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CONTENTS
FROM THE EDIT
OR
The best of British footwear
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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t does nothing for the national pride, let alone the
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
Festival Chic
balance of payments, when every item you examine in
the shops bears the words, “Made in China”. But, the
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MISFIT
global economic crisis, not least in the way it is
affecting the UK, is
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TALKING SHOP
changing all that.
Don’t stop advertising - it’s your
While protectionism
lifeblood
benefits no one in the long
run, there are factors that 16
FOOTWEAR FOCUS
will help British industry:
Radical Boot
in the current crisis the
fall of the pound against
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MADE IN BRITAIN
other major currencies is
The best of British footwear
making it much more ex-
pensive to import. This
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LOGISTICS
is creating an opportunity of which
British manufacturers should be quick to take advantage.
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MENS FORMAL
Henry Harington tests a town shoe and a country shoe from Barker
Shoes that are sourced outside the UK have a huge
carbon footprint. They are generally manufactured in
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LEGAL
locations that pay less heed to environmental considera-
tions than we do in the UK. The shoes are shipped from
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CLASSIFIED
across the world at a heavy cost to the environment.
We can salve our environmental consciences by buying
June/July 2009
shoes that are Made in Britain. The cost of imports is
making that easier to justify on price grounds, and if we
seek out quality for which Britain is justifiably renown we FRONT COVER:
can buy good shoes that will last. This month we bring you
the best of British footwear, from Barker, Loake, NPS
RADICAL BOOT CO. UK
Shoes and DB Shoes.
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We also take look at a collection of funky Wellington
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boots for the 2009 Festival Season from Hunter, Aigle,
Phoenix Black, Brown and Orix (29W)
JuJu and Tayberry. Even if you are knee deep in mud
this summer, you’ll stay looking fabulous in this season’s
EDITOR Cheryl Taylor • CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Adam Bernstein
must-have wellies!
• ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER Emma Cox • SALES EXECUTIVE Paul
Finally, Paul Clappison road tests a luxury leather dress Clappison • PUBLICATION MANAGER Sophie Furr • DESIGNER Lorna
boot, hand-made in Mexico, that took him from the office
Crosbie-Smith • ADMINISTRATION Ellie Straton
to the night club – and still looked good the next day.
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Cheryl Taylor,
Editor
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