Item 2016.314 - Adam Marc James Shoes

Pair of red synthetic reflective fabric loafer shoes. Goodyear welted with heavy black soles and leather inners. Sole marked 'NPS Shoes Est 1881' and 'Soft Suspension Soles'. Part of outfit for Look 5 of James's graduate collection.

James's shoes have a red reflective upper with black edging. The welt of the shoe is made from natural tan calf leather and features a heavy black ‘boot / almost wellington’ sole. The style was developed directly with the Northampton shoe manufacturer Solovair who produced a total of seven shoes each with a unique upper, using a selection of fabrics from the collection.
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: England

Adam Marc James press release, 2014:
The Dancing Marquis Collection, Autumn Winter 2014

'Loosely based on the life of Henry Paget, the 5th Marquis of Anglesey, the collection re-imagines the Marquis as a 21st century man. The collection draws on the merging of soft loungewear separates with the security of high performance sportswear as he walks from his bed directly to the English countryside in the dead of night, plagued by his inability to sleep....In 1890 Henry Paget, the 5th Marquis of Anglesey, nicknamed 'Toppy' inherited his title and the family estates between Staffordshire, Dorset, Anglesey and Derbyshire.'