WOW! An exclusive new capsule collection of styles -
part of an ongoing collaborative project with ethical fashion designer Lu Flux.
Lu Flux fuses vintage with modern, using traditional craft techniques such as quilting and knitting to produce bold, playful, colourful garments in sculptural forms.
Only salvaged, vintage and organic fabrics are used, upcycled into unique, refashioned pieces of style. In opposition to our modern throwaway culture something new comes from something old - reducing waste and excess production.
Shown at ‘Estethica’ during London Fashion Week, her ‘Dame and Knight’ couture collection is inspired by old British folklore and features creatures such as dragons and lions.
For the collection, Lu worked with Green Shoes to produce the the ‘Aslan’ Lion bag, Lion Boots and exuberant Floral shoes.
All are made from soft natural Eco-Tan leather, appliqued with upcycled leather and styled in a playful, retro way.
The Floral shoes are based on the Burry Man; a traditional Scottish ritual festivity where someone wears a costume covered in seedpods, flowers and ferns. The shoes are adorned with an abundance of flowers, made from leather offcuts, ensuring all of our beautiful leather hides are used and wastage kept to a minimum.
It has been wonderful to work on these 3 fabulous styles with her, and see them on the catwalk!
It took alot of time to both develop the styles over several months, and make the finished pieces.
Everything is hand made, from cutting and stitching each part of the lion applique to individually adding nearly 100 flowers to each pair of Floral Shoes!(each pair of boots, shoes or bag takes about 3 times longer to make than a standard style). The workshop was covered in a riot of colourful flowers and furry cowhide for quite a while!
We are looking forwards to working on more designs in the near future - a sandal soon ? - and we can’t wait to see what Lu is working on next. Her work is so gorgeous and quirky, a really unique designer in the ethical fashion scene.
At Green Shoes we also believe in creating everyday footwear that follows the same principles - saying NO to throwaway fashion, creating shoes and accessories designed to be worn and loved for a long time.
Floral Shoe - From Sketch to Catwalk
The inspiration! The Burry Man (enjoying a well earned whisky).
Green Shoes Colour Swatch
Lu’s Final Sketch
Lots of hard work & remakes… Then the finished shoe.
On the model with Lu’s fabulous clothes!
Click here to visit Lu’s website and see the rest of the Knight & Dame Collection, plus previous years ‘look books’.
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