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=Norreys=

Background
Norreys is a shoe design company founded in the United Kingdom in 2004. The company sells online from their website and also wholesale. The founder and creative designer is Lucinda Norreys. Lucinda was born in Hampshire. She is married to Lord Norreys, eldest son of the 14th Earl of Lindsey and 9th Earl of Abingdon. Their wedding on 8th December 1989 was covered in 'Hello!' and 'Tatler'. They have two sons. Her father, the late Christopher Moorsom, was a British public relations pioneer and her mother, Pilar Sánchez y Betancourt is Cuban. She has lived in London, New York, Spain and Scotland.

History
Lucinda Norreys trained in bespoke leather in New York with Asprey of Bond Street. She was part of the original team to open Asprey’s flagship store in Trump Tower, Fifth Avenue in 1984. Kurt Geiger showcased her designs exclusively for Harrods’s ‘Truly British’ promotion in autumn 2005 and she also featured in British 'Vogue' and Vogue’s Ultimate Shoe Guide. In 2006 she was a nominee for Scottish Fashion Awards Accessory Designer of the Year. Her products have been stocked in boutiques around Great Britain. 'Vogue', 'Times Online', 'The Herald' and the 'Daily Mail' have all featured articles about her work.

Design
Lucinda Norreys takes her influences from the classic equestrian boot and the traditional European style of women's evening shoes. The designer grew up in the parallel worlds of Spain and Chelsea’s King’s Road in the 60’s and uses design styles from both cultures. Norreys platforms are reminiscent of the silver screen, some wrapped with vintage fabric from the 1930’s to 60’s with hundred-year-old antique buckles. For her wedding collections, she uses hand woven silk, embroidered with flowers and adorned with large 'Swarovski' crystal buckles.

References: http://www.norreys.net http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norreys http://thepeerage.com/p6968.htm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1408174/Christopher-Moorsom.html

External links: http://www.norreys.net/ http://www.pressmon.com/cgi-bin/press_view.cgi?id=1006225 http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/well-heeled-lucinda-norreys-finds-inspiration-for-her-designer-boots-among-the-heirlooms-in-her-ancestral-ayrshire-home-1.44055 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-421705/Met-chiefs-rose-tinted-spectacles.html http://www.all-the-wild-horses.com/norreys-37-c.asp