DuoBoots
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Footwear, fashion, design and retail |
Founded | London, UK (1974 ) |
Headquarters | London , UK |
Website | duoboots |
DuoBoots is a women's footwear brand that pioneered the concept of boots with multiple calf fittings in the 1970s.
History
[edit]In 2012, DuoBoots (then trading under the name Duo) won the Queen's Awards for Enterprise for International Trade 2012[1][2]
In 2016, the brand briefly became known as Ted&Muffy, named after the brands original founders, Ted and Muffy Maltby , who opened a footwear store in Bath in the early 1970s.[3][4] In 2017, the brand re-established its original name, DuoBoots.
Description
[edit]DuoBoots is based in London and is sold exclusively online. It provides a choice of calf and foot sizes in knee-high and over-the-knee boots. Their boots are handcrafted in Portugal by specialist family-run artisanal factories.
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 Winners". Queen's Awards Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15.
- ^ "Queen's award for Enterprise". Frome Times.
- ^ "International Trade: Success is made-to-measure at DuoBoots". Financial Times.
- ^ "Ted & Muffy: New boot store to open on Milsom Street, Bath". Bath Chronicle.[permanent dead link]