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Beg for Bora's bootsFor Central Saint Martin's MA graduate Bora Aksu's second showing at London Fashion Week last February, the designer's 'Disciples' collection not only secured his rep as one of the UK's hottest fashion talents, but also bagged him following for his footwear. Bora reworked that fashionista wardrobe staple, the Converse One Star trainer into a canvas boot that had people buzzing as they left the show. Since then the designer has been approached by fans to make individual, commissioned pairs and customers have included upcoming labels like Aluma and The Tailor, but so far they are only available on a made-to-order basis. "They worked really well as part of the whole nomadic theme of the 'Disciples' collection," said one of Bora's PR people, "and yes, we have had people ringing up
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