After training at Clarks, despite the English weather, Nick Lane saw an opportunity for making handmade leather sandals in England and so Sundaes was born. You could pretty much select any colour under the sun,as they were made to order and they looked so colourful that they resembled the brightly coloured stalls that sold ice cream sundaes- hence the name. The sandals were proving successful at craft shows and by mail order. Nick spotted that their wasn't any offering for comfortable European shoes in Cambridge. A suitable shop was available in Magdalene Street, Cambridge. At this time all shop fronts had to correspond to the university's design and name. The only allowed name was the Magdalene street shoe shop. We went with it and a traditional sign painter expertly painted the name on the shop front.
