English designer Nicholas Kirkwood has been appointed Pollini Creative Director and his first collection is the spring/summer 2011 collection. Nicholas has been the Design Director of this historical accessories brand since 2008.
Nicholas Kirkwood graduated in Fine Art from Central Martins and is the winner of many prestigious awards: Who’s on next in 2007, Footwear Designer of the year in 2008, and nominated for the British Fashion Award for Accessories Designer for the year 2010. Today, the International Press celebrates Nicholas Kirkwood as one of the best accessory designers in the industry.
In his new role as Creative Director, Nicholas Kirkwood launched the “Pollini Forward Designers” project: A collaboration with five ready-to-wear designers, personally selected by Nicholas Kirkwood, and for which Pollini collaboratively designed and produced their S/S ’11 fashion show shoes.
On the runways of New York, London, and Paris fashion weeks, these 5 designers represented the best among the young creative talent on the international fashion scene today: Preen, presented on September 12th in New York, to Meadman Kirchhoff, Michael Van der Ham, Louise Gray in London and Manish Arora in Paris.
The “Pollini Forward Designers” shoes are now available to view in all Pollini showrooms and allow each of the designers to reinforce their brand awareness. These shoes are available at retail from February 2011.
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