Blogs – Pendragon Shoes
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History of Pendragon year by year - 2003
By pendragon | 27 Oct, 2021This particular year we were invited to make our own designer footwear from leather given to us from the DPI (Dept of Primary Industries)
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History of Pendragon year by year - 2002
By pendragon | 27 Aug, 2021Working with the designer Joanne Paterson, 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 Issacs (Captain Hook) along with boots for the pirates and faeries, and their stunt doubles.
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History of Pendragon year by year - 2001
By pendragon | 17 Aug, 2021Theatre 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”.
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History of Pendragon year by year - 2000
By pendragon | 30 Jul, 2021Elemental designs included: Dragonfly nouveau sandals and butterfly sandals (air), fish thongs (water) and the gum leaf sandals and forest leaf sandals (earth).
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History of Pendragon year by year - 1999
By pendragon | 20 Jul, 2021In Munich we exhibited lots of art shoes in an exhibition called Art in Shoes in Novel’s offices and adjoining gallery .
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History of Pendragon year by year - 1998
By pendragon | 19 Jul, 2021We were asked by a Brisbane Podiatrist to make an exhibition of art shoes for a visiting computer software company from Germany called Novel.
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History of Pendragon year by year - 1997
By pendragon | 27 May, 2021In 1997, the powerhouse museum in Sydney, acquired several creations from Australian shoemakers including us and our dear friend and fellow shoemaker Grant Hunter (RIP) from Far out Footwear.
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History of Pendragon year by year - 1996
By pendragon | 07 May, 2021In 1996 as its name suggests, “Visions of the Absurd in the Age of Reason” was a whimsical and rather eccentric exhibition. It included about 15 largely unwearable shoes and boots that fitted into the theme “the Age of Reason”…that period in the 1800s known for its discoveries and inventions.
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History of Pendragon year by year - 1995
By pendragon | 16 Apr, 2021
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The History of Pendragon year by year - 1994
By pendragon | 08 Apr, 2021Metamorphosis has a twofold meaning for us: the embodiment of the nature theme, but also our evolution artistically and technically.
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The History of Pendragon year by year - 1993
By pendragon | 02 Apr, 2021Dalliance was an outdoor fashion parade extravaganza in May 1993 , featuring an ensemble of designers: Two Blue fish, Talamasca leather and, yours truly, Pendragon Boot Company. The parade’s stage was at a freshly opened Ric’s, on the new Brunswick Street mall. We created a range of historically influenced shoes and boots to accompany Two Blue Fish’s luscious clothes and Talamasca’s edgy steampunk leather wear. It was an amazing night and attracted hundreds of people to Ric’s bar and the surrounding businesses.
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The History of Pendragon year by year - 1992
By pendragon | 19 Mar, 2021So, while still in the infancy of Pendragon, we had well and truly developed the aesthetic, and the techniques to boot, that fashionably catered to the fantasy crowd. Crafting shoes and boots for local street performers, musicians and members of the local alternative scene.
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The History of Pendragon year by year 1991
By pendragon | 11 Mar, 20211991 Jackie was in London, working and modelling pendragon shoes and boots, doing so while studying at Cordwainers London College of Fashion in-between waitressing and clubbing. Pendragon was Brisbane based once again and a weekly fixture at Riverside markets in the city.
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The History of Pendragon year by year 1990
By pendragon | 03 Mar, 2021Adrian faired pretty well at St Kilda markets and started wholesaling to a number of shops around Melbourne namely Ishka and Delightful Decadence. A journalist spotted him, and soon he adorned the pages of the Sun Herald magazine.
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The History of Pendragon year by year - 1989
By pendragon | 25 Feb, 2021
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The History of Pendragon - year by year 1988
By pendragon | 18 Feb, 2021
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The history of Pendragon - year by year 1987
By pendragon | 11 Feb, 2021
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Fox boots for Lyn
By pendragon | 08 Sep, 2020We see our works as a canvas to express yourselves, from selecting the best leather to the manner we embed themes and motifs. We want to pour your soul into the shoe from the sole up.
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MAGICAL BEASTS SHOES
By pendragon | 13 Apr, 2020Since we started Pendragon Shoes back in 1987, we have always made the shoes that might only be found in children’s story books and faerie tales, fantasy novels and our own imaginations. Being self-taught helped, as we had no real boundaries or rules to break. In fact, we had no idea we were really becoming shoemakers.
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PENDRAGON AND ITALIAN VOGUE COLLABORATION
By pendragon | 21 Feb, 2020Making boot uppers from a patchwork of leathers, fabrics, braids and leather images has become one of our signature design techniques. It started back in 2009 when we were asked to design and make nine pairs of boots for Italian Vogue’s September issue. It was to be photographed by Steven Meisel and styled by Karl Templer.
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METAMORPHOSIS AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE LEAF BOOTS
By pendragon | 21 Feb, 2020One of our iconic, ever evolving styles is the leaf inspired series. We made the first pair of leaf shoes, titled “The Prince of Autumn Leaves” back in 1994 after receiving an Arts Qld grant. This resulted in an exhibition of footwear called “Metamorphosis” which allowed us to explore the shoe as an art form more freely.
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