The State of Bridal Footwear With Bella Belle Co-founder Veronyca Kwan
What today’s bride is seeking out in little white shoes.
designer chat
Meet the Creative Director Behind Celebrity-Favorite ATP Atelier
How Maj-La Pizzelli creates shoes beloved by Katie Holmes and Jaime King.
Straddling Sport and Luxury: A Conversation with Mallet London
Co-founder and Business Director Evren Ozka on the brand’s relaunch.
4CCCCEES Brings Contemporary Comfort Fashion Stateside
Delivering cutting-edge design for the Free People consumer and beyond.
Meet the Designer Behind Post Malone’s Custom Cowboy Boots
Bowen Bootwear founder Dustin Bowen is creating custom creations for celebrities and everyday western lovers alike.
Women’s Work
A chat with Catherine Fung, the designer of high-end women’s shoe line Andrew Kayla.
Tania Ursomarzo’s labor of love.
At first glance, a Triptych creation is a boot. Then you look again and realize that maybe, with those cutouts, it’s a sandal. But actually, as Tania Ursomarzo points out, it’s neither. According to the New York City-based designer and Parsons professor, her Italian-made shoes “operate at the intersection of innovative design and masterful artisanship.
Terhi Polkki’s Nordic quest.
As a young girl growing up in Finland, Terhi Polkki dreamed of one day working in fashion. But it was only after getting a weekend job at a shoe store that she realized she wasn’t only interested in hemlines, but rather what lay south of them. “I began to appreciate that shoes are more fascinating objects than garments,” she recalls. This newfound interest led to her calling a local shoe factory looking for work experience, and the opportunity to see firsthand how shoes are made was all it took to seal her career fate. She completed her B.A.
Designer Chat: Julian Hakes
How does an award-winning architect specializing in bridges crossover to shoes? By happy accident, says designer Julian Hakes.
Designer Chat: Terry De Havilland
Not one for habitually following trend forecasting reports, British designer Terry De Havilland made a rare exception for his recent spring collection. “I had a tipoff that my designs from the ’70s were part of a heavy-duty prediction chart,” says the designer, who made a splash that decade with his strappy Margaux platform wedge. Instead of watching copycats reinterpret his work, De Havilland beat them to the punch and knocked himself off. “My ’70s styles are what my customers want so that’s what I’m giving them,” he explains.
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