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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Sophia Webster-shoes designer

Sophia Webster debuted her collection for SS2013 after working as design assistant to Nicholas Kirkwood.

SS13

She is a graduate of the specialised MA footwear course at the Royal College of Art and the BA degree at the renowned Cordwainers College.

PRE AW13

She was awarded the Conde Nast Footwear New Emerging Designer of the Year award for 2012 and has been given the prestigious New Gen Award, for the third consecutive season, by the British Fashion Council for her forthcoming SS2014 collection.

MAIN AW13

One thing is sure; that girl has talent and a very promising career ahead.

Can’t wait to see her upcoming collections!

source: facebook.com/sophiawebsterofficial & sophiawebster.co.uk

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

fashion & astrology by Charlotte Olympia

Charlotte Olympia launches a new collection of Birthday Shoes inspired by star signs.

The perfect shoes for fashion & astrology lovers!!

And for those who can afford them, set for launch in April, the Birthday Shoes collection will be exclusively available at the Mayfair and Manhattan Charlotte Olympia boutiques, as well as online at charlotteolympia.com and at Net-a-Porter.

Pisces

Aquarius

Virgo

Sagittarius

Scorpio

Taurus

Cancer

Leo

Gemini

Libra


Capricorn

Aries

and now a few words about the designer

Charlotte Olympia

She was born in South Africa and spent her childhood in London.Took her passion to Cordwainers, the world-renowned college for footwear and accessories in London.After graduating in 2004 she launched her eponymous London-based shoe brand in January 2008.

Inspired by the glamour and sophistication of the 1940s and 1950s, Charlotte's designs have become synonymous with classic sophistication and meticulous attention to detail.Each shoe is handcrafted in Italy using only the finest materials and finished with a signature gold spider’s web on the sole.

The label continues to develop its product lines to include, not only captivating heels, but also an array of flats, boots and accessories.

source: vogue.fr

Monday, June 25, 2012

do you want to feel like a goddess this summer?

look what i ~~magazine freak~~ discovered!

a Greek company founded in 2011 that makes shoes inspired by ancient Greek goddesses, nymphs and muses,called

Ancient Greek Sandals

Ancient Greek Sandals are handmade locally by skilled craftsmen using traditional techniques that have existed for centuries

According to an ancient Greek myth, the gods and goddesses had their sandals made
on the beautiful island of Crete by a gifted sandal maker who enriched each pair with
magical powers.
Famous for having made the flying sandals for Hermes, the sandal maker also embellished them with his personal signature... a ‘golden wing’ buckle.

for more information about the company,more styles & colours click here

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Alexandra Lavyl-shoes designer

in the pics you can see some designs of her first collection:

Lacrima F/W12-13
i found them really cool and very wearable!

Alexandra Lavyl is a Swedish footwear designer and the founder of LAVYL.

Her life's work is creating shoes of impeccable craftsmanship— silhouettes of feminine elegance that transform her deep love of nature into timeless fashion. She sees her shoes as sensual extensions of a woman's body, part of the continuing line of her form connecting her with the nature.

Today Alexandra lives and works both in Sweden and Italy.

Alexandra studied in footwear designer at CERCAL in San Mauro Pascoli, Italy where it has been the ground for learning to such names as Giuseppe Zanotti and Sergio Rossi. With her first hand-made shoe Alexandra has been selected by ANCI MICAM Milano, Italy for the price of one of the best Italian's creative talents "La scarpa Italiana" September 2008.

After the studies in Italy, she taught making shoes at London College of Fashion, one of the world's leading colleges for footwear design that has been the ground for learning to such names as Jimmy Choo and Rupert Sanderson. Her first hand-finished collection ‘The birth of the nude’ has been exhibited at the LCF gallery on Carnaby street in June 2009.