-- London, UK. 9th November 2023 - Coddies, the footwear brand known for its unique shoes and slippers has released its latest creation, the Feathers McGraw Slippers to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the classic Nick Park film "Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers,".
Designed to pay homage to the cunning penguin character Feathers McGraw, these slippers are officially licensed merchandise from Aardman. True to its signature style, Coddies has transformed this classic character into plush slippers and each pair replicates the character's distinctive red rubber glove disguise.
“Marking the 30th anniversary of the iconic "Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers," Coddies is excited to bring a dash of nostalgia and a whole lot of fun to everyday footwear,” says Coddies founder Jack Bennet.
“Having Aardman's approval ensures that these slippers remain faithful to the spirit of the original character, making them an official piece of Wallace & Gromit memorabilia.”
Coddies new slippers feature the brand’s usual premium comfort, comprising memory-foam soles. Available now, these slippers promise to outwit cold floors and add a touch of mischief to your every step.
“It’s been great to work with a fun, fashion forward company like Coddies. They’ve done a brilliant job in producing these cosy slippers, we hope they put a smile on the faces of Wallace & Gromit fans this Autumn.” Jess Houston, Senior Product Development Manager, Aardman.
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About Us: About Coddies Coddies was started in early 2018 with the idea of shaking up the footwear industry with an aquatic twist. Bored by the constant repetition of summer shoe styles, Coddies founder Jack Bennet decided to create footwear that was totally unique and unquestionably fun, inspired by his travels all around the world. As the Coddies range grows into more weird and wonderful ideas as does its base of loyal customers around the globe, helping the brand to fulfill their goal of producing footwear that makes people smile. About Aardman Aardman is an employee-owned company, based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. An independent, multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio, it produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment. Current animated productions include the feature length sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and a brand new Wallace & Gromit film for 2024. Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work – which includes the creation of much-loved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph – is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world. Recent celebrated projects include the Academy Award® and BAFTA® nominated short film Robin Robin, International Emmy® award winning Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, BAFTA® nominated preschool series The Very Small Creatures and the brand new CGI comedy series for kids Lloyd of the Flies. The studio runs the Aardman Academy which has a commitment to nurturing talent by delivering excellence in film and animation training and mentoring. The Aardman Academy offers a variety of courses from intensive one-day workshops teaching production skills and storyboarding, to comprehensive twelve-week courses for professionals in craft based subjects from model making to animation. In November 2018 it became an Employee Owned Organisation, to ensure Aardman remains independent and to secure the creative legacy and culture of the company for many decades to come. www.aardman.com About Wallace & Gromit Wallace and Gromit, Aardman’s most loved and iconic duo have been delighting family audiences around the world for 30 years. First hitting our screens in Nick Park’s Academy Award®-winning ‘Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out’ (1989) the pair went on to star in three further half hour specials (Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993), Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) and Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf or Death (2009)) and a feature length film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) and are internationally celebrated winning over 100 awards at festivals - including 3 Academy Awards® and 5 BAFTA® Awards. A regular highlight of the primetime BBC schedules, especially during the festive season, they have become British national treasures and icons in their own right. ‘Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf or Death’ still remains the most watched Christmas Day programme since 2008 when it premiered on BBCOne. Most recently, the duo featured in their first augmented reality story ‘The Big Fix Up’ that launched in 2021, and a new Wallace & Gromit film has been announced for 2024, directed by Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham. With a permanent attraction at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with over 500,000 riders every year, over 1 million fans on Facebook and over 15million views on YouTube, these perennial characters continue to grow audiences across multiple platforms. Wallace & Gromit's Children's Charity is a national charity raising funds to improve the lives of sick children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK, raising over £50million since 1995.
Contact Info:
Name: Jack Bennet
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Organization: Coddies
Website: https://www.coddies.com
Release ID: 89112844
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