Blossoming Feet

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>> Liberty has really been mining its print heritage what with all the Prints Charming shenanigans last year and now for spring summer 2010, they're using Flower Power to their advantage with many a collaboration on it way with Liberty of London's collab with Milan's 10 Corso Como already underway.

I'm most excited to have nabbed a sneak peek of an upcoming marriage between Liberty Art Fabrics and…. Nicholas Kirkwood… as if I needed to even type that out because the shape here is plain to see and pretty much instantly recognisable.

Kirkwood has chosen two prints; Bounty, a print of exotic parrot tulips and Santa Maria, a herringone tea dress print from the early 90s. The Bounty and Santa Maria prints (pictured below) will feature on the cut out detail sandal style and the Santa Maria print will also feature on a classic pump with a rose lacquer heel (doesn't the words "rose lacquere heel" sound incredibly tactile in itself… like you want to reach out and touch said lacquer immediately…). 

It's interesting to see that whilst Kirkwood has lent a similar sandal style to Louise Gray for her A/W 09 collection and now to Liberty, that they both still come off looking very much like a Kirkwood shoe and that the shape is still very much the driving force.  See you in Liberty at the end of May when these drop into store.  I won't be able to fight you for them but please do let me touch that lacquer heel for a bit.

Santa maria_liberty_klein blue trimming

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  2. Since I’m still a total N. Kirkwood virgin (never saw nor touched them in ‘real life’) I’m very excited about the Liberty collab. You’ll probably find me hanging around Liberty’s in the morning, hoping to at least catch a short sighting of them…

  8. Wow. When I think of Kirkwoods, I think of those hairy numbers-can’t help it. So to see these floral pretties is wierd. A good wierd.

  15. These are GORGEOUS! i’d love to wear these heels with just a plain black outfit – they’ll do all the dressing up I need!

  17. great collaborations, i think that’s one of the best words in the creative world, its like a legal way to mix lots of different DNA and just see what happens! Love it!
    Make Lemonade x

  20. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
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  21. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
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  22. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  23. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  24. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  25. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  26. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  27. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  28. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  29. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  30. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  31. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  32. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  33. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  34. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  35. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  36. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  37. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  38. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  39. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  40. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  41. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  42. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
    http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

  43. I really wish I didn’t know about these.. This is going to pose as a problem for me because I know without even trying that these are somehow going to make their way in to my home. Ooh I love the idea of great collabs between textile designers and shoe designers! What about a fantastic pair of Jonathan Saunders and Charlotte Olympia platforms?!!
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