shoes from Roger and Sarah Adams

QOH/Gina · 14th February 2004, 18:12

Hi !

This time i need your help. I bought some very sexy heels, but they are
way too small. The Label in the shoes are from Roger and Sarah Adams,
Classic Stilettos. The size on the shoes must be a UK size. Has anybody some informations for me. Is this a shop or a shoe manufacturer ?

Firefox · 14th February 2004, 18:25

This address came from a FAQ on the net. I don't know if it is current or not. Source list appears to be quite old.

ROGER AND SARAH ADAMS
Beautifully made stiletto heeled shoes and boots. Brochure L3.75 (L5 overseas).

31 North Rd
Brighton
BNl lYB
England
(+44) 0273 610905.

Original source: http://www.skepticfiles.org/faq/fetish3f.htm:

Rob · 16th February 2004, 11:23

I remember reading in an issue of "Skin Two" some years ago that Roger and Sarah Adams had "become victims of the recession".
:(

…….I’ve just pulled out the issue - it was issue 11 of Skin Two. They don't put dates on the issues, so I can't say exactly when it was, but they are now at issue 46, and the London phone numbers within are all the old 071 & 081 area codes!

A google on the address Firefox found looks like it is a Pottery Painting Café now:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...UK%7CcountryGB

If you are really determined, you could try calling the present occupiers of the address to see if they have any contact details for Roger and Sarah Adams, or they may be able to give you a number for the landlord, who may keep records on previous leases.

Could it be the same Roger and Sarah Adams now selling Car & Cycle parts in Emsworth (approx 30 miles along the cost from Brighton)?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...UK%7CcountryGB
(Google is a wonderful thing!)

Firefox · 16th February 2004, 19:48

Yes I suspected it might be quite old, early 1990's perhaps about 10 years out of date. The code for Brighton changed from 0273 to 01273 about 93 or 94, so my address is at least 10 years old. Good research Rob!

QOH/Gina · 16th February 2004, 19:57

Thanks to both of you. If i will get some informations i will post them.

xaphod · 20th February 2004, 19:03

Look in 'my favourite shoe pictures' and

'heels and advertising' which I've bounced back to the top for you.

Xa

Puffer · 18th March 2004, 19:27

As a newcomer, I’ve only just seen this query but I can give some further info as I lived in Brighton until 2000 and was aware of the Adams business:

1. The North Street shop was open (from memory) about 1990-92 only, when the business closed completely. I think the Adamses had previously carried on the business from the Southwick address (as in Xaphod’s catalogue in ‘Heels and advertising’ topic) which was probably their home at that time.

2. I did visit the shop and have a catalogue (undated) with black and white retouched photos of only a few shoes (being worn) and somewhat exaggerated artist’s impressions of the large (claimed) range. The heels were said to be 5.25 – 5.75″ (depending on shoe size, 3 – 8) and the price range was £70 – 85, which seems a lot for that time. The catalogue was rather disappointing and suggestive of a small stockholding with most items made to order, although there was a reasonable selection displayed in the shop and its window – always a pleasant distraction when I drove past! As Xaphod suggests, a number of similarities to other ranges indicating a common manufacturer.

3. After closure, the Adamses lived for a time in Hove and traded in second-hand shoes. I happened to meet them there around 1994 (responding to an ad in the local paper, trying to buy something for a GF) and, recognising who they were, asked why the business had closed. They said it was due to quality control problems with complaints from (I think) a German customer (presumably a retailer) and I recall they also blamed a shift from street fashion to fetish, which presumably reduced demand. Sarah was clearly a high stiletto fan herself and a friend who knew her later told me she wore them regularly when out and about.

4. I don’t know where the Adamses are now living or what they are doing.

I hope this helps.

Puffer

Puffer · 30th August 2006, 23:35

After more than two years, I can update my last posting concerning Roger & Sarah Adams and their shoes.

I see that they are now selling a new range under the 'RoSa' name from an address in Lancing, West Sussex (not far from Brighton where they were previously in business). Full details, including some interesting history, are at: www.rosashoes.co.uk

The RoSa court shoes and boots are made in Italy and appear to be of high quality. The key feature is an extremely pointed toe - elegant and sexy in my view but not to everyone's taste. The stiletto heel is very slender but only 9.5/10.0cm high. Size range is 35 - 41. I wonder whether they will introduce any shoes with a higher heel; I imagine the demand is there.

rogerandsarah · 9th September 2006, 02:19

The answer to Rob's question is "no, it couldn't". We know nothing about bicycles and have never been to Emsworth, though we do drive past it now and again. We did design, amongst other things, quite a lot of the fetish shoes still sold by some internet shops and originally commissioned a cobbler in London to make them for us by hand ( these shoes were actually not expensive, they were way too cheap for hand made shoes), but when they tried to speed up production at new premises and the quality took a few knocks (annoying our clients in the process) we hit problems, and lost it financially in the Big Recession of 1991. Sorry for the inconvenience, but never mind, here we are again, and this time the shoes are dead right in our opinion - an almost perfect rendition of the winklepicker stilettos of 1960. The fetish heels were always an accident, as I told Oliver a while back. He also knows the evil truth behind that mis- sized shoe he was asking about - the one with our label which was actually NOT part of our collection of designs, and seems to have been sold with our label after we stopped trading - but which looks like it came from the workshop we used. Naughty!

rogerandsarah · 9th September 2006, 02:44

Puffer - I assume we know you, especially if you came to see us in Hove after the shop closed. Instead of doing stake-outs and drive-bys and giving us all the creeps, why don't you ring and make an appointment to view our incredible new shoes - we only do women's sizes, but if you're who I think you are, that shouldn't be a problem - bring her along (sorry if I'm getting you mixed up with someone else). By the way, we carry stock of all styles now - no more "made to order" (that's why there was never much in the old shop - but you know that). We have no plans at present to add a higher heel - we like them just how they are, as do most women. We have absolutely no secrets to keep from anyone here on this forum, it's just that we haven't done anything in the shoe line since 1991, apart from a small batch of used 1960s stilettos we were offered about 10 years ago, long since gone.