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Jewelry designer, Patrik Muff for Birkenstock

October 28, 2013 by The CoF

Known for its distinctive designs and collaborations with artists such as Jenny Holzer, but also for designs made from porcelain in connection with the Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Swiss jewelery designer who lives in Munich, Patrik Muff has now designed a special collection of sandals for Birkenstock. High-profile buckle in 18K yellow gold inset with tiger eyes adorn the special limited edition made of soft calf leather with crocodile embossing, whose starting point was the sandal “Madrid”. They are ornate with handmade buckles […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Birkenstock, Jewelry, Madrid, Patrik Muff

Street style at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid spring/summer 2014

September 17, 2013 by The CoF

While London Fashion Week steal all the attention in the same time takes place Madrid Fashion Week( 13-17 September 2013) . Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, is one of many fashion weeks held internationally. Amaya Arzuaga, Victor von Schwarz and Alvarno are included in the 40 participating designers at past fashion weeks. Each designer produces a runway show with its own elaborate theme that radiates artistic talent and creativity. Madrid Fashion Week also features the EGO showroom, a selling space that features […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Madrid, madrid fashion week, Mercedes Benz, Photography, spring/summer 2014, street style

The Delpozo spring/summer 2014 sandals

September 11, 2013 by The CoF

The sandals of the new spring/summer 2014 collection of the spanish brand Delpozo resemble edible figurines on a cake: they seems like the bow and heel are made out of marzipan and covered with sweet chocolate glaze. A choice of three chocolate: white, milk and dark.Models in the show wore these shoes with fluffy skirts , wide knee-length shorts, pants and dresses. You could do the same next spring. Related articles Harpers Bazaar:Five Minutes With: Josep Font of Delpozo, Spring 2014 […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Delpozo, Madrid, New York, New York Fashion Week, sandals, shoes, spring/summer 2014

Archives : Iconic Loewe’s Bags

September 3, 2013 by The CoF

The first question: how to say Loewe? The answer is “low-ay-ve”, the name of a company whose founding date is the year 1846,when a collective of Madrid-based leather artisans began crafting custom-made tobacco pouches, coin purses and bags to the whims of the local aristocracy,, marks it out as one of the oldest purveyors of luxury leather goods in the world ( often labelled Spain’s answer to Hermès ). By the early 20th century, the King and Queen of Spain had granted […]

Categories: Design, Fashion • Tags: Amazona Bag, bags, Handbags and Purses, Heritage, History, Leather, Loewe, Madrid, Stuart Vevers