"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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