Nicholas Kirkwood - The next Manolo?

Shoe designers and their hallmarks? Easy to think of red soles and the mascot Carry Bradshaw. Reversed spoilers haven´t been yet the first thing that´s coming into my mind. But, what do I blabber - Nicholas Kirkwood would shudder if being confronted with my uncouth way of talking.
What reminds me of reversed spoilers is called “slanted sole” and this is, besides vertiginous stiletto heels and the courageous play with shapes and materials, the young designer´s hallmark.

Nicholas Kirkwood is an exceptional talent. With only 28 years of age, the Central Saint Martin´s graduate hasn´t only made his mark in fashion and design industry, he also developed very unique and unprecedented design handwriting. Keenly, the London-based designer mixes provocation and aggressiveness with female- and sexiness. Slickfully, Kirkwood unites clear shapes and avant-gardistic forms with rare material-mixes and highly self-confident he admits, that his shoes indeed aren´t for everybody but the forward.
The list of those who use his hot design-artwork on catwalks reads like kingly (Belstaff, Doo Ri, Basso & Broke, 3.1 Philip Lim, Chloé, Gareth Pugh and Zac Posen) and I really wait for the fabulous and shoe-forward Jane to present Kirkwood´s creations to the web-community.
Personally, I have to admit to be a huge fan of Kirkwood´s creations but being unable to cotton up to his typical slanted soles, yet. It´s just a little bit “too much” for me now. But maybe, in some years i´ll be so fashion-forward that those soles will not bother me at all.  For those who want to read more about Kirkwood, check here and here and here.

Photos via Nicholas Kirkwood