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Closet Envy: Ra Synclair

Shoe designer Ra Synclair's favorite outfits.
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Ra Synclair Lead
By Celia L. Smith with Photography · Updated October 28, 2020
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Shoe designer Ra Synclair has had a love for heels since slipping into her plastic Barbie marabou shoes at the age of five. Since then, she’s done everything to pursue her high-heeled dreams. From the not-so-fabulous start of working with a local cobbler, repairing and learning the anatomy of the shoe, to designing sexy styles for department store brands like Franco Sarto and Via Spiga. We take a walk in her personal collection of stilettos, wedges and boots to see just how she styles them up.