Hope started out designing shoes for
Laura Ashley,
Betty Jackson and
Jean Muir. In 2002, she designed shoes for
Paul Smith, and opened two more shops in London, in
Sloane Square and
Notting Hill. In 1995,
Sandra Boler, editor of
Brides magazine, chose a pair of Emma Hope shoes to accompany the
Catherine Rayner bridal gown selected to represent 1995 in the
Dress of the Year collection at the
Fashion Museum, Bath. ==Personal life==