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History of Pendragon year by year – 2002

Custom-Made Designer-2002 pirate boots jackie

2002 had some grandiose projects and events: Jackie had her first child Tallulah and we got to work on the 2002 adaptation of Peter Pan. It was produced and made on the Gold Coast by Warner Bros, so lots of local people in South East Queensland got work on this one.
Working with the designer Janet Patterson, we were given individual character descriptions, colour schemes, foot measurements and a handful of guidelines but otherwise were given creative freedom and because of a bountiful big-movie budget, we made some elaborate pieces. We tailored boots for Jason Isaacs (Captain Hook) along with boots for the pirates and faeries, and their stunt doubles. It was a bit of a wild rollercoaster ride but we were in our element given our affinity for storybook characters and the fantastical. In the end, we made 33 pairs of boots for the movie. Where are they now?

Captain Hook Jason Isaacs
Captain Hook’s boots
leaf shoes for Peter Pan fairy
Leaf shoes for peter pan fairy
fairy guide boots for Peter Pan
fairy guide boots for Peter Pan
Captain hook boot
Captain hook boot

Pirate boots peter pan

Fairy boots
Fairy boots
fairy sandals
fairy sandals
Pirate shoes with tacked edge
Pirate shoes with tacked edge
pirate shoes
pirate shoes for Peter Pan film
Sewing fairy guide boots
Sewing fairy guide boots

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History of Pendragon year by year – 2001

black button boots

Theatre work was a cornerstone of our work, with the most memorable production we worked on was alongside costume designer Genevieve Blanchett for Queensland Theatre Company’s production: “The Forest”. You can see the taffeta button boots pictured here.

black button boots
taffeta button boots made for “The Forest” Qld Theatre Co

On the fashion side of things, we were developing a side label called Ground Control. We were featured in a lavish photoshoot titled “Hey Honey I’m home” for the Courier Mail in Brisbane.

Paisley sandalsPendragon shoemakersfish sandals

leather slip ons
“Hey Hone I’m home” slides

 

The same collection, and a few other over the top creations, were displayed in the Queensland Craft Council’s window display in Fortitude Valley.Jackie Orme Ward Pendragon ShoesQld craft council Pendragon

 

Our first work in a feature film was this year as well. SCOOBY DOO!  We made the yellow shoes the animatronic dog wore when he dressed as a human to board an aeroplane to Spooky Island.  Google Scooby Doo airport scene if you want to see them.

Many of the shoes we made this year very much informed some of the popular designs we still make today.

Here is a great article that was published in Map Magazine in Brisbane in 2001.

Pendragon Shoes Map Magazine Brisbane 2001