Tracey Neuls is a shoe designer; founder of TN29 and the eponymous Tracey Neuls labels. Neuls produced her first commercial collection in 2000 after winning the New Generation Prize at London Fashion Week.[1]
Neuls has a shop in Marylebone Lane,[2][3] London – listed in 2012 as one of Time Out's London Top 100[4] – which was followed by a second in Redchurch Street in 2011.[5]
Neuls was shortlisted for the Drapers Footwear and Accessories Award 2013 (Footwear Designer of the Year category)[6] and in 2012 was named one of the Time Out/The Hospital Club's Culture 100.[7] In 2014 her BIKE GEEK design was short listed as one of the Design Museum's Designs of the Year[8]
Shoes designed by Neuls are referenced in the Peter James novel Dead Like You[9] and the Judy Astley novel The Look of Love.[10]
Collaborations
Neuls has collaborated with many creative individuals and groups over the past 15 years.
^"Designs of the Year 2014". Design Museum. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Designed by Tracey Neuls BIKE GEEK is a hybrid of a dress shoe and a casual shoe with the performance of sportswear. It is designed to be simple, easy and suitable for all occasions. The sole is a hard wearing, one piece, rubber unit which gives shock absorption and endures many walking or biking miles, and a reflective half moon 'cat eye' tab makes the wearer safely visible at night.
^James, Peter (14 Oct 2010). Dead Like You. UK: Pan Macmillan. p. 40. ISBN0230752365. She was holding up a Tracey Neuls TN_29 Homage button shoe.
^Astley, Judy (2012). The Look of Love (reprint ed.). Random House. p. 374. ISBN0552773298. They're by Tracey Neuls, darling. Canadian designer. Two-tone with a spotted heel isn't for everyone, but you can carry it off
^"The Big Egg Hunt". worldphoto.org. World Photography Organisation (WPO). Retrieved 3 June 2014. White egg with a peep hole into the egg, inside has a vibrant red colour scheme.
^"The Annual: December". Creative Review. The Annual 2012. December 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^LAWTON, FRAN. "VERY SANDERSON: 150 YEARS OF ENGLISH DECORATION". Arts Thread. ARTS THREAD. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Neuls continues this playful and unexpected use of Sanderson fabrics with a series of bespoke and sculptural shoes.
^"Clerkenwell mix". Design Week. Centaur Communications Ltd. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Tracey Neuls is collaborating with Moroso designers Tord Boontje and Patricia Urquiola to create limited-edition shoes for the festival
^Ellis, Tim. "About Ellisinwonderland". CargoCollective. Retrieved 3 June 2014. In 2010, he was commissioned by Tracey Neuls to write and illustrate a winter folk tale mural for her boutique store.
^"Tracey Neuls Gallery". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 3 June 2014. The shops interiors are also used as a gallery space and have been transformed many times for collaborations with artists including Boo Ritsen, Nina Saunders and Tim Ellis and LE GUN.