Masterpiece of Craftmanship

As much as we admire luxury goods we may forget the craftmanship that goes into each piece.  Here is a video featuring the creation of a Salvatore Ferragamo handbag.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=JlXdElMOYuI&NR=1

Enjoy!

Bespoke Shoes

For those who always wanted to learn to make shoes but don't have courses available nearby, this blog is for you.

http://handmadeshoes.wordpress.com/

Marcell Mrsan is a certified Master Shoemaker who teaches at Savannah College of Art and Design. He is also the owner of Koronya Handmade Shoes & Boots.  He is offering free online courses for shoemaking. The first course starts soon and will be a pair of leather flip flops. May seem simple enough but everyone has to start somewhere.

A list of supplies and places available throughout the world to attain them will be posted before the course begins.

Happy shoemaking!

Photos courtesy of hetek.hu and the hcc.org respectively.

Spring Catwalks- Anna Sui

Anna Sui's Spring 2013 collection is romantically punk. Girly meets grit in the way only Sui can pull off.

Beautiful chintz prints mixed with leopard and pops of cobalt blue colored the stage. Adorning the clothing were skeleton cameos, tortoise jewelry and cotton candy colored hair for the models. My favorites? The blue heart kitten heels and the studded sandal wedges.  The kitten ear hat, not so bad either.

Photos courtesy of Style.com

Spring Catwalks- Alexander McQueen

Yes, Fashion Weeks NY, London, Paris and Milan were a couple of weeks ago, but I'm just getting time to breath.

Alexander McQueen, whose catwalk was buzzing, almost literally as Burton took her bee inspiration to every level.  Loving all the footwear, nipped in waists and the return to eroticism.

Photos courtesy of Style.com

Jewelry to Make Your Skin Crawl

Greek designer Lito Karakostanoglou created some amazing pieces using preserved scarabs as the center pieces of her jewelry.

Images are courtesy of Trendland.com

Open Up and Say "Aaah"

Shoe designer Kobi Levi has quite a sense of humor when it comes to his designs. Running the gamut from whimsical to sexual, his shoes are definitely conversation starters.

More can be seen at kobilevidesign.blogspot.com. Shoes can be purchased at kobilevidesign.com

Mulberry and Maurice

Mulberry's Fall/Winter ad campaign includes something else besides great handbags.  The model in the photos is accompanied by characters from Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are".

More pictures from the campaign can be seen here http://www.mulberry.com/#/thisseason/campaign/