Tracey Neuls

Tracey Neuls is a Canadian shoe designer, founder of TN29 and the eponymous Tracey Neuls labels. Neuls produced her first commercial collection in 2000 after winning the New Generation Prize at London Fashion Week.[1]

Neuls has a flagship store in Marylebone Lane,[2][3] London – listed in 2012 as one of Time Out's London Top 100.[4] This was followed by stores in Redchurch Street and Coal Drops Yard, which formed part of the brand’s retail journey between 2011 and 2020, and 2018 and 2023, respectively.[5]

Career

Neuls is from Vancouver Island. She moved to London, England to study at Cordwainer's College.[6] Neuls was shortlisted for the Drapers Footwear and Accessories Award 2013 (Footwear Designer of the Year category)[7] and in 2012 was named one of the Time Out/The Hospital Club's Culture 100.[8] In 2014, her BIKE GEEK design was short listed as one of the Design Museum's Designs of the Year[9]

Shoes designed by Neuls are referenced in the Peter James novel Dead Like You[10] and the Judy Astley novel The Look of Love.[11]

Collaborations

Neuls has collaborated with many creative individuals and groups over the past 15 years.

References

  1. ↑ "Previous NEWGEN Recipients". British Fashion Council.
  2. ↑ Sarah, Johnstone (2007). London. Lonely Planet. p. 76. ISBN 1740597478.
  3. ↑ "Tracey Neuls". LondonTown. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Time Out Guides Ltd (2012). Time Out London Top 100. Random House. p. 38. ISBN 1407012169.
  5. ↑ Quinn, Ben. "Redchurch Street reborn as designer shopping draw on London's grittier side". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ "Article". www.gravitypope.com. Gravity Pope Newsletter. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Shortlist 2013". Drapers.
  8. ↑ "The h.Club 100: the winners". Time Out.
  9. ↑ "Designs of the Year 2014". Design Museum. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Designed by Tracey Neuls BIKE GEEK is a hybrid of a dress shoe and a casual shoe with the performance of sportswear. It is designed to be simple, easy and suitable for all occasions. The sole is a hard wearing, one piece, rubber unit which gives shock absorption and endures many walking or biking miles, and a reflective half moon 'cat eye' tab makes the wearer safely visible at night.
  10. ↑ James, Peter (14 Oct 2010). Dead Like You. UK: Pan Macmillan. p. 40. ISBN 0230752365. She was holding up a Tracey Neuls TN_29 Homage button shoe.
  11. ↑ Astley, Judy (2012). The Look of Love (reprint ed.). Random House. p. 374. ISBN 0552773298. They're by Tracey Neuls, darling. Canadian designer. Two-tone with a spotted heel isn't for everyone, but you can carry it off
  12. ↑ "Tracey Neuls x Morag Myerscough: Emotive Design Collaboration". Tracey Neuls. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  13. ↑ "London Design Festival – touring LDF on a Tokyobike". Design Week. Centaur Communications Ltd. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Tracey Neuls for tokyobike". shoreditchdesigntriangle.com. Shoreditch Design Triangle.
  15. ↑ "Artists". artcarbootfair.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Squirrel Shoes and Oak Leaf Frills". tordboontje.com. Tord Boontje Studio. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Tracey Neuls and Tord Boontje". london design festival. london design festival. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "The Big Egg Hunt". worldphoto.org. World Photography Organisation (WPO). Retrieved 3 June 2014. White egg with a peep hole into the egg, inside has a vibrant red colour scheme.
  19. ↑ "The Annual: December". Creative Review. The Annual 2012. December 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Furniture for Tracey Neuls Eastside by Faudet-Harrison". dezeen. dezeen. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "TRACEY NEULS". Faudet–Harrison. Faudet–Harrison Ltd. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "The Museum of Everything". Selfridges. Selfridges & Co. Retrieved 3 June 2014. plus fashion collaborations with Tracey Neuls and Clements Ribeiro
  23. ↑ Pizzey, Cassandra. "Home by Tracey Neuls and Nicola Yeoman". FrameWeb. Frame Publishers. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  24. ↑ "Most Curious". Crafts Magazine. The Crafts Council. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  25. ↑ "Fabric group Sanderson has collaborated with shoe designer Tracey Neuls and artist Nina Saunders". Design Week. Centaur Communications Ltd. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  26. ↑ LAWTON, FRAN. "VERY SANDERSON: 150 YEARS OF ENGLISH DECORATION". Arts Thread. ARTS THREAD. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Neuls continues this playful and unexpected use of Sanderson fabrics with a series of bespoke and sculptural shoes.
  27. ↑ "Clerkenwell mix". Design Week. Centaur Communications Ltd. Retrieved 3 June 2014. Tracey Neuls is collaborating with Moroso designers Tord Boontje and Patricia Urquiola to create limited-edition shoes for the festival
  28. ↑ Ellis, Tim. "About Ellisinwonderland". CargoCollective. Retrieved 3 June 2014. In 2010, he was commissioned by Tracey Neuls to write and illustrate a winter folk tale mural for her boutique store.
  29. ↑ Edwards, Rachel. "Design Is Simply Complex". DazedDigital. Dazed+Confused. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  30. ↑ "Tracey Neuls exhibits along Antwerp designers". FashionUnited. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  31. ↑ "Shop&Show by Tracey Neuls". Dezeen Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  32. ↑ Nestruck, J Kelly (September 21, 2007). "If the venue fits, wear it!" (PDF). National Post.
  33. ↑ "Retrouvius". Tracey Neuls. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  34. ↑ "Boo Ritson "Heels" (detail) 2006". Tracey Neuls.
  35. ↑ "Tracey Neuls Gallery". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 3 June 2014. The shops interiors are also used as a gallery space and have been transformed many times for collaborations with artists including Boo Ritsen, Nina Saunders and Tim Ellis and LE GUN.