Rupert Sanderson

Rupert Sanderson (born in 1966 in Penang, Malaysia) is a British 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

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.

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
2010
  • Designed shoes for The Royal Opera's Aida for a cast of over 200. Directed by David McVicar.

Collaborations

Stores

Rupert Sanderson has a store in London. The store in London is in Mayfair. Rupert Sanderson shoes are also available in over 160 department and specialist stores in fashion capitals around the world.

References
  1. http://www.fashionfringe.co.uk/index1.htm Archived July 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "British Fashion Council - Home".
  3. "British Fashion Awards". britishfashionawards.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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