Awarded by Condé Nast, Vogue Italy and the British Fashion Awards, Nicholas Kirkwood is increasingly winning the hearts of celebrities and the curiosity of everyone with differently designed and thought-provoking shoes that often seem to defy gravity and balance.
His creations receive the connotation of artistic, title that the complex forms of abstraction and manipulation of the elements and accessories and colors leave no less. They have already complemented fashion shows by renowned brands such as Ghost and John Rocha since 2005, and now appearing in partnership with Rodarte, pop artist Keith Haring and an unusual collection of the movie Alice in Wonderland. for Printemps, which was only in the window because it contains porcelain and should not be used.
And not only props and cuttings live Kirkwood's creations, he has been controversial for his creations with legitimate leather, at a time when the fashion market already presents solutions for this feature, more ecological and well accepted with synthetic materials.
As for the creative process, the designer states that, despite the accessories, his shoes are focused on the shape, and the modification of it. By crafting each piece and collection, he creates a story, which can take several seasons to complete, working differently from the releases of the fashion world, and nevertheless not being left out of it.
The 2013 collection features cutouts, prints with organic as well as geometric motifs, heels, bows, shine and curves, both in his personal collection and in partnerships with Erdem and Peter Pilloto.
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