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Terry de Havilland is a British fashion designer and founder of the self-named, high-end shoe brand.



Biography
British shoe designer Terry de Havilland began his career in workshop of the family business Waverley Shoes. He cut his first pair of shoes in 1957 while on leave from National Service, going on to design his first pair in 1960. His career had a lift in 1964 when his designs were featured in then-fashion magazine Queen. In 1969, he designed the iconic three-tiered snakeskin wedge which quickly earned him fans including Bianca Jagger and Bette Midler. Terry de Havilland opened his first store, Cobblers to the World, on King's Road in London in 1972. During the 1970s, he made Tim Curry's shoes for the Rocky Horror Show, produced stilettos for Zandra Rhodes and designed the Margaux ankle-strap platform wedge. By the end of the decade Terry de Havilland was selling shoes worldwide and his factory in the East End of London was manufacturing more than 800 pairs of shoes a day. In the early 80s, he set up a new label, Kamikazi, aimed at punks and Goths. In 1990 he met his wife Liz. He created shoes for Paco Rabanne and Anna Sui's runway shows in 1997 when he also re-opened Cobblers to the World, this time in Camden Market where customers included Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese. In 2002, he decided to re-launch his brand. In 2006, he was nominated as Accessory Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. In 2010 he was awarded the Draper's Lifetime Achievement Award. Terry de Havilland is a professor at the University of the Arts London.

Media Coverage
Terry de Havilland was the subject of a BBC documentary broadcast in 2004. After a period of obscurity he is now widely admired in the fashion world and the 50th anniversary of his work was celebrated in July 2011 by Vogue magazine.

Movies
Terry de Havilland designed footwear for the 70s nostalgia film Velvet Goldmine and made the boots Angelina Jolie wore in Tomb Raider.