Fashion Quarterly

IN HER SHOES

“There’s no point in being anywhere or doing anything unless you’re either laughing along the way or having fun”

Perched between a jeroboam of Veuve Clicquot and a noticeboard pinned with special moments — including wedding photos, Polaroids of her team and an invitation from famed fellow shoe designer Jimmy Choo — Kathryn Wilson sits in the office above her Herne Bay, Auckland store. She’s wearing a pair of her own pink slingbacks, a cherry-red suit strewn with blossoms and the most infectious smile in New Zealand fashion.

As her boutique shoe brand reaches its milestone 15-year anniversary, which is soon to be toasted at New Zealand Fashion Week with plenty of bubbles and confetti, she has a lot to beam about. Not only has her company succeeded

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