About Roger and Sarah Adams
Roger and Sarah Adams first began their involvement with pointed stilettos in the summer of 1983, and spent several years retailing shoes ranging from original, unworn 1960's-made stiletto-heeled women's fashion shoes to the post-punk "alternative" styles produced by small London factories equipped to make women's shoes with pointed toes.
By 1987, Roger and Sarah had begun to design their own range of pointed stiletto-influenced shoes, which were handmade in London. The shoes were well-received internationally, featuring frequently in the fashion press (Elle, The Tatler, and Vogue amongst others) and the higher heels in particular were often photographed, most notably by the late Bob Carlos Clarke.
Roger and Sarah's shoes were available to order from their own Brighton shop, and in London from designer Kim West's shoe department, Heels of London. Slingbacks from their lower-heeled range were featured in a catwalk collection and stocked by Katharine Hamnett. Mila Jovovich modelled them for French Vogue magazine. Madonna wore Roger and Sarah Adams low-heeled mules on the cover of her Danilo 1992 photographic calendar.
Roger and Sarah quit the shoe business in 1991 to pursue other careers. They began designing shoes again at the beginning of 2006, having established contact with an Italian shoe maker, and in the Summer of that year launched their new label and online shop, RoSa Shoes. The following Spring saw the introduction of the RoSa high heel court shoe which has quickly gained recognition as the finest ultra-pointed, high-heeled stiletto pump currently in production. Further high-heeled styles followed.
Roger and Sarah Adams have always sought inspiration from their early days as collectors and sellers of vintage pointed stilettos. Their shoe designs are now made in Italy, birthplace of the original pointed-toe stilettos of the early 1960s, under the personal supervision of Edoardo Amaranti. In their new RoSa Shoes range, ideas evocative of this era combine unsurpassed Italian components and craftsmanship with a modern perspective to create an outstanding collection of stiletto-heeled shoes and boots.
