Charlotte Olympia's Travel and Africa inspired shoes
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New York - Charlotte Olympia Dellal likes to keep things funky and fresh with her shoe designs. This season, for her spring/summer 2016 collection, the shoe designer looked to themes of travel. Dellal named the collection "I Married Adventure," after a memoir written by Osa Johnson, a woman who travelled the world with her photographer husband in the early half of the twentieth century.
Dellal, who was born in South Africa, really let her home continent come through the designs with lots of leopard and zebra print. She even used one non-endangered breed of snake for a handbag for this season's collection. Certain leather pieces were also stamped to resemble crocodile or ostrich.
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Many of the other designs outside of the realm of specifically referencing Africa included a boxy clutch with travel stickers, shoes and bags covered in maps, and a handbag shaped like a sun hat. In regards to her ability to create such full themes for a collection, Dellal told fashionista.com that "it happens naturally." It's quite the natural talent she has as she manages to churn out cohesive collection after cohesive collection every season.
For certain pieces, she tones down on the theme, for example one pair of shoes has leopard print only on the inside of the sole so only the wearer knows it's there. This is meant to appeal to customers looking for more conservative items, and not so much of the fashion flare stuff.
Dellal's signature "Kitty" style is back at its finest, and this time in the form of an espadrille flat. The "Kitty" style has become a major signature of Olympia's brand, and one of the most high in demand items by her customers.
Earlier this year, Dellal made headway as she became one of the nine designers who did their variation of Cinderella's glass slipper for Saks' Cinderella collaboration. The designer continues to prove time and time again she has a new trick up her sleeve for every season. This latest collection proves that Dellal doesn't disappoint.