Goodbye To Faith Shoes
The last remaining Faith shoes online are on sale for £24 to £28 but only in a few sizes. Size 9 shoes are almost all sold out, but sizes 5 through 8 can be found in some styles.
The Faith gold shoes we loved are almost all gone, but the delicate silver diamante sandals called Larkle in sizes 3, 4, 5 7 and 8 are for sale through Debenhams, while supplies last, for just £26. The dressy shoes that were great for both office and play, like the Trish peeptoe sandals, are still available in white and black for £24, but only in sizes 5 and 6, and the funky court shoes, named Cye, in pink are offered for £28 in shoes sizes 3 to 7 only.
By the way, if you haven’t already heard, Topshop Shoes no longer carries any of the faith footwear collections, not since 2003. But what’s happened to all the womens shoe shops that were owned and operated directly by the Faith brand? Are they all gone? Unfortunately yes. Even their online shoe shop has vanished. Here’s the story:
In April of this year (2010), Faith Shoe Group Limited closed all its 70 stores, leaving only a few concessions operational. Online footwear sales also came to a close through the main company. There are now only a few places where the last bit of inventory is being sold. Not even the large shoes co uk has any items left. About the only happy story to go with the demise of Faith is the opening of Hope. What? Well, when the Faith Store at the Meadows Shopping Centre, Chelmsford, closed, hopeful manager Justina Pay took advantage of the opportunity to open her own shop, naming it Hope. Although the line of ladies shoes and sandals offered at the newly re-opened shop are not the same as before, and have nothing to do with the original line of Faith shoes footwear collections or the company, it is reporting good sales. Here’s a video of the opening:
Are There Still Faith Collections Sold Through Topshop Shoes?
Unfortunately the answer to that is NO. What happened?
Similar to what happened to the well-loved Ravel Shoes who began in 1934 and who closed their doors in 2007, Faith was likewise a UK company that had massive success with their affordable trendy women’s high heel shoes since the mid 1960’s.
Also due to their affiliation with Top Shop and Debenhams in the 1990’s, the Faith brand was readily available at shops and concessions throughout the UK. However with the end of the TopShop contract in 2003, and with the only remaining shoe shop being the one at Oxford Circus, Faith was forced to open their own brand name shops.
Only a year later there were around 80 shops and more concessions, which employed over 1700 people across the UK, as well as abroad, and also the division that sold shoes online and the mail-order side of the business, but it was unable to remain afloat.
On April 22, 2010, faith footwear ceased to exist, although concessions and a few online outlets have continued to sell their last remaining remnants of inventory.
The loss of this brand of womens footwear will be felt by women around the world who loved the chic, contemporary designs that were not only stylish for eveningwear (like the many popular Faith gold shoes collections) and the shoes party girls could strut in, but the comfortable yet sassy office shoes that had support and the perfect height of heel.
So as we say goodbye to Faith Footwear with a sad glance at the styles we loved, we are now forced to look for other collections.
We offer some suggestions in posts about High Heel Shoes, Designer Shoe creations that are affordable, Ladies Wedge Sandals that can be worn for day and evening events, comfortable Flat Shoes that are still stylish, and even Prom Shoes in gold and silver to match contemporary cocktail and evening dresses. By the way, if you’re still reeling over the previous demise of Ravel Shoes, you can get some suggestions on where to buy some of the older styles and where to find collections under the Clark label as well as suggestions for high shoes and flats that are similar to what Ravel used to craft.
