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10.08.2011

Bloggers as Shoe Designers

London based shoe company Six, makers of shoes for Opening Ceremony bSTORE and Ksubi, recently teamed up with 6 of their favorite bloggers for a project called SIXby6bloggers. They asked said bloggers to design their dream shoe that would go into very limited production (20 pair each). Here's who they picked and what they dreamed up...

StyleBubble

FaceHunter

Caroline's Mode

The Cherry Blossom Girl

Style Salvage

The Man Repeller

And the launch party in Paris...

What do you think? Although I would never wear them, I have to give Susie Bubble credit for her design. They are totally her and totally unique!
The Cherry Blossom Girl's shoe is also very her. Pretty and feminine and something I could see on a commercial level.
Caroline's shoe is obviously her nod to the uber coveted Chloe studded ankle boot from 2008. They still go for thousands on ebay! Her original sketch had the buckles on them, so I'm glad she decided against a direct knockoff for a project like this.
I like the Man Repeller's booties. Simple, clean with some fun studs to make them edgier.
If you're interested in purchasing any of these shoes you can find them exclusively on SixLondon and Farfetch.com

It's so interesting to see non shoe designers designing shoes. I admit that I like hearing them say things like "It's not as easy as it looks." And that's just one shoe! Imagine a whole collection or two. ;)

I am currently stressing over the design process myself. I have a fast approaching deadline for both my Bebe and Cece L'amour collections and living at my parents house is less than inspiring, let me tell you.
Luckily I'm moving NEXT WEEK (!!!!) and am so excited! I can't wait to get back to outfit posts and to be in my own space again. Hope you're all having a nice weekend.

XOX,

19 comments:

Sabina said...: Hey girl. Good luck with your shoe collection--and your move. Very interesting post. I think I like Caroline's design the best at least for something I would personally wear, though Alix's is pretty too. (Your pic is making me regret not getting those Chloe booties while I had the chance!); October 8, 2011 at 2:53 PM
anorexicescapades.com said...: Strange looks but cute.; October 8, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Kaitlin Mattingly said...: this post is so amazing. I love the great photos they are so cute how they were edited and everything!

kisses from kaitlin
xo
kaitgirl.blogspot.com; October 8, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Natalie Mulford said...: Totally in love with the Style Bubble ones! Totally cute, with so many current trends in the one shoe!; October 9, 2011 at 12:58 AM
alison*elle said...: It's so interesting to see what they came up with. I like Caroline's booties the best but they're all great.

Good luck on your own designs/collections! At least you'll be moving soon :)

xo, alison*elle; October 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM
istimeofus said...: All they are amazing! :D

xxx!; October 9, 2011 at 1:29 PM
Vanilla Blonde said...: I love the heels with the bows <3

I love bows!

http://vanillablondie.blogspot.com/; October 9, 2011 at 5:54 PM
Brige said...: Speaking of designing shoes....we haven't forgotten the BEBE glitter wedges!! I believe I remember you posting something about them coming out in November (which, i cant help but notice is SOON!!)

Sparkles sparkles just in time for Christmas! I need those shoes! Like, yesterday!! Haha. Yay!! Keep workin' girl! We love ya!; October 10, 2011 at 9:08 PM
Nikimaait said...: I can't say I'm a fan of any of them. I much prefer a girly shoe. The ones with the bow were OK but nothing special. I love your shoes. What would you have designed Celine?; October 10, 2011 at 11:19 PM
xerlay said...: ang ganda ko.... hahhahaha; October 10, 2011 at 11:39 PM
alexandra said...: wowowowow these shoes are such crazyshiz! :P They're really shooting over the interesting and colourful edge!; October 12, 2011 at 12:45 AM
a sip of fashion baby said...: i like this post!! 8) your blog is fab!!
i wait you on my blog where you'll find a post about artwork and andy torres..don't miss it!!
and if you like my blog follow me, i always follow back!!; October 12, 2011 at 3:01 AM
orvis coupons said...: great... looking good..thanks for sharing; October 12, 2011 at 10:10 PM
drara010 said...: Amazing!
Moncler Down Vest with nylon laque signature puffer vest of good materials.; October 13, 2011 at 1:36 AM
Anonymous said...: a blogger gets to design her own shoe, and she "designs" a straight up knockoff? i guess one shouldn't expect all fashion bloggers to have that much originality :\ on a good note, it makes it that much more apparent how much juice you got to get flowing to make a full collection of gorgeous and special shoes. ;); November 7, 2011 at 9:17 PM
seffaftopuk said...: beautiful shoes; November 15, 2011 at 6:13 AM
freyarose said...: Hi..you got a very nice blog.
Designer wedding shoes; November 26, 2011 at 8:33 AM
Gerri Ward said...: Great Shoes!; December 26, 2011 at 7:32 PM
gucci ayakkabı said...: so good shoes. i think its very expensive but nice.; February 29, 2012 at 6:14 AM

Bio (blah blah blah...)

So, a little about me and why I think I can call myself The Shoe Girl.

My name is Celine and I grew up in Huntington Beach, California. I like to joke that I was born in high heels, and although that's obviously not true, I was born with the love of shoes in my blood.
My father, a former professional soccer player, came to the US from Morocco in the 70's. He started off as a shoe salesmen and had a natural talent for it. He worked his way up and eventually co-founded a company called French Follies. They made cute little espadrilles and ballet inspired shoes. From there he went on to Guess and Charles David footwear, where he eventually became President of the company and brought it to its height of popularity in the late 80's.

I was so lucky to grow up around shoes. I was the only girl in the 8th grade wearing the kick ass ankle boots Guess was famous for... and remember those Guess jellies?? Yep. I had those too. And at a whopping hundred bucks a pair, let's just say I made a lot of new friends when I came to school in those! That's the first time I felt the power of a hot shoe.

In the 90's, my dad left Charles David/Guess Footwear to pursue a new venture... Bebe Footwear! It was his first shoe license, and it was super successful. Soon after he started his own line with his namesake, Joey O. Since then his company has held the exclusive licenses for L.A.M.B. Footwear, Harajuku Lovers footwear, Charles Jourdan footwear, Laundry by Shelly Segal footwear, Antik Denim footwear, Playboy footwear, Zinc foowear, Hale Bob footwear, Badgley Mischka footwear, Mark and James by B.M. footwear, Betsey Johnson footwear, Betseyville footwear, Jill Stuart footwear, JLO Footwear, and True Religion Footwear. Awesome, right!? :) did I type "footwear" enough?

So... like I said, shoes are in my blood! I realized this at an early age, when I would go into my mom's closet and pull out her shoes and clear off my book shelves, fill them with shoes, and put a sign up that said "Shoe Show". I didn't really know what it meant, other than that was where my dad was always flying off to. Shoe shows. I wanted to be a part of it!
I went to design school in Milan, Italy when I was 20. My professors at Ars Sutoria taught me all about making shoes, including sketching, pattern making, leather tanning, and lots of technical shoe stuff. It was intense.

From shoe school to designer! After graduating from my shoe program I went back home and started working as the assistant to the designer of my dad's company, Titan Industries. At the time, we were only making bebe and Joey O Footwear, and were about to go after our second license, JLO Footwear. I was a part of that project and I loved it! It was so exciting putting what I had learned to use. I was off to China and working my butt off. I was the assistant to our head designer for a little over a year when I got offered the job of taking over as the designer for Playboy. It wasn't anything I had ever thought I would do, but it was a chance to be my own designer! No more assisting!!! I took it! Then, a few months after accepting the position as designer for Playboy, I was offered another line; Zinc footwear! I took it!!! I loved working with Zinc. The clothing was cute and the shoes were much more "my style". Later still, I was given the job as designer of JLO footwear.

I launched the debut collection (and every collection thereafter) for Harajuku Lovers in August 2008, and in May of 2009 I took over as designer of Betsey Johnson footwear until Steve Madden bought out the company in October of 2010.

Currently I'm designing for Bebe footwear and just launched my own line, Cece L'amour, which I am very excited about.

I love my job! I get to work with shoes every day. It's my job to look at shoes in magazines, online, in stores, and on the streets. It's a dream job honestly, and I feel lucky every day. My obsession is my job... So cool!

So anyway, here I am. Here's my blog. I hope you've enjoyed reading it so far. It's been fun for me and I hope that shows. :)

10.08.2011

Bloggers as Shoe Designers

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