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Images courtesy of United Nude

Not just blessed with the namesake

of his older uncle, the world famous

Danish architect, Koolhaas junior

himself is an architect who trained

at the Technical University of Delft

in Holland. With an architectural

outlook on shoe design, the Möbius

shoe cemented the birth of United

Nude in 2003 and soon became the

world’s expert in technically advanced

and architectural ladies’ footwear

under Rem’s creative leadership.With

highlights including nine consecutive

Haute Couture runway shoes with

Iris Van Herpen, Lady Gaga’s Fame

shoes and the Nova Shoe by Zaha

Hadid, United Nude has truly made

its mark in elegant yet architectural

art. Galahad, having worked his

summers learning the family trade on

production lines in Northampton and

Italy brought such expertise to the

United Nude brand.

Their latest collaboration with

designer Iris Van Herpen saw not one

but two designs grace the runway for

the very first time.The Biopiracy Boot

and Biopiracy peeptoe ankle Bootie

has a staggering 7-inch tall platform

cantilevered heels – try walking down

Oxford Street in these without falling

over! At the runway show, Belgian

artist Lawrence Malstaff created

The

Brand

and

Design

nited Nude started with creative director and co-founder

Rem D Koolhaas’ attempt at getting back the girl by

downsizing architecture to that of a woman’s foot. Galahad

Clark, seventh generation of the quintessentially British shoe-

making empire, Clarks joined the partnership when he saw

Rem’s ‘Möbius’ shoe model and was immediately sold.