Nicolas Kirkwood's footwear designs are ingenious, dark, and sculptural. He combines seductive shapes with dramatic innovative materials. With a fine arts foundation at Central Saint Martin's College in London. Nicholas worked for Britain's mad milliner, Philip Treacy, before studying shoemaking at Cordwainers College in East London.
Kirkwood earned many accolades for his debut collection for Spring/Summer 2005. In addition to his namesake collection, Kirkwood began collaborations in 2008 with shoes represented in shows for the collections of Belstaff, Doo Ri, Basso & Broke, 3.1 Philip Lim, and Rodarte among others. For this fashionistador it's always about "fashion as art" and Nicolas Kirkwood is a visionary designer on the rise.
The Collections
Spring/Summer 2008
In His Own Words: Nicolas Kirkwood
This is a great quote from Nicolas Kirkwood in an interview with the London press about his design process.
“It’s about silhouettes… It’s about the shape of the last and about the shape of the actual pattern that’s drawn onto the last, and color or material combinations. I don’t use anything that’s stuck onto the shoe. In certain ways it’s architectural, I suppose. Old-fashioned buildings like to be very decorative on the outside, but the basic shape is still a block, whereas modern buildings are more concerned about the actual shape of the building itself, rather than what’s put on as ornamentation. That’s sort of the way I try to think of my shoes in a sense, especially when it comes to the heels.”
This is amazing insight to the design philosophy of a truly creative force.
Final Thought
Nicolas Kirkwood is an artist. Using shape, form, and structure to create innovative, thought provoking and emotional footwear. Towering over the competition with his dizzying designs,Nicholas Kirkwood is reinventing the way fashionistas strut their stuff.
Until next week wishing you F,G,& E – Fashion, Glamour, & Excitement
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