New Kobi Levi Footwear Designs - Flamingo, Ostrich & Stork

Kobi Levi's fascination with feathery creatures gives birth to a new triplet:

Flamingo, Ostrich and Stork! 

This time Kobi Levi chose to focus on birds, which are best known for their dominant long legs and iconic pose. Through a long process of research and development Kobi found a common silhouette for the three birds, which accentuates their striking features by simply altering the colour scheme. The upper for each design is hand-made from leather.

The Flamingo upper is made from pink glossy leather, which mimics it's wet and slippery body. The Ostrich upper is uniquely made from black rugged leather, which was chosen to resemble its bulky feathers.
A clear white leather was chosen for the Stork, to maintain its majestic look and contrast with its shiny orange beak. This birdy silhouette leans strongly on a specially designed and crafted stiletto heel, which combines the familiar stiletto shape with the thin bird legs. This heel is the most complicated part of this design.
Each piece is moulded in metal, painted and finished by hand to create the perfect shape for these designs. Each one of the three designs will be hand-made per order in limited editions of 20 pairs only per design. They are available in Euro sizes 36-42 from the brand website – www.kobilevidesign.com

Kate Replaces her Signature nude heel for Sparkle

The Duchess of Cambridge left her signature nude heels at home last night when she attended an elite  black tie gala dinner hosted by the Thirty club at Claridges. Instead she went for sparkle with crystal studded Jummy Choo vamp sandals. Dress by Roland Mouret

What do you think? Do you prefer the nude shoes or a bit of sparkle?

Aruna Seth, designer of red carpet and bridal shoes says:

“Aruna Seth shoes trademark statement is that we make shoes ‘fit for a Princess.’

We were unbelievably excited to see Kate in these sparkly shoes and take more of a risk with her foot-wear.  We hope she realises the sensation a bit of sparkle can cause and starts wearing more crystals.  Shiny, sparkly shoes will be a big hit this next season and Kate is at the fore-front of this twinkling trend.”

Here's a few of Aruna's shoes embellished with Swarovski:

 Kimberley suede wedges with Swarovski £1450

 Farfalla silver peep toe with Aruna's signature Searovski Elements crystal butterfly

Lynn silver heel embellished with Swarovski elements and the signature crystal butterfly £625

www.arunaseth.com

Gianmarco Lorenzi Spring/Summer 2012 shoe collection

This collection presents a 1970's inspired wonderland.
Taking inspiration from Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro's hollow bronze works of art:...

....there's towering architectural sandals with cut out platforms.....

..... and skyscraper patent leather courts.

MARY JANES

Mary Janes are given a sexy make over with high stiletto heels...

... and bright pop colours.

WEDGES

Wedge sandals are in two tone suede ....

... and for the more hoilday feel in the platform are made of cork.....or..

..... rope.

Loving the nod to Andy Warhol pop art and neon colours.

MATERIALS

Fabrics used are the glamourous shiny patent leather , ...

..... the relaxed elegence of suede....

...and the oh so sexy python print.

COLOURS
Colours range from:

The neutrals of tan and brown, plus...

... nude pink..

.....to the brighter pop colours associated with the 1970s....

purples

variety of blues from turquoise to cobalt....

oranges

and greens.

EMBELLISHMENTS

Embellishments are in the form of  oversized butterflies.....

....oversized buttons,

oversized bows,

tiny belt straps....

.....and patterned silk flowers.

PRINTS

Prints are the geometric muted colour blocks....

the boho laidback denim..and

......the brighter fun loving pop art (is that Gianni's image I can see? )

BLACK LABEL

Gianni's Black Label carries on the trend with the cut out platforms..

... and the gorgeous bright colours

plus a few of the classic neutrals.

So many styles and colours to choose from and not enough wardrobe space!
Available soon at Gianmatco Lorenzi's stand alone boutique on :
40, South Molton Street, London W1K 5RW
Tel: 0207 493 2906
or online:

www.gianmarcolorenzi.com