"People regularly ask me whether I ever wanted to be anything other than a shoemaker. My standard response is that I’m the 9th generation within the family business to take part in a breeding programme for shoemakers. I was made to be a shoemaker, just like a border collie is bred to herd sheep. The same applies to our shoes, which are also part of a breeding programme. This loafer, for example, is a descendant of some lace shoes with a somewhat similar white sole with a blue stripe. This type of shoe has always been very popular with us and now, for the first time, there is a slipper version. This sole was preceded by at least eight other versions over the years. So, it could just as easily be a 9th generation. Or maybe I'm just the slipper version in our family! Confusing story all of a sudden... Either way, this slipper is all about being summery, original, sporty and chic."