Rupert Sanderson
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Rupert Sanderson (born in 1966 in Penang, Malaysia) is a shoe designer.
Early life and education
After graduating from Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London University, Sanderson worked in advertising in London before enrolling on the shoe making course at Cordwainers College in East London. Sanderson then worked in Italy first for Sergio Rossi, and later Bruno Magli.
Career
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Rupert Sanderson produced his first shoe collection in 2001. By way of reinforcing his design principles, in 2006 Sanderson bought a controlling interest in the shoe factory in the outskirts of Bologna, Italy, that he had been working with from his first collection.[citation needed]
Achievements and awards
- 2008
- Established Fashion Fringe Shoes [1] with Colin McDowell's Fashion Fringe organisation.
- Designed shoes for Peter Handke’s The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other at the National Theatre.
- WON British Fashion Council [2] Accessory Designer of the Year[3]
- 2009
- WON Elle Style Awards Accessory Designer of the Year[4]
- 2010
- Designed shoes for The Royal Opera's Aida for a cast of over 200. Directed by David McVicar.
Collaborations
- 2008 – Louise Goldin (SS09)
- 2009 – Karl Lagerfeld (AW09)
- 2010 – Karl Lagerfeld (SS10 and AW10)
- 2010 - The Royal Opera's Aida - Giuseppe Verdi
Stores
Rupert Sanderson has two stores in London and recently[when?] opened others in Hong Kong and Paris. The stores in London include one in Mayfair, and the other in Knightsbridge; the Hong Kong store is situated at the heart of Central on On Lan Street; and in Paris at the Palais-Royal. Rupert Sanderson shoes are also available in over 160 department and specialist stores in fashion capitals around the world.
References
- ^ http://www.fashionfringe.co.uk/index1.htm Archived July 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.britishfashioncouncil.com/
- ^ "British Fashion Awards". britishfashionawards.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.elleuk.com/styleawards09 [dead link]
External links
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- Sanderson’s Blog on Vogue
- Fashion Fringe
- Move over, Manolo. Stella Magazine . Retrieved on 2009-03-23.
- Facit la fabbrica dell'artigianato italiano