Emerging Fervour

80% off just sounds too good to be true!! Actually it’s not, so make sure you head down to Cleo’s boutique!!

I’m salivating! I know not really emerging but how delicious are they? How could I not shout about them and even more want them all????

No need to explain why! (£358.00 £286.40)

Actually not quite true, make sure you check out her website as it’s also still Sales!! www.cleob.com

Kobi Levi lives and works in Israel designing one-off, but wearable shoes for the ladies. In the latest collection,  you’ll see high heels based on blow-up dolls, shoes that look like cats, heels that are literally f***ing  themselves and wedges that look like bananas.

Tongue

XXX Pump

Miao

Slingshot

Blow

Dog

Levi graduated from Bezalel academy of art & design, Jerusalem 2001 – however he was creating shoes since before that. Of his designs, Levi says,  “I think only a very individual person will not be intimidated with these designs and enjoy the attention. It is important that these creations be wearable. These shoes wouldn’t be anywhere near as much fun if they were just an ornament”.

All these pieces are hand-made by Levi, so if you want to get a pair then visit the Kobi Levi site for more details and even more amazing shoes!

Yum, yum, yum! Looking a these sweet shoes it does shout candy which is exactly where Josh Wayman got his inspiration from. Just check out the names he’s given his shoes and you can see he is loving his candy as much as I’m loving his shoes! At 20 he’s studied hair dressing only to realise it’s not the vocation he’s looking for and one day, out of sheer boredom, he started to sketch some designs for shoes. Out of boredom became passion, and out passion came this fantastic collection.

It’s hard to imagine that his 20 year old has not had any formal training and just made a go of it! It’s inspiring and can’t wait to see what else there is to come.

As much as I like his wedges and pumps, I love, love, love the boots and platforms! Colours, shapes & material are so delicious and fun, I wouldn’t know which one to choose first.

Style 3: The Wedge

The good old trusted wedge, it’s come in and out and will never disappear as far as I’m concerned. Some might remember I’ve stocked up in last seasons sale and my lovely Nicole Fahri wedges have already come to good use.

I love wedges, so comfy, stylish yet so easy to walk in, none of this wobbling about on a small heel. Having recently moved to Switzerland where every second street seems cobbled, they will be the choice of heel for me this season. Although careful, as they can be heavy and depending on the strap they could get very uncomfortable as they hang off your ankle. But these little things should not hold you back and if you’ve not got already one in your collection, make sure you get one!!

Here are some of my favourites under £150 (it was so hard again as Miu Miu, Christian Dior and all the great designers have created some master pieces):

Vivienne Westwood Anglomania @ Asos £120

Purple & angel wings, how much better can it get?

As much as we love all the established talent out there, Emerging Fervour is all about emerging talent, however….this is one not to be missed and we wanted to fill you in on the action too.

To celebrate Jimmy Choo’s first trainer collection, they’ve launched a city-wide treasure hunt giving you the chance to win a pair of their trainers.

Follow the elusive Jimmy Choo trainers as they make their stylish journey around London. Checking in at the Saatchi Gallery to Shoreditch House – the trainers will update you on their whereabouts in real time. And if they check into a venue near you, you can catch them to keep them.

This all started a couple of days ago and is all still very new so pass it on and make sure you check Twitter or Facebook for the next location!

Twitter: www.twitter.com/CatchAChoo

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CatchAChoo

Four Square: www.foursquare.com/user/CatchAChoo

We’re trying to cover more menswear designers and I came across Duckie Brown a few weeks ago and had to write about the label. Steven Cox and Daniel Silver are the duo behind the Duckie Brown label. Cox is a former designer at Tommy Hilfiger; Silver is a former TV producer.

I just love the light and floaty but masculine pieces; casual or smart these models look super hot on the runway of Duckie Brown’s SS10 collection.

Check out the footwear…I absolutely love them! Back in 2008, Florsheim, a century old American footwear brand, and Duckie Brown teamed up to create Florsheim by Duckie Brown. This pairing is symbolic of Florsheim’s return to the forefront of the footwear industry and it pays homage to classic Americana. Think The Talented Mr Ripley.

For Duckie Brown enquiries, contact fred@duckiebrown.com or for Florsheim, email Danny.Livingston@florsheim.com

I think we might!! Check out these amazing 3D-printed haute couture shoes that have been created in a collaboration between Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf.

If you hear 3D printed shoes and can’t figure out what it means, which was certainly the case when I read it, imagine a big printer that prints actual shoes rather than ink on paper. How amazing is that?!  3D-printing creates a three dimensional object and is currently used for prototyping of all sorts.

Naim designed the shoe for his ‘Melonia’ show and came from the concept of no waste. They are products for an industrial ecology and due to the homogeneous material they are easier to recycle and create a closed loop.

His vision takes it further, where shoe production would be done on the spot. Imagine you could walk into a shop, scan your foot, customise colour and other elements and then just print out your shoe.

This definitely sounds like our kind of future!!

My other obsession which got fed at the LFW are shoes!! My oh my what lovely pairs walked around, here are a few of my favourites: