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London Craft Week 2018
For London Craft Week 2018, Caroline Groves will be displaying a handmade pair of shoes inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian-born French couturière, at The Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair. The Schiaparelli shoes and Caroline’s travelling kit bag of shoemaker’s equipment...
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On display at historic Arts-and-Crafts museum
Caroline Groves is one of nine leading contemporary designers who have been invited to display their work at an exciting new exhibition entitled Design: Head, Hand, Heart hosted by Court Barn, the museum of craft and design, in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. The...
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Turquoise Parakeet bespoke sandals arrive in China
Caroline’s pair of Turquoise Parakeet platform shoes have arrived in Shanghai as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s (V&A) Shoes: Pleasure and Pain (Chinese title 鞋履：樂與苦展覽) exhibition.
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Shoe lover Lucy finds her soulmate
Lucy, a marketeer from London, was the lucky winner of the V&A’s competition to win a pair of bespoke women’s shoes handmade by Caroline Groves.
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New York trunk show
Women’s traditional bespoke shoemaker, Caroline Groves, is visiting New York between 23 – 25 March 2017 to meet new and existing clients at the Kimberly Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
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Shoes: Pleasure and Pain on tour at Peabody Essex Museum
As part of the V&A’s exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, a pair a Caroline’s bespoke shoes are currently on display at the Peabody Essex Museum, in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Dragon’s den judge for national footwear competition
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Footwear Friends Annual Awards. Held at St Mary at Hill Church in Eastcheap, City of London, on 22 October 2016, the awards recognise developing British shoe design talent who are the lifeblood of the industry. Caroline...
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The Secrets of Shoe Design
As part of the V&A's Shoes: Pleasure and Pain exhibition Caroline was interviewed alongside Christian Louboutin, Sandra Choi, Manolo Blahnik and Mark Hare. The film is currently playing during the exhibition that looks at the extremes of footwear from around the...
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Win a pair of beautiful bespoke shoes
To celebrate the V&A's exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, Caroline is offering the ultimate shoe-lovers prize package. You could walk away with a pair of beautiful bespoke ladies shoes worth £2500. Caroline Groves is a bespoke women’s shoemaker and a member of The...
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Decorative Leather
Caroline Groves, maker of bespoke luxury leather goods, is delighted to present her first solo exhibition, which will take place from 5 - 9 May 2015 at 37 Duke Street, St James’, SW1Y 6DF in London. The exhibition will showcase some of her past and current commissions...
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