subscribe to style file blog via RSSAb Fabergé: An Exclusive Look At Sophie Gittins’ Spring Shoes
July 13, 2009 3:35 pm
Move over, Manolo. Stiletto-loving ladies everywhere are about to fall hard —metaphorically, of course —for Sophie Gittins, a recent Cordwainers grad whose new line of skyscraping heels has already been fêted by both The Independent and Vogue in the U.K. Gittins’ debut collection for Fall, which has just arrived at www.ninaandlola.com, marries a modern, graphic sensibility to influences such as nineteenth-century Russian churches. Old and new come together again this Spring, as the designer riffs on Fabergé. “The sheer depth of thought and craftsmanship applied to each piece is staggering,” observes Gittins of the famous Fabergé eggs that inspired her Spring 2010 collection. “No part of any design was neglected, even if it was concealed or purely functional in purpose.” A similar inventiveness and attention to detail are at work in Gittins’ heels for Spring, previewed here exclusively for Style.com. While on a sourcing trip to Italy, Gittins turned up a material that, in her words, blends “moiré silk and the guilloché enamel for which Fabergé was renowned,” but that opulence is balanced by the designer’s stark silhouettes. “Each of the shoes does something different,” explains Gittins. “Like, they reveal an unexpected part of the foot, or the material is exceptional. The trick is balancing and streamlining each silhouette without sacrificing the details. With each collection, you learn more.”
tags: Cordwainer's, Sophie Gittins
I don’t see how it will compete with Manolo. Manolo is classic, Gittins still has a way to go. I was not impressed with the pairs shown on ninaandlola.com.
By danja on 07/13/09 at 9:41 pmtoo high heel sandal
but the colour is special
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By flyinghigher on 07/14/09 at 12:47 amManolo is classic and I greatly admire his work. But Sophie gives something that Manolo cannot give to young fashionista’s today. She also gives something to footwear that isn’t already out there and the most important thing is, they are beautiful. She is an enormous new talent.
By Franmac on 07/14/09 at 4:51 amI believe her collections are beautiful and sculptural and would be incredibly flattering to wear. Her designs are modern, elegant and yet wearable, I cant wait to see more of her work.
By Sarah_Michelle on 07/14/09 at 5:11 pm