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Glittering Prizes and updates on Pure London and Moda!
n this edition, we bring you news of the Cordwainers’ Footwear Student of the Year competition held at the Clothworkers’ Hall, London on Thursday 6th June, when
200 guests including footwear students, industry influencers and Cordwainers’ members came together to celebrate the best upcoming shoe designers in the UK. The prestigious evening included an inspirational keynote speech from previous
award winner Helen Kirkum, who won the inaugural Cordwainers’ National Footwear Student of the Year Award in 2014. The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers launched the National Footwear Student
of the Year Awards to support the future of the shoe industry and to celebrate and encourage young footwear talent. Previous winners are making their mark in the industry and have used their prize money to fund further education in footwear design or start their own footwear design business. Find out about the 2019 winners on page 39 of this edition. On behalf of Footwear Today Magazine, I would like to congratulate all the
prize winners! Interested in fashion? Don’t miss our preview of Pure London, the capital’s biggest
fashion event, taking place from the 21st to 23rd July at Olympia. Visitors will be delighted to discover a host of returning favourites alongside up and coming and new brands and designers showcasing SS20 collections, the latest in ethical fashion, and exciting new trends showcased on catwalk shows across the three stages. See page 18. We also offer an update on Moda, the heart of fashion in the UK, leading trade
show Moda has announced a stellar line-up of British and international footwear brands offering visitors the largest and most diverse footwear collections in the UK including Fly London, Rieker, Alpe, Peter Kaiser, Moda in Pelle, Hotter, Superga and Sebago. The UK’s national footwear show, SS20 edition, runs at the NEC, Birmingham from
the 4th – 6th August 2019, encompassing ladies, men’s and kid’s footwear collections in a curated line-up that attracts footwear buyers from the industry’s biggest names. A host of new brands are confirmed for the August Moda Show including On Foot,
Savelli, HBH, Lanquier and Krisbut, leading international brands Mephisto, XTI, Peter Kaiser, Mustang, and Tamaris, and some returning favourites including Legero, Bobux, Hogl, Alpe and ART. Read more on page 8. Finally, don’t forget to check our highly contemporary ladies footwear collection in
this month’s Editor’s Choice Fashion Shoes, see pages 28-33 of this issue! Kind regards, Cheryl
Cheryl Taylor, Editor, Footwear Today Magazine, Tel. 01622 862962 Mobile 07518 346996 Email:
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