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- Rayne (also known as H. & M. Rayne) is a British manufacturer known for high-end and couture shoes. Founded in 1899 as a theatrical costumier, it diversified into fashion shoes in the 1920s. Its biggest successes came when the grandson of the founders Edward Rayne took charge of the firm in 1952, with further international expansion and strong markets in the United States and France. His input to the brand ended in 1987, when Rayne was sold to David and Rosie Graham. The company ceased trading in 2003 but was relaunched in 2013 with designs created by . Rayne was holder of a Royal Warrant to Queen Mary, Queen Mother, and the Queen, also supplying the shoes worn by the Queen, Princess Margaret, and Princess Anne on their wedding days. It created the shoes worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the film Cleopatra, as well as supplying footwear to many other film stars, from Marlene Dietrich to Brigitte Bardot. (en)
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- Henry Rayne, Mary Rayne (en)
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- Fashion manufacturer and retailer (en)
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- Joseph Rayne, Edward Rayne, David and Rosie Graham, Laurence Dacade (en)
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- Rayne (also known as H. & M. Rayne) is a British manufacturer known for high-end and couture shoes. Founded in 1899 as a theatrical costumier, it diversified into fashion shoes in the 1920s. Its biggest successes came when the grandson of the founders Edward Rayne took charge of the firm in 1952, with further international expansion and strong markets in the United States and France. His input to the brand ended in 1987, when Rayne was sold to David and Rosie Graham. The company ceased trading in 2003 but was relaunched in 2013 with designs created by . (en)
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- Rayne (shoe company) (en)
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