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/

Mehndi Influences

Beginning with Givenchy's 2012 Spring Couture Collection and continuing with Chanel's 2012 Fall Collection, the influence of India in jewelry has gained momentum. While some of the more ornate pieces are beautiful, I love the ones with more rocker influence (pyramid studs).  Of course if big stones are not your taste, there's always traditional Mehndi.

Photos courtesy of WGSN.com

The Siberian High

The ladies from Cabinet Studios have a win with their Art Deco inspired collection for this Fall.

For more lust worthy objects go here: http://www.cabinetstudios.co.uk/#/jewellery/4537199342

Photos courtesy of Cabinetstudios.co.uk

Christian Louboutin Has a New App!

The French mega shoe house released an app, available now for iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

 

 




Divided into six categories- The Collection, The Wishlist, 20 Ans, Louboutin's Peoople, Store Locator, and News- it allows fans of the brand to share via social media, see sketches from the 20th Anniversary collection and take a peak behind the scenes and more.

Hopefully, Android users will get their own version soon.

Photos courtesy of WGSN.com

Walking on Nails

I am in love with these heavy metal killer platforms from Jeffrey Campbell.  The Shadow Stud platform means business!

JC has an awesome collection of not so everyday shoes. However, these are calling my name the loudest.

Photos courtesy of Shopakira.com