Tracey Neuls Shop & Shop

Shoe designer Tracey Neuls is currently exhibiting her work with a Shop and Show gallery in South Kensington, coinciding with London Fashion Week and ending March 1st. The Canadian-born designer over the last decade has established herself as a vital force in contemporary design and built a loyal customer base who keep coming back to her innovative yet idiosyncratic styles. Easily London's best-kept secret, her boutique is situated in a little Marylebone off-shoot side street, where Neuls indulges us seasons after season with her hand-made, mould-breaking collections.

With a following including Kiera Knightley and Comme des Garcons's Rei Kawakubo, the craftsmanship and attention to detail in each of her designs speaks for itself. The traditional working method Neuls employs are executed by Italian and Portuguese artisans who ensure comfort, ergonomics and durability. Neuls describes each shoe, each season as having its own flavour and story: "My shoes are whole objects, not half stories and that's how they should be experienced."

Displayed together for the first time, the entire spectrum of Neuls shoes - past, present and future - are shown not in sequence but in constellation. Displayed in salvaged library drawers, along with lost and found paraphernalia that Tracey collections and draws upon, this is a keyhole view of her creative processes. You can unpick themes, repetitions and variations in the collection of shes, yet each succeeds independently - proof of the timelessness of her work.

The Tracey Neuls exhibition runs until March 1st at 1-5 Exhibition Road, South Kensington.

Image: Tracey Neuls pop up shop