Arena - September 2004

Bespoke - Way out West

"For the majority, Northampton is more infamous for its gritty M1 service stations than famous for being the epicentre of the British footwear fraternity. But the innovative, quirky designs emerging from the Jeffery-West factory serve to remind us of its heritage. With a fresh take on trad footwear and accessories that at times verges on the shamelessly eccentric, its shoes can give even the most minimal of outfits a truly original lift. J-W is more than happy to entertain the most individual whims with enough leather options (ostrich, crocs and snakes have all donated their skins) and a huge choice of lasts (the technical name for shoe shapes) to sate the most demanding footwear fetishist."