Category: Look who’s wearing
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Richard at Trafford Yachts – Yacht brokers and Jeanneau Boats distributor
Richard, the owner of Trafford yachts and Tom the head of sales, were delighted to show us their fabulous new Jeanneau NC11 in Plymouth dock. Both are Herring customers and are seen wearing our Fastnet deck shoe. As a business selling millions of pounds w…
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Max McMurdo – Designer, upcycler and TV presenter
In a largely throwaway society, there are some people who are prepared to raise their heads above the parapet and extol a different version of events. Max McMurdo is one of these. His website would have you believe he is simply a designer who uses recycled materials and has gained…
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George and Will – Blackdown Shepherd Huts
George Banister and Will Vickery are cousins with a passion for high quality craftsmanship. They appreciate the care and skill that goes into every pair of Herring Shoes, particularly the Gosforth you can see them wearing.We met with them at their worksh…
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Kev Twigger – Competency Assurance Manager, Southern Railway
Kev Twigger is a veteran of the British Army who left in 2001 after serving 22 years with the Royal Signals. Kev and his fiancé Jo got married in the Autumn of 2016. Kev wanted to design something special and unique for their special day. So, as a custom…
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Marcus Trescothick MBE – Somerset CCC captain and former England opening batsman
Marcus Trescothick is all about cricket. He grew up with it, plays it, he commentates on it, he coaches it, and he scouts for new players. In short, this is his passion…there is little time for anything else! To say he just ‘plays it` seems rather dismissive. He made his…
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David Fitzgerald – BBC Broadcaster, script writer, and after dinner speaker
David Fitzgerald is a well-known face and voice around the south west. He is beamed into our living rooms on a regular basis as an anchor man for BBC Spotlight and has his own weekday radio show on BBC Devon, but his passions far outstrip his broadcasting…
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Simon Weston CBE – Falkland’s War Veteran, author, public speaker and charity supporter
Simon Weston CBE is a veteran of the British Army who became well known throughout the United Kingdom for his recovery and charity work after suffering 46 percent burn injuries during the Falklands War. Simon is a highly respected speaker, whose talks o…
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Lee Butler – Gunsmith
Lee Butler started out with an apprenticeship with Westley Richards before becoming E.J. Churchill workshop foreman in 1999.Since 2012 he has been making guns under his own name and carries out action work for many ‘Best Gun’ makers, including work under …
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Jahmene Douglas – Soul and Gospel Singer
Jahmene Douglas is a soul and gospel singer that captivated us on the X Factor in 2012. He came second and released his beautiful debut album “Love Never Fails” in 2013.We visited him at his flat in London to fit him with some more of the Herring shoes …
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Timmy Mallett – Artist, TV Personality
Timmy Mallett is a household name in the UK, famous for his children’s TV shows in the 1990’s. He now runs his own TV production company but what is really amazing about Timmy is his success as an artist.Mallett won the Fine Art Trade Guild Award for Best…
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John Pearson – CEO Europe and Global Head of Commercial for DHL
John is the man that runs DHL all over europe so we were very pleased that he chose Herring shoes. When he came for a fitting we asked him some questions.What makes you passionate about what you do?…. I think that builds and changes over time. When you …
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Jaz Ellington – Singer
Jaz shot to fame with his acapella rendition of ordinary people on “The Voice”. His moving singing brought Will.i.am who wrote the song, to tears.Jaz was then a semi-finalist in the competition and won many people’s hearts. Unsurprisingly there has been…
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Will Carling OBE – former England rugby captain
Whenever anyone introduces Will Carling, his name will always be accompanied by “the former England captain”, but with all respect to Will, that was more than 20 years ago! That is not to say his rugby achievements were not plentiful. England’s youngest-ever captain at 22, he led his side to…
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Kay Tokner – Composer
Kay Tokner was born and raised in Bad Kreuznach, Germany.He started playing the piano at the age of three. Since then he has sung in the world famous choir “Regensburger Domspatzen” and become a composer.He specialises in composing corporate music that …
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John Hagger – Designer leather worker
John Hagger is the founder of Tanner Bates in South West Devon. Based in Dartington, John creates beautiful products from a special material called Oak-bark leather. He makes the Herring Oak-bark belt for us and we took a video of the process for you to …
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Greg Whyte OBE – Professor of applied sport and Exercise science
Professor Greg Whyte, a former international modern pentathlete, competed in two Olympic Games and is a European and World Championship medalist. He is an expert in the field of sports science, graduating from Brunel University; He furthered his studies w…
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Ian Wright MBE – Football Pundit former England player
From footballer to pundit to the jungle in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Ian Wright MBE has had a high profile and very successful career. Ian enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier Leagu…
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Sven Raphael Schneider – Owner and Editor of the Gentleman’s Gazette
Sven Raphael Schneider is the proud owner and editor of the Gentleman`s Gazette, an online magazine for men interested in living a cultured lifestyle, published in English and German. Mr. Schneider aspires to make the Gentleman`s Gazette the essential re…
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Evgeny Balabanov – Russian Entrepreneur
Evgeny Balabanov is an entrepreneur from Moscow. He was kind enough to send us these photos from his wedding day where he wore the Herring Hyde correspondent shoes.His wife has a small gallery where they exhibit the works of Russian painters.Project ArtF…
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Henare Dewes – Fly fisherman and heli-ski guide
Henare likes to refer to the whole of New Zealand’s South Island as his “back yard” Henare explained, “In the winter season as a Heli-Ski guide I find the best powder snow for my clients. As the seasons turn and the snow melts into our crystal clear …