Spring Court

After walking off an excessively large breakfast, we wandered into Spring Court as totally new customers. Greeted kindly by what looked like the owner, who introduced us to the store, and explained their product they imported.
The French tennis shoe since 1936 was one of his favourite quotes, which was repeated as more people entered the store. I soon found that it was also worn by the legendary John Lennon amongst others.
The shoes were pretty cool, and accompanied with the owners expertise on the different types of leather, it was a bit of an education in the art form of shoe making. I tried on a couple of shoes, and felt very comfortable sitting on the comfortable couches, while the owner judged my shoe size by looking at my feet — first time thats happened.
Overall, I didn’t buy the shoes, as I need to conserve the coin for an upcoming trip overseas, but I will get a pair some time in the future as they look fantastic, and are reasonably priced for their quality.
Fantastic customer service, and a real relaxed vibe in store.

The steel acoustic guitar player outside the store drew my fiancé and I into the cool little boutique shoe store on Macleay. The French tennis shoe company has come a long way from 1936 (at least that’s what the date is on the logo). The small store looks like an old French parlour complete with a couple of couches, bookshelves and small tables displaying the collection of Springcourt (tennis style shoes) and Schmoove (the casual men’s dress shoe line started by grandson of the founder). The Springcourt tennis shoes were a pretty big deal back in the 60’s when John Lennon wore a pair on the Abby Road album cover (at least that’s what the salesman told us). My fiancé was impressed by the handmade feel and well placed design of the Schmoove collection. He tried on a couple of shoes, but they didn’t have his size in the style he wanted (that always happens when you find a good pair of unique shoes. They never have the right size. Happened to me last week). The staff was friendly, helpful and informative. Overall a great customer experience. The guitar player is such a great touch.