DKODE SS14 collection. The taupe, nude and straight lines, go deep into fashion statements.
Go on, pick the dictionary or the Wikipedia, and just find out the meaning: Relyquia, What it means? The brand uses three words to define themselves: Nature, Tresure & Soul.
We go further on this kind of definition, a relic is a tradition, that has survived from a period of time that no longer exist, which means a kind of past in the present times. Relyquia, binds together the word relic and reliquia, the combo between the portuguese and the english nouns.
From heels, to sneakers, a meticulous handwork produces unique shoes, a new kind of old luxury, from the ancient to the futurist vision of footwear.
Vá, peguem lá no dicionário, ou na versão portuguesa da Wikipedia, e pesquisem o significado! Mas vá lá, sem o Y, porque na nossa grafia e ortografia, não há espaço para o I grego. O que significa então Relyquia? Em nome próprio, a marca define-se como alma, natureza e tesouro. Três nomes, substantivos que bem se podem tornar adjectivos qualificativos da identidade da marca. Ora, uma reliquia, é um objecto que deve ser preservado para verneração (dizem uns), ou um objecto de um tempo passado, que permanece no presente, uma antiguidade… Para nós Relyquia combina o passado e o presente.
Dos saltos às sapatilhas ( ou ténis !), um trabalho artesanal meticuloso, um novo tipo de luxo. de uma visão do passado, para uma projeção do futuro do calçado.
Alves Gonçalves SS14 at Portugal Fashion
Partnerships in the name of Shoes
We all should know that shoes and accessories are of main importance when combining a outfit. You can only use a little black dress, bought at a flea market, and use a stunning pair of shoes…you will be amazing, we bet. But why are we making a statement already been made by several one’s? Because the difference is at the Shoes!!! And We Trend For Shoes has a major responsibility on that…
This Moda Lisboa, designers, more than ever, payed attention to the shoes they combined with their collections. Why were they wasting the knowledge of Portuguese footwear industry. If Isabel Marant, Raf Simmons, Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Prada, Guess, Zara, Uterque, Lous Vuitton produce their shoes here, why Portuguese designers don’t use the resources available?
And finally they did. As a major example, Luis Buchinho postponed las season partnership with Helsar, Nuno Gama with Eureka, and now Nuno Baltazar started with JJ Heitor Shoes hopping he can develop a shoe collection himself. The manufacturers gave us an interview on the last day of shows, and we could realize how important this collaborations are.
For the shoe lovers, it’s a sign that in the future we will have more and more shoes to choose, with better design and handmade quality, with and amazing quality/price relation. That’s why Portuguese Shoes are called the sexiest industry on Europe. So, if you want to be sexy, go for Portuguese Shoes, we have been showing you a lot of possibilities. What are you waiting for?
