El Naturalista winners KBK Bristol shop front
Winners of the El Naturalista and Art window competition have been announced following careful consideration by an international judging panel.
The last joint competition was held in Spring 2025, with 10 prizes awarded worldwide. Retailers from the UK and Ireland secured four of those awards. Before that, Art held a similar competition in 2016, when Clitheroe-based retailer Nooshoes took first prize.
To enter, retailers were required to create a dedicated window display showcasing either El Naturalista or Art footwear products, incorporating the brand’s point-of-sale materials and logos in a creative and engaging way.
El Naturalista’s 2026 winners are:
- 1st place: KBK Bristol
- Joint 2nd place: Ruby Shoes Day and Robin Elt
- Joint 3rd place: Mastershoe, Lime Shoe and Cockermouth Strollers
Art winners Penrith Strollers’ window front
Art’s 2026 winners are:
- 1st place: Penrith Strollers
- Joint 2nd place: Cockermouth Strollers and Jurassic
- Joint 3rd place: Ruby Shoes Day, Lime Shoe and Ann Brownlie
Prizes
- First prize: €1,000 for each brand
- Two runner-up prizes: €500 each
- Five third-place prizes: two pairs of shoes
Footwear agent for El Naturalista and Art Rob Sewell said: “I am very pleased to help manage the competition, but I am equally pleased that I am not one of the judges. I am always pleasantly surprised by the response. Retailers put a tremendous amount of thought, effort and creativity into their displays, which makes choosing the winners incredibly difficult.”
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, and thank you to every retailer who took part in the competition. The creativity, effort and enthusiasm shown in the window displays once again demonstrated the strength and passion of the independent footwear sector.
