I will briefly mention the most reputed and hyped shoe brands Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik, which are the shoes’ answer to Mozart. Shoe fashionistas flock to their temples.
Christian Louboutin is located on 23 Motcomb Street in Knightsbridge and Manolo Blahnik can be found on 49-51 Old Church Street in Chelsea. But I would rather suggest the far more charming designer, Tracy Neuls, who makes shoes with personality and humor, twisted toes and slanting heels. I went to her shop, TN29, with a colleague on research for an article on shoes and we each ended up spending all our money on a pair of ingenious red shoes. It was true love.
The shoes look like they’re straight out of a Harry Potter movie and costume designers from the film industry actually come here to borrow shoes for shoots. The shop is sometimes used for tiny theater productions at night. Tracy Neuls has two lines; one is expensive and the other more expensive!
TN 29, 29 Marylebone Lane, W1U 2NQ. Tube: Bond Street.
Extract from Karin Graabaek's book LONDON my love!, published by Gyldendal.