SPRING/SUMMER 2007

MATERIAL INTEREST...

THE HANDMADE'S TALE...GEOMETRIC PUNCHES, CIRCULAR CUTOUTS

LACE, EYELET, EMBROIDERY & CROCHET APPLIQUES

CREATURES OF THE EARTH...

RAINBOW & SPARKLE FISH

PAINTED TURTLE
CROCODILE... MINI EMBOSSED, TINY CROC, WHITE WASHED CROC & BUFFED GATOR

SERPENTS... FROSTED PYTHON, AFRICAN COBRA, SERPENTONE
GOLDEN LIZZARD

HEAVY TEXTURED, TUMBLED SKINS...

CRACKED ICE, NAVAJO, GOLDEN TUMBLE & SHRUNKEN GOAT

 

VINTAGE WAXY LEATHER (EARTHONES)

PATENT LEATHER... IRRIDESCENT CRACKLE, RAG, SWIRL, CRACKED, CLOUDED & JELLY

PEARLIZED LEATHER

LUXE TEXTILES

STRIPES... RAINBOW STRIPE, CARACAS STRIPE, CABANA STRIPE, STRIPE PLISSE & STRIPE CROCO

GINGHAM... FLORAL, SCHRUNCHED & EYELET GINGHAM

FLORALS... FLORAL SHIMMER, FLORAL PLISSE, SCRUNCH FLORAL, METALLIC FLORAL, GARDEN FLORAL & RAINBOW FLORAL

NATURAL FIBERS...

JUTE... MOSIAC JUTE, POLKA DOT JUTE & LEOPARD JUTELINEN... METALLIC FLORAL & FOIL LINEN
CORK... PASTEL MULTI, ET
HNIC, BRIGHT FLORAL & METALLIC FLECK

MESH... GLITTER FISH, FRUIT & FLIP FLOP MESH, LINEN FLOCK MESH & BHUNK MESH

VINYL & PVC... FILAMENT VINYL & CLEAR VINYL

FOOTWEAR TRENDS...

CONSTRUCTIONS...

• LIFT OFF... The new platform... whether it's the new"pod" platform or the wrapped vamp platform where the leather stretches over the vamp to create the toe shape
  
  
• T I M B E R !!!... Heavy wood bottoms, wooden wedges, clogs
  
  
• SOLID FOUNDATION... City sandals on chunky bottoms with thick leather upper straps
  
  
• FLATTER ME... Opened up flats and ballerinas
  
  
• WEDGE OUT... Wrapped& embellished for dress; cool casual for weekends; modern leather & wood combinations
  
  
• SKEAKING AROUND... New luxe fashion casuals
  
  
• DRIVING MISS DAISY... New "driver" bottoms with pointy toes
  
  
• GIVE YOU THE BOOT... Soft hand slouch boots for summer

EXTRA DETAILS ...

• CANDY STRIPERS... Not just for uppers anymore, stripes are hitting the runway on eva and wood bottoms
  
  
• WICKER BASKETS... New modern lacquered wicker wrapped wedges
  
  
• MIRROR, MORROR, ON THE WALL... Embroidery wrapped mirror embellishments
  
  
• FRESH MESH... Whether sexy stretch for pumps or chunky knotted for fashion casuals
  
  
• THE GLADIATOR... Opened up textile/leather wovens and strappy silhouettes, high to low
  
  
• NEEDLE & THREAD... Bold stitched highlights
  
  
• THE HARDWARE STORE... All new shapes and sizes of grommets, nailheads, ornamentation
  
  
• SHINE ON... New rhinestone embellished hells and platform bottoms
  

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