Category: Look who’s wearing
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Freddie Browne: The collaboration connoisseur
Introduction Freddie Browne is the walking embodiment of an eclectic mix when it comes to style. This brand ambassador definitely favours a look that’s worn in and comfortable rather than too shiny and new. It’s not a style he has just thrown together…it just appears that way. In fact, a…
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Jaz Singh: The Traitors’ finalist, broadcaster and motivational speaker
Introduction to Jaz Singh It’s not enough these days to just introduce Jaz Singh as a finalist from the second season of The Traitors. There is far more to this Faithful than meets the eye. A natural broadcaster, motivational speaker and proud Mancunian, Jaz has developed into a brand of…
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Jerry Tharapos – businessman with flamboyant flair
Jerry will be familiar to many regulars who read the Herring Shoes Journal. He has been a contributor to our blog pages for many years with his sage and wise musings on style and footwear. We thought it was time to introduce him to you properly now that he has…
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Milo McCabe – TV presenter, actor and stand-up comedian
Milo McCabe is a TV presenter, actor and stand-up comedian. These days Milo is more specifically known for hanging around shop doorways as his alter ego Troy Hawke. This is his character from his stand-up routine that has garnered critical acclaim from festivals and tours around the world. Greeters Guild…
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Rebecca Hooker – dance school owner and warrior against bullying
We are proud to introduce our very first Look Who’s Wearing woman! It has taken us a while but with a number of women’s shoes and boots in our range, it’s time to start shouting about them with Rebecca’s help. If you have read LWW before, you will know that…
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Hugo Leefe – Made in Chelsea cast member and business executive
At 23, Hugo Leefe is our youngest Look Who`s Wearing subject, just starting out in a world that is dominated by social media and creating your own brand.Although still young, Hugo has clocked up some opportunities that have given him exposure most other t…
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Howard Taylor – fishing guide
We have never had a Look Who`s Wearing ambassador who has left us feeling so zen!To explain: When the uneducated think of fly-fishing, they may be excused of thinking of wet days and waders. Well, is far more than that. Howard Taylor makes fly-fishing sou…
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Nick Mason CBE – Pink Floyd drummer, racer and car collector
Think Nick Mason, think Pink Floyd. However, there is much more to the man than five decades as the only constant member of the band. Although his eminence in the music scene was sealed with a CBE earlier this year, he is showing no signs of laying down his drumsticks,…
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Nick and Giles English – Bremont Watch Company founders
There is a certain synergy between Herring Shoes and the Bremont Watch Company. Both are inherently British brands, and both are influenced by the founders` fathers. Adrian Herring’s father Richard started out in 1966 with his first shop in Cheltenham. Giles and Nick English were also inspired by their late…
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Gui Bo – street styler
Guillaume Bo, or Gui Bo as his near 72,000 Instagram followers will know him, is one of the most photographed men in the world. Yet he is not a celebrity or a model. He a street styler who even professes to be shy!A long-term ambassador of the Herring bra…
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Tim Law – sailor
When Tim Law moved down permanently to Salcombe, Devon, in 2014, he was tinkering with the idea of retiring. It seems though he has been busier than ever as his career has continued and his sailing passion has seen him take gold in the World Masters Games along with a…
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Ben Moon – England and Exeter Chiefs rugby player
When it comes to patience, Ben Moon has it in spades. He patiently went about his day-to-day job as a prop for Exeter Chiefs before finally getting his call-up for England last year at the tender age of 29. Cue a flurry of articles about England`s newest recruit with descriptive…
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Tim Boughton KCN GCM CStJ FInstLM – entrepreneur
When Herring Shoes chooses its ambassadors, it`s not just about how many goals they`ve scored, businesses they have run or medals they hold. Herring is looking for passionate people with integrity who, quite often, do not think themselves suitable to be an ambassador. Tim Boughton fits that criteria perfectly. Despite…
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Andy Gilchrist – Founder of Ask Andy Menswear Forum
We had the pleasure of meeting up with Andy in London to discuss mens’ fashion, shoes and all things sartorial. His passion for the subject shone through and the number of visitors to his askandyaboutclothes.com forum is simply staggering. Herring has a l…
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Tim Hipwell – Former Collision Investigator and Herring Customer
Tim Hipwell is the owner of a gorgeous custom liveried Aston Martin in the Gulf racing colours. He was happy to bring his fabulous car down to our Devon base so we could take some shots with our Gulf styled driving moccasin. Along with our Grigio Silverst…
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Alastair Gibson – Artist
Alastair Gibson is a rising star in the art world with a uniquely recognisable style of sculpture. Alastair’s work incorporates elements from his Formula 1 experience, a love of engineering and a deep rooted fascination with the organic design of marine s…
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Sir Geoff Hurst MBE – English football legend
Sir Geoff Hurst is the only man to have scored a hat-trick in a football World Cup Final, which he did in 1966, the same year that Herring Shoes was established. We are very proud that Sir Geoff is a Herring brand ambassador and helped us celebrate our 50…
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Matt Bardock – Actor
Matt Bardock, a well known and loved actor on British TV, was kind enough to come down to Herring during his busy filming schedule for his latest series to get some more shoes. Matt’s first purchase, a while ago, was the Herring Dartmoor brogue with tweed…
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Ed Stephens – Cabinet Maker
Ed Stephens of Shawstephens cabinet makers in South Devon is a passionate master craftsman. Ed’s workshop is a homage to all things wooden with the lovely smell of wood shavings and the quiet noises of hand tools being used. This,, however, is a very forw…
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Alex Gregory MBE – Double Olympic Gold Medal Rower
Alex Gregory MBE is one of a very select number of British Olympians who have won two gold medals. He was a member of the coxless four that famously won a gold medal at the British Olympics in 2012 at the London Games and again won in Rio in 2016.…