The new Hullachan
Highland ShoeThe Sadie Simpson HSS
The new Hullachan
Highland Shoe
The Sadie Simpson HSS
The front of the shoe has the unique curved top
line to the vamp to allow the
shoe to bend into the toe without compressing the toe area. Using a special
thinner outer sole and inner sole, you will still feel the floor while still
having
some protection from impact from constant pressure on the ball of the foot.
The toe is slightly rounder now which allows the
shoe to better stretch into
the natural shape of the from of the foot. The arch and heel fit like a glove.
The entire shoe is hand made and we take special care with the eyelets,
stitching
and materials for the Hullachan. The special padding can absorb a great deal of
impact and is used in the orthopaedic industry. The leather is hand tooled and
carefully chosen to work with your feet while not over stretching. The sole is
glued
with our specially commissioned adhesive for strength and the double stitched
edges
are there for your further security. This truly is a shoe for the 21st century.
No gimmicks, just pure shoe making at its very best for the very best dancers.
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About the name of the shoe:
Designed by Craig Coussins from ideas
given to him by his mother Sadie Simpson. Craig Coussins was trained
as a shoe designer and fitter by the famous Brenna Family. John
Brenna senior made the shoe for the worlds most famous Ballerina of
the beginning of the 20th century, Anna Pavlova and many other
famous ballerinas and dancers for over fifty years. His son John was
the senior designer and fitter to the Royal Ballet and many
international Ballet Companies. Craig joined their company and was
trained by them for years and eventually became the senior designer
and fitter for their company in charge of the fitting of over 162
professional dance companies around the world. Craig started
Hullachan in 1995 after leaving the dance shoe company he worked for
and Hullachan makes Celtic shoes which is closer to Craig's Irish
Scottish background. Sadie Simpson married Jack Coussins in the late
1930's but retained her name and became one of the worlds top judges
of Highland Dance teaching Craig and his two brothers along the way.
From the 1960's Miss Simpson travelled to Canada and America
introducing the British Association of Teachers of Dancing , the
B.A.T.D. and during these numerous visits she made many lifelong
friends. A dedicated teacher and adjudicator, Miss Simpson took a
great interest in the proper shoes for the dance and was
instrumental in helping her son Craig bring to the dance fraternity,
the famous Hullachan a brand that Miss Simpson registered in 1970 to
the Coussins family.Miss Simpson was also the President of the B.A.T.D
"We
had discussed this style of she before she died but at that time I was
unable to make this shoe to her very strict requirements as both a
teacher and a judge. Three years ago I started working again on this
project and I have finally delivered the style of shoe that my mother,
Sadie Simpson Coussins, wanted. I of course called the shoe after her: The Hullachan Sadie Simpson HSS" |
