What is red or dead

They even squeezed in time to have four children. Clearly, we have a lot to cover. But Gerardine dislikes giving interviews.

And what a home. You could house a light aircraft in their first-floor living room. But I barely get a chance to drink all this in before Wayne leads me onto a balcony overlooking their breathtaking garden, which might have been transplanted from the show gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show. On the face of it, Wayne and Gerardine are chalk and cheese. But they dovetail very neatly.

While Wayne talks up the Hemingway brand, Gerardine quietly hones the fine detail and sees their projects through. Wayne speaks with the innate self confidence of a man who knows who he is and what he stands for.

Fortunately, Wayne has never sought the approval of others. His energy and enthusiasm seem limitless. And he is fearless, with terrier-like tenacity.

A celebrity is somebody who goes on some crappy reality TV programme or attends the opening of a crisp packet. We never go to openings or dos. People ask us why we were so successful. Well, we went to all the happening clubs, knew what was going on in fashion and music, and moved in the right circles We were creative because we got up with a clear head every morning.

Sussex love affairTheir love affair with West Sussex began 21 years ago when they started taking their young family to West Wittering for seaside holidays. We thought it was absolutely lovely and started coming down every weekend — eventually buying a weekend home at Itchenor [before selling that, too, to design their current house].

I also love cycling with my mates across the Downs or along the beach to Littlehampton and back. The town is run by old people for old people. The Forum pools those skills, offering their services to large companies who would normally go to London. An only child, he was born in the seaside town of Morecambe in and grew up in neighbouring Blackburn.

To meet demand, Red or Dead opened a small production unit and the first ever Red or Dead shop opened in Blackburn, Lancashire. Red or Dead also began to sell Dr. Martens work-wear shoes as a fashion item. In footwear becomes a major force at Red or Dead, first with old stock of 's and 's canvas and then canvas sourced from the Far East. Stores opened in Camden and Manchester in and in stores opened in Soho, London selling the first Red or Dead footwear range.

The Neal Street store in London opened in and regular queues outside the shop appeared due to the success of the Red or Dead 'Watch' shoe as sported by teen band 'Bros'.

In stores opened in Leeds and work began on the concept of Dr Martens clothing. In , stores opened in Prague and Tokyo. In Pentland Brands Plc buy Red or Dead and the business today includes footwear, designer optical frames, sunglasses, watches and fashion bags. Red or Dead was a reference to Wayne's Red Indian background and the fact that the first collection that Geraldine did was Russian inspired and so Red or Dead was started.

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