Kimura, Daita

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Kimura, Daita

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        Dates of existence

        1968-

        History

        Japanese shoe designer and maker. He came to London in 1988 and was an apprentice to John Moore's assistant Ian Reid. Kimura has continued to make shoes based on original lasts from John Moore which Reid inherited after Moore died.

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        The Old Curiosity Shop (1991-)

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        hierarchical

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        The Old Curiosity Shop is owned by Kimura, Daita

        Dates of relationship

        2003-

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        Westminster Menswear Archive

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            Sources

            Companies House: Curiosity UK Limited, Company Number 04667081
            Mark O'Flaherty, 'John Moore Re-Imagined: The reboot of a 1980s shoemaker', Financial Times, 22 February 2019

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