BACKGROUND: Shoe designer Sophia studied at the Royal College of Art and Cordwainers. She has been working as design assistant to Nicholas Kirkwood since graduating from the RCA in 2010.
SIGNATURES: “Single soles, feminine lines and strong silhouettes.”
TRADEMARK PIECE: “The Aztec open-toe Bootie.”
THE COLLECTION: “The inspiration is a combination of Tim Burton, Rainbow Narnia and Clueless. There is a lot of embroidered hologram, polkadot metallic and hand drawn, scribble clueless-esque plaid."
CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “Music plays a big part in my design process; I can only really focus on designing when I have music on. It’s often an eclectic mix depending on my mood. I love listening to Rinse FM - it's always playing what is new and fresh in London that you wouldn’t hear on other stations, but I also listen to a lot of reggae, 90s RnB and neo soul. My dad is a collector of reggae and rare soul vinyl and was a DJ when I was younger so I was brought up listening to music really loud all the time.”
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