Outstanding, comfortable, avant-garde and cool! Those are the words to describe Luis Buchinho shoe collection for next fall. Some “mocassins” in colour variations (beije, ocean blue, white and black), ankle ( a little bit up) boots and knee gladiators. The gladiators re-invented are the main stars. Masculine with a feminine and posh shape, they fit the legs perfectly, almost like a leg tailoring.
Masculine with a feminine and posh shape, they fit the legs perfectly
For the second season in a row, Buchinho had the collaboration of Carité, a experienced manufacturer. They are so easy to speak to… Everything is much easier than the previous collaboration. I’m not saying the previous collaboration had no quality. They were great. Somehow they tended to complicate simple things. Luis opened to us his decisions in a very honest way.
Criticisms and evaluation improve quality, cannot be reduced to negative issues.
Footwear manufacturers need fashion designers out of the box creativity
Speaking about those kind of details are runway to perfection, to quality, to cause impact near the fans and potencial clients. Relations, communication and collaboration must prevail above all things. Footwear manufacturers need fashion designers out of the box creativity to provide visibility. Fashion designers need manufacturing know-how to assure quality and reliability of their creations. Design and manufacturer are a very important dialectic relationship.
The raw pictures we took backstage illustrate how they (the shoes) can speak for themselves, with no style, no make up, no clothes involved. A fashion designer extended his signature from torso to feet.
Buchinho managed to make it work. For those women who need comfort in the same measure they need to be (and feel) chic in a daily routine. What a great way to celebrate twenty year’s anniversary. Happy birthday!
