Philadelphia with the formation of the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers. This organization, consisting of skilled shoemakers, marks the establishment of the first trade union in the United States. The union was created as a response to the increasingly difficult economic conditions that tradesmen faced, including low wages and long working hours.The Cordwainers, recognizing the strength in numbers, aimed to leverage their collective bargaining power to negotiate better wages and working conditions. This was a...
2024-05-0109 min
The Stitchdown ShoecastBespoke Shoemaker Sebastian Tarek on West-End Outwork and Judging the World's Greatest Shoemaking CompetitionWhen London (by way of Australia) bespoke shoemaker Sebastian Tarek began making shoes in high school, his grandmother let him in on a little secret: he had been preceded in his journey by 18 generations of family cordwainers.After years of schooling—including at the famed Cordwainers College in Hackney, London—he eventually ended up settling into a role as a bottom-maker for some of Savile Row's most prestigious bespoke firms, both in an in-house capacity and also as an piece-work outworker.Today, Sebastian continues his outwork...work...while also creating his own bespoke shoes and boot...
2024-03-1356 min
The Love My Dress Podcast: Weddings, Business & Life#3: Emmy Scarterfield of Emmy London, on Creative Design, Parenthood, Building a Luxury Brand With Her Husband and The Secret To Comfortable Wedding ShoesLOVEMYDRESS.NET // Emmy Scarterfield is Founder and Creative Director of Emmy London, a luxury lifestyle brand that creates the most beautiful bridal and event shoes and accessories. The Emmy London brand exemplifies beauty and comfort and Emmy is renowned for her immaculate and intricate attention to detail, bespoke craftsmanship and quintessential British style.As well as her hugely successful online store and beautiful boutique on the Fulham Road in South Kensington, Emmy has also designed a line of jewellery that is exclusively available at British Jeweller's, H Samuel.After gradu...
2023-10-101h 59
The FS Club PodcastConstructing The Future - The Dilemma Of ESG & Supply Chains In The Construction IndustryFind out more about this event on our website: https://bit.ly/3Imsyje
The construction (and the wider built environment) industry is one of the largest contributors to global emissions. At the same time, there is significant pressure on construction firms and the wider industry to commit to emission reduction targets, whether as a result of regulation, client demand and/or other pressures. There is also a huge amount of demand for construction work internationally at a time when supply chains are dealing with unprecedented challenges.
The purpose of this session will be to highlight some of the...
2023-05-1844 min
BoomerRexTonightBoomerRexTonight e0245 -Labor Unions: Cordwainers-Tonight Risen was a Guest on Another Podcast called "Oh, Malort!" Check it out!!!, Looking into History SUX, Who are Cordwainers? And MORE!
2023-05-1727 min
BoomerRexTonightBoomerRexTonight e0245 -Labor Unions: Cordwainers-Tonight Risen was a Guest on Another Podcast called "Oh, Malort!" Check it out!!!, Looking into History SUX, Who are Cordwainers? And MORE!
2023-05-1727 minIn Their Shoes7. Sacha Spencer - Senior Buyer for Womenswear, M&SIn this episode Katie Greenyer chats to Sacha Spencer, Senior Buyer for Womenswear, M&S. Listen as they chart her journey in footwear. From an occasional Saturday job in her parent's shoe shop in Somerset and a love of all things creative to a career of over 20 years of experience in retail. With over half of which spent with Clerks, she describes her rise from shop floor assistant through trends analyst and range manager roles through to senior buyer at one of our leading retail brands.
Listen out for Sacha's top tips and secrets to being a...
2023-02-1627 minIn Their Shoes6. Richard Wharton - Co-founder of Office, Founder of Offspring, Poste and Poste MistressIn this episode, Katie chats to Richard Wharton, best known as the Co-founder of Office, Founder of Offspring, Poste, and Poste Mistress. He has over 40 years of experience in the footwear industry. A master of footwear retail, his varied experience stretches from luxury to high street, men's to women's, sports to dress.
He is a self-professed shoe nerd whose chance cash-in-hand job unloading a lorry of espadrilles led to a long-term career in footwear. He also has an unparalleled archive of footwear, about 1.4 million images of every shoe ever bought by his group, and nearly every designer...
2023-02-0945 min
Aisle Seat👠 The Perfect Wedding Shoes With Footwear Designer Charlotte MillsYour wedding shoes are as important as your wedding dress, right? On this episode host Alison McGill sits down with the wonderful and wildly talented British footwear designer Charlotte Mills to talk all about the importance of great wedding shoes and everything that makes for a perfect pair. Charlotte shares why bridal shoe design became her passion while studying at the prestigious Cordwainers at the London School of Fashion, what's trending for 2023 wedding styles, key considerations when it comes to wedding dress style and shoes, and why the wedding sneaker is not just a trend but has become an...
2023-01-1936 minAisle Seat👠 The Perfect Wedding Shoes With Footwear Designer Charlotte MillsYour wedding shoes are as important as your wedding dress, right? On this episode host Alison McGill sits down with the wonderful and wildly talented British footwear designer Charlotte Mills to talk all about the importance of great wedding shoes and everything that makes for a perfect pair. Charlotte shares why bridal shoe design became her passion while studying at the prestigious Cordwainers at the London School of Fashion, what's trending for 2023 wedding styles, key considerations when it comes to wedding dress style and shoes, and why the wedding sneaker is not just a trend but has become an...
2023-01-1936 min
Materially SpeakingGabriele Gmeiner: Venice — Walking in their shoesSee pictures and read more on materiallyspeaking.comIn this, the second of our Venice series, Mike Axinn and I met Austrian born shoemaker Gabriele Gmeiner who makes high quality made-to-measure shoes in her workshop at Campiello del Sol. She speaks of her craft, her journey from Austria and why she chose Venice.As we turned into Gabriele’s courtyard we found her sitting at a large wooden desk by her shop window, wearing a work apron, and smiling. A shoe was jammed between her knees as she filed the base of it. In front of...
2022-11-3036 minIn Their Shoes5. Georgina Goodman - Footwear Style IconIn this episode, Katie chats with Georgina Goodman. A fellow Cordwainer, footwear style icon, tutor, stylist, and entrepreneur. She is straight-talking and tenuous. Her footwear is discreetly luxurious, and she possesses an extraordinary attention to detail and the ability to read the tea leaves of trends.
Listen to her rollercoaster journey from leaving school at 16 in a world that didn’t recognise learning difficulties as they do today, and studying the technical back end of fashion design whilst working in a jeans shop. To setting up her own brand and being hailed by Milano Blahnik as the fut...
2022-11-2551 min
The Glossy PodcastMalone Souliers' Mary Alice Malone: 'It's important to move, adjust and take opportunities'For Mary Alice Malone's luxury footwear brand, Malone Souliers, making shoes the "hard way" is what has set the company apart since its inception in 2014. Launched in London, Malone Souliers has become a sought-after brand due to its extremely high level of craftsmanship. Malone got her experience as a shoemaker at the famous Cordwainers shoemaking school in East London. After graduating, she began her journey of building a footwear company that has since evolved into a premium brand. Though Malone Souliers does sell an assortment of footwear, including sneakers and flats, its signature style is a...
2022-11-2338 minIn Their Shoes4. Neil Clifford - CEO of Kurt GeigerIn this episode, Katie chats with Neil Clifford, CEO of Kurt Geiger. Hear about his journey from a dyslexic schoolboy leaving school with only one O-level at 16years old to becoming CEO of Europe’s largest luxury shoe and accessory retailer.
Since that drawing of a green flash trainer for his art O-level, his career in fashion retail spans now 30 years, half of this time has been spent at Kurt Geiger. Kurt Geiger currently operates in 28 countries with 57 freestanding locations and it manages the luxury shoe business in the UK’s department stores including Harrods and Selfridges.
2022-11-1743 min
JoyProjectThe Joy of Making Shoes with Kaylee Scoggins HerringThis episode is part of the JoyProject podcast: https://christaavampato.com/joyproject
When it comes to picking up new hobbies, Kaylee isn't shy about trying something completely new and outside her comfort zone. She took her two hobbies of swing dancing and leather working and combined them by learning to create 100% handmade swing dancing shoes. Now she's expanded to make shoes and boots of all kinds, along the way discovering a community of cordwainers, artisans, historic supply businesses, and classes all over the country. Her enthusiasm is highly contagious and before you know it, you'll be dreaming...
2022-11-1527 minIn Their Shoes3. Atalanta Weller - Director & Designer at ATALANTA WELLERIn this episode, Katie chats with fellow Cordwainer and judge for the annual Cordwainer Footwear Awards, Atalanta Weller. Atalanta won the British Fashion Councils' coveted NEWGEN competition in 2010. NEWGEN is the most established designer development scheme globally and designers are identified by their creativity, strong design aesthetic, and point of difference.
Atalanta’s ground-breaking sculptural shoes now form part of the V&A’s permanent collection and are regularly exhibited internationally. Listen as they discuss her background and early fashion influences and how she discovered footwear.
Discover her career journey and hear how her initial plac...
2022-11-1040 minIn Their Shoes2. Michael James - Director of Sales & Development at SpringlineIn this episode, Katie chats to Michael James, Director of Sales and Development at Springline, England's only surviving shoe last maker. Michael is a master craftsman and has worked with many of the best designers, brands, and celebrities. Measuring feet and making lasts for the rich and famous, from our current King to Hagrid and the Gringotts Goblins out of Harry Potter to working with brands such as Dr Martins, Jeffery West, Churches, Vivien Westwood, Ted Baker, and Paul Smith to mention a few. His work spans both the bespoke and manufacturing side of footwear.
They discuss...
2022-11-0346 minIn Their Shoes1. Alexandra Fullerton - Glamour UK's Fashion Director-at-LargeIn this episode, Katie chats with Alexandra Fullerton, a freelance stylist, and writer, currently Fashion Director-at-large at Glamour UK. Alex has been known to declare that she prefers shoes to some people and founded #thedailyshoe on Instagram. Previously, Alex was Fashion Director at Stylist Magazine. Over her 20-year career, Alex has contributed to Grazia and international editions of Vogue and Harpers Bazar.
Her commercial clients have included Stella McCartney, Amazon, and Marks & Spencer. She has worked with photographers including David Bailey, Victor Demarchelier, Mary McCartney, Ranking, and Ella von Worth and regularly contributes to BBC Radio 4s...
2022-10-2745 min
GSMC Classics: InheritanceGSMC Classics: Inheritance Episode 36: Cordwainers"We Americans are heirs to a mass fortune, a fortune compounded of many things" including the struggles and victories of American past. Our "Inheritance" of American History and American Traditions belong to all of us. A highly patriotic show, Inheritance revisits amazing people and times in American History from John Sullivan to Lewis and Clark to Davy Crockett to Dorothea Dix. The show covers a number of important historical events as well including the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the equal right to vote on August 18th, 1920. Inheritance was produced in co-operation with The American Legion. GSMC...
2022-10-2031 minIn Their ShoesTrailer - In Their Shoes Season 2Welcome to season 2 of the Cordwainers’ ‘In Their Shoes’ Podcast, in which you’ll be inspired by the brightest and best in the footwear industry. The range of participants is vast, from bespoke footwear and craft experts, to retailers, innovative entrepreneurs, and influencers. Join our host Katie Greenyer, Cordwainer and Creative Director of Pentland Brands, for refreshingly open and honest conversations allowing you to step into the shoes of the talent behind the brands. What drives and inspires them? What challenges have they overcome and what does the future hold?
The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, whose members were origi...
2022-10-0400 min
Anarchy in the H.E.EPISODE 11 DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION with Dr Nick MountDr Nick Mount is Academic Director at the University of Nottingham Online. This is a strategic role which heads the University’s multi-million pound investment in online learning for all.
By trade, Nick is a physical geographer and Associate Professor of Hydroinformatics. He has worked far and wide striving for sustainable peace through socio-physical-political systems.
Nick is also an established folk musician, having played guitar for Northampton’s now dis-banded folk band The Cordwainers.
Join us as Nick gives us his views and perspectives on curriculum design, digital learning, and a future of micr...
2022-06-0644 min
Design QuébecDesign Québec - 10 - Myriam Belzile-Maguire (Maguire)Aujourd’hui, nous discutons avec Myriam Belzile-Maguire, fondatrice de Maguire (https://maguireshoes.com/fr). On touche à ses valeurs, l’entrepreneuriat, les relations, les produits, la vente, la versatilité et les partenaires.
Ressources
DEC en arts visuels - Cégep Sainte-Foy https://www.csfoy.ca/programmes/tous-les-programmes/programmes-preuniversitaires/arts-visuels/
Baccalauréat en design industriel - Université de Montréal https://admission.umontreal.ca/programmes/baccalaureat-en-design-industriel/
Cordwainers - London College of Fashion https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-fashion/about-lcf/cordwainers
Jimmy Choo, designer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Choo
Aldo Bensadoun, fondateur du Groupe...
2022-02-2559 min
In Their Shoes9. Ian Watson - CEO of Hotter ShoesIn this extended episode, Katie speaks to Ian Watson, CEO and driving force behind one of Britain’s most successful shoe brands, Hotter Shoes, in front of a live audience. As the UK’s largest specialist footwear brand Hotter Shoes sells over a million pairs of shoes a year, to more than 4 million customers around the world.
Ian is credited with having accelerated the company's digital growth and Hotter Shoes is now seen as a major player in the e-commerce space. By repositioning Hotter shoes as a digitally-led, direct to consumer, e-commerce platform, Ian has successfully navigated both...
2022-02-1052 minIn Their Shoes8. Helen Kirkum - Founder and Director at Helen Kirkum StudioIn this episode, Katie speaks to Helen Kirkum, London based artist and designer and the inaugural winner of the Cordwainers Footwear Award in 2014. Helen has developed a unique formular learnt from manufacturing to deconstruct and reconstruct footwear utilising recycled and dead stock. She has the ability to tell the most incredible stories through her work and started her own studio in 2019.
Katie and Helen discuss what first inspired Helen’s journey into footwear and specifically attending the course at the University of Northampton, in the UK’s footwear manufacturing mecca. They discuss the opportunities Helen grasped with both...
2022-01-0434 minIn Their Shoes7. Beatrix Ong - Chief Creative Officer at BEATRIX ONGIn this episode Katie interviews Beatrix Ong, fellow Cordwainer and a footwear legend that has collaborated with some of the world’s most respected designers, brands and artists. She is best known for her sustainable and eco-focused practices within design, for which she has been awarded an MBE.
Step into the shoes of the sometimes author and judge of the Cordwainer Footwear Awards as she describes her personal journey from art and graphics into footwear. From wining a ‘terrifying’ magazine internship at Harpers Bazaar in New York to working with Jimmy Choo in his bespoke workshop helping produc...
2021-12-0736 minIn Their Shoes6. Charlotte Olympia Dellal - Creative Director at Charlotte OlympiaIn this episode, Katie talks to Charlotte Olympia Dellal who built her own footwear brand in 2008, after studying at London College of Fashion. Charlotte Olympia’s products are famed for their spin on Hollywood glamour, a mantra that as a designer she lives and breathes. A fellow Cordwainer and judge of the Cordwainer Footwear Awards she has a sharp eye for detail and is an inspiration to fellow designers across the globe.
Bought up in a globetrotting family with a mother who was in fashion, Charlotte believes that your accessories and hairstyle can dress you up more th...
2021-12-0727 min
Nick Tann's Is This Thing on PodcastNovesRecorded in November but it's busy times here. Some great tunes from Truman Falls - The Only Ones, Robyn Wilson - I don't wanna stay, Agent Starling - The Cordwainers Lament, Danny Draycott - Ghosts, The British IBM - Elevator, Downside 24 - Mad Flex, the Great Leslie - Anna, Dave Miles - When You Ruled The Waves
2021-12-0237 min
Is This Thing On PodcastNoves
Recorded in November but it’s busy times here. Some great tunes from Truman Falls – The Only Ones, Robyn Wilson – I don’t wanna stay, Agent Starling – The Cordwainers Lament, Danny Draycott – Ghosts, The British IBM – Elevator, Downside 24 – Mad Flex, the Great Leslie – Anna, Dave Miles – When You Ruled The Waves
2021-12-0237 minIn Their Shoes5. Dominic Casey - Bespoke ShoemakerIn this episode Katie speaks to Dominic Casey, fellow Cordwainer, master craftsman, teacher and bespoke shoemaker. Dominic has worked in the bespoke shoe trade for over 35 years. He originally trained as an orthopaedic shoemaker while simultaneously teaching the BA course on design and pattern making at Cordwainers college. He has his own workshop, worked in the ladies fashion industry and for 15 years taught on the footwear design MA at the Royal College of Art.
They discuss his style influences and journey from management consultant to become a craftsman at what turned out to be a renaissance time...
2021-12-0136 minIn Their Shoes4. Caroline Groves - Founder, Creative Director at Caroline Groves AtelierIn this episode Katie speaks to Caroline Groves, a fellow Cordwainer and master shoemaker, her brand is internationally renowned for luxury craftsmanship in shoes and accessories. Her work seeks to blur the lines between fashion, art and fantasy, often combining embroidery and needlepoint. She believes there are many ways to make a shoe and it is as much to do with the heart as the head.
Katie and Caroline discuss her craft influences and journey into the footwear industry. The challenges and lesson’s learnt along the way, from the importance of doing due diligence and the po...
2021-11-2343 minIn Their Shoes1. Guy West - Co-Founder of Jeffery-WestIn this episode Katie chats to Guy West, fellow Cordwainer and judge for the annual Cordwainer Footwear Awards. He is an entrepreneur, co-founder and designer alongside Mark Jeffery of established brand Jeffery-West. A footwear brand that has a worldwide reputation in offering individual, highly distinctive men’s footwear.
Offering insights to Guy’s personal and professional life from kite surfing to craftmanship, they discuss his inspiration heroes and style influences, including sub-culture trends, DIY and vintage fashion.
Growing up near Northampton it’s not surprising that he ended up making shoes. Listen to hear how he and...
2021-10-2825 minIn Their Shoes3. Michael Atmore - Editor of Footwear NewsIn this episode Katie speaks to Michael Atmore, style icon, fellow judge for the annual Cordwainer Footwear Awards and Chief Brand Officer, Fairchild Media, at Penske Media Corporation and importantly Editor of Footwear News, the industry’s bible for the shoe business.
Their discussion opens a window onto both his business and personal life, from being a member of a big sporting family and his love of New York and all things vintage, through to a career which includes stints in product sales, modelling, acting and of course writing.
They touch on the sheer scope an...
2021-10-2836 minIn Their Shoes2. Joachim Sedelmeier - Head of Design at Paul SmithIn a jam packed episode Katie chats to Joachim Sedelmeier, fellow Cordwainer, Judge of the Cordwainer Footwear Awards and Head of Design at Paul Smith - one of Britain’s foremost designers renowned for his creative aesthetic, ‘classic with a twist’.
Growing up above the family shoe shop in Germany, his childhood memories are filled with the smell of leather, but he initially resisted the idea of working in the industry. He shares his journey from orthopaedic apprentice and application to Cordwainers College. His passion for product and inspiration from art, architecture and cycling.
Katie and Joa...
2021-10-2830 min
WOTC MAGAZINE PODCAST: Conversations With HerEmmy Scarterfield of Emmy LondonEmmy Scarterfield is the creative designer and founder of Emmy London. She attended the prestigious Cordwainers College, where she studied footwear and has worked for leading fashion houses Giorgio Armani and Bottega Veneta. A descendent of Charles Digby Harrods, the founder of the iconic department store Harrods, Emmy London is the epitome of luxury; worn by royalty and celebrity alike.
2021-09-1522 minIn Their ShoesTrailer - In Their ShoesWelcome to the Cordwainers’ ‘In Their Shoes’ Podcast, in which you’ll be inspired by the brightest and best in the footwear industry. The range of participants is vast, from bespoke footwear and craft experts, to innovative entrepreneurs and influencers. Join our host Katie Greenyer, Cordwainer and Creative Director of Pentland Brands, for refreshingly open and honest conversations allowing you to step into the shoes of the talent behind the brands. What drives and inspires them? What challenges have they overcome and what does the future hold?
The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, whose members were originally the shoemaker...
2021-09-0700 min
Gloucester TalesS1 Episode 1: Entrances and Exits‘Entrances and Exits’ lets the City of Gloucester talk to you as you wander down Northgate Street.People often associate the north with cold and dark, and in the case of Gloucester, it was a threat from the North that formed the layout of the streets when Queen Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great, rebuilt the Roman Walls to defend against rampaging Danes. The Cross became the centre of the City, and radiating out from it are four great streets: Northgate, Southgate, Eastgate and Westgate.On Northgate Street you'll find the New Inn, where pilgrims came...
2021-08-1111 min
15 MenitanTentang Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories (bersama Raihan Adzkia)It all started with a single rejection.
From her dream major.
As a graduate from London College of Fashion, Raihan aka Ceceu is currently the Creative Lead in Bagista -- an online shopping destination for luxury handbags and accessories based in the UK. Something that she never imagined before.
Diwarnai berbagai plot twist, episode ini cocok banget buat kalian para fashion enthusiasts dan yang lagi dilemma dengan rejection. Listen to boost your energy!
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2021-07-0117 min
Designed for LifeIn conversation with Nicky Lawler - Head of Footwear Vivienne WestwoodNicola Lawler has been designing shoes for over 20 years. The London born and based designer co-founded Lawler Duffy Shoes with Lori Duffy, while still at Cordwainers College and began her career by creating shoes for Joe Casely- Hayford. She has collaborated with many designers including Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Katharine Hamnett. Having consulted for a diverse portfolio of clients from Louis Vuitton & John Lobb (Hermes Group) to Marks and Spencer, Ghost and WGSN. Lawler has extensive experience across the Fashion and Footwear industries, from Luxury to high street and is equally confident designing for bo...
2021-03-2953 min
Daughter DialoguesKaren Harmon: Pianist, scientific editor. Proud to descend from bold women.Karen talks about great aunt Bernice Gaines Hughes, the first black female Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Armed Forces, serving in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in England and France WWII, aviation cadet; maternal 2nd great grandmother arriving in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1862 as a fugitive slave, a nurse in the Battle of Glorieta Pass, casting her first vote in 1929, fluent in Spanish and honored on a plaque; visiting relatives passing for white in Oakley, Kansas with her maternal great grandmother Allena Barker Cary who stressed "the children may not know and it is not your p...
2021-03-251h 14
The Brand is FemaleMyriam Maguire | Co-founder, Maguire | Taking more risksMyriam Maguire is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Maguire, a design-led footwear brand that got its start in Montreal. In this conversation, Myriam shares her advice around challenging the boy’s club, risk-taking and going after your entrepreneurial dreams.After graduating from Cordwainers College in London, UK and interning for established names such as Jonathan Saunders, then later working for fashion brands including Aldo where she learned the industry’s ropes, Myriam made the decision to launch her own brand focused on style and with the goal of providing affordable yet quality products. Inspired by brands that...
2020-10-0234 min
Creative Mind - with Bobby BrillFootwear and Leather Accessories Designer - Damion Le CappelainNo outfit is complete without the right pair of shoes and a killer bag to match. In this episode, Bobby Brill talks with Damion Le Cappelain, the Footwear and Accessory Design Coordinator for the newly launched track at the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University.In this episode, Damion shares how he became a fashion designer with a biology major and music industry background. As he worked in the music industry, he found his speciality as a graphic designer for music records. He then began a love for sneakers which developed into a passion for creating men’s fo...
2020-06-1740 min
True Tales of LuxuryCharlotte Olympia DellalFor Charlotte Olympia Dellal, creating shoes has become something of a therapy. A self-confessed podophobic (“I took what I hate, and have tried to make feet look as pretty as they can!”), the designer has defied her distaste – making her name with fantastical pairings that push the parameters of footwear. Here, she takes Mariella back to where it all started…
“There are certain things in life that make you feel a different way. I know it’s an aesthetic thing, but I feel that it’s important.”
“I’m very nostalgic,” says Charlotte Olympia Dellal on her love of 1940s glamour. As is often th...
2019-06-1333 min
Soho House Stories006 – Fashion for Breakfast with Rupert SandersonLuxury shoe designer Rupert Sanderson joins Gianluca Longo for this episode of Fashion for Breakfast. After leaving a career in advertising to train at the prestigious Cordwainers college, Sanderson went on to establish himself as a master craftsman – one with an arsenal of awards and collaborations under his belt. Here Sanderson discusses his career so far, his Italian influences, and his less-is-more philosophy.
Fashion for Breakfast is a regular Soho House series in which guests from the fashion world join Gianluca Longo for conversation and breakfast.
2017-07-2820 min
History West Midlands On AirBecoming a Brummie - A sound journey of a family’s move to BirminghamOne of Birmingham’s best known historians and broadcasters, Carl Chinn, follows the story of his family’s move from the lives of prosperous tenant farmers in Warwickshire to the industrial poverty of the back-to-backs of Birmingham.
Carl takes us into rural Warwickshire to trace the Chinns’ lives in the Forest of Arden where their roots may be Anglo-Saxon and where they lived in the village of Rowington.
It was from here that they migrated to the rapidly growing town of Birmingham and particularly the adjacent village of Kings Norton. Carl takes listeners on a sound journey across the centuries. Along...
2015-06-2400 min
PhedippidationsFdip244: History of the Running ShoeThe modern day running shoe is a perfect example of technology and science working to build upon the advances made through history to help human beings walk and run for longer distances and faster speeds in comfort and without injury.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, the Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer, once wrote: that "the foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art"
Those who conceive manufacture and sell modern day running shoes dare to improve on the use and design of the 200,000 year old evolved hu...
2010-09-1900 min
PhedippidationsFdip244: History of the Running ShoeThe modern day running shoe is a perfect example of technology and science working to build upon the advances made through history to help human beings walk and run for longer distances and faster speeds in comfort and without injury.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, the Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer, once wrote: that "the foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art"
Those who conceive manufacture and sell modern day running shoes dare to improve on the use and design of the 200,000 year old evolved hu...
2010-09-191h 11