Known as the rock ’n roll cobbler, London-based de Havilland made attention-grabbing styles.
LONDON –Terry de Havilland, a British footwear pioneer whose skyscraper shoes were bright, outrageous and full of attitude, has died at age 81.
De Havilland’s customers included David Bowie, band members of Led Zeppelin, Cher, Bette Midler, Patti Boyd, Bianca Jagger, Marianne Faithfull and Jerry Hall. Even Jackie Onassis sported his thigh-high satin stiletto boots. He created the shoes for Tim Curry in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in 1975, and for Angelina Jolie in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” in 2001, among other films. His designs are part of the Victoria and Albert’s fashion collection, and have become collectors’ items.Virginia Bates, a vintage clothing expert, said de Havilland’s shoes weren’t always easy to walk in, but that didn’t really matter.
Born in Barking in East London, de Havilland worked at Waverley Shoes, his father’s business, making shoes for the showgirls of London’s Soho as well as for the wealthy patrons of West End theatres. While his shoes may have been flamboyant, he took quality and construction seriously, always designing directly onto shoe lasts.
More recently, he designed a couture range from his studio in Dalston. In 2013, he opened a pop-up shop, his first on the King’s Road since Cobblers to the World shut its doors in 1979. “They respected him, they knew him, his reputation came before him. He was very generous with his time, one of those people who always stayed behind and spoke with students and inspired several generations of shoe designers and shoemakers who came after him,” she said, pointing to the likes of Charlotte Olympia Dellal and Sophia Webster.
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