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Todd Lasance rocks the Logies in Vein
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Todd purchased a pair of Vein Wear shoes to wear to this year's Logies awards. He chose the "Cutaway Loafer" to compliment his wardrobe. He was the only male to get a full shot on red carpet... which says a lots about his shoes :) To quote the paper, "The Cloudstreet star rocked the monochrome look!" Thank you Todd.
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Courier Mail News
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Yesterday's Courier Mail News. The story outlines how exciting customisable men's shoes are. Which they are!
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Village News Socials
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These socials snaps were taken at the Vein Wear Bespoke Shoes and Ray-Ban Rare party.
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Sunday Mail Socials
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Socials pages in the Sunday Mail features these well-shod peeps at the Vein Wear Bespoke Shoes and Ray-Ban Rare Party.
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Ray-Ban Rare Party
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To celebrate the Vein Shoe Store being awarded the best venue in Australia in the Ray-Ban Rare competition, Ray-Ban threw us a party. Thanks. A hundred of our Brisbane clients came to eat, drink and sweat. ... We also took the opportunity to launch our bespoke shoe service.
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Vein Shoe Comp Finalists
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http://veincomp.blogspot.com ...
The votes have been collated and we are excited to announce the three finalists of the 2011 Vein Wear Footwear Competition (in no particular order):
Ivan Bilugan (Philippines) - Retro Avant-Garde loafer
Jesse Bibbs (USA) - Aero boot
John Yang (Taiwan) - Indus boot
Congratulations to our three finalists and all the talented entrants. The standard was once again very high and this was reflected in the closeness of the votes.
Ivan, Jesse and John's entries will now be sent on to our prestigious juding panel, with the ultimate winner announced March 3.
Stay tuned...
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Vein Store Launches Bespoke Shoes
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The Vein Shoe Stores have launched their bespoke shoe service. Every element of the shoes are customisable.
Customers can select from over 70 limited edition leathers. They can also customise the stitching, elastic, laces, soles, eyelets, the lot. Then the shoe is handmade by Vein's expert cobblers and delivered within 3 weeks. It's an incredible service and all are welcome to try.
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City News: Boots made for walkin
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'VEIN Wear shoe designer Chris McCallum (pictured) set off on a quest 18 months ago to wear the same pair of boots day in, day out for 500 consecutive days. What did he discover? That high quality items are less expensive in teh long run. "I estimate I walked over 5000 steps or 4km a day, averaged out for 500 days, in the Vein pleated desert boots," Chris says.
"The total distance walked was about 2000km. Like the Proclaimers before me, I walked 500 miles and 500 more, just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, which actually converts to 1609km making me the man who walked a thousand miles and then kept going!" Phew! The upshot of all this? Chris reckons his pleated desert boots, $269, are bloody good bang for your buck.'
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UNISex: Butter-soft Summer Shoes
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"WELCOME YOUR TOES TO SUMMER 2010 IN STYLE THIS YEAR.
Every guy loves a soft, light, comfy shoe he can wear with anything in summer. Introducing the Vein Wear's latest release (coming soon): THE BOAT SHOE. In butter-soft genuine nubuck leather, which is a more durable material than suede, Vein's boat shoe (RRP$239) comes in four colours to suit any ensemble - sky blue, black, pink and grey and features contrast stitching.
Thanks to the shoe's soft, flexible, slipper-style rubber sole, the boat shoe is surprisingly light and include all the usual luxuries you have come to expect from Vein - such as a softly-padded foot-bed and fully padded leather lining that is non-dyed and non-allergenic.
The boat shoe will be in Vein Wear's Brisbane city and Fortitude Valley stores from late October.
VEINWEAR.COM to order yours today or call the team on 0434 059 416 (or (07) 3357 4558).
Even better news is the $200 voucher that Vein Wear have put forward for you to win and treat your feet. Simply hit the UNISEXMAG.com site and go to our FREEBIES page for details."
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Vein Shoe Store A Ray-Ban Rare Place
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Ray-Ban is celebrating the Top 50 "Rare Places" around the country, and would love you to be part of the process. What do we need you to do... Discover and Experience, all we want you to do it get out there and see some of the amazing new places pop-ing up all over australia. Explore our map and discover a new place to visit, get out there and enjoy it. For your chance to win the limited edition print hanging in the venue or a VIP guest list to the exclusive Ray-Ban “Rare Places” closing party for you and x of your friends. Comment, rate and check-in, the more you support the places the more chances you have of winning.
The Vein Shoe Store (117 Adelaide St Brisbane) is one of only five Brisbane venues to be named a Ray-Ban Rare Place. So come in and support the store and Brisbane and bring the party home.
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MBFF - Ben Ringuet - Vein Wear Shoes
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Vein wear shoes recently worked with the fashion designer Ben Ringuet and provided shoes for his parade at Mercedes Brisbane Fashion Festival (MBFF). The shoe in question was our leather and suede Combo Boot ($279 from VeinWear.com), which is a modern take on a traditional military design.
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Brisbane Arcade Magazine
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The hot new designers on the Brisbane Arcade block are featured in the centre's magazine. That means Vein Wear.
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Colourful UniSEX
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AFTER THE DOOM AND GLOOM OF 2008-2009, men and women are becoming more adventurous and looking outside the staple shoe
colours of black and tan. Brightly-coloured footwear has been popping up everywhere lately, from the runways of Paris and Milan, to Brisbane’s
Vein Wear shoes. For their latest releases (above), Vein Wear has taken the colour wheel for a spin, splashing out with purple, grey, green, brown
and maroon.
“Colours have always been popular for us,” says Vein Wear designer/owner Chris McCallum. “They inject a certain light, adventuresome spirit into
a collection, and I found these new tones particularly attractive.”
Sometimes people can get caught up in worrying about what coloured shoes will go with, but Chris says it doesn’t need to be stressful, especially
with contrast being such a key fashion trend in recent seasons.
“Our new purple shoes will look great with all sorts of coloured jeans...black, white and denim, as well as black trousers, as the soles and laces
are black,” he explains. “Grey works well with blacks, blues, and greys, as well as light pink and mauve. Green shoes work with cream, tan, brown
and black; while maroon looks really striking against basic black or charcoal.’’
This season, catwalks globally were dotted with colour. Comme des Garcons brightened up sombre suiting with hard-to-miss lime green and
lolly-pink shoes; Junya Watanabe showcased dusty pink brogues with grey suits, and Tod’s served up a range of driving shoes in rich ochre and
olive green.
Vein Wear’s entire new colour range has been done in velvety-soft nubuck leather, perfect for the chilly winter months. “Nubuck looks and feels
a lot like suede but is actually better quality and lasts much longer than suede,” Chris explains.
Shoes from the new range will be priced at $249 each and are available at either Vein’s Valley or City boutiques, now. Pop instore or jump onto
VEINWEAR.COM and colour your sole this season.
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True Local: Vein Rated Ultimate in Brisbane
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True Local have released their Ultimate Brisbane Guide. It features the Vein Shoe Store in the city which is quite cool since they only featured four stores in the whole of Brisbane for the Designer Style Shopping section. The other stores featured are La La Latrobe, Jean Brown Gallery and Easton Pearson.
Vein Wear
$$$$ = Treat Yourself
"This one is for the lads and ladies of Brisbane who are looking to style it up. Vein Wear is a local label bragging that all its shoes are individually designed, and then handcrafted by a 'master cobbler'. It's all about individuality here. The flagship store in Duncan St in the Valley was so popular the owners expanded into the city early in 2010. The shoes are stylish and will set you apart. Warning: it may provoke shoe envy in others."
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US Trendy: Behind The Seams Interview
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"Fashion to me is both an aesthetic, a mood, a visual manifestation of who you are or who you want to be and also an overall presence. The accessories of fashion are like a tattoo that you can change every day. Fashion includes clothing, shoes, hair, make-up, grooming. It also includes the body, which is the core of fashion. It also includes attitude and language. So a person’s total fashion starts with a confident, positive attitude and a healthy fit body, well groomed, hair styled…then adds clothing, shoes and accessories in a congruous manner. Fashion should make you feel better." http://www.ustrendy.com/behind-the-seams/blog/9440/christopher-vein-mccallum/
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Vein Review on Nouveau Skin
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"Vein Wear is an Australian shoe label dedicated to bringing back luxury and craftsmanship to men's shoes by going back to the traditional methods of handmade shoe manufacturing. Dismayed by the degrading quality of mass produced shoes, designer Christopher McCallum constructed the brand around pure and excellent talent in his cobblers. Each pair of shoes passes through keen eyes and passionate hands that inspect and perfect every detail of the products from sketching to packaging. Rest assured that any pair you buy is well thought of and excellently crafted." KC, http://nouveauskin.blogspot.com/2010/07/vein-wear-mens-shoes.html
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The F Files: Happy Feet
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"Grey skies are only just looming overhead but are you already over the doom and gloom? We hear you and so, thank heavens, does shoepreneur Chris McCallum of Vein Wear.
He’s taken the colour wheel for a spin in his latest collection of shoes for men not afraid to wear their style on their feet.
Inspired by European collections by Armani, Paul Smith, Issey Miyake and Commes des Garçons which all showed bright and wild footwear on the runway, Vein Wear has injected colours such as purple, green and maroon to its latest collection.
Shoes $249 from Vein Wear’s Valley or City stores and VeinWear.com."
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Bride To Be Mag
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A light and preppy look for this shoot featuring a pair of the old Vein canvas loafers. These are no longer available in stock, but can be made on request.
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Best Foot Forward - Brisbane News
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Local men's footwear label Vein Wear has finally put into production the winning design from its 2010 competition.
Designer Jack Yu's style, entitled Vagrant, captures the idea of lone travel: "Outside is like a jacket, protecting me from the wind and rain, and inside is still pure with passion" says Jack.
The style will soon be available for $289 from Vein's new city store in the Brisbane Arcade. www.veinwear.com
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Qld Brides: Finishing Touches for the Groom
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Cult Brisbane shoe label Vein Wear has recently opened their second boutique, with details like lacquered tree trunk chandeliers and a luxe red cedar display wall offering a remarkable retail experience. All designs are sketched and then crafted by hand - a rare thing indeed!
And don't let your groom go alone as the new boutique will soon be home to women's range Kitty Croquet.
Head to Shop 25 in the heritage-listed Brisbane Arcade, Queen Street Mall.
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City News: If the shoe fits, it's all yours!
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VEIN Wear shoes celebrates its third year in Fortitude Valley's TCB Arcade this month with an enchanting Cinderella and Prince Charming promo until May 21. Vein is giving away one pair of Kitty Croquet ladies slouch boots valued at $329, and one pair of Vein Wear men's Dandy Loafers valued at $229. Simply go into the store and ask if you can try on the shoe prize, and if it fits you perfectly you go into the running to win the pair.
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Style Magazine: Secrets of Brisbane's Fashion Savvy
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A MENS FOOTWEAR designer, Chris cites Super Cobbler at Lutwyche Shopping Centre (p 3857 2826) and Hallelujah Shoeworks at Broadway on the Mall in the City (p 3211 3966) as his fave footwear repairers. "They are true artists. They will take a shoe and give it back to you better than new!" he says.
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Rag Trader: Store Concept
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RAGTRADER REGULARLY PROFILES NEW CONCEPT STORES IN THE DOMESTIC MARKET. THIS EDITION, ASSIA BENMEDJDOUB DISCOVERS HOW VEIN WEAR IS PUTTING THE MUSCLE BACK INTO FOOTWEAR... Read the full article at http://veinwear.blogspot.com/2010/05/rag-trader-magazine-store-concept.html
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Rag Trader: Blog to blog
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Vein Wear founder Chris McCallum reveals how boutique footwear players can nail offshore manufacturing... Read the full article at http://veinwear.blogspot.com/2010/05/rag-trader-magazine-blog-to-blog.html
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FourThousand - Vein Shoe Store Review
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"In 2002 I purchased my first pair of Dunlop Volleys.
Wanting to stand out from the crowd, I took them home,
lay them on some newspaper and destroyed them with a
permanent pen and pink paint.
Once I realised that nothing could disguise the origin of
the shoes and that I was rocking the same look as about
20 million other people, I worked out why it's so hard to
put the words ‘original' and ‘footwear' together.
If you already knew that shoe design is not protected
under copyright or IP laws, you'll agree that the
philosophy behind Vein Store is refreshing. Each Vein shoe
is hand-sketched by Brisbane designer Christopher
McCallum and hand-made from nice smelling leather by
master craftspeople. Only 100 pairs of each style are ever
created, which means no conveyor belts, no worker
exploitation and no need to DIY."
By Emily Lush
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Heads Over Heels - Brisbane News
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"The happy feet of 200 invited guests found their way to shop 25 in the Brisbane Arcade to attend the official opening of Vein Wear's new boutique. This is the second location for the local cult shoe label - a mark of success that proves eye-catching design and handmade quality is still cherished despite a market swamped by chain store mediocrity. While guests lusted after the latest collections, they celebrated with cocktails mixed by Bar Soma. One lucky man in particular now has cause to kick up his heels - congratulations to Jack Yu from Taiwan, winner of the 2010 Vein Wear Men's Footwear Competition. The inaugural contest attracted 38 entries from around the world." Francene Ridley.
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Rain In Vein - The Sunday Mail
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"Shoe lovers of Brisbane united to welcome Chris McCallum, the man behind Vein Wear shoes, to his new city location in the Brisbane Arcade. The wet weather didn't dampen fashion spirits, with people slipping into their best shoes for the night. The winner of the inaugural Vein Wear Men's Footwear Design Competition, Taiwan's Jack Yu, was announced." Fashion Editor Kellie Alderman.
Pictures: Drew Fitzgibbon
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Vein - Brisbane Arcade Store Launch
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"You could be forgiven for thinking you’d walked on to the set of a 1920s art-deco inspired movie. The air was fraught with anticipation; the standing lights on each side of the hallway cast a warm golden glow over the rich interior of the heritage-listed Brisbane Arcade…."
Read more reviews on the blog (http://veinwear.blogspot.com/2010/03/vein-party-review-brisbane-creative.html)
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The Cult - City News
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"FAST becoming a cult brand for men's style, Vein Wear has expanded from Fortitude Valley to open its second men's shoe boutique in the heritage-listed Brisbane Arcade. Vein's talented founder and head designer Christopher McCallum has created a range of hand-made shoes which boast both quality craftsmanship and an urban design edge. It's original Australian-designer footwear at its best. Run, don't walk..." Style Editor, Nicole Carrington.
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Brisbane - New Shoe Store Opens in the Brisbane Arcade
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"Brisbane Arcade welcomes the newest addition to its portfolio of respected Australian designers with the opening of the Vein Shoe Store.
Vein Shoe Store is not just any shoe store. Like most of the boutiques housed in the grand heritage city shopping arcade, Vein’s design ethos revolves around principles of quality, creativity and individuality."
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Queen Street Mall - Vein Wear to Open
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"Next month, mens footwear label Vein Wear will open it’s second Brisbane store at Queen Street Mall’s historic Brisbane Arcade. Located on Adelaide Street, the store fitout will be synonymous with the Vein Wear style and stock stylish hand made, high quality mens shoes. Designed by Brisbane local Christopher McCallum, Vein Wear shoes are sketched from scratch, not mass produced and embody individuality."
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Follow The Fashion - Vein Wear to Open at Brisbane Arcade
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"Next month, mens footwear label Vein Wear will open it’s second Brisbane store at Queen Street Mall’s historic Brisbane Arcade. Located on Adelaide Street, the store fitout will be synonymous with the Vein Wear style and stock stylish hand made, high quality mens shoes. Designed by Brisbane local Christopher McCallum, Vein Wear shoes are sketched from scratch, not mass produced and embody individuality."
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Vein Wear has unveiled its second footwear boutique in Brisbane’s prestigious Brisbane Arcade
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Fast becoming a cult brand for men of style, Vein Wear has expanded its doors from Fortitude Valley and opened its second boutique in the heritage listed Brisbane Arcade.
In a time when most retailers are struggling with the thought of expansion, Vein Wear owner Chris McCallum has dived into the opportunity head first. “We have wanted to open a second boutique in the city for a while now because business is going well, but the problem was finding the perfect location,” explains McCallum. “There are two sides of this position which represent our brand perfectly: the Brisbane Arcade’s old world charm fits the traditional way we make our shoes, and Adelaide Street reflects the unique, modern edge to our designs.”
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Rag Trader Magazine - Sole to Survive
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"In a year that saw big-name footwear brands such as Shoobiz, Evelyn Miles and Steve Madden (Australia) crumble in the face of the financial crisis, Vein Wear director Christopher McCallum made some tough decisions to ensure his business thrived." Assia Benmedjdoub (Rag Trader)
Yes, I made some very tough decisions. Selling off the jet was probably the hardest. I was attached to that damn plane. That, and I stopped bathing in Evian.
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Rag Trader - Best Foot Forward
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Boutique footwear labels are gaining serious ground in the Australian market, as revealed in Ragtrader magazine's recent shoe report. Chris McCallum, founder of Queensland-based brand Vein Wear, reveals his production secrets.
Read the full article at http://veinwear.blogspot.com/2010/02/rag-trader-best-foot-forward.html
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City News: That's Show Biz
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City News featured this shoot by Jo Chang (aka Arthorse Jo):
"IF you're serious about fancy footwear guys, check out these hand crafted beauties by hot local design house, Vein Wear. Fresh, edgy and downright beautiful, Vein Wear's men's shoes stand out in a mass-produced marketplace. Shop to it." Style Editor Nicole Carrington.
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944 Magazine Features Vein
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944 is the largest nation wide city specific magazine in the U.S. They cover fashion entertainment
and lifestyle segments from across the country- and have hosted events such as the MTV video
awards, and will be hosting this years superbowl!!
http://veinwear.blogspot.com/2010/02/944-magazine-indie-fashion-on-web.html
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Lure Magazine
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This appeared in Lure Magazine. Thanks in part to their coverage, the shoe design comp received many high calibre entries. See http://veincomp.blogspot.com.
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X&Y Magazine Shows Off Lucy McIntosh
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Lucy McIntosh was featured by X&Y Magazine. Lucy is the FTV Diamond Model winner. The photo shoot featuring Vein Wear shoes looks very crisp. You can find all the shots on the Vein blog.
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Brisbane Times Best Gift Guide
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It's true, though not often thought of. A pair of Vein Wear boots are an awesome Chrissie gift, as highlighted by the Brisbane Times. Most guys tend to buy themselves this kind of gift. The Vein Store does offer great gift vouchers if you want to share with a loved one.
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Imelda says C'MON AUSSIE
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Australian designers hear the call. Imelda says "C'MON AUSSIE!" So far the Vein Wear Men's Shoe Design Comp has entrants from Spain, Turkey and just one from Australia.
http://www.imelda.com.au/well_shod_well_imformed/2009/12/cmon-aussie.html
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City News: Copy Cats Target Vein Wear
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“They have no shame. They knock off all the big sellers and take none of the risk. They are basically vultures who cherry-pick your best work.”
Read the full article at http://veinwear.blogspot.com/2009/12/city-news-feeling-rather-down-at-heel.html
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Map Magazine: Brisbane Talent
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High-profile fashion designers often wait years before they design a pair of shoes. Open to local, national and international fashion, graphic-design students and footwear fanatics from the general public, Vein Wear Footwear in TCB is offering you the chance to design your own pair of shoes. You have from now until January 13, 2010, to put forward your men's shoe-design submission(s) via email, post or in person at Vein Wear's boutique. All designs must be based on one of the nine templates shown on the Vein Wear blog. The finalists will have their designs professionally produced and judged by an expert panel.
@ http://veincomp.blogspot.com
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City News: No Mean Feat
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TIME is running out to enter the 2010 Vein Wear Footwear Competition.
The men's shoe design competition invites fashion students and shoe fanatics to have a crack by January 13. Vein Wear owner Chris McCallum (pictured) said three finalists would be judged by Men's Style Australia editor Peter Holder and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane director Lindsay Bennett.
The winner will be announced on February 24 [now March 3] and receive a pair of shoes made to their own design. Shoes will be sold in the shop and online.
Phone (07) 3357 4558.
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Style Magazine - It's a Shoe-In
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THINK YOU CAN design some killer kicks for guys? Brisbane-based Vein Wear footwear wants to see your fancy footwork for a chance to have your shoe produced by Vein Wear's master cobblers. Vein Wear designer/owner Chris McCallum is looking for shoe designs that reflect current men's footwear fashion trends. "We're looking for a men's shoe with a consumer focus - something female designers would like to see guys wearing around town or something male designers would like to wear themselves," he explains. Entrants can submit up to three designs and entries close January 13, 2010. See online for competition guidelines and step on it!
VEINCOMP.BLOGSPOT.COM
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Pink Slips for Breast Cancer Foundation
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Vein Wear donated a pair of Pink Low Cut Lounge Slippers for the Breast Cancer Foundation event auction in Brisbane. Congratulations and thank you to the winning bidder! I am further donating $100 for every Pink Low Cut Lounge Slipper (8754-S1 Pink) sold on veinwear.com until November 30, 2009. Just quote discount code "Breast" in the checkout.
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Tradie Magazine
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In another change of pace, the Vein Wear Brogue Wrap Laced Shoes are featured in Tradie Magazine. These are not work boots! haha... If anyone is wealthy in Australia it'll be a Tradie. So why not look good doing it?
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Born In The USA
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Born In The USA Magazine recently features some Vein Wear shoes. This one is a bit odd to me. It seems a little too American to add doughnuts.
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Brisbane News Announces Design Comp
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"If you've dreamed of designing your own shoe - and who hasn't - now is your chance to make it a reality." Submit your designs now. For details see http://veincomp.blogspot.com.
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Vein Wear Men's Shoe Design Competition Opens
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Vein Wear is hosting an open Men's Shoe Design Competiton. Anyone can enter now. It's easy. The winner will get their own design custom hand-made by Vein's Master Cobblers. Check out http://veincomp.blogspot.com for details now!
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It's all fine and dandy again - The Courier Mail
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"Brisbane footwear designer Chris McCallum also responded to the trend at his Vein Wear boutique in bustling Fortitude Valley recently, naming a new shoe the Dandy Loafer." ... read the full article on our blog.
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Eskimo Joe Rocks Out in Vein
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Kav from Eskimo Joe was in Queensland last week to film their new clip, soon to be released. He popped into the store and picked himself up a pair of the Caped Ankle Boots.
This morning I saw him rocking them on the tube for the AFL Grand Final entertainment.
Well done guys, great show!
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Style Magazine's Fashion Finds Vein
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"Both our models (James Horwill and Michael Zullo) and the Style team loved the look of the Vein Wear Unorthodox Brogue Boots ($329.00) from Brisbane-based footwear designer Chris McCallum - perfect for slimifit pants and jeans", said Cassandra Laffey.
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Valley Fashion Hub
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TCB: Located in the heart of Fortitude Valley, straddling both the Brunswick Street Mall and the newly developed Chinatown Mall...Boasting the flagship stores of some of Brisbane's top local designers, such as Gail Sorronda and Vein Wear Shoes.
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Brisbane News Custom Grooms
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That's right. Daniel Newton customised these silver metallic perforated Vein kicks for his wedding day. You can too! Just be sure to give yourself 8-12 weeks before the big day.
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Berlin Shoot
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This shoot, titled "Berlin" was styled by Project Runway's Amber Renae and features the Vein Wear Unorthodox Brogue Ankle Boots (V3B-1). These are a very cool boot.
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Groom To Be
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In the aptly named Guy Gear section, Bride To Be magazine has featured the Vein Wear Bridge Loafers in Cream for Grooms. This shoe was made with an un-dyed vege-tan leather. See bigger pictures on the Vein blog.
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CNN Cover Story
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Grant Stockwell put together a stunning sunset photo and cover story for the City North News. To have a look at bigger images check out the Vein blog.
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The Courier Mail - Style is in a man's shoes
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...by Laura Stead...WHEN men go to the wardrobe to get dressed, the
options will likely consist of some kind of pants or
jeans combination. Little wonder then, that most
will choose to channel their creative expression
into their shoes... continue reading the full article on the Vein blog.
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Chris Worfold vs Vein Look Book
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The incredible talent of artist Chris Worfold is showcased once again with these latest look book paintings. They feature the latest release Vein shoes. See the full series on the Vein blog.
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9 to 5 Fab Finds
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...by Prue Roberts...
Men's shoes specialists Vein is the brand with the latest knock-out
black styles, which are fundamentals of any man's wardrobe (as you
would know).
All six shoe types in the latest collection are made from the
finest leather by five of the most qualified and respected cobblers
in the industry, all specialising in their own specific aspect of
the shoe's construction...continued on Vein Wear blog.
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Shoe Fair Online - Editor Hot Pick
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Shoe Fair Online Editor's Hot Pick is the Vein Wear Unorthodox Brogue Boots (V3B-1 Blk). That Editor must be right because they are currently all sold out. But they will be back in a week or two.
"These handsome brogue boots by Vein fit their name perfectly, blending traditional punch hole patterning and stitching with a sleek, urban, ankle-grabbing silhouette. Priced at $329, they're an instant wardrobe classic, defying anyone to claim that shoe-loving is always a girl thing."
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Lure Magazine - Men's Footwear
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By Joshua Roberto Scachari - Men's Resident Fashion Editor at Lure Magazine:
FOOTWEAR: Shoes make an outfit, so if you have a pair that dates back to your dad's youth it's probably time to get rid of them. If you're going for a more sophisticated look, I suggest leather. A nice point or semi-square toe always does the trick.
In this department you really pay for quality. Gianni Barbato is a winner for me, but if the price tag is a little steep try Vein Wear, which does a great quality shoe at a good price point. On the other hand, if you're going for a more casual look you can pick up some great shoes from Swear London. They have a large variety of sneakers shaped like a leather sole shoe, which keeps the look edgy and dressed up.
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Academy For Men
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The Academy For Men (magazine) has begun and is accepting enrollments forthwith. The first issue is out and you can read it online now or in print for keeps.
Flick to Page 72 and you'll stumble across a hot photographic editorial featuring a swathe of Vein Wear shoes. The latest releases of course (above) which you can knab for yourself online now.
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Vein Store Top 6 Most Popular Independent Retailers in the City
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Congratulations to the Vein Store staff and thank you to our clients. Vein Store has been selected as a finalist in the Quest Business Achiever Awards 2009.
The top 6 most popular (as voted by members of the public) independent retailers in the city are placed as finalists. Vein Store is one of them! From here we compete in business surveys and mystery shopper reviews. I know the Vein Store staff will do our clients proud as we represent them in the finals.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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By Janice Breen Burns: "...the bones of a working, minimalist wardrobe, firmly anchored in winter 2009, but simple and practical enough to be relevant and fashionable well beyond it...Veinwear "V3B-1" ankle boot with double zip, leather upper and matched padded leather lining, rubber sole with laser-cut silver foil, $329, veinwear.com.au"
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A Soulful Statement for Winter
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From the Tweed Border Mail:
VEIN’S new season styles not only complement your overall look, but ensure you make a smoking hot statement from head to toe.
Read the full article on our blog.
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My Shopping Connection Interview
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Orlando's My Shopping Connection editor Erika Pitera chats with Vein Wear men's shoes designer Christopher McCallum. Read the full interview on our blog.
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Mosman Daily Calls for More Sole
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The Mosman Daily's Matt Young writes a helpful beginer's guide to men's shoes with a little help from experts Chris McCallum and Paul Waddy. Read the full article on our blog.
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Brisbane News - Boy's zone
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"Temper dishevelled grunge with geeky chic to achieve the new look in casual cool." Lizzie Corser. Get these black Channelled Lacer men's shoes online now.
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Buzz About the City
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What's the buzz on the street? The just-released suede pleated ankle boot. City News says, "With the winter chills on the horizon what better time to invest in a pair of men's boots than right now?"
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