Paul Smith

It's twenty years since Paul Smith's engagement with fashion established him as the pre-eminent British designer. Paul Smith's genius for anticipating and even sparking off fashion trends has ensured he influences the wider context of popular culture. An unmistakable Englishness imbues the character of Paul Smith's shoe designs: tradition and classic augmented by the unexpected including pointed colourways. Wholesaled to thirty five countries, including Japan, Paul Smith fundraises for earthquake relief. Lace up brogues, leather trainers with signature Paul Smith stripe; flats, heels, boots and sneakers, sleek black work shoes, zipped biker boots, slouchy knee high riders - all in modern design, understated - that's Sir Paul Smith, knighted in 2000.