Hunter wellies

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

Hello everyone.

Is anybody sick of the unseasonably wet weather? Up here in Belfast it has done nothing but rain this past four weeks. We had better weather in March than now. Not really great weather for selling sandals and toeposts!

Anyway enough ranting about the weather. The only thing that we are selling plenty of at the minute is wellies and especially hunter wellies. These wellies in recent years have become more of a fashion statement than a practical wellington, but in saying that they still preform the job of a wellington more than well. Giving protection from muck and dirt while still keeping feet warm and most importantly bone dry is the primary function of a wellington boot. The Hunter wellington does all of the above with the addition of style.

Hunter boots came in to being in 1856 when Mr Henry Lee Norris an American Entrepreneur arrived in Scotland and setup the North British rubber company which would later become the Hunter Boot Company.

Over the course of the following years they experienced large growth. In world war one they produced 1,185,036 pairs of boots designed to deal with flooded trenched. Again in world war two the company was again asked to make boots for the armed services again.

In 1977 having supplied the Royal household for many years Hunter was awarded a royal warrant from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, followed in 1986 by another Royal warrant from HM The Queen in recognition for keeping some very important feet dry.

In 2008 Hunter relocated to Edinburgh and outsourced its manufacturing to europe and the far east in order to remain competitive.

We at donaghys are proud stockists of hunter wellingtons. We also stock hunter wellington socks a perfect addition that will keep your feet nice and dry.

We will do another post on hunter wellingtons soon. The way the weather is going it could be sooner rather than later.

Bye for now.

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Ladies Rieker Shoes reduced

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

Hello Everbody.

We hope everyone is keeping well. I thought i would write a post letting you know that we have some mid season reductions on selected shoes like these little numbers from rieker above. This time of year we start selling out of a lot of sizes and when we get down to the last few pairs we offer a little money off these lines. Normally 20% is what we offer of these selected lines. It shows how popular these lines have sold out over the spring season.

If anything this proves how popular these lines are. Some of these lines only have one size left. The rieker shoe above 42965 we only have a size 39 and a 41 left in stock after a very good run of sales during the past few months.

We also have the like of the rieker 46778 shoe a very nice colourful shoe with a woven like upper and an open heel. There is a mid size heel of 45mm giving both height but still retaining a good level of comfort. Again this shoe has sold out well since we only have a size 37, 41 and 42 left. This little shoe from rieker represents great value for money and is perfect for summer wear .

We also have great offers in rieker sandals with over four lines of sandals reduced by up to 20%. We might not have all sizes but you can grab a bargain if you are quick. Its not too often you see a new season rieker shoe or sandal reduced by up 20%.

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Paul Green Shoes

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

Hello everybody. We thought we would give you this post as written by a user of paul green shoes.

Paul Green form part of the avant-garde in footwear fashions, and if you haven’t heard of them yet, then you have now, and we can tell you this much, you’ll be seeing a lot more from them in the next couple of years.

The Paul Green company philosophy involves focusing on the search for individuality in fashion. They pride themselves on their ability to deliver creative fashion at a fantastically high quality and at an affordable price. They use a particular style of manufacturing in order to produce their footwear collections; this combines the use of high-grade materials and state of the art shoemaking technologies. Within the European footwear market, they have a reputation of excellence and are on a par with many of the other forward-thinking footwear fashion houses, such as Fly London and Emu.

Paul Green is also proud of their ability to produce comfortable shoes. Now, comfort and fashion are rarely two words that fit easily together, but Paul Green manages to combine the two perfectly. Their shoes provide a superior fit and an exceptional comfort. Take the example shown here, the Paul Green 2762 in Navy, notice the heel. Many women will find walking in such a high heel relatively painful, particularly if wearing them throughout the day and evening, as these shoes are intended to be worn, transcending as they do both a casual and formal appearance. However, with the Paul Green, walking poses no problem, the built up sole around the front of the foot balances height, and the in sole offers fantastic comfort.

We love these shoes for various reasons, and we know others do to: they are one of our most popular women’s shoes. The peep toe is fantastic, and allows you to show off that perfect pedicure. The decorative ruffled flower adds a feminine charm and a point of interest, couple this with the opulent suede, and you find a shoe that is both opulent and fashionable. This particular style of shoe is extremely versatile, and suits a wide range of outfits; you can use them to dress-up a casual look, or to enhance a more sophisticated look.

We also have another article written by a fashion student that bought a pair of paul green courts. We will post this up in a few days.

Hope you enjoyed reading this post.

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Gabor shoes for every occassion

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

Hello everyone.

Hope we are all keeping well in this unseasonal weather that we are having. This time of year you would at least expect a hint of spring or summer instead it would pass for october! Any way enough of the ranting about the weather!!

Last week we were selling shoes as we do being a shoe shop. The weather was not that great and we were surprised that there was sandals, flats, shoes both closed courts and open toe versions. One of the brands that we sold consistently was gabor. We sold flats, shoes and sandals from gabor all last week. We thought this was unusual in the fact that so many brands are focused on one style of footwear. There are very few brands that have footwear in their ranges to cater for every occasion.

We have in stock this year a great range of gabor shoes, sandals and flats. This range we have been told by our customers and the sales figures has been very well received.

There are some nice mules pictured above called melissa is the replacement for the old 800 mule which ime sure most people will remember was a very popular mule from gabor with a mid heel, leather uppers and was made in almost every colour know to man. We must of had the 800 mule in for at least 5 seasons and we still have customers asking for it. We are offering the new version called melissa 43 824 available in white or navy colours with a nice little flower on the uppers just giving it some detail.

We will write more on our range of gabor sandals and gabor shoes later.

Bye for now.

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Hogl ladies shoes

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

Hello.

I hope everybody  is keeping well. I thought i would write a post on a great somewhat unknown brand we stock called Hogl. For many people reading this post you may well know about Hogl shoes but there are lots of people who don’t know about this hidden gem.

Hogl has been established for over seventy years in Austria. They specialise in the manufacture of high quality ladies footwear using only the best materials and methods available.Hogl prides itself on the quality of the products that it produces this combined with a feel for current trends makes this brand a contender with the likes of paul green and gabor. Hogl shoes bring out the style of the wearer and combine optimal fit, soft uppers with a light and flexible sole.

Hogl shoes are sold in over thirty countries around the world, a figure that is growing every year. We at donaghys.co.uk have sold Hogl shoes in the past but this year they really have took off with over 10 pair being sold to customers in China alone.

We would place hogl alongside the likes of paul green and gabor, because of the quality of the materials and the workmanship. Hogl is one of them brands that we never see too many faulty pairs back every year.

We have a nice little rang of Hogl shoes this year but we hope to increase this next year due to the sucess of this years spring summer range of hogl shoes and hogl sandals.

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Comfy Rieker Shoes

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin

Hello .

We hope everybody had a pleasant Easter. Over here in Belfast the weather was dry but quite cold. Definitely not warm enough for wearing sandals. So we thought we would show you these little numbers from Rieker pictured above. Ime sure many of you have said its not warm enough for sandals but i don’t want to wear drab winter shoes outside. Have a look at these little rieker shoes above. Nice and colourful for summer with little cutouts to let the air in around your feet but still keeping your feet almost covered. We have a lot of people buying these type of shoes this time of year as they are like a dual purpose shoe and people also will get their moneys worth of wear out of them.

The Rieker shoe above is called 44865. It comes with a 25mm heel that gives height without giving away any comfort. There is an elasticated bar over the arch of the foot giving great snug fit.

Rieker are market leaders in providing this type of footwear. That is footwear that provides comfort, style, and value. We have customers who buy these little shoes year after year sometimes getting a couple of seasons wear out of them.

We have lots of summer shoes that you could wear in colder months from Rieker. We have over 45 different styles of rieker shoes and sandals in this season. Some styles of rieker have already sold out and some are down to a few odd sizes. This alone is testament to the quality and popularity of rieker shoes and sandals.

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Fly london Laff

Posted on April 6, 2012 by admin

Hello Everybody.

Before I rant on about these fabulous fly london shoes above I thought I would wish everyone a happy Easter and hopefully we will get some good weather as well.

Anyway as you can see above we have a new fly london shoe in called laff 2. It as you will agree is some what different to the normal fly london summer styles with their chunky wedges. Laff has a wedge but built in to the shoe with a nice heel tip outside the shoe. I can honestly say i don’t think i have ever seen a design of a heel unit like this. Laff also features a decorative bar over the arch. Well when i say decorative there is some elastication in this that will aid fitting. We don’t know really what to call it! Other than a multi coloured leather thong assembly, but we think it compliments the shoe perfectly. By the way if anybody knows the proper name of this please send us an e mail, even Terry our fly london rep didn’t know what to call it he kept calling it a thingy!!

Laff as you would expect with all fly london shoes has been made with top quality leather uppers. There is a fly logo on the heel as with all other fly london products. Laff has an open toe which will give it a summer feel while still retaining a smart casual look.

I know we say this all the time but if you havent got your fly london shoes for summer yet please do as we are missing sizes in many styles already.

Happy Easter.

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Babycham ladies shoes

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

We have just received in a delivery of Babycham shoes. Babycham is a new brand to us and it seems to be getting a good response. Babycham are aimed at the young fashion market. This is evident with the bright vibrant colours and the massive heels.

Every Babycham shoe has a little deer embroidered upon the uppers instantly giving it away that you are wearing Babycham. The sorbet style shoe above is typical of Babycham shoes. Big sky scraper heels and bright colours. We also have some flat laced babycham shoes.

We have had a good response this past two weeks with babycham. Everybody that has bought them has commented on how different they are to the normal and how hard it is to find something like a babycham style of shoe.

They say a week is a long time in politics it seems even longer in the shoe trade. We have went from experiencing temperatures in the low twenty’s to having snow this morning!! Hopefully the weather will pick up for easter.

Anyway the new Babycham shoe will brighten up anybodys day with there vibrant colours no matter what the weather.

Hopefully the next time I write an article the weather will have improved.

Bye for now.

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Barker Shoes Jarratt

Posted on March 29, 2012 by admin

Hi all.

Once again we have a new shoe from the Barker creative collection called Jarratt. As you can see jarratt has a different twist to it in the form of the way the uppers have been punched. We have never seen a design like this from any shoe maker. The two wings of the shoe have contrasting brown piping a nice but unusual feature that has seen a come back in recent years.

It is easy to tell that jarratt is from the creative collection with the blue lining. The barker creative collection keeps going from strength to strength with new additions each season proving very popular. Jarratt has been made on the 455 last which is no the most common last in the creative collection it is shared with cortona and gibson. We have not sold any gibson as yet but the cortona shoe has proved very popular in both the black and cedar colours.

Jarratt is as you would expect made with a calf leather upper as most barker shoes are. There is a 5mm cemented leather sole that gives this shoe a certain dressy look to it. It comes in the Fx fit which is not a wide fit but gives slightly more width than the standard F fitting.

We have a funny feeling that jarratt will be a marmite shoe. You will either love it or hate it.This type of barker shoe is as well suited to jeans, dressy trousers or a suit a true shoe for all occasions.

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Gabor summer sandals

Posted on March 27, 2012 by admin

Hello every body.

Apologies for my recent absence. Given the really good weather we are having here in belfast at the moment I thought an article on Gabor sandals was appropriate.

We have a great range of gabor sandals in this year including the gabor tina pictured above. A great little casual number perfect for going on holidays. The straps on the uppers are elasticated giving great fitting. They are available in an orange colour as well if the above is not bright enough for you!! At £47.50 they are a snip. For a sandal built to gabor standards they are a bargain.

We also have some other great summer sandals and shoes in from gabor this season. We have some great summer wedges in this season. One is called the gabor fondant. A wedge with a criss cross strap and a heel cup zip for easy access. It comes in a blue white colour scheme touching on the nautical look for this season.

We also have a high heel mule in this year called melissa. This is the new version of the famous 800 mule that we ran for countless seasons. The 800 mule was so popular that we are still asked for it. The melissa mule is a new take on this classic with a decorative flower over the front apron. It still retains the same sole unit as the 800 with a practical 50mm heel.

This seasons range of gabor shoes , mules and sandals is second to none so we would advise buying early to avoid disappointment.

Bye for now and enjoy the weather while it lasts.

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